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
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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.
No man has ever seen such . a
thing. dx i of suth a thing or
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Wire hair pins, assorted, per
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Shoe laces, black and brown,
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Machine oil, Tuesday at, per
bottle, 15d
Paper shopping bags, Tuesday,
each, at 10
Enameled coat hangers, each,
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-Safety pins, three sbies, per
card 5J
Inside skirt belting, Tuesday,
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