New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-09
MAKING NO HEADWAY.
Woman Suffrage Slowly Receding, Says
Society Opposed to It.

The New-York State Association. opposed to the
extension Of the suffrage women held It's annual
meeting of the standing committee of one hundred
Yesterday morning at the home of Mrs. Arthur NJ.
Dodge. No 125 East Thrty-ninth-st. The nominat-
Ing committee consisting of Mrs Frances Kinni-
cutt Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, and Mrs Ed
ward Spencer Mead, presented the following names:
FOR president, Mrs Lyman Abbott; vice-presidents,
Mrs Arthur NJ. Dodge. Mrs. Elihu Root. Mrs. Rich
ara watson Glider Mrs William Putnam, Mrs.
Philip Schuyler Van Patten, Mrs, William J. Wal
lace and Mrs. George Parkhurst; treasurer Mrs.
George Washington; secretary, Mrs George Philips;
executive committee, Mrs. Frances S. Bangs, Miss
Elizabeth d. Coclcroft. Mrs Charles H. Denison,
| Mrs Arthur NJ. Dodge. Mrs Howard Dufiied, Mrs.
George White Field Mrs. Rossiter johnson. Mrs.
Gilbert E. Jones. Mrs Otto KilIani. Mrs. Emil
huchlinB and Mrs. Julian Heath
The report presented by the executive committee
is as follows
90 a few months hence viii witness the completion
ole suffrage TO women in New-York State by this
asisoc!auon (as organized oody) and by the com
Ittee which was It's nucleus and which preceded 1t
- oIe year In the early days OF the organization
Us Us executive committee made several visits to
albany to protest against the granting of petitions
LOT unlimited suffrage; IN recent times, how
sunTage for taxpayers only. While this shows
an eUUasSIuetrabie reduction in the demands OF the
slsts II is, even II II We're thing deslfaoe IN
aIseII out of accord with American Ideals of gov
lsgS was one intended to confer upon women in ciies
% me thlTq degree the right 10 vote upon any
executive committee was advised that it would be
IT. and 10 appear at AI34ny IN pIotest assi
from the committee to which it referred, and
Almost simultaneously with the completion of
ceIe6 SeaIs OF opposition TO- Colorado completes ana
SgtFTSDfates Its ten years experience OF, woman
sultfage. So little inspiration however to follow
IN us wake has this been to other States that last
winter no less than seventeen rejected the demands
mace upon them for woman suffrage in one form or
out Of ten amendments submitted the ,eope, that
Tor woman suffrage received the heaviest nay and
yea Y.
were: Yea i4162; nay, q 7SS.
Many persons believe that the woman suffrage
movement is making Roadway; that the wave,
inoeed which has been more than nifty years reach
ing us crest Is now slowly ana Steaally recealng.
IT. is point worthy of note that woman suffrage
New Hampshire, with population about equal TO
that Of Boston. there fully thousand and more
pressed Itself so decidedly While in Massachusetts.
where women outnumber the men to a very consid-
and vigorously to oppose any extension of the
less active than the women Of Massachusetts, we
are no less mindful of the Importance Of action to
prevent the establishment of woman suffrage. Our
organization is complete and prepared to do any
During the last year we sent out an unusual
amount of printed matter TO persons In our own
Of cop Snd was SG thG5 OUTSIDE OF " Inc 'o'"
The Buffalo auxiIiary continued its excellent work
Of holding paror meetings. increasing the interest
in them by inviting Mrs, George to speak on several
held at Batavia. Niagara Falls and LockpOrt.
The Brooklyn auxiliary arranged a parlor meet
paper read by Miss Bissei The topics embraced
Woman and the Home, Woman and So
eiety." woman and Industries and Woman and
the Government" The presentation of the subject
demonstrated that wOmau's relation to the home
imperative, her relation to society important,
her relation industries accidental and her closer
releton to the government inexpedieu.. The Brook
Ign auxiliary will probably add this paper to the
available printed literature on the subject Miss
BisseH while in Brooklyn spoke by special invita-
ton at young women,s club meeting
Whenever an invitation to address a meeting Is
received the executive committee endeaVors to pro-
vide a speaker: but when the invitations as is
often the case, to speak in joint debate the
tary is instructed firmly but gracefully to decline
them.
The attitude of the press is encouraging In every
direction we perceive interest in work and SYM
pathy with it's object The editorials and letters
from private individuals help to prove that woman
suffrage is wanted either by the women or the
State
This report would not he complete without refer
ence to Abram S. Hewitt upon whose conservative
and wise judgment the executive committee greatly
relied 1t largely in consequence of the reliance
they placed upon his opinion that the women who
have been associated in this work were reluctantly
induced to take upon themselves the prominent
position and duties in connection with it. 1t
was he who said: 1T is fortunate that woman is
now independent Of the suffrage. Let her not be-
come subject to its servitudes."