Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21
Democrats Lead
in HonOring Women
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Continued from Pare One
them and Tammany is no afternoon tea
party. Yet the motto ef Tammany
was place aux danes.
Mr.. Murphy put two women in the
much sought places Of delegates at.
large. two women among the big four.
Nor did Tammany stop there. Among
the ninety Democratic delegates Of New
York eleven are women, and there are
forty three women alternates. The New
York Republicans met about the same
time and chose two women delegates and
nine altcrnates.
IL was warning. but il was not
noticed by Chairman Hays. Homer
sometimes mods. not Homer Cummings.
but his ancient names8kc. and Will
Hays is no better than Homer. He
has an eye for everything. He can sec
n grievance further off than any other
man living and travel further and faster
to head it of. But he missed the sig.
nilicancc of two women members Of the
big four chosen by the hard boiled boss
of Tammany Hall.
It wasn't until some reporter called
Mr.. Hays's attention to the record Of
his own 1ndiana-no women among tho
Republican delegates and only eight
women among the altcrnates-that Mr..
Hays critically examined the list of
delegates in Republican Headquarters
here and compared ii with the list Of
Democrats some kind friend furnished
to him.
He found besides Indiana and New
York. already set forth in this dispatch
such comparative figures as this Mis- e
souri, in tho south. which has not been
keen for suffrage. Democrats. eight
women delegates and seventeen women
altcrnatcs: Republicans. three women
delegates and twenty five women alter
mates: Minnesota. Democrats. four
women delegates aud nine women alter
mates: Rcpublicans. one woman dele q.
gate and six women alternatcs. and
the further Mr., Hays looked down the
list the moro he found Of the same
sort.
The Republicans arc pondcring what
can be done about it. The first idea
Is to go around among the Republican
men delegates who have women alter.
mates and persuade them to let the
women sit in their places at Chicago. 4
good deal of this will bc done. But
obviously the Democrats have the ad
vantage here.
II the two parties get to rivaling each
| other as TO how many women shall
| actually sit on the floor of the convcn .
ton and vote for the nominees for
President. the Democrats can get tc
persuading men delegates to forgo the
| pleasure of acting and let their womer
alternates act. And they have more
women alternates than the Republicans
Many postoffice on paper will 60 tc
the man delegate who gallantly sacri
fees himself to his party and gives his
woman alternate his seat.
The Democrats will probably feature
Mrs. Peter Oleson, Of Claguet. MINI.
who made hit here at the Jackson Day
dinner iu their convention. She may b.
n sort of woman kcynotcr or make q
leading nominating speech. But she il
sure to be starred. She is II member o.
| Minnesota big four. and the Demo
Gratis will press the advantage they have
in naming more women delegates in th'
Republicans by making prominent theiI
| leading woman orator.
Each party will try to outdo tn,
other in giving women honorary posi-
tions in their convention, vice prcsi
denotes. secretaryships and membos
ships in committees.