Evening star., 1935-04-28
CHAPTER LII.
RY FRANK G, CARPENTER.

Of prominent figures in public lie
| what, in their opinion, would be
the result If women came to Con-
gress. Their ideas differ and
some of them are interesting.
"It would depend very much on the
kind of women" writes Senator John
]. Ingalls,. "If they were disciplined
parliamentarians, philosophic think
ers, trained debaters, students of his
tory, acquainted with political econo-
my, accomplished in oratory and ex-
empt from all the incidents Of ma
ternity, the result might be beneficial. y
Susan B. Anthony thinks as fol-
lows: That both the men and the
women will be put on their best beha- =
intellectually and So
the sexes together al
ways inspire each other to be and do
their best. The huge cuspidors at
every seat will be banished, the heat
ing registers will no longer emit the
fumes of burned tobacco juice; the
two houses and the corridors will
cease to be filled with tobacco smoke
thick enough to be cut with knife,
the desks will not be used as foot
benches. Decency and good order will
be observed in the discussions, the
prophecies of civilized society will OBJ
tain, and Justice, not bargain and
sale, will dG<sde the legislation. May
the good r<Ae come speedily"
Clara carton, the founder Of the
Red O-Sss, writes me at length thus:
1T could seem that glance back
ware would be helpful in this attempt
at forecasting the future. What has
been the result of mixed assemblages
of men and women-in the miner S
camp and in all pioneer life? Did
the advent Of women there demoral-
ize? Did it impair the atmosphere,
religiously. socially or eco
nomically? Did it retard progress?
If women had not gone what would
have been the result?
The churches-were they better
without women? Has their presence
there been demoralizing? Have they
bred discord? Have they readily en-
tered into iniquitous and tricky
plans? Have they been easily bought
and sold? Are they costly elements
in the churches? Would the churches
like to dispense with their presence?
"If women had not gone what
would have been the result?
"Schools-Have women students de-
moralized such schools. colleges and
as have admitted them?
Has the standard been lowered and
the curriculum made easier to suit
their inferior capacities and to enable
them TO keep abreast with their class
mates themselves? This would be the
more correct testimony in this mat
ter. The experiment is comparatively
new and has been fraught with diff
culties. We are willing to submit 1t tc
a twenty years trial and then decide
the results.
Where women are members OF con-
ventions. do they disturb or lower the
tone of thought and action? We have
no way of judging the future but by
the past, and judging by the past
what are We to expect if women should
come to Congress?"
The Republican Convention.
The story of the Republican Con-
vention of last month at which Ben
Harrison received the nomination
over John Sherman is full of un-
written history. Few Of the actors
in the event are willing to say over
their signatures just how the noml-
nation came to be made. nor how
Sherman. who was by far the strong
est candidate. was beaten. One OF
the most pl ointment Senators from the
West. however, told me last night
much of the inside story of the con-
yention. When I asked if I could
use his name in connection with 1t
he replied.
mo. but you can ask Senator Sher-
man whether he received the dis
patches I shall mention, and II he
saws that he did. it will be evidence to
YOU of the truth Of my story. First
ask him whether on the Sunday be-
fore Harrison was nominated he did
not receive a telegram signed by Tom
Platt and Warner Miller, saying that
the New York delegation was going
to cast their vote on the morrow for
him, and whether later on he did
not receive another stating they we're
first going to give a complimentary
vote to Harrison"
I asked Senator Sherman about
these kilograms. He replied that he
did receive them and that he believed
they were sent in good faith. Now for
the Western Senator's story. Said ne:
Senate: Sherman would certainly
have been the Republican nominee ii
New York had not decided to give
complimentary vote TO Harrison on
Monday. This vote was made more
as compromise than with the serious
intention of electing Harrison the
candidate. Three of the four dele
gates at large from New York favored
the choice of Sherman. To placate
the fourth. the complimentary vote
was agreed upon. with the under
standing that after this one vote the
delegation was to be counted as SOL
idly for Sherman. This would have
resulted in his nomination.
ION this ballot, however, Harrison
received extra votes from certain OF
the other delegations, which were
swung his way by less successful
candidates. But it was tine New York
complimentary vote that turned the
scale. BY. it he was nominated, much
to the surprise of every one. including
at least three of the New York dele
gates"
President Harrison.
I saw President Harrison walking
with a friend on Connecticut avenue
last Sunday. He wore plain black
overcoat buttoned tightly around his
rather rotund form, pair Of brown
kid gloves, which fitted remarkably
well, and a new and shining black silk
tie. He chatted with his friend as
he walked, and there was nothing
either about his appearance or the
notice taken of him by the other
promenaders to show that he was
President of the greatest republic on
the globe.
President Harrison in his everyday
habits is showing himself more DEM
ocratic than any of his predecessors
of the past decade. Arthur was sell
dom seen on the streets save in his
carriage or on horseback. and all the
walking that President Cleveland did