The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-05-21
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{. 0. ?. REFUSED
TO SHARE -" BIC ."
WITH THE WOMEN
X. c. CONVENTION WAS SHARP
CONTRAST TO ACTION OF
DEMOCRATS AT JOPLIN.
WOMEN CAUSE NEAR RIOT
One Place Wanted BY G. o. p. Women
Was Given to a Negro Politician
Election Was Controlled
by Party Bosses.

Kansas City, Mo-, May.-The lack Of
consideration upon the part Of the party
bosses for the women delegates attend
ing the Republican State Convention
here, as compared with the actien Of
the Democratic State Convention at
Joplin In accepting women delegates
as "full partners" into the ranks Of
the Democratic Party, was one Of the
outstanding features Of the Republican
Convention.
The contrast has been sharply drawn
because the Republicans only named
two women as members Of the big
Eight" to Chicago, while the Demo-
cratic Convention elected four women
as delegates-at-large to the Frisco Con-
vention. The Republican women were
characterized as inexperienced" by
members of their own party.
The concession on the part of the
Republican bosses to name the two
women as delegates came only after
enc Of the most bitter fights in the
history Of the party. At joplin the
women were received as workers of
the party and there was never any
doubt about them being given an equal
representation to the Democratic Na-
tional Convention. ..s.
Bosses Were in Control.
However. the Republican bosses,
headed by John Schmoll and Fred Es-
sen of ST. Leuis, and Thomas x. Marks
of Kansas City, were on the job early
here and decided that, although the
"Big Four" would be increased to
"Big Eight" all of the places should
go to the men. National Committee
man Jacob l.. Babler of st. Louis, and
w. L. Cole Of Onion, chairman Of the
Republican State Committee. also were
on the ground and abetted in the
scheme to head off the women.
That their plans prevented the wom-
en- from getting equal representation
was the opinion of close political eb-
servers.
The matter was all "cut and dried"
behind closed doors and later the wom-
en- were told of the program.
This caused the fireworks to break
loose A headline In a Republican
newspaper best expresses what hap
pened:
Jefferson City Girl Leads G. o. r.
Revolt"
This referred to the activity of Miss
Matilda Dallmeyer, who was credited
with stirring up strife among the
women as protest against BOSS
rule"
Another headline read:
"WOmen Cause Near Riot. Frantic
Scenes Occur as Suffragettes Shrek
and ClamOr for Recognition in Tumul-
tuous Assembly"
Called Women "Inexperienced."
The Republican bosses had succeed
ed beautifully in lining up Mrs. J. N.
Hutchinson of st. Louis on their side.
Mrs. Hutchinson, who attempted to
stem the tide in the caucus of Repub-
lican women, was quoted in the Globe.
Democrat as declaring the insistence
Of the women for equal representation
in the big Eight" would crowd out
Babler and Cole, "who were toe ex-
perienced politicians to be sidetracksd
fer preference of inexperienced wom-
en-"
The women finally got two places Ia
the big Eight" In the election of Mrs.
Alice Curtice Meyer Wing of Green
vile, and Mrs. Verona Swan of Jop-
lin. One of the other two places they
were asking for was given to q negro
politician Of st. Joseph.