The San Francisco call., 1908-08-29
FEMININE
WRATH IN
EVIDENCE
Closing Session of the Republic
an Convention Enlivened
by Suffragettes
Storm Breaks After Platform Is
Adopted and Electors Are "
Nominated
Women Refuse to Accept Vote
of Thanks and Kisses Show
Their Disapproval
U. S. Grant and S. M. Shortridge
to Cast Presidential Vote
at Large

The shadow of feminine wrath
darkened the deliberations of
the republican state convention,
which brought its second and last
session to an end in Oakland at
noon yesterday. From the mo-
ment when Chairman Thomas B.
Dozier's gavel called the dele
gates to order in Ye Liberty
playhouse at half past 9 until
nearly noon the storm of feminine
indignation was gathering vol
ume and intensity. 1t broke in
shower of. Kisses and protests
when one gallant delegate threw
himself into the breach to make
terms with the suffragettes whose
cherished plank had been ignored
by the convention.
The ladies were in no spirit for
honeyed speeches. They refused to
accept rising vote OF thanks. and
one OF their number. from a vantage
point in the proscenium box Of the
theater. hissed the chairman for his
attempt at reconciliation.
1t was relief of a sort when the
pent up feelings of the suffragettes
found indignant expression, for during
the business Of the morning their looks
of portent gloomed the delegates and
dampened the conventional enthusiasm
Nevertheless the forrnality of nominate
ing presidential electors was disposed
of, the platform was adopted and
speeches by Senator Perkins and Sam
uel NJ. Shortridge were heard and ap-
plauded.
Chairman John L. McNab OF the plat
form committee read the platform. to
which a plank advocating improvements
of rivers and harbors had been added
There were cheers for the more popular
planks and no opposition OF any kind
TO the motion to adopt.
NAME ELECTORS AT LARGE
u S. Grant of San Diego was then
placed in nomination for presidential
eiector at large by R. A Ling OF Los
Angeles who announced that the re-
publicans of the south had buried the
hatchet and were now prepared to for
get their primary disagreements in
whooping ii up for the national ticket.
Percy A. Woods OF San Diego seconded
Grants nomination in a brief speech
which was not altogether reIished by
Chairman Dozier-
There is no question about Grants
republicanism." declared Woods He
was born a republican and has always
been one"
Dozier, who used to be a democrat,
did not beam approval on these equivo-
cal words.
William H Jordan OF the forty-frst
district of San Francisco placed Samuel
NJ Shortridge in nomination, dubbing
him 'the Henry of Navarro of repub-
IEcanisrn" H e. Coffey OF the thirty
seventh district Of this city seconded
Shortridge's nomination
This completed the nominations for
electors at large. and before proceeding
to the nomination OF eight more for
the eight congressional districts Dozier
announced the presence Of Senator Per-
kins and Sam Shortridge. who were ac-
cordingly escorted to the stage amid
considerable applause
SENATOR PERKINS SPEAKS
Senator Perkins made an extended
speech ne eApIesSeu HIS eLuA dc-
acknowledgement to the convention for its
Endorsement of his friend, GoverDor
GiI1ett. and for It's praise OF the con-
gressional delegation
"As for the senior senator" he con-
tfnued, designating hip1selfs words
fail to express his appreciation
sHe declared that nothing in conflict
with the interests Of the state had ever
received his support in the senate, and
then made this interesting statement
concerning the direct primary plank:
TT gives me great pleasure to ind
that your platform has indorsed the
direct primary law. In the senate I
have always advocated the direct nomi-
what could come nearer to the direct
primary than such q gathering az
this2'
In evident answer to those who have
criticised his stand on President Roosa~