New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-29
WOMEN RIVAL VETERANS
Grinly They Sit Through the Ordeal OF
Night Convention. Session.

stand TO cheer her. They didn't KNOW he'
name, but the patriotic picture she maze
was enough 10 stir the blood IN any man
veins, and they responded nobly
one Of the clerks grabbed = megaphone
He shouted something out into the hall II
was lost in the terrific racket. TEen no
lowered the megaphone until it was pointed
~ the first row OF the half crazy dSlegatss
parauiag past the stand.
Three cheers Cor Champ Clark's daugh'
ter" he yelled
The delegates caught 1t. I.Hy stopped
70 cheer The oncoming delegates tlocked
for the time being, wanted TO know what
was the matter The clerk told them.
Three cheers for Champ Clark's daugh'
ter
II penetrated the ain little further than
before Delegates five and six rows back
understood and began the cheering anew
And then il came third time and louder
than before
Three cheers for Champ clarks daugh-
teri
"Rah. rah rah" came from the dele
cates II was repeated again and again
L ne galleries caught on. Thousands who a
moment before had been cheering her
.sthcr now yelled for her
Mrs Annie Pitzer is another woman VINO
Watches the proceedings closely from her
r!ace with the Colorado delegation. she
IS Champ Clark's sister-in-law. asked her
II she purposed making a speech. She
leuehed heartily as she said: "Oh, my. nc
i leave the speechmaking 70 the men.
II the men had followed her lead md LEFT
the speechrna king 10 her II would have been
better
Senator Kerns Handsome Wife
Mrs Xern. the wife Of John W. Kern
whom the events Of the moment have sud
denly brought into the limelight Is a.
handsome blonde and many years the
Junior Of her distinguished husband Mrs
Kern is the Senator's second wife. She
and her stepda lighter, Miss Julia Hazard
Kern. are devoted 10 each other and are
more Ike sisters than mother and daugh-
ter
Mrs Kern has two Young sons. She
brides herself upon being one Of those
clever Middle Western women who seem
now 10 he the sole representatives Of that
one-time large class who were glad 70 be
spoken Of as good housekeepers.' She
SAYS that in indianapolis, where she and
her husband live when they are not IN
WASHINGTON, woman would rather be
considered A good housekeeper than sue
cesstul social leader
Mrs William Sulzer. Of New York. whose
husband also got two votes for President
to-day, is here. and is half hoping that the
lightning may strike IN a way that will
take her 10 the White House as IFS mis-
tTess.
Ore Of the women who stayed out the
long night session was Mrs. John G. Am
brose, Of New York. She was in the gal
lery.
II don't know when I've had such fine
time" she said Il like TO see men at work
i mean at big work saw Jeffries and
johnson fight and when was a small girl
my father took me 10 see Sullivan and
Corbett I've been at all the worlds fairs
and II IS n delight 10 me 70 get into great
crowds. love 70 hear Bryan speak and
Luke Lea is one Of the splendid young men
most inspiring speeches Of the convention
was Ollie James's peroration--that beau
tiful tribute TO Lincoln and the stars and
Stripes And Senator Gore-isn't he a
man Of grandeur? The way tie crowd re-
spected him and listened to the beauty. Of
him"