Evening star., 1916-12-07
FIT TYEXPECTEDFOR
.PRES|DENT'SGUESTS
Victory Dinner to Chairman
: Mccormick and Campaign
8 Workers Tonight.
OPPONENT INVITED

Z The feature of today's activities at the
White House is to be the dinner tonight
to Chairman Mccormick of the democratic
national committee and members Of the
0enocratic and progressive campaign
committees who assisted Mr.. Mccormick
IN the victory won by the democrats
:, 1t is expected that there will be fifty
eeats at the table arranged for the dinner.
Each invited politician is to be accom-
paHted by his wife member of his fam
nE This brings to light the interesting
&aet that one of the woman guests
R16hgly opposed the President in speeches
IN many states in the recent campaign.
md she hints at the possibility that to-
night, If opportunity presents itself. she
Will ask him what he intends to do for
the suffrage cause.
= She is Mrs. j. A. H. Hopkins Of Nor
dstown, N. j. Her husband is pro-
Eressive leader of that state, and he,
as a member of the progressive cam
Haign committee, affiliated with the
democrats, gave President Wilson
hearty support Mrs. Hopkins. on the
contrary. campaigned from coast to
eeast against the President. her oppo-
sition being based entirely on his at
titude toward woman suffrage.
throughout the campaign she bonn
harded the President at every turn
Ehe intends to wear to the dinner her
Congressional Union emblem.
- Mrs. Hopkins is credited with origin
Ating the fiinging of suffrage banners
In front of the President in the recent
campaign, although she was not
member of the party that flung
6anner before the President in the hall
Of the House on Tuesday.
Z. President Wilson had a busy after
neon preceding the dinner. He played
his customary game of golf in the
morning and made no appointments Tor
Visitors until the afternoon
81 Conference With Street Car Men.
y. His first appointment. at 2:15 o'clock
this afternoon. was with the officers
|, and leaders of the National Union OF
Street Car Men of the country-Wil-
liam B. Fitzgerald, organizer of the
union: James H. vaney, it's counsel;
Rezin Orr and William Faber. The
same men saw President Wilson about
ten days ago. but refused to speak OF
the visit Reports, however, are that
the street car leaders are seeking to
have the President take hand in the
big Strike in New York and also to use
Il
Workday for street car men throughout
The country.
=: A Kansas delegation. headed by
Senator Thompson and State Chairman
Eardner talked with the President
About political conditions in that state.
md indicated that Kansas democrats
would appreciate several nice slices of
FEDERAL patronage if there is anything
of that kind in sight.
= Speaker Clark called with constitu-
Ent. and other callers, in the order OF
their appointments. were Senator's
Walsh, Kern, Smith of South Carolina,
RittmaR of Nevada and Representative
elect Watson of Pennsylvania.
+ Gossip Over Political Positions.
y Gossip has been busy lately with the
names of Senators Walsh and Kern for
Important political positions. Senator
Walsh has long been talked of for
fudicial place. the President having
high regard for his legal attainments.
The latest gossip is that he may be
made Attorney General. in the event
That Attorney General Gregory should
not remain in the cabinet.
From Texas comes apparently trust