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Southern population. Kansas City had a Southern population, but there was something about St. Louis's location on the river that made it more quiet. It was a very old city, whereas Kansas City was not so old. It was very modern with lots of modern appearance to it.

I remember saying, “These will be modern minded people.” We had several meetings there in the city, a number of them with women. Eppes Hawes was very anxious to have us make an impression on the best people, who were muttering about the Smiths. There were the best people of women Democrats and women who belonged to families who were independent. Among other things that was arranged was a very small, exclusive luncheon out at some country club. Just imagine spending money campaigning that way today. I think there were probably two hundred women, all by invitation, at this country club luncheon, invited by some lady who was a Democrat and member of a Democratic family, a very delightful person, of an old Southern back ground, and though not Southern born herself had inherited her politics with her husband. She did the inviting so that it wouldn't be an invidious situation for the Democratic State Committee who couldn't obviously invite an exclusive luncheon. A great deal of effort was spent on that luncheon and on getting up that particular meeting. We'd been brought all the way from New





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