Evening star., 1928-06-02

BY the Associated Press
The women of America, constituting
40 per cent of the eligible electorate,
will be represented at the 1928 Repub-
lican convention by less than per cent
of the delegates. Final returns from all
States except West Virginia show
total of "a Republican woman delegates
in total of 1089, as compared to l20
with Ill votes at Cleveland four years
ago.
Woman alternates this year will num-
ber 239, exclusive of West Virginia, as
compared to 279 in 1924. This brings
the number of women who will have
seats in the convention hall up to 303,
or about Is per cent of the total repre-
sentation. Four years ago 399 women
were delegates or alternateS.
without Representation.
Although several States have certi-
fled a large number Of women as alter
mates, Missouri having an almost
wholly feminine alternate slate. Is
States will send no woman delegates,
and five States, four Territories and the
District of Columbia will send no Wom-
EN- at ALL either delegates or alternates.
This last fact does not represent a
change numerically since 1924, as the
SdIIlS nuIilUcE VI OldCCo dIt0 ACllIbOl Io
sent only men TO Cleveland. But this
year the States sending no women are
predominantly Western, Montana
Nevada, oregon, South Dakota, in ad-
dition to South Carolina. whereas in
1924 they we're chiefly Southern. South
Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama
together with Idaho.
West Virginia the returns from
which are not yet in, Is not expected
to certify any woman delegates, but
may possibly send one or two women
among its alternates In 1924 1t had
one woman alternate at Cleveland.
Two States, Wisconsin and Louisiana
will have woman delegates at the con-
vention, but no woman alternates. This
happened in the cases of Arkansas,
Mississippi, Nevada and Oregon N
1924.
Proportion Changed.
The outstanding change at Kansas
City Is in the decreased proportion of
woman delegates from the States send
ing them, and in the increased number
of States sending women only as alter
mates. In 1924 there we're only three
In the latter category, Florida. South
Dakota and West Virginia. whereas this
year there are Is, Alabama, Arkansas,
Colorado. Florida. Georgia, Idaho. In
diana, Kansas, Mississippi, New Hamp-
shire, New Mexico, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.
Wyoming, the first State 10 have q
woman governor and the first to have
woman suffrage. which was incorporated
In the State Constitution when 1t enter
ed the Union In 1890, viii have no
woman official delegates at the Re
publican convention. 1t will send three
women as alternates to Kansas City
however and six women, three dele
gates and three alternates, will repre-
sent 1t at Houston in the Democratic
convention. In 1924 1t sent two woman
official delegates TO each Of the party
conventions.
New York Leads.
The highest total Of woman delegates
for any State this year is six from New
York. two at large and four from the
districts. In 1924 also New York was
highest. with nine Missouri sent eight
and Minnesota six FOLLOWING New York 5
Read this year are Massachusetts and
Oklahoma with five each, and Ken
lucky with four. Eight other States
will each have three. five win have
two each and ten will have only one
each.
There viii be no lack OF femininity
however, 10 grace the Kansas gathering
Missouri, with two woman delegates.