The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-12
HONORED BY THE LADIES.
Reception to Mr. Bryan at the West
Hotel.

The women who have been faithful to Mi.
Bryan and his principles. were not 10 De leiI
out of any social courtesles EXTENDED tnelr
party leader. and so the Democratic commit
tee arranged that the Woman's Blmetalllc
club should give Mr.. Bryan reception yes
terday afternoon. The hour annunced was
o'clock. at the West hotei, put II was nearly
three-quarters of an hour later before the
guest of honor appeared. Then he came in
hurriedly from his conference outside and
repaired to his room to make hlmSelt pre-
sentable for the company that awaited him.
The corridors were we'll occupied with women,
with q few men, including members of the
Democratic committee A. T. Ankeny, G. NJ.
Foote W. j. Baldwin and others. Some Of
the women had been waiting in patience
since the stroke of the hour. and others con-
tinued to arrive until, when Mr.. Foote es-
corted Mr.. Bryan from the south corridor,
there was quite company assembled. Mr..
Bryan was all smiles proffering his hand to
everybody. The executive committee of the
B.metalic club was the appointed reception
committee and at once replaced Mr.. Foote,
accompanying Mr.. Bryan to the parlor, while
the guests followed. Mrs. Ella l.. Holmes
is president of the club; Mrs. w. E. Gooding,
secretary; Mrs. l.. NJ. Rheem, Mrs. Van AL
styne, Mrs. E. F. Griswold were the other
members Of the committee. Before the visi-
tors were introduced there was a ceremony
of presentation, in which Mrs. VI. n. Towne,
a member of the Bimetallc club. figured as
the leader In the name of the club she
presented Mr.. Bryan with handsome bunch
of roses, Of which sixteen were white and one
yellow. The significance was apparent. Mr..
Bryan Immediately decorated his buttonhole
with a white rose. Mr.. Ankeny ushered the
guests to the reception committee and the
presentations were made by Mrs. Holmes,
who stood on Mr.. Bryan's left. The visitors
passed from the east parlor through the mid
die room and out the blue reception room
TLS only break in the handshaking and in
Productions was Mr.. Bryan's brief speech
in which he peculiarly adapted himself to his
audience. Mr.. Ankeny announced that Mr..
Bryan would say few words, and the formal
introduction was made by Mrs. Holmes, who
spoke very prettily and with evident pride
She said that this was the first time women
had been considered of any account in poll
tics the first time in this any country q
presidential candidate had shown his appre-
citation of womans work and influence, as
Mr.. Bryan had done in the last campaign
She said further that he received their
hearty support then, and he most certainly
should receive it in 1900. Mr.. Bryan &C
knowledged the presentation and fastened to
declare himself not being the first man
who felt the power of woman's influence
for no man who was at all conspicuous but
had been Influenced by mother, wife sister,
and for the president who is now occupying
the White house he said he could not, If he
had tried have shown a higher respect for
his mother than President Mckinley had
shown for his. II am glad we have such
a man in the White house." he said.
Referring to womans place In politics. he
was glad that women are able to show their
influence in peaceful ways as well as in the
disturbances of war, as history has related.
He has found in his journeying through the
country that women have taken interest in
his party independent of woman suffrage
They worked for him and the principles he
represented irrespective of any desire to
vote. He attributes this to the interest Of
the mother in the questions that affect the
welfare OF her son. From that he argued the
battles we are fighting are not for ourselves;
they are for those who come after. If the
problem is solved in the present it means
happiness for the future.