Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-16
Women at the St.
 Louis Convention
THEY THRONGED THE NATIONAL
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Applause VociferousIy Joined in By Then-One Woman on the Plat form, the Envy of All Her Sisters Public Spirited Woman Refuses to Sit Down When Ordered to Do So

St. Louis. July 15-That women were conspicuous figures at the Demo cratic convention, the St. Louis Re public leaves no doubt in the following article:
 The women of St. Louis thronged to the national Democratic convention. Except in the places reserved for the delegates, they were everywhere. in the boxes. in the seats, in the balcony and they were fully as enthusiastic as the men who were their escorts.
 The convention was noisy, and no outburst of enthusiasm. no greeting to speaker, no applause to a strong sen' tence took place that was not yocifer- ously joined by the women They shouted and applauded and hand-clap- ped and sang the patriotic songs and waved their fans and umbrellas and newspapers with even greater aban- don than the men.
 They thoroughly enjoyed the un- wonted sensation of mixing directly in rolitics. and it may be inferred that many of them will be as hoarse fer weeks from their shouting as will be their brothers and fathers in the audi cnce.
 "One woman on the platform with the speakers was the envy of all her sisters. She was Miss MCGraw, sis ter ofJohn A. McGraw. national com rnitteeman from West Virginia. When William J. Byran went on the platfrom MT. McGraw introduced his pretty sis ter to the distinguished Nebraskan- Miss McGraw is a tall. slender slrl' with copper-colored hair and brown eyes
 Look. Miss Hall. daughter of Al ton B. Parker, is shaking hands with Bryan siad woman in one of the boxes.
 You are wrong ladies; that is National Committeeman John T. Nc Graw's sister. McGraw started this Bryan howl awhile ago by jumping up and calling for Bryan to come to the platform said a member of the Maryland press.
 "'Are they going to nominate Mir Bryan a third time?" asked a little woman wearing a Texas badge.
 "'Not much. Parker is the man, replied the man addressed.
 Then why are they applaudin: Bryan?" persisted the woman to whom conventions and the ways of delegates were unfathomable:
 "It's just a testimonial of apprecia tion. It does not signify anything If is not the delegates who are ap plauding. it is the people in the audi ence. and they do not know why the! are bowling, or what it is all about They yell because they are tired o sitting still in hot hall. They naN' to relieve their nerves
 "wben the Illinois contest was II fuu blast. there was much shouting and hissing of every speaker. sav' Bryan. The women were the primer pal agitators. Temporary Chairman John Sharp Williams called for order Sergeant at Arms John L Martin an' the police argued in vain. They coult silence the men by threats of putting them out; not so with the women A woman from Illinois was shogtiG: and screaming; her husband hal been trying to quiet her for ten min utes; a policeman tried to assist thu husband
 Madam, you must sit down ant keep still he commanded in his sever est tones.
 "T won't keep still. I am a public spirited citizen answered the woman Her eyes fell upon the policeman: club. She bounced upon it with bot hands, and, before the astonished of fcer of the law could realize what haS happened. the woman was swinging his club over her head, shouting a the speaker, Get your gavei-get yo1 gaveli'
 Mrs. Newman E. Mack and part. occupied box and Mrs. Daniel Man