The Washington times., 1920-06-07
Men Look Unin,portant,
Ugly; Women Pretty
And Clever, to Miss Bly,
Feminine Delegates Realize
Great Period In Life Has Ar
rived and They Look II.
NJ NELLIE BLY.
wri,te. Expressly For the isterss
tioasi News Service.
Wopyright. 1870. ny Intern atio"Ii
Newu sSEyl~~l
Newn service

CHICAGO, June THE most mo-
.mentous period In the lives Of Ameri-
can women Is here.
For the women stand side by side
with men as equals.
They have been given vote and
they are going TO use II, They are
also gong 10. use their equal rights
10 select, nominate and elect the right
people To MI the Offices.
] think Chicago holds about hcy.
nifty OF Republican men and Repub-
lican women for the convention
The men look about as usual, duh
and unimportant clothes. ugly and in
efficient hats and the customary
amount OF jewelry and smokes
But women! There isn't a mannish
woman In the bunch. Tley all arrIv-
ed dressed in the latest styles and
accompanied by trunks flied with the
prettiest gowns obtainsble As for
hats, no woman has come with less
than four. and az many more will be
purchased before the convention ends.
still these women are not frivolous,
empty'heads specimens OF feminity
They are the. cleverest and brsiniest
Of their kind. That IL why they have
not neglected their appearance. For
while they have fought and won the
battle for equal rights with men. they
do not forget that man is q creature
OF his eyes.
Nor do these same womfn intend
to let the world believe that suffrage
will make her anything else than sh.
has been heretofore, a womsnly wom-
an, a mother. a wife and sister, and
the uplifter and sustainer Of all that
is good.
SO the women in their pretty
gowns and their smiling faces are
everywhere. The hotels are packed
with them and the rooms OF the
prospective candidates look like a
flower garden in June. II has a
good effect on the men. | have at
tended many conventions. yes even
some. where ! was the only woman
and | find the women's presence
makes an impression.
Evince New Isierest.
was over at the Coliseum where
the committee on delegates is having
it's family sQuabbles. They were all
men with the exception of two wom-
en- delegates one OF whom wore
modish. black laced hat. and the
other a bright red turban. could
not tell whether they voted or not,
although was sitting directly back
OF NdtlOuH1 Oul tHtt
intense interest was unmistak able.
The room was badly ventilated and
the men who didn't smoke chewed.
Papers and pamphlets strewed the
floors and Uttered up everywhere
with disorder. Even the platform
was abnormaIiy dirty and disgusting
and those upon IL. with the excep-
ton of myself and Chairman viii
Hays. smoked. To the press was de-
voted a long table fully three quar-
ters the length of the entire room
One end of this table was devoted
to members OF the colored press.
The discussions were over the seat
ing OF white or colored delegates
The eloouence. intelligence and even
pathos OF the colored appeal for rep
resentation and equality was astound-
ing. 1t got them nowhere.
Though they seemed to present ex-
traordinary evidence in their favor
yet the ultimate decision was against
them The "lily-whites" won out But
the colored man has left an impress
sion even upon the old timers which
will not be forgotten in the future.
Charming Will Hays, the efficient
and wonderful. Republican national
chairman. called some one else to oc-
cupy the chair while he came back
to chat with me.