Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-13
FOREIGN DIPLOMATS
WILL co TO CHICAGO
National Convention VIII Attract
Social Set.
MRS. HANNA WILL ATTEND
Women Show Much Interest and the
Pilgrimage VIII Be Greater Than
Ever Before.
MRS. HANNA WILL ATTEND

Washington, June l1.-1NatiOnal
and International society will be in
Chicago in force to attend the repub-
lican national convention. The con-
vention is not expected to be a social
function and it will be as far removed
from the pink-tea affair as possibly
could be imagined; but society lead
ers Of this and other countries will be
in attendance for the purpose of 'ssee-
ing the political wheels go round"
Sixteen embassies and legations
Of foreign countries win have repre-
sentatives at the convention. 1t will
be the first convention in the his
tory of American politics to be attend
ed in any official way, by the repre-
sentatives in this country OF foreign
nations.
The idea of inviting members of
the diplomatic corps to witness the
proceedings of the convention origi-
mated with General Powell Clayton,
republican national committeeman
from Arkansas, who, himself, has rep
resented America abroad as a diplo-
mat. He took up the matter with
members of the national committee
and, finding that a sufficient number
of tickets could sbe made available,
suggested to John Barrett, director of
the bureau of American republics,
that he extend the invitations.
Accordingly, the invitations were
issued. Afterward, an amusing COM
plication arose. The capacity OF the
convention hall, while large, was
pretty well taken UP by the people
who simply had to be taken care of.
The members of the national COM
mittee were besieged with demands
for admission tickets from every
state in the Union. Certain tickets
had TO be allotted to the delegates and
alternates and to the members of the
press. 1t was necessary, therefore,
for the members of the national COM
mittee to provide enough tickets out
of the quota to take care of the repre-
sentatives of the diplomats corps.
Finally, the matter was arranged, but
some of the committee members ac-
cepted the situation with bad grace.
Amoung the important diplomats
who will attend the convention are
the British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce, and the French Ambassador
and Madame Jusserand. Each of the
ambassadors will be accompanied ly
important attaches of their ambassios.
Leaders of society in Chicago have
thrown open their homes to the
foreign guests and they will be given
such a taste of American hospitality
as few of them ever before have ex-
perienced.
In addition to the members of the
diplomatic corps, many notable Amer
lean society people win attend the
convention. Among the number will
be Mrs Marcus A.. Hanna, widow f
the late Senator from Ohio, who win
be the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Medill Mccormick. Mrs.
Hanna had thought never again t.
attend political convention, as it
might prove too deep reminder of
the activities of her husband, but she
was per .uaded to be in Chicago dur
ing the approaching convention. Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, the Presidents
older daughter and his younger
daughter. Miss Ethel Roosevelt, also
will be the guests of Mrs. Mccormick.
In fact, there will be an exodus OF
Washington society people to Chicago,
AN of them expecting to attend the
convention. In the minds of old poll
ticians, the situation is unique, and
their comments on it are forcible, If
not nrpcisply elegant