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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE S, 1920. OPPOSITION TO I r inur mnin .vLCHbUC lUrib AT CONVENTION Senator Borah Finds Five Questions Uppermost and Commanding Attention at Chicago. Women Voters Particular About Millinery, Dresses. And Enough Ventilation Nellie Bly Sees the Men in Same Old Dull Clothes, Inefficient Hats Smoking and Chewing in the Committee. Rooms Will Hays Tells :Her They Will Add Much to America's, Greatness. By WILLIAM EBORAH. , I'nitrd atatf Hrnm y from Idaho Written Exprraarly for international Mew tiervics. (Copyright, 1120, by International Newi Service.) Chicago, 111., June 7. The subject of dominant interest at this time is the platform, particularly as it re lates to the league of nations. The drift against the league has been so unmistakable for some time that it 4s manifesting itself more and more j as the convention approaches. There a "v.- those who seem to think it might be wise and perhaps politic to rec ognize the proposition of some kind of a league, but the sentiment against abandoning in any way the policy as announced by Washing ton and Monroe and affirmed by the republican party almost every time it has met since 1860 grows stronger as the crowd grows larger and as the delegates grow more numerous. It seems reasonably certain that the republican party will uphold these traditional policies. It is some thing of a responsibility for a single convention to reverse the-policy of a nartv and reiect and renounce the principles which it has advocated for iWwars. . ; Plan is Unworkable. Another feature of the situation with reference to the treaty and the league is the fact that the events now happening in Europe seem to be a warning of an unmistakable condition. The treaty itself has been rejected by the best minds of Europe as unworkable and the league has been supplanted by the supreme council. The whole thing has been found unworkable and the delegates convening "here are not unmindful of these facts. In addition to this the men who have made the fight against the league have the great advantage of knowing precisely what they watit and are definite and -positive in their i views. They show no intention r f compromise but on the other hand a renewed determination to stand by the principles of theparty as they have heretofore prevailed. Senator Johnson's campaign throughout the v different states, made upon the platform of no league has been supported by a larger popular vote than any other candidate has received. . He has been outspoken and uncompromis ing His position has been , def initely stated wherever he has spoken and yet he has carried tin, populaf vote against great odds as to organization and campaign funds. It seems probabje, therefore, today, that thwe will be a definite and af firmative statement as to the main tenance of our foreign policy as it has existed for 150 years. Five Questions Agitate. The five questions which seem to b engaging the attention of the as yet unorganized -. convention, are il5aVt, this question of the position ot the party upon the league: sec ond, the restoration of our civil re ports, civil liberties under the con stitution, and thijis especially im portant now in View of the present condition .with reference to the re peal of war legislation. Third, ,the question of how. to deal with the high cost of living into which enters the position of the extravagance of the public expenditures; fourth, the problem of dealing with the ques tion of labor and capital, and fifth, the elimination of slush funds from our present campaigns. The latter, proposition is peculiar ly Dressing just at this time. In " view of the present condition of af-4 fairs, the republican party cannot remain silent upon this question. Johnson Is Stronger. Johnson 'today is stronger than he has teen at any time during the campaign. Everybody concedes his popular strength. " The first returns coming in from North Carolina have added greatly to his position of advantage before the convention. More and more, it is beleved tht I ne is tne man aoout wnose election r there will be no doubt. This gratifying to -members of congress who are looking after affairs in their own districts. t The convention in many respects is the most extraordinary which pver convened in this coontry. The delegates are thoroughly aroused over the necessity of nominating a man who can win, The idea which prevailed some time ago that the fight would be an easy one has been modified within the last two or three weeks. ' There is a great deal of talk about dark horses except in the Johnson camp. There you hear no talk about dark horses because theylo not -5SAi to expect to nave to use mem. 1 neir iaea is centereu upon nomi nating Johnson and they do not talk of anyone else, nor even listen pa tiently to the discussion of other names. He has aroused the spirit and the devotion among his follow ers wliich characterized the follow erssof Colonel Roosevelt. You' hear some discussion rela tive to the president's letter or tele gram denouncing the congress for not dealing with the question of the high cost of living. Some six months ago the attorney general stated that the cost of living would immediately be 'educed and clearly Indicated that the executive depart niet.t would see that the laws upon the statute books would be en forced so as to bring -about that re sult. . v The fact is that congress seems to have passed every measure which the executive department needed or thought it needed to deal with this subject. In fact the autocratic powers which have been given to the president would seem to be not only sufficient to deal with the profiteer, but sufficient to deal with every other conceivable subject un der the sun. Money for Medical Schools New York. June 7. Appropria tions totaling, $20,261,900 for de- nounced today by the general educa tional board of the Rockefeller foun dation, , ' By NELLIE BLY. (Written ExpreaMr for the International .ttm Borvire.) Copyright, 1920, by International Jfewa m Service. Chicago, June 7. The most mo mentous period in the lives of American women B here. for the women stand side by side with r.en x equals. They have been given a vote and they are Roing to use it . They are going to use their equal rights to se lect, nominate and elect the right neonle t.i fill the The men look about as usual dull and unimportant clothes, ugly and inefficient hats, and the customary amount of jewelry and smokes. But the Women are "Dolled." But the women there isn't a mannish woman in the entire crowd. They have all arrived dressed in the latest style and accompanied by trunks filled with the prettiest gowns obtainable.. As tor hats, no woman has come with less than four, and as many more will be pur chased before the convention ends. Still these women are not frivo lous and empty-headed specimens. They are the cleverest and braini est of their sex. That is why they have not neglected their appearance. For while they have fought and won the battle for equal rights with man, they do not forget that man is a creature of his eyes. ' Fair Voters Ubiquitous. So the women in their pretty gowns and their smiling faces are everywhere. The hotels'are packed with therrtjand the rooms of the pros pective candidates look like flower gardens in June. It has a good ef fect on the men. I have attended many conventions, and I find wom en's presence makes an improve ment. I was over at the Coliseum where the common delegates are having a family squabble. They were all men with the exception rf two women delegates, one of whom wore a modish, -black lace hat and the other a bright red turban. I could not tell whether they voted or "not, although I was sitting direcHly bark of national chairman Hays. But their intense interest was unmistak able. Men Smoke and Chew. , The room was badly ventilated and the men 1 who did not smoke chewed. Papers and pamphlets strewed the. floors 'Sn'8 littered up .everywhere with disorder. Even the platform was abhorrently dirty and cf sgusting, and those' upon it, with the exception of myself and Chair man Wijl Hays, smoked. To the press was devoted a-long table fully three quarters the length of the en tire room. One end of this table was devoted to members of the colored press. The discussions were over the seating of white or colored dele gates. The eloquence, intelligeilcc and even pathos of the colored men's appeal for representation -and equality was astounding. It got them nowhere. Though they seemed to present extraordinary evidence in their favor, yet the ulti mate decision was against them. The "Lily Whites" won out, but the colored men have left an impres sion even upon the old timers which will not be forgotten. Charming Will Hays, the efficient and wonderful republican national chairman, called someone else to oc cupy the chair while he came back to chat with me. Has Faith in the Woman. ' "Do you know Nellie?" he said, "If the American women will now show the safe patriotism in politics which they showed in war we can make America the greatest nation the vaorld has ever known. The women can do it. And my faith in them and their ability is un bounded." "But don't you think women 'will be simply rubber stamps in a ma chine if they join the regular old parties and fail to make a women's party?" I asked. "No' country can or should have more than two big parties in poli tics," he answered; "and for women who have taken the, sex question out of politics to now put it back again would make a mistake. "They have obtained that for which they fought, equality, and woman's part in politics is greater than man's canfever be. She has al ways held the purse strings. In the majority of American .homes it is woman who receives the pay envel ope unopened on Saturday night. She has kept the home together. She has directed and managed the family. And now as a voter she will be to the United States the con server and' promoter of all that is good. It will be the women who will purify politics. "Do you want to see the real Will Hays?" he asked, breaking off suddenly. He pulled from his pocket and handed to me a photograph of the dearest little kid seated on the back of a proud little pony. This pony was held by Mr. Hays himself, and the boy on its back was, to put it, "the real Will Hays." Women Favor Ventilation. "In the rooms of the republican woman's national committee in the Auditorium was a conference. There was no smoking. The floors were clean. There (was no disorder and perfect ventilation. Every woman was well dressed. Some of them beautifully. They were all pleasant, serious, good to look at, and intelligent. Only one man was among the press repre- sentatives. Miss Mary Garrett Hay, in beautiful white costume, and hati trimmed with Wue, was chairman. The discussion was. over the most important resolution of women's po litical beginning. Ifwas a petition for equal representation among of ficers of the national committee and equal representation of women as members of the executive committee of the national committee. Five women members were se lected to present this resolution to the national committee today. On answer to it hinges the power and the part women will have in this convention. been ready to believe such a thing possible. Some changed To hold each day a session with the representatives of the press is part of the program of some of these hopeful aspirants. Each candidate has his profes sional greeter and if a man gets there and gets out without having his hand shaken either he wears armor or he hasn't any hand to shake. The candidate hissclf is there with a broad sweet smile and a large warm hand for all. He knows most of the newspaper men by name; last name is good, but th; grand thing is to get them by their names "hello Bill" and "hello, George old man," is supposed to fetch the persimmons every 'trip. If you can't think of their names you can always ask anxiously about their grandmothers and - perhaps the name will come to you while you make the play. But with all this, somehow the blame old thing doesn't seem to stir, it sticks on the track, it is on a dead center, it doesn't budge. The only persons that really seem to care very much are the candi dates,, themselves. Everybody talks about the lack of interest in this convention compared with others. I don't know whether the American people have become sophisticated o Wave something more profound to think about than the personal fortune of 'ambitious obscurity but anyway they don't seem to warm up to this particular show. ' a Rear Guard of G. 0. P; Delegates Streaming Into Chicago Monday Chicago, June 7. The rear guard of delegates to the republican na tional convention came streaming iti today. The -'Missouri delegation arrived during the morning and proceeded to the business of settling its own internal rumpus. Wyoming's delegation of six ar rived "heart whole and fancy free," according to T. Blake Kennedy, state chairman. Mrs. J. S. Hunter and Mrs. Leona Well came as Wyo ming alternates. The majority of the Iowa delega tion t came in this morning and a special train bearing the Colorado delegation also arrived. It was estimated that 90 per cent of the delegates were here at noon. 7,000 Gallons of Beer Runs In Zion City Sewer Zion 'Cify. Jll., June 7. Over 7,000 gallons of Milwaukee beer, stored in a garage here since 1919, was poured into the sewer today. Population Increases by , ' Towns, In New England Washington, June 7. Census fig ures announced today were: Bcllingham, Wash., 25,570; in crease, 1,172, or 5.2 per cent. Waterbury, Conn., 91,410; in crease, 18,260, or- 25 per cent. Rome, N. Y., 26,341; increase, 5,8M, or 28.5 per cent. Burlington. Vt., 22,779; increase, 2,311, or 11.3 per cent. ' Weymouth, Mass., 15,057; in crease, 2,162, or 16.8 per cent. Special Luncheon, 75o Paxton ' hotel. Main Cafe. Adv. Times Are Not Like They Use& to Be Soliloquizes Chauncey Depew at Chicago 11 By CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL. Written Expresaly for International News oerTice. Copyright, 1920, by International Newi . y Service. Chicago, June 7. Chauncey De pew blew into town and handed the newspaper men some bang up good stuff about old time national con ventions,' particu larly 1888. Me and Chaunce did that c o n v e n t i on to gether. He was a candidate for the nomination him self that year and I was a reporter. He had the next room to mine at the good old Rirll.liM Yi nt a 1 ..- u.lll. and J ccrtjJ(J have told him just what to do if he had asked me. Yep, was a candidate for the nomination, though seemed to have forgotten "that when he talked to the newspaper'men here yesterday, and he came mighty near landing it, too. All he needed was 482 votes and he could have smooched it as easy as pie. What he talked most about to the reporters was he wa things hive changed at these conventions since he and I began togo to them, which was soon after the Mexican war, I think. But hS never said a word about the biggest change of all, be cause I don't suppose he knew any thing -about it or would believe it if anybody told him. Had Old Superstition. In those days we used to have a quaint old superstition, derived from folk lore and the traditions of the Northland that when it came to be ing president the office sought the man. Mr. Depew sat in the convention of 1888, that is true, and was a candi date also, but he was here asa dele-eate-at-large from the state f New crazy to be president but he had to talk to himself about his trouble and that only after he had crawled into a sound-proof, room and locked the (Joor. To all the rest of the world h must keep up a frapped front and solemn, silence as if he had never once thought of such a thing and any way he was the last person in the world that was really fit for the job. World Has Changed. , We have changed all that now holy smoke, how we have changed it. Today a national convention is like the opening of the rabbit sea son, with 10 hunters to every rab bit. The office doesn't seek the man now, the man seeks the office, right out in the open, club in hand, and if you will look out of your hotel window almost any old time now you can see abodt 16 lusty can didates and their helpers chasing the poor thing to its lair. Its lair in the old days if a can didate said so much as "I'm in the hands of my friends," he was looked upon as having set one foot right on the-dead line of propriety, and a great many folks thought he had gone over it. Now he not only in forms the world that he is a candi date, but that he is a lalapaloosa a world beater and the grandest thing that ever went on two feet. In the way of virtue, wisdom and pure statesmanship hejjas all the rest skinned a mile. As for the low browed thug "whose miserable headquarters are in the other hotel, to call hun a statesman or pretend that he knows bow to get away with this presidency job is absurd. Ha, ha, don't be deceived by his ridicu lous claims. I am it. the old orig inal hot stuff, pin your faith on me. He calls hisself the tried ,and true. Nonsense, when you come right down to brass tacks I am the only friend the 'American people ever had. N Five Now Active. There are five of these diffident York so that was all right and nofand blushful persons now in Chi- bedy complained; he haa legitimate business in Chicago. But if any ether of that year's big field of candi dates had thown up here as a candi date and not as a delegate, the con vention would have fainted first and as soon as it caught its breath would have thrown him through -;he side of the house. In those dv maa might be cago, hve candidates tor the repub licans' nomination for the presi dency, all working overtime to"get it, and the things they do and the things they say are a plenty to shatter the nerves of the old fogeys that think the office too high for tricks. 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