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MllhEN As DELEGATES
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Democratic National Convention VIII
Break Records In This Respect.
COLORADO SUFFRAGISTS AMBITIOUS
Moot OF Them Are Democrats and the
Leaders do Not Want to Make Them
Dissatisfied in Any way-Expectno
Big Crowd.

DENVER, COLO, March 1S.-For
the first time In The history of any
political party there will be women
delegates sitting In n national conven
ton when the Democratic party meets
here July 9TH to nominate candidates
FOR President and viccPresdent. Col.
orado women who are advocates Of
women suffrage have organized to In
wade the Democratic primaries AMI
use every effort TO secure the selec-
ton of one OF their number M dele
gate TO the Democratic national con
yention from this state.
Colorado women for the most part
belong to the Democratic party. They
are influential In the party ranks ard
rave TOO great strength TO be denied
! representation In the convention If
they insist upon It, The Jane .Teffer
BON Club. composed of Democratic
women. is enthusiastic I'm the work nf
advancing the political cause of tho
women Of the slate and has heon or.
Sanizing for months to secure n plnce
Tor n woman delegate In the national
convention in July.
II was believed at first thai Mrs.
II. l.. Leavitt, daughter of w. j. Bry
an OF Nebraska. would be chosen tu
sit in the the convention to represent
the women OF Colorado Had this nlnn
been carried out there would have
been no objection TO il on the part of
Colorado men. Mrs. l.eavitt has been
resident OF Denver for four ycnrs
ana her husband is n portrait artist
IN this city. She Is president of the
Jane Jefferson Club ana It was ex-
peeted that she would take a seat In
the convention ana either nominate
or second the nomination of her
father.
hecentiy, however, considerable on.
position has arisen I'm the ranks of
democratic women toward the MAN of
Ewing Mrs. Leavitt tho honor OF rem
resenting Colorado women In the IN
uohal convention. Two candidates
are already In tho field against her
nnd It.. is highly probable that abe
VIII be Obliged TO make an energetic
campaign for the position of delcante
should she wish to secure IL, Mrs
Leavitt is ut present I'm Europe but
ls expected to return in n short time
TO take up the work of the lime Ief-
ferson Club and lead Colorado women
III the coming campaign.
Democratic politicians In Colorado
are IN quandary regarding the ait :
uation. They realize that should tbev
= oppose the selection OF woman dele.
Eate 10 the national convention tha,
.nere would be n considerable defec-
uon from the ranks of the Marty 4,
THIS state. They will attempt 10 moi.
NY the ambitious women Nv SOLICIT.
ing one or more of their numbor +, !,
saiuernates to the convention but this
VIII probably meet with stranuous IN.
position. "a the women sulfrorIst, c.s
me state have agreed that thcv Will,
ne satisfied with nothing less than
first place. 'N '""'
me women of Colorado insls, TINT
inashuch rs more than 500 600 viii,
ne spent IN Denver toward tho nntor'
.ainlnent of delegates who come horo
me women Of tho state should have
proper representation MS II is exnac,I
ed that more women win atom ~
national convention held here In III.
,.a,,,,n nNe gone 10 any previous CON
Sehtion in the history OF tbn nar,,.
s.a,.,, 'nv reason that the weather il
So, 70 :" Nolorado nj that sea-
"a VI me year and they can com
I'M, pleasure with politics by makIn.
me journey with their busbansa Is
male relatives who come as delosotn VI
Nearly all the hotel reservations mt
nave been made so far for Ieleaa.
tions from distant states who ore
coming to attend the convention ind,.
sate that they will lie accomnanied
ny an unusually large number of ,o'
nies and an entertainment comm,tiee
C n'.sas OF the prominent women o.
l ioans n.;,, pom Democrats and Repub-
i rs VIII be chosen to receive them
FROM the point of view OF c,o,oron.
women they feel that at this norti ~uo
iar democratic convention they have
perfect right that one or more oe tha;r
,a !.. De a rull-fedged delegate ana
''''eu 10 SIT In the party councils