New-York tribune., 1916-06-15
Women Form Golden Path
Through Which Democrats
Pass to Convention.
TALKLESS "PARADE"
PROVES A SUCCESS
Tableau Helps to Impress Plea
And One Donkey Is
Only Baker.
From star Correspondent, o, tn. rribun. J


st. Louis. June 14-Long parades
have been a feature of women's efforts
to BON the cause" for many years,
but it remained for the women fight
ing here in st. Louis for the ballot TO
make the men do the walking and. in
cidentally, make all the noise. 1t was
talkless as well as a walkless pa
rade' the women organized to-day.
For almost a mile on either side of
Locust Street, the principal thorough
fare from the big hotel district to the
Colisum, eight thousand women formed
golden lane" through which the del
egates, alternates, newspaper men and
visitors walked or drove. Owing 10 the
crowds, many of the taxi drivers and
others turned TO other streets, but no
one bound for the convention hall
could escape some part of the demon
stration.
Each woman wore a gold colored
sash and carried gold colored parasol
on which was inscribed "Votes for
/ Women" On the first part of the
route the women formed double line
on either side of the street. one row
sitting in chairs placed along the edge
of the sidewalk and a second line
standing behind them
Delegates Greatly Impressed.
The effect of this living hedge on
+ either side, blazing with gold, but alb
solutely silent, despite the great num-
Der of women. was remarkable, and
caused considerably more comment
durin gthe rest Of the day among the
delegates than the convention itself.
A striking tableau varied the golden
| lines in front of the old Art Museum.
| This eshowed the Goddess Of Liberty,
posed by Mrs. David n. O'Neill, and
a group OF women representing the
| full suffrage, partial suffrage and no
/ suffrage states. Thirteen women ar
rayed in white represented the twelve
states and the Territory of Alaska in
which the women have the ballot.
/ These were grouped in front of the
goddess.
To the left Of the goddess were
grouped women in gray representing
the states in which women have the
/ ballot under certain restrictions or
| limitations, while on her right was
a group In black representing the
/ states in which women cannot vote
| at all. Chains bound their hands and
/ the chivalry OF the delegates was ap-
| pealed to for aid in striking off these
/ shackles.
Representing the women of the coun-
tries which have granted women the
ballot, group posed in front of the
goddess. The lands portrayed were
Denmark, Iceland, New Zealand, Tas-
mania, Australia, Finland, Norway and
the Isle of Man.
Donkey a Recalcitrant.
At noon, after the gavel had
pounded to order the big Democratic
gathering in which the hopes OF the
women are now centred, the women
broke their lines and marched for the
first time to-day, mobilizing in big
tent at 10Th and Locust Streets,
where luncheon was served.
The recalcitrance Of donkey pre-
vented one feature or the suffrage
demonstration. II had been planned
that several suffrsgists would ride to
the Coliseum in a little donkey cart,
which was covered with the golden
color which has grown TO mean "Votes
for Women" At 18th and Locust
Streets, however, the crowds excited
the little donkey. which became OBJ
streperous. Wheen last seen two big
policemen were holding the animals
head, urging him to be reasonable.
Final Drive for Suffrage Plank.
The suffragists' fight for an equal
rights plank in the Democratic plat
form closed with the Golden Lane"
demonstration, and tonight all camps
began their final drive on members Of
the resolutions committee and the three
Cabinet members-Secretarie Baker,
Daniels and Houston-who are here.
Hope for victory never was brighter
with the suffragists. for the conviction
that the platform will favor their move
ment grows hourly. The big question
now is what form the plank will take
Whether it will be stronger than that
contained in the Republican platform
cannot be forecast until the committee
takes final action.
President Wilson, among others. has