The Washington times., 1906-02-13
Votes and Fractions oe Votes.

Votes and Fractions O. votes
DO let Mrs Craft cast five votes"
pleaded one delegate. for il We begin
to divide up We will have fractions.
and I never could endure fractions"
Nor l." came a chorus Of feminine
assent.
DO you all agree TO let Mrs. Craft
cast fve votes?" asked the president
Yes indeed" said New York,
But I don't" objected Mrs. Gait.
Well then, you viii have to have
fractions" said the president
''Oh-h" walled New York
Now let me think: If there are thirty
four delegates present and thirty-eight
votes to be east, divide thirty-four by
thirty-eight and Three delegates
We're solving the problem.
THAT isn't the way you do it," inter
rogated the delegate with the red hat.
Suppose there were four delegates
present and we were entitled 10 eight
votes, wouldn't YOU divide eight by four
and get TWO votes for each delegate? OF
course. Well, then, divide thirty-eight
by thirty-fOur and that makcS-What-
what does ii Llake?'
Thirty ight- -thirtyfourths.' was the
.'Of course, ard that is one and four
thirty-fourths. isn't it? And four-thirty-
fourths equals two seventeenths, doesn't
I guess So" uncertainty responded a
pretty woman in brown.
of course il does" declared the math-
ematician.
Two-seventeenths of Vote
Now that you have it right" said
the president. each delegate from New
York casts one and twO-seyenteenthsl
votes
I've already sent in my ballot" ex
claimed four women simultaneously.
Here they are back" said the teIlers
with their yellow baskets. Now put
two-seventeenths alongside of the one"
At last New York was Strengthened
out. That is, they said they were 1t
was the fractions-those awful fractions
that caused the trouble. The tellers
had collected the ballots, when some
one asked that the tellers come front
and do the counting.
t0h. no" exclaimed an Oregonian,
wouldn't 1t be better to send them back
and appoint a watcher"
For lands sake" declared the presi-
dent. emphatically, cant they watch
themselves" ."
Gossiped During Speech.
Mrs. Gait arose. Nine. President,
while the tellers are counting the votes,
may We have some tusiness2"
'OGfldlDiy. cNlACu the president.
Mrs. Gait spoke for five minutes on
some weighty questions At her con-
clusion a lady from Maryland arose:
Nine. President. didn't hear a word
Mrs. Gait said: please ask her to say
IL over again"
I'm sorry. but it is too late now" |
declared the president. "for it's time TO !
cast an informal ballot for vice presi- |
dent"
''Please don't have the fractions
again." impiored New York.
I'm sorry, but We must" said Mrs. |
Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton. TIE treas |
uTeT, came to the front Of the plat |
form. She is an unusually large woman. |
with round, smiling face and clear, |
penetrating voice.
Is My Hat on Straight?
Il Just wanted to say" she declared.
that If I were you I'd send all of the |
papers with the cOnvention news home !
To my friends. ! did, and what do YOU |
suppose my husband wrote In reply? !
Well. he said: Harriet. the next time
YOU have your picture taken stand |
sideways or let some little woman get |
in front of you That was awful. |
wasn't it? I don't blame him. though. |
do YOU? Now all of you send the papers 1
home with the beautiful pictures Of all |
You lovely women
At this remark the convention ap- |
plauded for three minutes and every
BODY smiled
The chairman of the tellers then read |
her report of the presidential ballet |
and 1t was discovered that Rev. Anna /
Howard Shaw was reelected unan-
imouslY.
This announcement evoked long ap> |
plause. for Miss Shaw's charming per |
sonaIity and ready wit have made her /
popular with everyone. Several dele |
gates grew excited in their applause.
and. catching the scarfs from their I
throats waved them with enthusiasm.
The reelected president had no time |
TO waste, however. She pounded sew /
erai times on the table with the gaveI |
and said,
Keep Quiet, Said President.
1T is very nice of you. but please be |
quiet; we've lots to do"
The ballot for recording and CORE /
sponding secretaries were then taken.
"Oh. can't l please have my vote