CLEVER WOMEN SEE GOVERNOR
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They Ask Him To Recommend
An Amendment/To the
State Constitution.
THAT WOMEN MAY VOTE
The Governor Compliments the
Committee on Clearness
of Arguments.
THE   DIRECT   PRIMARIES
One of the Speakers Makes An Adroit Reference To Helping ' Mr. Hughes "Reforms.
Albany, pec. 22.ov. Hughes was asked today by representatives Qf the New York State Woman Suffrage Association to recommend in Ms annual message t0 the^ Legislature, an amendment to the state Constitution giving women the right to vote.
The Governor received the delega, tion in the Executive Chamber shortly after noon, listened attentively to the ^speakers and congratulated thernj on "the calm, earnest and dispassion-l ate manner in which they discussed j such an important question." So far as his personal views were concerned!, ,he had nothing to say at this time.
"If it is right for women who live in the villages and the county to vote for school issues, why is it not right for women who live in the city?" asked M,s. Ella H. <Crosse;;t, President of _J*e Association, who introduced the I
speakers. "If a woman may vote   for: school trustees, why should she not i vote for Governor? The principle    is the same."
'Mrs. Crossett referred adroitly to the question of direct primaries .which she declared 'Us considered a.step in advance in the progress of our democracy." "Why," she asked, "should there not toe (progress for women as well as for men?"
Mrs. Henry Villiard, chairman of the Legislative Committee bf the Association* appealing to the Governor to champion the suffrage causes, said: "To no one can we appeal for help in this important matter with greater confidence than to your Excellency; your great influence for. good 4s as highly , prized iby women, I who, alas, have no power to aid you in your fight against machine politics, as it is by men."    ,
The other-speakers were: Miss Annie F. Miller of Geneva, a memWff ttrg"TwgisJtShFe Committee; Mrs. Ella A. Boole, President of the State Wo-j.men's Christian Temperance Union; George Foster Peabody, President and Oswald G. Villiard, a meniber of the Executive Committee flff the Men's League for Women Suffrage.            
4VOME1V SUFFRAGETS IN JlLBAlVI
Delegation Waits on Got. Hughes to Ask Him to Recommend Votes for Women in His Message.          '
Albany,  Dec. 22.Gov. Hughes was asked  today  by    representatives    of ithefcNew York State Woman Suffrage Association to recommend in his annual   message   to   the   legislature   an ;. amendment to the  state  constitution giving women the right to vote.
The governor received the delegation in the executive chamber shortly after noon, listened attentively to the speakers and congratulated them on "the calm, earnest and dispassionate manner in which they discussed such an important question." So far as his personal views were concerned, he said, he had nothing to say at this time.
"If it is the right for women who live in the villages and the country tc vote for school issues, why is it not right for women who live in the city?" asked Mrs. Ella H. Crossett, president of the association, who introduced the speakers. "If a woman may vote for school trustee, why should she not for governor? The principle is the same."
Mrs. Crossett referred adroitly to the question of direct primaries, which she declared "is considered a step in advance in progress of our democracy." "Why," she asked, "should there not be progress for women as well as for men?"
Mrs.   Henry  Villard,   chairman    of
the legislative committtee of the as-
I sociation,  appealing to  the governor
to champion the suffrage cause, said:
"To   one   can  we   appeal   for  help in this important matter with greater   confidence   than   to   your   excellency.   Your great influence for good; is  as  highly   prized   by women,  who: alas,   have  no  power  to  aid  you  in your fight against machine politics.",
The other speakers were: Miss Annie R Miller of Geneva, a membas of "the legislative coritlSittee; Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president of the State Women's Christian Temperance Union, and George Foster Peabody. president, and Oswald G. Villard, member of the executive of the Men's League for Woman Suffrage.         __