Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-10
WOMEN LED DEMONSTRATION
Carried the Banners and Famed
Enthusiasm to White Heat.

DENVER, July 10.-When the
great Bryan demonstration. started
by Gore, the blind senator from
Oklahoma, and taken up by the
delegates on the floor, had spread
to every part Of the auditorium and
was fully under way the women in
the audience assumed the leader
ship. and back and forth across
the arena, and up into the galleries
down to the rostrum fronting the
platform, and finally to the plat
form itself. hysterical women
swarmed with state flags and ban
ners in their hands, shrieking the
name of the Nebraskan and tanning
With disheveled hair. and faces
flushed with a new found zeal, they
stormed the forces of those states
which stood out against the tumult
They circled about New York, Della
ware. Minnesota and Georgia whose
delegates sat stolid and unmoved,
and in pleading. coaxing, threaten
ing voices, then with imprecations
and finally with impeturous force
sought to induce the recreants to
join the swirlng Bryan procession
that was sweeping through the hall.
They seized the standards of these
unwilling states and like modern
Madame de Farges, sought to tear
n
plies to The shrine on the platform
whore, upheld by Mrs Mary Craig
bradford, the women delegates from
Colorado a Bryan banner foated.
surrounded by the standards from a
score of states. Thanking Mrs.
Bradford on either side We're the
Misses Fanny and Evelyn Haywood
OF St Louis, and behind and all
about them a dozen other women.
Prominent among them was s. J.
Sill of Alameda, Cal, who carried
the heavy banner of California aloft
until 1t was taken from her bv
stronger hands and pushed to con-
spicuous place in the procession.
AT 2:O6, when the duration of
the Roosevelt demonstration had
been tied. the Cowboy band came
down into the floor and marched
forward and backward through the
hall, preceded by their pictures
onely dressed "cowgirls adding to
the din and helping the managers
or the demonstration to keen things
moving.
Where's Ruth, where's Ruth ?"
went up yell, and all eyes were
turned to the west side of the hall
where. in a box. separated from the
delegates seats. sat Mrs. Ruth
bryan LeaviJ. At her side was
congressman Nicholas Longworth
and the commoner's son, w. j.. Jr..
occupied seats just behind them
The delegations, headed by the
band. started toward the BRYAN box
and lined up in front Of it. cheering
wildly for the beautiful young oc-
cupant.
Flushing. but smiling with Joy,
Mrs. Leavitt showed the satisfac.
tion she derived from the demon.
stration in her fathers honor.
Come out, please, come out. we
want You in the parade" Was the
cry from the delegates, as she smil-
ed swestly
Mrs. Longworthy chatted with
members of the box party. and she
was evidently much interested in
the scene, but maintained the atti-
tude or nonpartisan.
A real cowgirl, with short skirts
ieggings. wide-brimmed hat and
gauntlets. was given
Virginia's banner and she mounted
tne platform. Sc was Miss Edith
daughter of Jack Sinclair
OF PSeb'o. leader Of the cowbov
band. She was a real Western
peach in looks and was given an
ovation that turned her well-tanned
complexion a deeper shade OF red
IMAM the suns rays ever could.