Evening star., 1924-06-12
Women at Convention
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 12.-"She
won't say she will. and she won't saw
she won't" hum the supporters of
Gov. Len Small of Illinois attend
ing the G. o. p. convention here.
They burst into the words of the
popular song at the mere mention of
Mrs Medill Mccormick, leading femi-
nine member of the Republican party.
for they have been busily at work
creating a situation to force her
either to subscribe absolutely to the
state slate selected at the April pri-
mary in the face Of her enthusiastic
opposition or to retire as national
committeewoman.
Needs All OF Heritage.
Consequently, the daughter of the
iate Mark Hanna will need every
Particle of her heritage of political
acumen, or face the Sahara of na.-
tionA and local political obscurity.
Immediately after her Unanimous
e.ecuon as committeewoman LAST
Monoay whispers concerning She
ABOUT Cleveland hotel Iobbies.
Notnlns had taken definite form
uhtli yesterday, when SmalI's henchmen
al the convention began repeating
the rule that members OF the national
coninittee are required to give
.WsnoIehearteo support to the party
tickeI Interpreting this rule to mean
that the committee members stand
behlnd the state as well as the ma
uonal ticket the governors friends
are demanding that Ruth Hanna, Mo
SorMich announce herself in favor of
heI oitterest enemy or resign her new
position -'e"
Now Facing Dilemma.
with the increasing opposition
among the women to the annointa
ment OF Mrs. Alvin r. Hert as sue
SCISSOR of Harriet Taylor Upton. lead
er OF the feminine contingent of the
~. y. r" ana the general preference
Ior Mrs. Mccormick as their general
Mrs. Mccormick seems to be facing a
dilemma that delights her foes.
And still. she won't say she will
support Small, and she won't say she
er. she spent fifteen minutes refus-
ing to discuss the matter.
Il nave nothing whatever to do
with the political situation in Hi
nols In my capacity as member OF
the national committee, and I'd like
to see them try to unseat me-" she
stated, with that which might be
called temper, but which is known to
her friends as the Hanna spirit"
have hAsn elected and there is
twice, first as associate committee
woman, and then as commit eewoman
If the $3.50 resolution, then pending,
became convention ruling"
1t is said that the senator's wife
was given her place without competi-
tion to win her support for the party
after her husbands disastrous de-
feat for reelection at the primary.
Women Take Hand.
With Vice Presidents blooming on
every bush, the women have taken a
hand For although woman delegates
to the G.. Q. P. conclave here refused
to get excited over il, relatives of
tie debating.
Two cases are being gossiped about
over manicures, and candle-ligtted
tea tables. They are the cases of
Senator Curtis of Kansas and Secre-
tary of Commerce Hoover.
With the boom for Curtis as the
logical representative of the middle e
west, his sister, Mrs. Dolly Curtis
Gam, hurried to the scene here to
explain his points to the women. The
senator's wife is seriously, probably
fatally. i'll, and he himself was unable
Gam, a handsomely gowned, volubls
and charming woman, hastened to
manage his campaign here.
Mrs Hoover Refused.
Herbert Hoover's interest in the vice
presidency paled into insigniffcance to
make place for Senator Borah after
pressure was brought to bear by his
better half.
For it has been announced by close
friends of the Secretary's family that
Mrs. Hoover refused to permit it.
After enjoying the prestige of being
the wife of one of the most important
and influential figures. in the cou7-
try. she is said to have refused to be
relegated, together with her husband,
into the social and political grave
yard that is the vice presidency.
Women from Washington here are
wondering why the Idaho senator's wife,
an astute and definite personality, is
willing to acquiesce in the move to
shroud her husband in pompous OBJ
Scurity