Evening star., 1924-06-12
Women at Convention

Special Dispa trh TO The star
CLEVELAND. Ohio, June l2-"She
won't say she will, and she won't say
she won't" hum the supporters of
Gov. Len Small Of Illinois attend
ing the q. o. r. 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 situation to force her
either TO subscribe absolutely TO the
state slate selected at the April pri-
mary in the face Of her enthusiasm Ic
opposition or to retire as national
committee woman
Weeds All Of Heritage.
Consequently, the daughter of the
late Mark Hanna will need every
particle Of her heritage of political
acumen, or face the Sahara Of ma
tional and local political obscurity.
Immediately after her unanimous
| election az committeewoman last
Monoay whispers concerning the
about Cleveland hotel Iobbies.
Nothing had taken definite form
until Yesterday. when Smans henchmen
al the convention began repeating
the rule that members OF the national
coHmittee are required to give
,,nt Wmolehearted support TO the party
! ticket Interpreting this rule to mea
that the committee members stand
oehinu the state well as the na :
tlonai ticket, the governors friends
are demanding that Ruth Hanna Nc
Sornick announce herself in favor of
her Ditterest enemy or resign her ne "
position
Now Facing Dilemma.
win the increasing opposition
among the women to the apnoint.
ment OF Mrs. Alvin r. Hert as s,Io
SCISSOR or Harriet Taylor Upton. lead
er of the feminine contingent OF the
u -. p, and the general preference
LOT mrs. Mccormick as their general
MRS. Mccormick seems to be facing q
dilemma that delights her foes.
And still, she won't say she vii
support Small. and she won't say she
won t. When interviewed by the writ
er. she spent fifteen minutes refus.
ing 10 discuss the matter.
have nothing whatever TO dc
with the political situation in Iii
noiS IN my capacity as member OF
the national committee, and Id like
stated. with that which might be
called temper, but which is known To
her friends as the Hanna spirit"
Il have bAen elected and there is
nothing they can do. ! was elected
twice, first as associate committee
If the $3.50 resolution. then pending
became convention ruling"
1t is said that the senator's wife
was given her place without competi-
inn hnr MAJ ~ \
after her husbands disastrous de
feat for reelection at the primary.
Women Take HanA.
With Vice Presidents blooming or
every bush, the women have taken 6
hand For although woman delegates
to the q. o. F. conclave here refused
to get excited over il. relatives o1
| candidates insisted upon doing lit
tie debating.
Two cases are being sossiped about
over manicures, and candle lighted
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 middl {
west. his sister. Mrs. Dolly Curtis
Gam hurried TO the scene here tC
explain his points 10 the women. Tn.
! senator's wife is seriously. probaoiN
fatally i'll, and he himself was unable
TO be present Consequently Mrs
Gam, handsomely gowned, voluols
and charming woman. hastened te
manage his campaign mere.
Mrs. Hoover Refssed.
| Herbert Hoover's interest in the vice
presidency paled into insignificance =
make place for Senator Borah after
| pressure was brought TO bear by MS
| better half.
| For it has been announced By cioSt
| friends of the Secretary family thai
| Mrs Hoover refused TO permit II
After enjoying the prestige Of being
! the wife OF one of the most importan;
and influential figures in the cour'
| try. she is said to have refused to b'
reIegated, together with her husband
Into the social and political grave
ward that is the vice presidency.
| Women from Washington here are
! wondering why the Idaho senator's wife
| an astute and definite personality, il
willing to acouiesce in the move te
shroud her husband in pompous OBJ
scurity.