The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-05

nin Hits-iour american beauty roses
which were handed him by Mrs. Rob.
ert L. Elder.
Delegations Arrive.
AT l:47 the Pennsylvania delega-
ton, headed by big hat in the
ring" banner, marched into the hall.
This was the first OF the state delega.
tions to arrive, and soon all of the
other state representative were head.
ed hallward. Maryland and Oregon
came in singing and then came Ken
lucky, with three negroes in the dele.
cation. There was a picturesque
touch Of color to the convention, lent
by the bright scarlet and white ban
danas which everyone carried In
their hand or wore festooned about
their hats. their necks or their arms.
1t was significantly reminiscent OF
the Allen G. Thurman days, and the
days of the "old Roman" were re.
called by many of the older delefates.
When the Ohio delegation arrived 1t
became known that full state ticket
probably headed by James r.. Garfield
as the gubernatorial candidate would
be put In the field In the buckeye
state. The delegation elected Gar.
field as its chairman
California, headed by the big yellow
banner made famous during the re-
publican convention. marched into the
hall at 1902 and paraded through the
aisles to their reservation.
AS the seats filled up grand army
1fe and drum corps In uniform with
three big silk American flags, held by
boy scouts took up position in the
front OF the stage, and ratified out
some stirring war tunes which set
feet tapping and aroused the enthusi,
asm OF the delegates. At this time
the galleries were only about one.third
full. but nearly all of the seats on the
floor were filled, and the aisles5 were
SO TANNED that locomotion was i'm.
| possible.
One of the best features of the day
came when 2S2 women. ranging in age
from girls Of sixteen to very aged
woman, too feeble to. walk, and who
rode In an automobile, marched from
the Art Institute to the convention
hall 1t was a really inspiring sight
ana the women We're warmly greeted
all along the route. All carried bic
yellow remnants bearing the slogan
votes for Women and they present
ed truly martial appearance. A,
the head OF the procession were six
4 teen Chicago women All along tn,
route the women marchers were
cneered and they were applauded h
the echo as they filed into the seat
reserved for them. Everyone Of the
women delegates and alternates te
the convention took part in the par
ade A feature that caused fayorabl,
comment was the silk gowns am
working suits. 1t was remarkabl;
and impressive feature of the day tina
was openly praised by many VIII,
We're not entirely in sympathy wit
. the purposes of the convention.
i Because many of the women del,
gates We're listed only under thei
5 Initials, even the secretaries of tn
convention declared they did nc
, know exactly how many women dele
gates there were. 1t was known tina
, there was not less than twenty wome
, regularly elected, and in several il
stances some of the delegates ha
brought their wives along and the
t proudly sported delegates badges an
sat erect and very much in evidenc
in the section reserved for the del,
gates.
Jane Adams, Mrs Fl. NJ. Wilmart
! of Chicago; Mrs. Josephine Roche. c
Denver; Mrs. Richard w. Child an
!. Elizabeth Towns Of Massachusetts
! Pauline Goldmark, Mrs w. T. Brown
and Miss Mary Drier of New Yor
: were among some OF the best know
women present who were warmly col
: graduated in being the first of thei
: sex to participate in the organizatio
of new political party.
That this was far from finishe
political organization became th
! boast of the men in charge of tn
. arrangements as the day went on, an
it was explained that there RENAME
! much to be done despite the siren,
, Gus labors of the last six weeks.
But We are proud of what we hav
accomplished said Chairman Dixon
. Opened at 12:45.
a 1t was just 1915 when Senator Di,
g on raped for order and nodded I
v the chief sergeant alarms, VIII
through megaphone ordered the de
egates to take their seats
The Montana senator then took hi
Q place, and three minutes later tn
a first session of the convention ha
i begun.
j, "Twenty-eight days ago." bega
t Senator Dixon, 'in the city of Ne
h York, after earnest consultation wit
q thoughtful men who believed that TIL