Show WOMEN t They hey Lo Lok For or Su Success cess of the Democratic Ticket f HELD A LOVE tOVE FEST FEAST MS MRS COHN COHEN TELLS OP OF H HER EX 4 AT KANSAS CIT CITY j I IThe The ga f Democratic tc women omen at the home of Mr and Mrs Mr G George orge H WOod Wood afternoon partook of the nat nature re of ofa a love feast The me meet meeting t ting ing was a large one rat the parlor parlors were ware crowded and the enthusiasm sm and con confidence jn in Democratic vIctor victory express ed by thes active women women would have put t to shame the doub doubting ng Thomaes of oC the had they been pres present present ent The large attendance in spie spite of the intense heat is an indication that the women of the city are preparing for or the campaign and the enthusiasm aroused by the speeches and son songs s l la ir ira a clear that the Womans Democratic club doe does not purpose tal tati in inga a back leat In the fight now open ing up The of the afternoon nere ere FIsher S Harris Mrs J 11 M Cohen Mrs Matte Mattle Hughes Cannon Mrs Vir Virginia Virginia ginia CrISman of Iowa and Mrs George Ward Vard lately 0 of Idaho nut Dut now Ot or Salt Lake The music musi was Sal by the Ladles Ladies quartette by ir Mrs Kate Bridewell and by Miss Money Mr Mrs Wood was sas assisted in entertaIning the guest guests by Mrs A A Y V McCune Mrs W C Hal Hall Mrs S W Stewart Mrs rs J T Richards Mrs D B Hempstead and Mr Mrs L R R Rhodes The refreshments Included punch and cake The social side of the affair was a marked suc success sucCess cess and added much to the effect of the gathering asa as a whole Fish risher r Hrs Harris S Speech ech The opened wih with a song from th the quartette which wa was heart heartily ly encored and the ladles ladies gracefully Following this Fisher S Harris was introduced Ater After a few introductory remarks in his own hu humorous humorous vein 11 Mr Harris said in part The platforms of a party are arc but ornaments strung upon the lne line of prin principles We Ya who love the principles of the Democratic party part have more rea reason reason son to be proud proud of our party today th thin n ev evOr r before When we look back and that the men who have naton nation geat great were Democrats we are naturally proud but in our own day when we see it it in spite of the greatest opposition rising superior to sectionalism and commercialism stand standing standing ing squarely upon is its principles and placing at the the head of is its ticket that prince of gentlemen W J Bryan we weare weare are justified in being more proud than ever of our party When we see the poor and a few of the rich on one ide and on the other side organized wealth pouring is Its mi ml lons lions Into th the coffers of th the Republican lican party we realize that the hope of the naton nation as never before is in inthe inthe the Democracy And when we see the themen themen I men who four years ago were f fighting Mr Bryan Brya as they would have fought death n now ow falling Into lne line in hiS sup support support port we can realize that the DrOs ets I for care are bright Indeed j i Benefits of Democracy The people are realizing more and more that Democracy means the great greatest greatest est good to the greatest number that it means special privileges to none equal and exact justice to aU all that under it its principles there are none too I higl high and none too l low w to get justice that It wi will never stop for failure or I defeat but that it wi will pr press ss on until I thee principles are established never again to be rooted up I After elaborating g this idea ve very ry fully lIr Mr Harris took up UD the subject of the home and the i it exerts on pol and the still geater greater influence it is capable of exerting here in Utah where woman is given the right of ant suf rage Following this he emphasized the danger of overconfidence the im importance importance of organization and work the Importance of having clean and able candidates for al all positions to be fled filled and the importance that the three elec electoral toral votes otes of Utah might have in pe e the victory or defeat of the na national tonal ticket Mr Harris was frequent frequently ly applauded during his remark remarks and at the close he was given a vote of thank thanks After a solo by Miss Money Mrs J M Cohen arose to give give her impressions 1 of the Kansa Kansas City convention and was I applauded before beCore she had spoken a word a sure sun token that her I endorsed her course Mr Mrs Cohens Experience I In pening Mrs Cohen expressed her heartfelt thanks to R R C Chambers for the privilege of going to the national I convention as a delegate I hone she said addressing the members of the club that each and ever every one of you ou wi will feel deeply grateful to hint him also when fc realize that t honor I that came to Utah heralded as the I youngest and most progressive state In the Union for having taken the I initiative In sending a fully accredited woman delegate to the convention was tl due to his acton action I It gave to the Dam Dem women of Utah the opportunity to prove t to the naton nation that when they espoused 3 a cause they remained stead steadfast fast and lo loyal al to it until that cause was settled and settled right Mr Mrs Cohen followed this with a de description of the trip from Sal Salt Lake to Kansas City telling of many little Incidents that transpired along Jong the route especially her combat wih with five Denver To these she said In closing her interview Gentlemen I know that I am a hor horrible horrible disappointment to you but the fact remains that I have always been hopelessly humdrum and domestic but If i it wi will be of any Satisfaction to you ou I wi will add that that not even the oblivion of domestic life ever made I me lose interest in Dolic politics especialLy I Democratic After telling of the Uie arrival in Kan Kansas Kansas sas City the conferred upon I her by the Utah delegation and the receipt from the national secretary of a handsome badge Mr Mrs Cohen said J Homage Romage to a Woman When rhen I arrIved at the convention I hal hall on the morning of the the homage homage due dime to ioma oman which was ap parent al all through the convention met me at the very There wa was wasa 3 a smal small army of doorkeepers The firsts of these barred my way and told me that t I r It t go to the galleries I held my groni however and Arms Martin seeing me said Make wa way for the lady from Uth Utah our only lady in the convention He then sum summoned a page to escort me to my seat seat Mrs Cohen told of how this little littlepage page stood in awe of her until he found out that she was a woman just like his mothel and then of how proud and pleased he was waa to have hae the honor of seating the first lady del delegate gate who ever sat In a national Democratic conven tion to From this point ln Mss Cohen de described described scribed the dramatic of the convention and the Impressions they made her Eyer Every man In the convention she said seemed to vie wIh with every other man In doing he honor ad and not her lone but al all the women or of Utah of whom she was taken to be the representative There was nothing rude or boisterous at any time but deference and respect alwa always s And ever everywhere her she went there were cheers heer for for the women Of Utah The Utah of Uth delegation was s r rounded by the del delegations gaton from Ohio Ohto Massachusetts sett Maine Pennsylvania Pennsylvania and Indiana and al all the delegates from fromal al all te these states did al all in their tower to maket he c wild ld d when Bras Bryans nae mame wa was mentioned were described a as Mra Cohen saw them and her sensations when she was escorted to the tEe pInt Dat f orm to second Bryans nomination march aroUnd the halt al a o the thU hall For Utah Women Women I Mrs Cohen adhered to the idea al all t the e way through that the attentions and a nd honors heaped u upon on her were not intended i for her personally but were Intended i for the women of Ut Utah and andin in i n al all she did or said she wa was careful to t o represent the women of her state tc creditably c When she closed her re remark remarks mark marks she was given not only a vote of o f thanks but a tiger also After a duet by Mrs Anderson and 3 lIon Money y Mrs Matte Mattie Hughes Can Cannon Canon non n on wa was induced to speak briefly and spoke poke s ns In her own forceful way way on the power of woman in polItics she spoke of it c the home al as the foundation of al all and emphasized the siy s ity for te the women women doing their ful full s ss bare are in seeing that good dele delegates ates wee dere ch sen to the conventions and go good d candidates put upon the tickets The women of Ut Utah h she said were I proud of having had such a 1 talve t a as Mr Mrs Cohe Cohen at th the national convention Watchword d Ira Is Bryan Mr Mrs Virginia Crissman of Iowa was next Introduced and spoke briefly The women of Iowa were ciphers she said they hey t could not even marks But their watchword is Bran Bryan they consider him as a voice calling in the wilderness and feel that he wi will finally lead ead l to victor victory Mr Mrs George Ward who came to Salt Lake recently from Idaho and who wi will make this her home wa was intro introduced and said that she had no doubt at al all of of Bryans electon election She wa pra praying ing for it night and da day she said and purposed to work for i It too The speeches were al all applauded They were interspersed by songs from Mrs Anderson and Miss Money Mone and at the close of the the refresh refreshment refreshments ment ments were served served I It was sas a good meeting from tHe be beginning beginning ginning to the end After time the refresh refreshment ment held month the usual executive session was I |