The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-02
MRS. STOCKER
ON HER DIGNITY,
She Refused to Take Orders
From Imported
SuffragiStS.
ALAMEDA COUNTY WAR.
Women Spend Four Hours in
Efforts to Defeat the
Move.
ALL THE PROXIES REFUSED.
A State Slate Put Through Without
Opposition When Defeat Is
Realized.
ALL THE PROXIES REFUSED.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |

S08 Broadway, Sept. l.
The generalship and tactics displayed at
the annual meeting of the Alameda
County Political Equality Society this
afternoon would have done credit to the
Oldest and most experienced wire-pulling
politician. The officers and delegates
spent four solid hours scheming and talk
ing for the purpose Of getting control of
the county organization.
The local society was organized ID July,
1895, with Mrs. Alice Stocker of Sunol as
president, and full quota of subordinate
officers, all intent on helping in the effort
TO secure the ballot for women. Matters
went along nicely, but when the Eastern
contingent of National officers, Lecturers
and organizers came to the coast they
brought with them the methods of work
used in their home States and proceeded
TO abolish all local plans and substitute
their own.
When they came to Alameda County
there was q conflict of authority and it all
ended by the county society refusing to
have anything whatever to do with the
convention held in the Exposition build
ing in this city. Further, they refused
thereafter &c acknowledge any authority
Of the STATE and National organizations,
but went so far as TO name an executive
committee, which they said was to be the
court Of last appeal IN county matters.
There were those, however, who felt it
was not exactly right 70 Ignore those who
had spent lifetime in the work. This
gave rise TO two factions, which were
termed the State and county parties,
designating those who stood by the old
line workers and those who believed that
there should be no interference in local
work, respectively.
As the time for the annual meeting drew
near there was considerable interest as TO
what should be done regarding the selec-
ton Of officers. The county" party was
entirely satisfied with Mrs. .Stocker's ad-
miuistration, and desired TO have all the
officers reelected. The opposition had
grown strong in this City, however, where
there were many clubs, and they could
not De counted upon as supporters of Mrs.
StOcker, although 1t is claimed by her
friends that they never limited they would
defeat her.
The county" party went to work with
a viii, and have organized or strength
ened the following CLUBS until they were
entitled TO fifteen delegates at to-day's
gathering: Niles, Sunol, PIeasanton, Liv-
ermore and Centerville.
Not to be outdone, the 'iState" party
brought into the convention clubs from
the Third and Seventh wards, with five
delegates each.
Mrs. Stocker called the meeting TO
order at o'clock to-day and named as q
committee Mrs. s. c. Borland, Mrs. L.
judd and Mrs. 7. J. Walker.
The nrst sklrmlsh occurred on the &C
ceptance OF this report OF the credentials
committee. 1t favored allowing to all
proxies presented vote, but 1t was OPP
posed by the ''State" party
The reason OF the opposition can be seen
when it Is said that Of the fifteen delegates
from the interior of the county only one
was present N person, all the others hay-
Ing sent proxies 10 Mrs. Suckers per
sonal friends and hackers. After much
wrangling and discussion they were re-
fused recognition by vote of Is TO p.
More time was lost in trying to get this
vote oyerthrown, but all to no avail.
An informal ballot was next proposed
by the county" people, and Il showed
that the delegation stood Il TO 26 for the
two parties Every ruse known 20 profess
sional politicians was exerted to save the
county slate from defeat, but to no avail.
as the first ballot showed that the "Stata''
ticket had captured the works by vote of
% to 20. The full ticket as elected is as
follows:
President, Mrs. Lloyd Baldwin; first vice
president, Mrs Maurice Woodlands: second
vice-president, Mrs Emma Shafter Howard
Osklandi third Tice-president Mrs L y Chap,
man, Alameda: fourth vice-presfdent Ms
Henry Vrooman, Oakland; fifth vice-president
Mrs. A. A. Moore, East Oakland; recording sec
rotary, Maurice Woodlands; corresponding Sec
Rotary, Miss Mary E Keene; treasurer MIS-. 3.
g. Judd; auditors, Mrs Judge Waymire and
Mrs. Archibald BorlaRd.
The retiring officers and the ones which
com prised the county ticket were;
President, Mrs. Alice stocker; first vice
president, Mrs. Emma Skater Howard second
vice-president, Dr. Kellogg-Lane, Oakland:
third viee-president, Mrs Mary Hsight Berke-
ley; fourth viee-president Colonel P. 7. Dick
inson, Alameda; fifth viee-p-esident, Colonel
George Babcock, Alameda; recording secre-
tsry, Maurice Woodlands; corresponding sec
Rotary, Mrs a. L : Bangs; treasurer, Mrs
z. G. Judd; auditors, Mrs. John Heath and
Mrs. Lloyd Baldwin.
The selection Of the county delegation
10 the next State convention was Iefc to
the new executive committee.
Miss Susan B. Anthony, president of
the National Political Equality Society;
Mrs. a. a. Sargent, president of the State
society, and Mrs. Ida a. Harper, superin-
tendent of the State press work, were
present, and the first two were presented
TO the delegates assembled and invited to
seats on the platform with tie president.