The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-07
WOMEN PLAY POLITICS
WITH VETERAN SKILL
Swing Selections for Committee
in Approved Style at
Convention.
LEND COLOR TO SESSION
Bare Shoulders and Bright
Gowns Contrast to Usual
SartOrial Effects.

genuine politics. were played to-day by
| the Moosettes at the convention. The
prelIminares were over, the novelty
! had worn Off and like veterans in the
political arena they got down to work.
And work they did.
The first intimation of It sifted
through the air late last night when
the women Of the First judicial dis
| trict held meeting for the purpose Of
| naming a candidate for State commit
| tee. They named Miss Anne Rhodes.
/ Then the game set in. There were some
who said they were not represented at
the meeting. This objection came from
| a man Of the State committee In whose
Assembly district a woman absentee
! lived
So another meeting was held with
all present this morning and the woman
whose name was sent to the State COM
mittee for Endorsement was Lillian
| Wsld. The women on the State COM
mittee will number nine.
In the Second Judicial district
there was contest. Mrs. Robert
II. Elder was the choice OF the
men. 1t was said. Mrs Elders friends
! said that when she was made leader OF
her district and took up the work It
was with the understanding that she
would be made member Of the State
| committee. But a factional fight came
! up when friends of another candidate
became active At first there was talk
! of a petition for Mrs. Elder and then
! there were rumors of q counter petit
ton. but It was finally decided that a
| bit of lobbying and political button
| holing would be better and both sides
got busy. Miss Dreier opposed Mrs
| Elder. but Mrs. Elder won.
The first evening at the convention
was a brilliant one from the fact that
many OF the women delegates from the
, large cities wore their evening gowns.
/ Women on the floor of political con-
vention are novelty and women IN
| evening dress a revolution In politics.
! A severe thunder and wind storm broke
during the address Of W. Bourke
Cochran and its fury smashed in some
OF the windowpanes Of the arena. The
wind took advantage OF these openings
and drove the rain on many delegates
But 1t had no dampenlng effect on
the earnest Moosettes and they promptly
raised umbrellas to cover their shoul-
, ders and Paris gowns.
A sample Of what Is found In the con-
ventlon where the women are sitting
/ shoulder TO shoulder with the men In
! the work for the Progressive party was
, had at the evening session tonight. \
/ man sitting next to Mrs. Edwa rd
, l.auterbach was smoking. Mrs Lauter-
/ bach was wearing a handsome evening
gown and the man was in sack suit.
He turned and said
Does my cigar annoy YOU"
Indeed no." exclaimed the Moosette
from Greater New York. "You know
We are all equal now. We are all work
, ing for a cause. You have considered
us and taken us In on a footing with
YOU and we consider you and your
rights and meet you on the same foot :
ing. Keep right on"
Miss Bertha Rambaugh is one of the
smartly tailored girls attending the con
Nention and her appearance has called
forth much comment. She is an ardent
sIHr3gette. n county organizer and is
ror Prendcrgast.
What is the sentiment? ! do not
know she remarked. $50 woma n
knows what the next woman Is think
ing about in this matter. II they know
they are keeping II to themselves or
else they have not decided 1t looks
like an open convention as far as the
women are concerned or else they are
afraid TO say"
Some way the rumor got around that
Roosevelt was behind Prendergast. And
here and there people were heard talk
ing OF 1t and wavering In their decision
as to their choice.
Miss Mary l.. Dre!er was one of the
women dele gates who fiatly denied such
an idea.
81 talked to Col. Roosevelt on tina.
|, , subject" she said II told him
; thought that Mr.. Hotchkiss was a
splendid man for the office, and he die
not say no. Nor did he say he favored
Prendergast or wanted him. He spoke
well of both, | am sure Col Roosevelt
: is not behind Prendergast any more
, than Hotchkiss."
!, Miss Dreier is chairman Of the com.
mittee on the naming OF the nationa
Z electors.
Miss Julia Pratt Is a delegate from
! Erie county. Seated with her de,ega
= ton. wearing with a pongee costume
, brightly colored hat and gloves, she at
tracted much attention Miss Pratt |.
an enthusiast for Roosevelt, and sh,
has the utmost faith that he will bt
elected.
Chicago and New York, there is not the
slightest doubt In my mind that Roosevelt
will be elected" she said, This is
splendid convention, hut it is only slic,
as compared 10 Chicago. Ibelieve Roose
1 welt will be elected, and believe he viii
, swing the great Catholic vote. | beiev,
Rome will favor him, believe that Prem
, dergast Will be elected Governor and tina
: he will be President four years from now
group Of women stood by the stair
: talking, Listening to them and entering
into their discussion, not whit less in
terested, were two Bull Moose delegates
, Look at 'em!" exclaimed a man In a
nearby group. Look at 'em' They are
thoroughbreds. See that one in black
, That is my wife. and she's all right"
! The speaker was Frank F. Davis OF
Suffolk. and as he finished he touched hi
wife on the arm, She turned. There wa
. fash Of recognition but no more. Mrs
/, Davis was too deep in the subject in hant
! for further amenities
= "Whatd tell you?" said the Bull Moose