New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
WAR OF JERSEY CLUBS.
TWO FACTIONS N STATE FEDERATION
STRlNING FOR THE PRESIDENCY
ANIMAL MEETING YESTERDAY.

Mr. celia Gaines Holland. o' Cold Spring. y Y
eX-presi6eut of the New-Jersey state Federation
~ Nomen's clubs electrified the COO members %
the federation assembled at the eighth annual
meeting yesterday in the Bergen Reformed Church,
of Jersey City when she seized the opportunity 10
boom Miss Mary NcEeen, Of Camden. for the
presidency. I'm response 20 a call from the Chair
for speech Mrs Holland said:
THE Orange club. which supports Mrs. A. o.
Field has already had Two federation presidents
southern Jersey should have its turn now. wish
10 say that personally favor Miss Mary McKeen.
OF Camden. for the presideucy."
This challenge what the women hal feared
might happen. and when il came there a
breathless moment Of suspense before the arrested
routine ~ the meeting went From the hrst
every ono had known that the presidential election
~ to-day was the storm centre OF the convention.
and after Ms. Holland had declared her senti-
ments he ground swell Of excitement rose. The
TWO candidates we're surrounded by their support
knots of wome1 gathered here and there dis
cussing the situation; party leaders hustled about
doing missionary work. II like a political
campaign on miniature and ladylike scale. when
night closed I'm Jersey City it found the fedora
uon drawn up i'm two opposing camps. outwsrdly
friendly md smiling, inwardly resolute on victory.
Mrs. Field is said 20 be supported by the three
largest clubs in the State Miss McKeen is one OF
the younger element in the federation, and promi-
in educational movements. Mrs. Field is
IN phianthropios
In the afternoon-as II Mrs Hollands remarks
had not caused furry en5ugh-Mss Boylan of the
Orange Womsus club OF which Mrs. Hartshorn,
,he president, and Mrs. Field. the candidate are
both meIn6ersi rose in her pen and m voice
in lis Support Of Mrs Field.
MIS- e ea5 2s eFssq ~ Whs G iGI
recognize Miss McKeen's strong points, We favor
Miss Boylan. think. voiced the thought Of the
iederation;' remarked Mrs hartshorn. who as 2
her preference for Mrs. Field And a buzz went
round the assembled women.
d & Tsl td P9Si SIrs F;gs baf va Ea Is
is worth nothing-it Is the spirit that counts.
haye done no electioneering and think such course
Miss McKeen said: The women OF Southern
that the minority should be heard once in four Of
hye times. instead Of letting the Northern club;
feeling that opposes Us. but number OF the North
6r 5Toy@d S5I b, "is matter of prncpe and rhe
persons involved are working in The best Of fellow
whole e2ns. has sssn P5sog's'sa 9 So5 Gl
1eDt clhW-ornsn III is a BIT Of political iobbery
a certain clique of women, eg6ed on by woman o.
that The Orange Womans Club. is divided in II.
Who Is opposed her. and she is a member Of nc
Of Of Mss AZ Mckeen kseash he Oy an
thGs:a.ic meeting after tls pu6lic session yesteI
inforTnsi ballot from which the ticket is made
The literary exercises were varied and of higi
order Or George J. Bayls. of Columbia Uni
vel-sity spoke on Woman and the Law" empha
sizing the value OF acquaintance with law TO every
woman and her responsibility in intoxicating rever
ence for in in her children. Mrs. John T.. Scuddel
asked Can clubRomen bring about a universe
divorce laW?' and the speaker explained that Ques
tions pertaining 10 marriage must be let TO eaci
Mrs Fannie J. Taylor reported that over $500 hat
been raised by the Department of Forestry ant
Palisades toward the purchase Of piece OF land OF
tho ton Of the Palisades 10 be used a publ,
mark The land presented 10 the federation SONS
tirne 20 in litigation and not available lette
Uss read from the Cornell School OF Forestry Il
Governor Murphy asking for more efficient FOR
sstry service in NeW-Jersey.