The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

candidates who will not forget them as
soon as elected.
It remained for Miss Cora D. Harvey,
who claims TO be the original woman
office holder in the United States. TO
make the real speech of the afternoon,
Nabounding in denunciatiOn ana condem-
nation OF the existing orders Of things.
and. altogether. a discourse dear TO the
Socialist heart
Miss Harvey said we had long been
prone TO look at the hnancier and the
statesman as big men in the community.
But. she asserted, we must always re-
member that legal right Is often moral
wrong, and the words 'finanCier" and
Statesmen" often meant "a legaltzed
robber''
She says that way back in 1893. while
she was living in Oklahoma. she was
elected 10 the position Of county record
er This was AT the time the PopUlist
wave was sweeping the West. and as
the Populist candidate she cleaned off
the board. Some of her political enemies
contested the election. and the case was
carried to the higher courts. The court
held that n candidate elected was an
OtfiCehOlder, regardless Of sex, where
upon Miss Harvey bases her claim as the
first woman oftCeholder in the United
States.
DR.. How Calls Halt.
At such times as she is not helping
guide the hobo along the primrose paths
Of his future destiny, she paints lamp
shades out in St. Louis. Miss Harvey
rambled along at such length that Dr.
How, ever ready with the parliamentary
stun. threatened 10 make a point Of
order unless Chairman Saunders. him
self a Socialist. and who became too
deeply interested in her speech 10 note
the passing of time. called Miss Harvey
TO order for overStaying the time limit.
With the end Of the session almost IN
sight, it looked for a time Ike moth
ing Of interest would trnnspire.
Alexander Law chairman Of the COM
mittee on resolutions. however. upset
all calculations by coming TO the fore
with a real I4-Carat sensation. As
chairman of the committee, he begged
10 present the following resolutions:
First off, that the convention ask the
churches and State authorities TO turn
over the buildings at their disposal 10
be used as a shelter for hobocs in time
Of bad weather. lie also demanded
that the convention favor the use OF
recruiting stations OF the army and
navy for a few hours each day as en-
ployment bureaus. OF course. no one
thought TO consider the question O:
what Gen. Leonard Wood. Chief OF
Staff Of the army. would think OF the
proposition and the resolutions were
laid on the table 10 be brought up for
adoption a the meeting on Monday.
Chairman Gets Hungry.
Chairman How then looked out the win
dow and being rather hungry himself. de-
Cided II was time for the afternoon meet
ing to adjourn, as the night" session
must convene an hour later
So the session adjourned and the Greek
who runs the fruit stand next door once
more took on the worried look he has
worn for the past few days
The delegates will hold an open-air
rally at Eighth street and Pennsylvania
avenue tonight. after they go down and
sample the missions Java" Dr. How
announced that tickets for the entertain
ment would be sold for 10 cents a throw,
weight or age limit not barred and that
the delegates would furnish the amuse-
ment. The tickets were printed yester-
day and the "bOes'' say they will build
"one mulligan from the proceeds"