In June 1916, the National Democratic Convention was held in St. Louis. Seven thousand suffragists dressed in white with yellow sashes and yellow parasols lining the delegates' route to the opening morning of the convention. Although the demonstration was silent, the women's voices were heard for their display of what one poem called "the Golden Lane." The "walkless, talkless parade" was made up of about 7,000 women who lined both sides of Locust Street for about ten blocks. Another demonstration was staged on the steps of the St. Louis Art Museum, with women representing states of the union arranged by their levels of support for woman suffrage. The women stood under a canopy of gold cloth, with thirteen women dressed in white to represent the twelve equal suffrage states and Alaska. Women dressed in gray stood further down the steps, representing states with partial suffrage. At the bottom of the steps stood women dressed in black, representing states where women were not allowed to vote. These actions converted some Missourians to the suffrage movement, but had little effect on the convention delegates.