The sun., 1916-09-09

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of white tufle. with girdle and schumacher
Of spnpsled net. There was n great
bunch Of her favorite orchids at her
waist. and che carried a little white
feathercd fan. with which at intervals
she solicitously cooled the Presidential
face. On her feet were white slippers.
OF course there was n huge crowd out
side. but 80 II waited at the front en-
trance on the Boa rdwalk and the Presi-
dent and party were taken around to the
stage door on a side street, Il had ifs
waiting for It's pains. SO dexterously
was the arrival MANAGED that the Presi-
dent was on the platform before the
crowdk knew he had arrived.
Mayor Bacharach had Ion police on
Tuard and there was nj disorder, IT
was an audience Of 1000 women. with
hardly a man. that Mr.. Wilson looked
down upon, The son delegates hlled the
front seats and back Of them were tho
a~lternates and visiting su~fraeists and
friends OF the cause. Not a soul got In
without a ticket or badge.
II the police hadn't been able to en-.
force this order Mary Garrett Hay Of
the New York city woman suffrage party
was there to help them with fifty giri
ushers ia white gowns and rezaiia OF
yellow.
WilsOn Last 10 speak.
The Presidents spsech can last on
the programme. First to be introduced
was Mrs. Robins. who as head OF The
National Women's Trade Cnion League,
talked for ten minutes on 1.-THE Call OF
the Working Woman for the Protection
Of the Vote"
Then came owen Lovejoy OF the Ma
tional Child Labor League. He did not
tslk long. for he said he knew one OF
the reasons the audience had come there.
ana he felt embarrassed ut standing In
front Of that rca sons Mr.. Wilson
srinned. and listened TO the speech with
keen interest, for II was full of refer
ences to the good that woukl be wrought
by the child labor bill he just had
signed.
by that bill. made a law one week
ago to-day. 10000 little children will
throw of the bonds Of labor, and look
Heaven In the face said Mr.. L,ovejoy
pr. Davis spoke on "a Necessary
Safeguard 10 Public Morals" She he
came so realistic in the ftories she told
Of women's suYcrings h the hands Of
bad men that the sufYragists on .he
platform suffered acutciy IL their faces
were any index TO their feelings.
Miss Julia LAthrop, chief OF the Ma
tional Child Bureau. arrived straight
from Washington in the middle OF the
meeting n gave a little talk on
Mothers In Politics."
The P~-c-:6c5::a, party ga; Ia thu boa
at the right Of the stag. with ,Presi-
dent Wilson they were nut asked to con-
tribute to the collection which Mrs. Gait
told them suffragists always took at
every meeting. But the President had "A
fat looking bill ready II Portia Willis.
who passed the basket on The stage.
a not resolu,ely ignored him. But
she did not ignore the four secret SET
vice men who in plain c.othes sat oehlnd
him and got n s. greenback from each.
The Presidential party will leave ATTAIN
tic City tomorrow morning.
! Resolution voted Down.
President Wilson's visit n the con-
vention was preceded by p session which
voted down in overwhelming number a
resolution to "Apport only candidates
FOR national office who pledge their sup
port to the Susan y. Anthony Amend
ment." in which he was defended from
The noor with a vigor hat showed the
democratic party To- he rich in women
politicians. and eulogi,ed from the plat
form by pr. Shaw as "TA man who
had taken the trouble TO travei from
Washington to Ncw'Jersey to vote for
woman suTFlgc.'
The resolution was introduced by
Mrs. Robins of Chicago. wife of the
Progressive leader. who is deep IN the
Hushes campaign, That resolution Is
absolutely anti-Wils,n.' cried Dr. Esther
Tohl-Loveiny Of Portland, ore. II de-
Nounce II a. the most partisan resolu-
tior ever offered" said Mrs. Gcorge Bass,
VIII comes from Chicago too, aud sat a,
Mrs. Robins, side. US a citizen of "A
State where a Democrat Legislature
gave the women Presidential suffrage
against strong oppoaition. | ask this con-
vention to throw II Il 'wn./
? Don't lire rs up WHY the Congress
s'onal Union begged Mrs. y. Burns of
Michigan. Will" u delegate from Ten
nesFce protested that II that resolution
passed. the women wouldn't get suf-
frage in her State I'M the crack Of
doom" o
would you A delegate asked Of Or
Davis who had spoken for tn" resolution
would YOU supoor' II man for office
whom you knew 20 b" corrupt. just he
cause he Endorsed tho Federal amend
ment?'
Il wouldn't support o corrupt man for
Office il he wne my owl. father" rctorte,i
| r. Iav.s. The one mru delegate. NJ
D. well Of Kentucky, declared In" reso-
hutton meant using ind rect influence
ami he WAS against It, When It was
seen that tho measure had no hope thcn
It's friends tried 10 get consideration
postponed. Miss Hannah J. Patterson
of Pennsylvania, :irs; yice-president. pro
tested.
I'D rather have the convent n adol
a policy | dislike than have It beg Tie
question" she said.
Waves Fists at Mrs. Robins.
The only advocate Of p>stponcmcnt
barring the supporters Of the resolution
wa, Mrs. Kat" Waller Barrett u Nir,
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