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Show MRS. HOOPER IS CANDIDATE Wisconsin Woman Indorsed by Democrats for Nomination Nom-ination at Primary OSHTCOSH. Wis July 11 Mm Hen C Hooper, of Oahkoajn, Wis. is the first woman In Wisconsin to receive the Indorsement of a political party for nominee as United States senator. At tho recent stato Democratic con- I feronce she was unanimously chosen j to represent the Party at the Septeiil . I . ;ter primaries This mean, that she -Will oppose either lr. S Senator Robert I M LaKollette or Dr W. A. Canfleld, I nominees of two different factions of the Republican party at the general election. I'll -.,For lne 1Jlt ,ftven years. Mrs. "Hooper has been a n i nt v..;-, ,r J'oiti,m suffrage When wom n were j "given the right to vote, she was In-strumental In-strumental in organizing the Wisconsin Wiscon-sin League of Women Voters of which she has been president since Its i .. g.u.i.n. on in jais st.c a member mem-ber of the national committee on trmamont reduction of ihe Wisconsin League of Women Voters and also was a member of the national American women's suffrage board. MrB. Hooper was horn In Winne-sheak Winne-sheak county Iowa, in 1 865. and because be-cause of delicate health, never hud an opportunity to attend public schools, receiving her education ! through training of a go ernes.-. She has been a resident of Wisconsin for the last thirty-five yeai. Marriage, according to Mrs Hoopoe does not destroy woman's IndeVitlM and she la quoted as saving: The i time Is coming when woman. In her : tenacious ability to got what she i after, will find a way of marrying and having a home and family Without giving up her identity and independence independ-ence " Mr: Hooper spendn a great deal of I her time in assisting hev husband In a general merchandise establishment, .inl always finds time to take a fond Interest in the care of her home There is no greater admirer of former for-mer President ml.00 tha.. .fr- Hooker, Hook-er, who believes that the Ideals he brought before the people of America while president, will llv vorever n line maiory ot the united States. During the world war Mrs. Hooper Wai active in Wisconsin, spending a 'great deal of Iht time as head of the Liberty loan drive in Oshkosh and working with the council of derense. ' She is a nardent believer in world peace and believes that her life's work i will have been accomplished If she I can help bring about an understanding understand-ing among th-- nations of the world Mrs. Hooper always has urged women wom-en to take an active part In politics saying it was the home that was affected af-fected first of all by such measures as taxation, and Is quoted as saying, "Advancing taxes -infect the home first Of all, beenusr It Is the onlv placo I where the business mrin dares economize econ-omize " This is the first time that Mrs Hooper has ever taken part In party politics, though actlveh connected with man State movements. |