Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-06-08 | Page 3 | Women Show Politics Zest

WOMEN SHOW POLITICS ZEST By ly SIGRID ARNE ABNE Associated Press Staff Writer CLEVELAND June 8 Time w was when women attending a national national national na na- na- na convention were more ornamental ornamental ornamental orna orna- mental than useful but today al all that is changed The fair sex is t taking king hold of party work with a azeaL zest zeaL Alice Roosevelt Longworth is o one e of the busiest women here Besides being a working journalist she is for the tho first time a delegate member mem mem- her ber of the Ohio group And her convention convention con con- companion for many years Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms o of New Mexico has arrived here as chairman of her state delegation the first time a woman has held the tho post Much in Evidence Women workers are much In evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence at the candidates' candidates I Colonel Frank Knox has a convention convention convention con con- veteran Mrs Helen B. B Griffin Griffin Griffin Grif Grif- fin of ot Grant Park IlL III gre greeting Ung people peo peo- pie at his headquarters and buttonholing buttonholing button button- holing the unInstructed delegates delegate still to declare their preference At Landon headquarters its like a livestock show back home althe aUthe al aU the home folks are here one worn worn- an worker said as she pinned Kanas Kansas Kan Kan- sas as sunflowers on visitors visitors' lapels Queen of the is Mrs Mr Ralph A. A Harris of Ot Ottawa wa Kan a white-haired white woman who seems to know everyone from her hOJ homo home state She is a widow who with her two sons runs four Kansas newspapers She already has been chosen national national national na na- na- na committeewoman from Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas and the honor puts her in front position for tor tho the campaign directorship directorship director director- ship of women's activities should Landon be the party nominee 52 Women Delegates So far tar there thero are 52 women delegates dele delc- g gates tes to tho the convention Women expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex to see several of their number number number num num- ber named to convention committees committees commit commit- tees toes where party policies are ironed out There is talk of ot placing the name nam of Mrs Longworth in nomination for vice president But Mrs Longworth expresses n no interest She continues her ber sphinx sphInx- like role keeping to her hotel suitor suite suit or appearing only with close frIends friend surrounding her However her ber appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap in the hotel botel lobbies creates ere cre- ates a stir sUr