Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-07-02
BUSY SCENE
AT CONFAB
Interesting Letter From DIR. Gregg
Chronicles Events Preceding
! Demo Convention


patch office from DR.. N. R. Gregg
of Coulee, Grant county's only del
egate to the Democratic national
convention held at Philadelphia
the past week, wherein he tells OF
the trip to the Quaker city and
events succeeding the arrival OF
the delegation:
On June 10, at $3.50 p. NJ, a
special car left Seattle via Northern
Pacific, North Coast Limited, for
Philadelphia with the official
Washington state delegation for
the Democratic national conven-
ton.
Mrs. Eileen Baumgarten, Sc
attic. national committeewoman
elect, and Mrs. Teresa Farrell, Sc
attic, secretary of the delegation,
were joined at Auburn by Mrs.
Harry Deegan of Shelton, and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Doran of Centralia;
at Ellensburg by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Faust, and at Pasco Mr.. and Mrs.
E. v. Hurley boarded the train.
The following morning H. H.
Treede of Fairfield, Wash, and
DR.. N. r. Gregg of Coulee City,
Joined the party, and at Chicago
the group was completed by Ron
aid Orr of Port Angeles. Other del
egates had gone ahead for various
reasons and were in Philadelphia
ahead of time, namely DIR. J. R..
Binyon of Seattle, Louis Nash, Sc
attic, Nom Walgreen. Fred Mercy,
Martin South, Otis Elan, Roy Mise
ner, Homer Bone, Lewis Schwel-
lenbach, Jack Eckstrand, Lena Ed
lund, Mrs. Jno. Lynch, Mrs. M, V.
Eraruuya1son and Ed Carroll.
Corsages Presented To Women
AT Spokane, Mrs. Ed Riley Of
the Women's Democratic club OF
that city boarded the train and
presented ladies of the group with
corsages from the club. She &C
companied them to Missoula and
the delegates greatly regretted
that she was unable to go on with
them to the convention.
Mr.. Treede, who is past 80 years
old, was the Dad of the delega-
ton. DR.. N. R. Gregg, doctor Of
the group, was enjoying a rest and
also looking after the members
health.
On board was Mr. Tike as
mayor from Garrett, Indiana, and
a radio speaker who was to give
highlights of the notable PERSONAL
ties of the convention.
Several caucuses were held on
the train. One important caucus
was held Sunday at 8 p. IN. near
Pittsburg on board Baltimore &
Ohio. T.. " Hurley was temporary
chairman and Mrs. Teresa Farrell,
secretary. Importance Of matters
for plank in platform on rehabili-
tation, especially the high dam,
was discussed and Mr. Hurley in
structed to draw UP such mo-
ton. A motion carried that this
delegation pledge that only two
delegates vote from each district.
A motion that this delegation ia
vor the majority rule was also car
ried.
There were many other del
egates from other western state, of
particular mention, Mrs. Lydia
Leathers, national committeewo-
man from Montana, who informed
the group that she was No. 1 del
egate from Montana, having re-
ceived the highest number of vo-
ties at their state convention.
There were also two contrasting
delegations from Minnesota, both
going to Philadelphia expecting to
be seated at the convention
The Understanding fight was
heard by the delegates over radio
on the train at Butte.
Monday, June 22nd
Upon their arrival in Philadel-
phia, after being photographed by
the Associated Press, the delega-
tion went to the Washington hotel,
with the exception of Mrs. Baum
garten who registered at the Ben
jamin Franklin hotel.
Monday afternoon was spent in
vain attempts to secure tickets.
badges, etc., and Information was
finally obtained that these would
be distributed at the Adelphia ho-
tel by Roy Misener, vice-chairman