Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06
CITY AND COUNTY
CLUBS At WAR
CHARGES AND CROSS CHARGES
MADE BY LEADERS
BREACH IS GROWING WIDER
Mrs. Bertha HIrsoh Barueh Stands for
"ReorsanIzatlon," Which Others
!, Claim Would Weaken
City Clubs
BREACH IS GROWING WIDER


for the present have ceased their strug-
gle for the little white ballot, and time
which was previously spent in doing
politics" with fathers, husbands and
brothers is now devoted to wire pulling
within the suffrage ranks.
officers of the Los Angeles County
Equal Suffrage association and the city
association are at war with each other,
and though as yet It is a polite little
war, there are those who declare that
something will soon be doing"
The stolid calm Of the woman with
O purpose" has given place to the
troubled countenance, and the one pur-
pose has changed to many purposes.
Members of the city association say
they are constantly hampered by the
officers of the county association, who,
they allege, try to run both associa-
tions. The county officers protest their
right to jurisdiction over the affairs Of
the city suffragists and have suggested
that the city association be done away
with and that the county association
be allowed to receive individual men,
bers TO this the members of the city
association object.
The city association will hold a meet
ing tomorrow afternoon at the Woman's
club house, and at that time, it is said,
certain of the county officials will be
given hints as to the direct position Of
the line they may not cross.
Charges Are Made
It is the purpose of the officers Of the
county association, so say their sisters
in the city association, to build up
their association by weakening the city
association and perhaps destroying it
entirely.
When three thousand women went to
Venice last Tuesday to listen to the
great national leaders Of the suffrage
reform movement, few Of them knew
Just how many heartaches there were
in the auditorium.
1t was a triumphant day for the
county. The officers Of that associa-
Bertha Hirsch Baruch, the president
was the chairman of the big assembly
and the speakers were all that the
most exacting could desire. The heart
aches were there Also Even members
of the county association say they
were not all consulted about the meet
ing, and even though it was great
success they feel they should have had
q hand in it.
The trouble has been brewing for
months, in fact ever since the last
change of administration, but of late
significant incidents have come in rapid
succession.
When Mrs Charlotte Stetson Gilman
spoke to a select company at the Ian
kershim hotel Mrs Bertha Hirsch Bar
uch was in charge-and that was Mrs.
Baruch's coup d'etat. The meeting
was a great success in spite of the fact
that other members of the county as
sociation thought Mrs. Baruch was a
little strong on the initiative and lit
tie weak on the referendum.
Reorganization" is one of the ideas
which Mrs. Baruch is trying to evolve,
members of the city association de-
clare, but Mrs. Baruch says it is only
"continued organization" that she de-
sires, although one Of her avowed OBJ
jects is to make the ward clubs now
subordinate to the city association
auxiliary to the county.
"I did not want to say anything
about my plan Of organization at all
vet" said Mrs. Baruch last evening.
IT do not think anything should be said
until I am ready to make an official
announcement.
Action Is Voluntary
1--WE desire to strengthen the county
association, and If any of the precinct
or ward clubs want to become inde-
pendent organizations they can do so.
We shall not make them do 1t; action
will be made voluntary.
"I purpose having an American citi-
kenship league in which each of these
clubs can become auxiliary to the coun-
ty association. The ward clubs can
break up and become independent"
"But, Mrs. Baruch, would not that
weaken the city association" was the
question asked.
'sWell-er-well. the city association
has a large field to draw from and
they can work to get new MEMBERS"
replied Mrs. Baruch. 1--WE want to
strengthen the county association"
Mrs. Mabel v. Osborne, president Of
the city association, appears to be the
one who is most ignored. Mrs. os-
borne is a quiet little woman. with a
retiring disposition but determine
ton to stand for principle. She makes
no objection for herself but her friends
have taken up the cudgels in her he
half
Mrs. osborne's Side
II deeply regret that the differences
Of opinion that exist between our city