The Washington times., 1924-06-26
CONVENTION IS.
RUNFOR AND
BY men
Helen Cox Finds Women
Have Small Place Except
as Frame for Picture
By HELEN FOX.
international News Service.

CONVENTION HALL, NEW
YORK, June 26.-This is a conven.
ton Of the men, Tor the men, and
| by the men.
The women are here-beautifuIly
| and numerously-but to a big de.
gree inactive. They form a charm.
ing frame of fair faces, colorful
costumes and graceful gestures--a
charming frame for the men. While
they help the picture they are no
more vital to the convention than
a frame Is to a masterpiece,
This is most decidedly not a
woman's convention. A woman is
chairman of the New York delega.
ton. Another woman has been
made vice chairman Of the conyen.
ton. But for that, the female OF
the species just doesn't count
isn't in it at all.
Committee meetings that break
up at all hours in the morning are
grim masculine affairs. STAMPING
and cheering here in the hall are
expressions Of virile enthusiasm. The
voices believing from the platform
issue with only few exceptions from
powerful male threats.
That is the truth, although no.
body Is willing to admit 1t.
But 1t Deed not be too discourag.
ing to my sisters. Theirs is the
trulsm and trite-ism-"Rome was
not" but you know it as well as
We do. ,.b,n.al.,,S-j,iT,'I
Sheik and chic-masculine and
feminine descriptives pronounced ex.
actly the same-tell all that's to be
told about delegates and delegates.
Trooptng down Fifth avenue.
through Madison Square and into
the hall, in the wake Of bands and
other noises, the Democrats were
q distinguished host this morning,
They We're just not to be outdone.
They were just as magnificent as
the conventi0ners at Cleveland two
weeks go. And Just think-thoy
have the sheik. and chic New York.
er to compete with.
While one could not truthfulIy
say that all the men who jammed
the Garden this morning were of
the generous sheik, the general en-.
semble was decidedly shikish. They
were so well creased and shaved and
brilliantined. So well hammered in
their indifference to the heat. So
terribly gallant.
1t takes more than oil to feed
good husky Democrats-Republ
charges to the contIHry. Here's an
estimate Of the daily rations needed
for the millions patronizing Hather
Knickerbockers' eating places: Meat
l.9sO.OOO pounds mot raw; butter
$4,000 pounds; eggs, $500, GOA
pounds; milk, $4,000 quarts; poultry,
$4,000 pounds.
w. H. Maloney, delegate from
Butte, Mont, was explaining that
no one was to talk him into voting
for William G. McAdoo. Maloney il
the only one Of the States delegates
who is for al Smith. There's nc
doubt about that His chest Is
plastered with Smith badges, but
tons and pennants.
I'm vote for McAdoo when he'll
freezes over" Maloney said.
Some Of these other fellows
claim we're instructed for McAdoc
and I have to vote for him. Watch
me. ran as a Smith and light
wine and beer man."
The prettiest thing in the whole
convention was Mrs. Frank B
Lucas, delegate from Oklahoma
Through the opening in the roo
poured in a too enthusiastic sun
q shaft of it streaked down Through
the Garden and alighted full force
on a Japanese parasol. A lovely
parasol 1t was. But how much love
lier was the face beneath it. Tha,
face! Well, there was smile, and
| two deep dimples, and two soft
dark dashed and dark brown eyes
and loads Of silk and silver white
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