The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-15
WILSON HOLDS THE WHIP. HAND
OVER DEMOCRATIC GATHERING;
DEMONSTRATION EFFORT FAILS

neat, II was perfectly plain that nun,
drcds Of them were wishing they had
stayed away. The whole AFFAIR was too
frankly made to order, too systemati-
caliy prepared. too much the work OF one
man-the P~resident-to produce those
furries Of interest. those waves OF ex-
citement or those bursts OF real party
ardor which sometimes lit convention
proceedings above the commonplace.
A round dozen-perhaps one had bet
ter say merely % IoZen-women are par
:iclpating IN tho proceedings Of the
twenty-second national Democratic con-
vention. This beats the Republican
showing by nine. and the surragists
looked rather kindly oil the Democratic
party because OF the symptoms OF
liherality II is showing.
The West sends Women.
California sends -four delegates md
three ~alternates who go to the nilliners
for their hats. Mrs. Nora r. Rasmussen
comes from Ia Francisco. Miss Mary
Z. Foy from Pasadena. Mrs. W. G. Tyler
from Los Angeles and Mrs. Bird u.
Hobby from III Centre. Idaho has one
woman delegate. Mrs. r NJ Graham Of
Cuur d'.Alenc. Kansas has ore, Mrs.
W. A. Harris Of Lawrence. y delegate AT
large. Utah sends two. Mrs. Il. 7. Pyper
and Mrs. w. j. Hayward OF salt Lake
city. and Washington has four. Mrs.
Harrison -. Foster Of Tacoma, Mrs,
NJ Il liarker of Seattle. Mrs. Elizabeth
Christian and Mary A.. Monroe Of
Spokane. The women seemed to be much
more comfortable han the men and TO
take more real interest in the serious
business ~ the convention.
Trivialities appeared to interest the
men. many ot whom had come many
hundreds Of miles az considerable ex-
iense. Somebody carried a it'll. papier
mache tiger to the speakers stand and
let II there ~ full sight Of the crowd.
There was NOT much Of a hurrah over
that. The tiger ma. not been the favorite
bird Of Democratic conventions for a
number ~ yeav. wen the Tammany
delegates took only a lsnguid interest in
the body. somebody brought into the
hall a big sheet of p~as,eboard bearing
the inscription Woodrow Wilson VIII
Win. Charles Evans Hughes Can't
\ Elect Him.
This didn't mean a thing. No amount
Of studying II or OF twisting II around in
the minds could supply a bit OF sense
to II. Senator Hughes Of New Jersey.
observing this curious inscription. halted
the bearers of the placard and studied
the puzzle. lie shook his head. II was
too much for Billy Hughes. He sug-
geeted that they take Il out Of the hall,
II Was too hot to worry over the mean
ing.
one began 10 wonder about why
somebody didn't get mp and propose at
least one cheer for the man that Demo-
Gratis from all over the country were
preparing TO renominHte by reclamation.
one faucied that they would include
cheering for Wilson IN the carefully pat
termed and neatly stitched programme.
Not n whoop arose. The big delegation
under leaders that had not been happy
for the last four years sat YEARLY in
the heat. Neither Mr.. Murphy OF New
York nor Mr.. sullivan OF Illinois was in
good voice for cheering to-day. Neither
In ohio nor Pennsylvania was there any
manifest cagerness TO do any shouting.
II was l. 30 i. NJ. when William +,
McCombs. making his final appearance
a. the head Of the Democratic orgsni-
zation. raped for order II asked dele
gates and audience to sing a verse OF
America"