New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
FAVOR MRS. CARPENTER.
Many Brooklyn Uvonlen Want Her
as President of .State .eFed.'

y
publican Union League, at the Pouch Gallery yes
terday, the clubwomen Of Brooklyn turned Mrs.
Dore l. on down hard. If they have their way Mrs.
Philip Carpenter viii be the next president Of thu
NeW-fork State Federation IN spite OF TWO efforts.
one 10 nominate her for first vice-president. and.
when that failed. first director Mrs Lyon failed
70 land on the ticket al all.
Hitherto IT has been the custom of the u0ulnar-
ms committee OF the State Federation send out
blanks early in the spring to all the organizations
IN It's membership To he filed out with the names Of
the women the clubs in question would like to
III the offices From these informal ballots the club
ticket was made up, the committee having been
guided by the Informal choice Of the clubwomen
as expressed in the various sections of the State
The result however. was a scattered vote. without
system or cooperation. and great many clubs
practically threw their votes away b. favorins i'm
possible or unknown candidates
This year different plan was tried. Il was sug-
Eested that the presidents and other club repre-
sentatives come together and decide collectively
upon 81 ticket.
Acting on this suggestion. the Womans Repubu-
Union League. Mr. g. W Fisk president
called yesterdays meeting The Clubwomen OF
Brooklyn have had the impression that it
called TO push Mrs. Dore Lyons claims TO the
presideucy Brooklyn women have not much
for the city federation They think they fed
Grated enough without it, only a few of the Brook
Ign clubs belong The Wumans Republican Union
League Is one Of these. Believing that the occasion
would Re utilized by the friends OF Mrs. Lyon sor
her Advancement other women went 70 the meet
ing determined. II Lyon boom should develop, 70
sguech II gently. "ladyLkely. but firmly. That is
what actually happened
I nominate Mrs. Philip Carpenter for the prest-
dency. was the opening nomination. It came from
Mrs. Charles Terry. she has every quald cation.
She is a lawyer and FULLY capable of taking the
position And. / may add. she Will accept the
nomination. There has been q rumor that she
would not. She VIII
There were no olher nominations for the Office Of
president Evidently Mrs. Carpenter is the IA
vorite.' remarked Mrs. Fisk who was presiding.
and she received the nomination.
Then Miss Rodel nominated Mrs. Dore Lyon for
first vice-presideut Mrs Camden c. Dixie and Mrs
Albert H. BrocAway. both Of Brooklyn. were also
nominated
You all know Mrs Lyon. said Mrs Fisk she
has worked very hard for the federation. and she
has made a great deal OF money for it
The upstate women are very powerful sug-
gested a delegate. 7 think they might object to
so many officers from the southern part OF the
State"
So the names OF Mrs Lyon and Mrs. Dixie were
withdrawn IN favor OF Mrs A. c. Campbell OF
Binghamton-
The next names nominated were those OF Mrs
. Louise Van Loon Lynch for second yice-president
Mrs. John r Trow FOR recording secretary. and
Mrs. John Louis Childs. OF Floral Park. Long ISL
and. for corresponding secretary. II was Mrs.
Lynch who ran against Mrs. Dow and was defeated
by her at the convention in Brooklyn two years
ago AT that time IL was said that her defeat was
largely owing religious prejudice the part or
the cIuOwouen OF the State. and she reported
as threatening 10 withdraw the club OF which she
1as president in Syracuse from the State fedora
t11. Ms. Lynch herself empAatically denied this
Il think Mrs. Lynch would decline said Mrs
Terry.
That is her affair" rejoIned the chair.
Then there came a luiI IN the nominations The
assembled clubwon,en couldn't seem 70 think OF any
i really think We ought 70 nominate some more
cuse and UJica urged the chair turning over the
leaves OF the federation year book in an effort 20
Altman OF The Sctbb.ers' Club. OF BuraIo- were
Then the pendulum swung back 70 the south, With
the nomination OF Mrs. L. ". Fisk OF Brooklyn
tHho presidiug). general federation secre-
II was not I'll Mrs. Fanny White Roberts q
Utica, had been nominated drsL director that
the second effort Was made 70 save the cay FOR
7 cant help feeling that we should pace Mrs
~ ldte a. ta-.S ~ o. 'l4e 20 {
greatly indebted 10 her. think she deserves some
place nominate Mrs. Lyon as tirst director"
Il should De glad TO have Mrs Lyon recognized
the Woman's Republican Union League belongs TO
ability"
The. woman who had nominated Mrs. Roberts for
ure. so as 20 make Mrs. Lyons nomination unani-
AGAINST her and several d-d not vote az AL MS
Roberts, Mrs Frank Church OF Wel-Syile; Mrs
Bender, OF Buffalo, were the four nominees 10 the
Having nominated their ticket the women were
a. eqnsid ra6Ie .5sz 70 know " hat 10 70 do win IL
invited 70 the caucus, only twelve had sent dele
gates. We're The clubs represented bound by the
scented bound by it2 or should they all I'LL OUT their
nominating blanks as they saw it2 Several women
only Tor The presidential nominee. II was dnaIy
deeidee merely 20 send d. reP9r, Of The meeting
Ing committee OF the State Federation