But there is another side to the convention gathering besides the serious one. Delegates are bringing their wives and daughters and, therefore, a society element is finding place among' politics. Etiqnette is one of the subjects of the hour. Ought the wives of delegates at large tecali upon the wives of district delegates first, even if the latter have arrived before them Ought first comers to be considered the doyen nes or ought it all to bea matter of tions? Is it absolutely necessary that one should await the formal call of the wives of the chairman and secretary of the National Committee before making what might be called a debut Atmosphere is tense, for everyone anxious to do the right thing and extremely touchy as to the exact degree of recognition extended to them. To add to the complications a goodly number are housed beneath the roof of one gigantic hotel.
There is little other news of importance except that big crops are in sight, according to the newly-issued government returns. It is ten years since such a yield was promised. It is expected that 1,056,000,000 bushels of oats will be yielded and if this is reaped it will be the largest crop of oats over harvested in the United States.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.