New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-22
TALK WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Ne7c-Jersey association Contention
Protest n gainst Statehood Bill.

The New-Jersey Woman Suffrage Association
held its annual convention in Jersey City yester-
day. The meeting in the lecture hall OF the
Free Public Library and were excluded The
address of welcome delivered by Mrs. NJ. F. De
Hart NJ. D.. president of the Jersey city Political
Study Club, who explained that her club had been
doing its utmost TO interest and enlighten
them in affairs political Mrs Mnola Graham Sex
ton president Of the State Association. responded
for her organization. She commended the Political
Study Club for its efforts. She said the club was
one OF the daughters of the mother association and
one of the youngest of its branches.
Mrs. Sexton referred to the injustice in discrin1i
mating between the and cited the decisions of
the courts in the damage suits arising from tire
running down OF trolley car by train in New
ark, when about twenty boys and girls on their
way to high school killed. and the decision Of
the court allowed only one-half for the life of a
girl that it allowed for that of a boy because the
boys services would be worth double that of a girl
in maturity
Mrs. Andrew ]. Newberry president of the New
Jersey Federation of Women's Clubs. agreed with
Mrs. Sexton and said in her address that there
not a club or society In the State Federation
of Womens Clubs tha- afraid of
suffrage. She appauded the clubs for their stand
for suffrage.
Mrs. Spencer Weart president of the Jersey City
Womaus Club. spoke on the topic, THE True Club
Spirit" and said that It was shown. when Off
GERS were CHOSEN because of their fitness and not
for their standing socially financially. This
spirit had been OF the predomnating Charac-
tertStlCS Of the Jersey t--Y NOmdnS CIup. Dr
Mary D. Hussey told Of a visit to the George
Junior Republic and Of the strides the Of
woman suffrage making there.
Mrs. Emma L. Blackwell. president OF the Orange
Political Study Club, and member of the Reform
atory Commission. described her visits to the
forrnatories OF New Jersey and other States Miss
Cornelia Bradford explained settlement work for
women a Whittier House, Jersey City. Mrs Stew
Hertshorne, of Jersey City, president of the
Need of Legal Protection for the Poor and Mrs.
Althea Bedle president OF the Womans Equal
Taxation League. told IF the unsuccessful efforts
made elect Mr. Black as Governor OF New-ier-
sey. She COmpIimented the members for their
campaign work. She did not agree with the state
nent that the women had advocated a cause they
knew nothing about, for the reason that women
always in the right
The evening session was devoted TO an address
by the Rev Anna Howard shaw president OF the
National American Woman Suffrage Association,
VINO spoke on Woman Suffrage Essential to a
| True Republic" The convention adopted EesoIu-
tibn objecting TO the wording OF the Dill no" pc
fore the lower House of Congress relative TO the
admission of Oklahoma and indian TERRITORY, De
the clause concerning Che suffrage might pre-
when the Territories enrolled among the states
Mrs. Mary V. Grace. corresponding secretary Of
the National Congress of Mothers. gave address
| Power" Miss Mary II. Watson Of Essex
! County. talked on Teachers Salaries" Mrs.
Caroline r. Alexander. assistant proba ton officer OF
! Miss Elizabeth Allen Women of Norway ana
Denmark The officers were reelected, except the
ceeded by Mrs. Louise L. Riley. The officers are:
! President Mrs. NJ q. Sexton, Orange; hrst Vice
/ president, Mrs Catherine B. Lppincott, Moorcs-
town: second vce-preSident, Miss Mary Nll!etts,
Sea Grit: recording secretary. Miss Helen Llppin-
colt, RtvsrtOn; corresponding secretary MIS-.
/ Fanny B. Downs, orange; treasurer. Mrs Anna
| DR. Mary D. Hussey East Orange; historian, MS
! Emma Ia Ba ckwell East Orange