The Washington herald., 1912-06-18
SIDELIGHTS AND FLASHES FROM
SCENE OF G. O. P. CONVENTION

Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth is herI
without the trunks filed with beautiful
gowns which she needs for convention
week
However, she is pIentifully supplied
with hats, her trunk with eight Of the
"creations' having arrived on the same
train with her and her husband, Con-
gresham Longworth.
Mrs. Longworth, each time she receives
an Invitation. asks:
"Can I come in a tailored suit?"
Her one costume is a simple dark-col-
ored tailored suit OF swagger cut, and
she says It is all she has 70 wear until
her trunks arrive.
Margaret Davis Hundley, three-year-
old Dixie belle. Is the object OF much
attention among delegates to the con-
vention. The little tot was left in far
away Alabama by her parents, Judge
and Mrs. oscar r. Hundley. when they
came TO Chicago a week ago.
Her parents grew lonesome ind wired
the coIored nurse to come post haste to
Chicago with little Margaret.
william Jennings Bryan, the great com
moner, perennial Democratic candidate
for President. and still in the "Barkis is
willin' mood. stands without stage-fright
before the great political spotlight thrown
about the Republican convention n this
city.
When the great corridors Of the Con-
Eress Hotel were almost impossible he
cause Of the legion Of Republican dele
gates, Bryan made his appearance. He
came in as one might say with IAN
fare Of trumpets. His entrance was timed
to a nicely.
with him was "Fingy'' Conners, OF
Bunalo. Mr.. Bryan deprecated the cries
Of Speech, speech"
'rFingy' Conners Is in the nmclight
He says he came here because he likes
70 be around where there IS a fight.
do YOU think Bryan will De nom
mated at Baltimore?" he was asked,
and with a wink he replied: Il want
you boys to take a trip on my yacht.
'.Do you think he wants the nomina-
tion?' and the reply was, Some time
this week We will take a sail on my
boat"
He said he came from Buffalo on his
yacht N hfty-fve hours.
Miss Margaret Williams, speaking for
q score Of California women, who accom-
panied the two women delegates from
the Golden State TO the convention, said:
We have just been given the right to
vote and, OF course, We are excited about
It We would all like to be admitted
into the convention hall, but that is only
a side issue with US. We are here pri-
marily to mingle with politicians and
learn politics, and we can study that
without seeing the real excitement Of the
convention hall
"As many Of US as can gain admission,
of course. will be in the Coliseum when
the nomination for President Is made,
g. >,
TO be there will tell the rest OF US all
about 1t"
Miss williams pointed with admiration
TO Mrs. J. W. Blaney, one OF the two
women delegates from California who
was in the party.
The following wire has been received
by Karl webber. Roosevelt delegate
from Ohio, from Mrs. Hermon Hub
bard, president Of the Ohio Association
Of Women Opposed 10 Suffrage:
''As a delegate to the Republican Con-
vention, the association Of which am
president wishes me to urge you to op-
pose strongly in the convention the in
sertion Of a suffrage plank, or any !
mention Of suffrage in the Republican
platform We strongly object to the
question beng made a political issue"
Alexander Wolf. the Taft delegate
from the Fourth New York District, was
the target for many shafts from the |
Roosevelt admirers who came here on |
the second Empire Express on Saturday. !
He was unlucky enough TO miss the /
Taft special. so came to Chicago on the |
next through train. The Roosevelt people !
were not quite able to make a convert |
Of him, but they pried loose some of |
his small change in bridge whist and |
pinoshle.
Tim" Woodruff is a star attraction at |
the Blackstone. where he is seen in daily |
conferences with the Brooklyn delegation |