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reception. Then he went on to say how honored we were that we “had a little lady here from New York, who knew our great candidate for President,” and so forth and so on. He always called you a “little lady.” That's the way they introduce you. I haven't quite fathomed what it indicates, but I think that it indicates that you're not so smart. They're slightly patronizing and at the same time it appears to those who use it to be a term of affection and approbation. You mustn't resent the fact that nothing about your appearance indicates that you are little, but you must accept it as a mark of affection. He went on to say how the “little lady” would tell them all about it. He forgot to say that I was the Industrial Commissioner of the State of New York. He didn't seem to notice that. That wasn't my reason for being there. Anyhow he introduced me.

I came up on the platform. I shook him warmly by the hand and the audience burst into the most magnificent applause - decibels and decibels of noise and applause - under the cover of which he said to me, “For God's sake, keep speaking. The Governor's late and nobody knows where he is. He ain't been heard from (meaning the candidate for Governor). Nobody knows where he is. Keep on talking. Me voice is givin' out. You give it to 'em, girl.”

Finally the audience quieted down and I had to begin,