Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-23
CONVENTION, i,
Con0entlon Notes from day to day

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Minneapolis is all awhirl in the time
and tide of convention week. Flags,
bunting, gaily dressed people and fine
equipages, shop windows III gorgeous
display, bands of music and companies
of delegates in uniform help to give life
and color to the scene. Some of the
uniforms are unique, Iowa's 400 wear
linen busters and white hats. An Ohio
club of so fine, stalwart Harrisonians
have blue uniforms with white bands.
S. B. Jackson, of Sioux City, in an
Uncle Sam wig and whiskers, leads a
company dressed in regulation ''Bro.
Johnathan" costume, red and white
striped trousers, blue coat, brass
buttons and swallow tails, and white
hats. a motley assemblage in costume
and color and nationality
For several days the trains from east,
west, north and south have been
crowded with delegates and visitors.
All is in readiness and the city is
prepared to do itself proud. This first
day an onlooker becomes dazzled and
all astray in preconceived notions. Two
great tidal waves seem to meet and
intermingle and we feel a swelling of
the heart we ne'er shall feel again as
first one candidate is lifted and borne
along on crest of popular enthusiasm
until it meets another opalescent wave
that glows and grows and seems about
to carry the throng, when all at once
confusion and chaos reigns and we
wonder (which is which," Who rides
the wave SO gallantly? Shouts of Rah
for Blaine! Hurrah for Harrison.
Ra-h-h. Blain-s-o-n! Harri- Blaine!
Rah! Rah! Ra-h-h.
Its a curious spectacle to watch the
eager throng and see how the multi
tudes are swayed and led by the
magnetism of one voice. What power
there is in eloquence. How one great
mind controls as some orator stands
before the immense audience and
delivers his speech in behalf of his
favored candidate. How quickly and
loudly the crowd cheer in wild
applause. Then some other orator
with matchless eloquence will ring the
praises of a rival claimant and the
crowd shouts itself hoarse in enthusi-
astic devotion to the later claimant.
| The Womans Council presents an
attractive place to visit. They receive
in the Committee room of the elegant
Library building Attending the recep-
ton there to-day it was a great pleasure
to meet the many distinguished ladies.
Miss Anthony was there and it seemed
as if, as age creeps on, a softness OF
expression, a gentler modulation in
speech takes the place of the old time
Iincisiveness. Twenty years ago she
Impressed one most by her strength
and aggressive force of character.
Seeing her to-day | felt most impressed
by a certain assurance of manner, not
egotistical or aggressive, but as of a
prophecies who has looked into the
future far as human eye can see and
knows the certain victory. The larger
experiences of life have given her a
consideration for the faults of mankind
and tolerance for their weaknesses
Few women living have thrown more
might, mind and strength into the work
chosen, and the honor accorded her is
well deserved. Tuesday afternoon Miss
| Anthony presented memorial before
the sub committee on woman suffrage
asking the insertion of the following
plank in the Republican platform:
| Gas a voice in the laws and the rules
under which we live is the inalienable
right of every citizen of republic, we
pledge ourselves when again in power
to place the ballot in the hand of every
woman of legal age as the only weapon
with which she can protect her person
and property and defend herself
against all aggressive legislation"
Miss Anthony is president of the
National Association of Woman Suffra-
gists, and the memorial she presents as
their delegate has national support.
She is very Hercules in the cause
she represents and it's only question
of time when she will reap the harvest
as she has sown. Mrs. Jenkins, the
alternate from Wyoming, has several
| times spoken on the suffrage question.
| Is political woman and thanks God
for it. She points with pardonable
pride to Wyoming and speaks eloquent
| ly on the privileges of women in that
state. There no one can vote who
cannot read the constitution of the
state. No child under the age of IA
can be engaged in any kind of paid
labor, and educationis compulsory. No
woman can be employed about the
mines in labor endangering life OF
limb. Mrs. Jenkins is one of the
brightest and most ready takers among
the western visitors.
Mrs. Carleton made the first speech
and attended the first suffrage meeting
of her life since coming as a delegate
She is not what is commonly termed a
politician. Mrs. Donaldson and Mrs
Wolverton, alternates from Oregon
impress one as being charming society
women more at home in the reception
parlors than in a business meeting
Mrs. Wolverton laughingly observed
But for the fact that my husband was
a delegate, I should not have accepted
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