Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-03
Little Woman Shares
Oratoriical Honors
With Bryan ct al

Hodt TanclSCo, July 3.--lt is Mrs.
Peter Olesen of Minnesota who has
been mentioned by the democrats Of
the country as a possible candidate
for the vice presidency. At the re-
publican convention In Chicago lead
ing republican women admitted that
Mrs. Olesen was the best woman
speaker In this country and they
feared that, thru her, th0 democratic
women would be given greater
place in their party than the repub-
iicans were willing to give to their
women.
Today 1t was Mrs. Peter Olesen,
diminutive, appealing, torceful, who
delivered a great speech on subject
that Is causing great debate at this
convention--the subject of n bone
dry America. She had such co-speak-
ers al William Jennings Bryan and
Bourke Cochran of New York. but
Mrs. Olesen was unabashed.
She placed her tiny frame before
the sea OF faces all straining to get
every word she told them, and made
"a plea. for dry country in the best
interests Of women and children Of
America, ard ended her argument in
a roar OF applause that came from
vets tnd di'ys alike. It did not make
any difference whether they liked
what she said or not. they liked her
courage, and her ability, and her
sincerity, and every woman attending
the convention was pround or the
little sister from Minnesota"
'T saw a great fire once" said Mrs.
Oleser.' and heard the agonizing
screams OF those whose plea was
! save the children--save them. save
them, save them now make that
plea to you in the name OF the wo-
manhood Of America Save the child
rem. I ask it for my child, for your
childrsn, for the children yet to pc
born. Save them"
She was fighting, ,sshe said. ''for the
womeil and children of the country
and for the democratic party"
.Hurnan," Not personal Liberty. :.
"Th..y speak OF personal liberty
and Mrs. Oleson shook a menacing
little fist. "The constitution OF these
United States says nothing about
personal liberty. 1t speaks OF human
liberty, and itSmentions the general
welfare rot welfare of the few.
Anrtl the face of Secretary OF the
NAVY ,rosepflus Daniels was one great
smile Of sweet satisfaction While ne
listened to Mrs. Oleson, ate a thick
harm sandwich made of bun, and
then licked his official fingers at the
end of the meal.
.T am told" Mrs Oleson said, shat
somewhere In a lodge room in this
building there is a coffin. wonder
whether that coffin is prepared for
the LIQUOR interests or for the demo-
cratic party. For If you put in this
wet plank you might as we'll get the
coffin ready"
It was not the liquor interests, but
the Nonpartisan league. she said, that
recently defeated Representative Vol
stead, author Of the Volstead act, for
re election in Minnesota.
"Sir Oliver Lodge recently passed
over this country" she continued.
holding communication with depart
ed spirits. But from the smell Of the
breathsI Of some of the men I've met
here ir, San Francisco I think they
have been in communication with the
ghosts, too, who have been holding
converse with John Barleycorn."
In dramatic, emotional appeal
which got the convention again to it's
feet, Mrs. Oleson explained that God
should help her in the fight she will
be making, for 1t was for the sake of
her child that she was fighting.
Let it never be said,' she cried,
that the democratic party thinks
more of its appetites than of the
children Of the land. God speed the
right"