The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-05
Familiar Friends IN Indiana Primaries;
Contention House Parties Planned
Senator and Mrs. Gerry
Have House 1T Hous
ton, as Have Mr.. and
Mrs. John w Davis

MIS-. J0nn M LAWS
When the State conyen-
ton IS held IN Indiana to-
morrow and Thursday,
there Is possibility that
three women, well known
and well liked in Washing
ton, may be chosen as dele
gates to the Democratic
national convention ii HOus-
ton They are Mrs. Thomas
Riley Marshall, Mrs. John
nv Kern and Mrs. Samuel
Ralston, each the widow Of
! man distinguished II the
service Of his party, his
State and his country The
late Vice President Mar
shall, who was also governor
o Indiana, had tremen
dous following Id the State.
Mr. Ralston was both gov
ernor and Senator from IN
diana, and Mrs. Kern, who
was at one time ia the Sen
ate, was candidate for Vice
President on the ticket with
William Jennings Bryan.
ReCeptive7
Mrs. Marshall, who is now
with her mother III Arizona, If
not II very robust health and
IS doubtful whether she would
nccept the honor if II came To
her. but the other two are de-
scribed SIS receptive. And az
any rate its an interesting
subject for speculation.
Convention House Parties
Perhaps the most interesting
aspect 81 the two conventions on
fhu horizon. from the social point
~ view. is the number Of house
parties that are being planned
d roYnparati new development
ia convention politics.
Mr.. ana Mrs. John Davis
have taken house III Houston
Tor convention week and 20 have
Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry Both. doubtless. win have
guests staying with them and
may be counted upon to DO some
INFORMAL entertaining between ses-
siUas
Mrs. Nicholas LongWorth and
Mrs. MediIl Mccormick, who are
Is do both conventions together
have leased house on the out
skirts III kansas city. which they
viii occupy while the conclaye y
prDgress. Mrs. Mccormick
i.g, ID ms way, ii To make q
5naif speech when former
Governor Llowden Of Illinois II
placed Ii nomination, II already
IN Kansas City, and. as national
conmitteewoman for Illinois, Is
fnvOIsed IN pre-conventiOn activi-
ties. However, she viii be at
hotel until the convention opens.
She insists that she has not taken
3 house for entertaining, house
partying or political poW-wows,
but az b place To get some sleep.
But it Is said that Mark Hanna's
brilliant daughter never sleeps
when the political pot Il boiling,
So
Ma. - -, -.,..,.,.kt - -.,..
abIy Speaker Longworth, too will
make the trip to Kansas City,
leaving Washington the latter
part OF this week, with the Under
secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Ogden y. Mills. It has been sug-
gested that Secretary Mellon, Of
the Treasury, will also be mem
Der Of this group. Mrs. LongwortI1
win return tomorrow from Cincin-
NATL where she has been opening
her home and installing Paulina,
With her nurse, for the summer
months.
Diplomatic Delegates
To the moment Of writing. the
Polish Minister and Nine. Ciecha-
nowsia are the only diplomats who
have been mentioned as attending
either. of the conventions. They,
At appears, are to join Mrs. James
r.. Curtis, who Is already in Kan
&as City, and Representative and
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon are to IS
members OF the same party. As
eistant Attorney General Mabel
Walker Willebrandt Is another
Washington woman already in the
field. She Is . delegate at large
from California.
It will be remembered that Mrs.
Jim" Reed, who has e Charming
new home on the outskirts OF Kan
sas City, IL to entertain some Of
her Republican friends there while
the convention ID in progress
which has its amusing aspects.
since her husband originated the
Democratic campaign slogan.
Turn the rascals out!' And Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose. whose home
IS In Kansas City, although she
spends her winters in Washing.
ton, Is to have house party. with
the Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs. Jardine among her guests.
The Jardines are leaving town
today for Missouri and will go to
their home in Manhattan, Kan, for
= month before returning to Wash.
1ngton.
Mrs. Alvin e. Hert, vice chair
man OF the Republican national
committee, already'is on the ground
and IL installed in the Queen Ma.
RE" suitesi In the biggest hosiery in
town.
Former Gov Nellie Taylce Ross,
of Wyoming, is e. delegate to the
Houston convention. So Is Gov.
ernor Smiths daughter Mrs.
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