The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-18
POLITICAL WOMEN.
The Democratic Sisterho d SheW
Aptitude for Affairs.
A BREEZY MEETING OF THE Ma
TIONAL INFLUENCE SOCIETY.

TIONAL INFLUENCE SOCIETY.
Margaret j. Hoey Presents Charges of
Treachery, Perfidy, Calumny. s1ander
and Lying Against Mary Frost Ormsby
Tho Progress of Political Purifica-
ton.
NEW YORK, February 17.-Mrs. Mary
Frost Ormsby and the National Demo-
cratic Influence Club, of which she is
president, are at odds. The club met
yesterday, and Mrs. Ormsby wrote it as
follows:
Mesdonees Hubert and Roey:
repudiate your organization as not being "a a
lawful one ana refuse thsTsiere sas 70 presoe
Pres. Nat. Dem. Inf. Club.
Directly that this letter was read Mrs.
Philip III. Morse, the vice-president, took
the chair, and Secretary Hoey said:
.sThe club will remember that just be-
fore election, at Mrs. Ormsby's request,
| We signed our names to articles OF lncor-
| poration as the National Democratic In
Mrs. Ormsby, our president, to secure
the incorporation. We have learned
through the papers that Mrs. Ormsby
has had club incorporated, but she has
| not notified us. On the contrary, have
| received circular issued byiMrs. Ormsby,
| in which she declares that qualifications
| for membership in branches of the
| national club must be passed upon by
| the charter members.
Secretary, indeedr' said Mrs. Hoey
scornfully. ''When did this club remove
me as secretaryw
stAnd when did we cease tie be charter
members?' exclaimed several in chorus.
After that came a scene of confusion
| for a few minutes, in which cries of
s'treacheryr' were heard.
| Miss Katzenburg then said that Mrs.
| Ormsby had called upon her and had
| pleaded with her with tears in her eyes
not to go to the meeting, but to side with
| her. ssShe promised to take me to Wash
| ington," said Miss Katzenburg. "if
| stood by her, and introduce me to Mrs.
| Cleveland. But want to see fair play,
and am here, my sisters" This speech
was greeted with applause.
Mrs Hoey was then asked where the
clubs books and papers were. She said
that Mrs. Ormsby had them and would
| not give them up.
ssAll the members of the new 1nfiu-
ence Club said Mrs Hoey, ''are Wash
ington ladies. We are the charter mem
bers of the Influence Club, and we will
not submit to being thrust aside by any
such methods as Mrs. Ormsby has
adopted. As secretary of the club, I
| have learned that Mrs. Ormsby claims
| that our club was disbanded by the cleo
| ton, which ended the cause of our exist
ence. This we deny"
| Some discussion then arose as how best
| to secure the clubs books, but it was cut
! short 'by resolution empowering the
secretary to proceed legally to secure
| them. The following was also adopted:
Resolved, That the secretary, Margaret J.
| Hoey, be empowered to present charges against
I Mrs Ormsby based on evidence in possession
of the club, of treachery. perfdy calumny, SLAM
| der and lying, and that Mrs. Ormsby be, sum.
| found guilty, she be expelled.
| 81 shall bring suit for defamation of
character against Mrs. Ormsby," said
Mrs, Hoey after the meeting. "Only this
morning she said had not properly ac-
| counted for subscriptions paid into our
club. was asked by her to do the cler-
| ical work work for the club. |
was very busy, but agreed to take
1t up for $1S a week. When the
seven weeks were up Mrs. Ormsby paid
me $50. / protested that it was not So
but SIS a week Twas to be paid. [ re-
minded Mrs. Ormsby that when she en-
gagged me she had agreed to pay me out
Of the salary she got from Don. M.
| Dickinson"
ssHow much was that salary?'' re-
porter asked.
IT never learned" said Mrs. Hoey,
| s'but it must have been large; anyway
noticed that shortly after she was re-
cognized' by Mr.. Dickinson she began to
| paw off some household debts and got a
new silk dress"
"Will the club demand an accounting
of this money, OF was it given to Mrs.
| Ormsby personally
! ''sOf course she will be made to account
for it. She was simply president OF
| club
'sWill you sue Mrs. Ormsby for salary"
eyes; tomorrow.
Mrs. Ormsby was seen at her home.
She said: s'I am amazed at Mrs. Hoeys
position. She is no longer member of
| the club, nor is Miss Katzenberg. The
club was not incorporated, as the origi-
nal members wis ed, because there was
no further use for the club after election,
so disbanded it, AS charter member
have a right to drop any Objectionable
| member. I have often explained to Mrs.
Hoey about the money. never said
that would get $500 from the commit
tee, after election, as she claims. only
said that I might receive some position
as a reward for my services"