Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-22 | Page 5 | When is a Political Boss Not a Political Boss? When She is a White-Haired Grandmother

When 'Is a Political Boss Not a Political Boss? When She Is a White-Haired Grandmother Mark Hanna, Hayes, Garfield, and McKinley Frequent Visitors in Mrs. Smith's Childhood. 1 OMAHA, Nob., June -i. Decant, look much like one' preconceived Idea" of a pol'tlcal boss, does she. this whlt haired grandmother, with her delightful delight-ful smile, her very feminine clothei and pretty grandchildren grouped around her? Mrs. Draper Smith hns x certain' homoy cook th,t makfs one think t of reading lumps, piles of. socks rad to darn and sugar cookie and story books for tho Httl ones. But the charming grandmother with' the sliver locks, while she has had her, hours of sock d&rnlng and making sugar cookies, has ome other Import- ant duties to her credit. I She Is the new Republican political boss of Douglas-cp (Omaha, Nebraska) Nebras-ka) succossor to a whole line of more or less famous and Infamous gentlemen gentle-men who have fo- years hold this stronghold against the enemy. Reconstrucflju Memories Mrs. Smith wns a child in reconstruction recon-struction times and drank In the teachings of the Republican party In her childhood. Her father was strong in his politics and her home In Henry-co. Ohio, with no railroads nearby was a stopping place for famous Republican politicians politi-cians of that day. Mark Hanna was one of the frequent fre-quent visitors as was also William McKinley. Mc-Kinley. afterwards president, in fact the Hayes. Garfield and M.-Kinley families lived within driving distance of Mrs. Smith's family and the latter were on Intimate vSitinK terms with all thoa? men who became presidents. I'rovcrblal Velvet GIoc Mrs. Smith bosses with the provorb-lal provorb-lal velvet glove upon her hand, and' she makes no to-do over It. When she aroeo to speak in tho recent re-cent Republican county convention-hIic never once said "The re--o-pub-ll-ca-a-n-pa-a-ar-ty," which ccrtainly proves she is an unusual type of boss.! Instead she talked about woman's I opportunity to nromotn hotter in women and children, and expressed the Idea that women wanted candidates candi-dates who were morally and politically clean and that they wouldn't vote for any other, all of which admlnlstored an awful shock to the old-time regular regu-lar members of the party. Mrs. Draper Smith held tho relnsj of tho G. O. P. county convention in i her small well-shaped hand, and there Isn't a mnn on tho inside' who doesn't acknowledgo this fact, cither with a I Mrs. Draer Smith, political boss of Douglas-co, Neb., with her grandchildren, Marguerite (standing), Susan (center) and Elizabeth. , smile of amusement, grunt of satisfaction satisfac-tion or sneer of envy, as the case may be. ' As chairman of the women's committee, com-mittee, she marshaled her forces so cleverly that she elected a majority of women convenUon delegates.' Results put the scepter Into -the hands of 'Mrs. Smith. Whwi she' headed the Republican women of Douglas-co thero were about i women of that party registered. In si 'month when registration closed there were between S.000 and 0,000 1 i I on the registration books nnd 6.333 Republican women voted at the primaries. pri-maries. Mrs. Draper Smith "1oss of Don Rlns-co, Neb., with her graiHk'hlldreii, Marguerite (standing), Susan (center ) nnd Eliiibeth.