Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-16
WOMEN,
FEMININE LEADERS
: ENGAGE IN FIGHT.
Although Dissatisfied With
Resubmission, All Promise
Party Harmony. y.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 16 P).-The pro-
hibition maelstrom today spun the
ladies Of the Grand Old Party into a
other Of discussion over whether the
elephants new stand will divide the
"wOmanS vote for Herbert Hoover"
A woman talking wet right into the
microphones on the rostrum of this
Convention Hall brought to its sur
face the prohibition dissension previ-
ously deeply buried-in the feminine
sector-unoer slab Of party loyalty.
Even before Mrs. Agnes Jones XIII
fort of New Jersey mounted the radi3.
ringed platform, woman vets SOD
woman drys and some straight-Hoo'( -
women were predicting both that tAS
resubmission plank would, and woulC.'
nj. result in a woman's revolt.
1t was anybody'S guess who was
right, for there were extreme reactions
on both sides, most of them asserting
however, no rebellion was in sight.
Differing Views.
1.-The women will march down the
nne for Herbert Hoover" said Mrs. AL
win T. Hert, titular leader. Il like the
Flank very much. There's very little
difference between it and what we had
but the people get chance to
speak"
Hoover or no Hoover Sarah
Schuyler Butler, the New York edu-
Gators daughter' speaking" plank
will ALLEVIATE all the drys and all the
vets
These and plethora Of other COM
ments signaled, incidentally. how the
prohibition fracaS transformed chit
chatting women, who formerly wouldn't
even answer questions, into as many
outSpoken fighters.
Until the Resolutions Committee re-
leased the plank you couldn't draw
woman delegate out on any issue from
silver to peace.
AfterWard they marched into State
caucuses and said their say right out
That was but the prelude to a host of
Voman's blows in the thick of the
battle. They cheered and jeered and
marched with the men. One delegate
at-large Mrs. c. L. Barber reached for
the Michigan sign as some of her dele
CATION started off on a wet parade
and she tore up the tag before the men
began the march.
May Enter Other Fight.
The unexpected feminine activity
even raised some conjectures that the
TdIlh anu lie VI NOIllel HAY NSI get
into the only other live issue-that vice
presidential matter which was still
more important to at least one woman
today than was prohibition.
Campaigning Dolly Curtis Gam
couldn't say anything on the liquor
question. but she was still greeting all
corners with an open purpose in the
stadium. She was an affable vice presi-
dental hostess. for she is convinced now
IHt-rN@ hnr Nl1n -1eNc INoO
the slate She had disclosed to
husband Edward Everett Gam. also put
his shoulder to the Curtis wheel for
Vice President.
we had dinner at l am" Mrs.
Gam told a friend YESTERDAY Then
Edward and got to the telephone. And
by o'clock in the morning, everything
was fixed"
The vice presidential contest was a
mealy matter among the women in
general beside prohibition DEVELOPMENTS
but after the floor emotion died down
party loyalty showed the utterances Of
most who would talk.
Sees Rally to Hoover.
Mrs Frederick Pettitt dry California
alternate epitomized this types reac-
ton. saying: The drys will rally to
Hoover's plank instead of taking what
the Democrats will give them all right;
I'm worried about Hoover women gone
wet"
Ernestine Adams, Oklahoma's wet
delegate. commented, however, dis
gusted as I am, III still vote for Hoo
YER
Her colleague. Ann w. billiard. de-
clared dry convictions and believed
that: Women will vote for Hoover on
this instead of for wet Democrat"
Mrs. Grace NJ. Hartnet. representing
wet Maryland, found this plank is
good enough for me-" Mrs. George
Horace Lorimer of Pennsylvania dis
missed the whole show with: We've
had a rabble row. All the hullabaloo
doesn't mean a thing. Women will
vote for Herbert Hoover"
Likewise, Mrs. Patrick Hurley, the
War Secretary,s wife, thought the Hoo
yer plank wonderful" and predicted
women have always been for Hoover
and they always will be-"