New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
LYONITES JUBILANT.
May Contention of City Fed
I1dorSes Armstrong Ticket.

The Nay convention Of the City Federation Of
Women's Clubs, which held yesterday at
the Hotel Astor, resolved itself into a political
caucus Of the most pronounced character, and
the Lyonites swept everything before them; or.
TO use the language of the enemy. they rail
roaded their ticket through the convention"
They were boldly accused OF having packed the
same in accordance with their own wishes, and
the rulings Of the president, Mrs. Belle de
Rivera, were politely characterized as thigh
handed and arbitrary"
The gauntlet was thrown down at the morn
ing session by Mrs. James GriswoId Wentz, who
read the ticket proposed by the committee on
general welfare Of the state. headed by Mrs
William ". Armstrong, Of Rochester, with Mrs
OOre Lyon first vice-president and asked
me Federation TO indorse It. Instantly Mrs
Harry Hastings was on her feet
This privileged communication which has
Desn Tead 70 US, she said, lis simply election
Ccket, and It is no part OF the work of this
Leuerauon, which L have carefully codded and
nuEsed, TO indorse an election ticket I opDose
the introduction of electioneering methods into
this body. We stand for Combined acTio, ~
matters affecting the public good a1G 1G'9h IN N
stupid enough to think that this ticket isn't
goOo ECsos lor any one except the persons whose
Mrs. John s Crosby also protested against the
ucket pelng brought before the federation and
a Brooklyn delegate intimated that the whole
Inlng saNored of q political primary
The chair ruled that the discussion, was IN
order, as the federation belonged to tbe stata
federation, and was expected 10 An ont tbe
nominating blank sent to # 1lst &C if a. u,o-o.
an Individual club. Mrs. Dork Lyon then rose
ladies'" she said. Il wish Won yvo7,l5 foroo+
mat am on this ticket"
we can't" replied the enemy
Mfs. Lyon proceeded:
IT is not crime TO discr1ss xvtor, 1.,a ,t.11
nave nave Ior our officers, and this body is not in a
pohlcal turmoil. The women whose names an
pear on this ticket worked hard for the trade
SE4OOl ana established # a.
mat account forever have q stigma put Hnon
- IIen Ihelr friends wish to eliminate this taint
u QiSgrace. But these suggestions do NOT make
acket neither IS this political caucus
A lhe worst caucus / ever was in" rnIr-
INJURED a dlsafIected one.
About half the delegates y,raeen+ ,,-..,4os J..
Io In "iien Mrs. Lyon sat down, but Mrs John
LoWIef IroW moved the previous question and
tne discussion was closed A vote ,,as +aI~o1
ana the ticket was indorsed BY a large roaiorifIy
1Aereupon II was discovered that Mrs Arm
Si'4.s was IN the room, and some one escorted
neI 70 lhs platform. from which presently she
she did "oiu o. greeting which
The LyOnites went home jubilant. rejoicing
greatly, II is said. not only at having got tbe
ticket through but at having avoided The nlsc
ang OF 4llss Nary Garrett Hays name uDon IL
ADout nfty delegates approached Miss IIav in
reference TO q nomination for general federa+iot1
secretary, but she declined 10 consider il After
ward, Mrs Crosby rose TO nominate her hut was
ruled out Of order. Miss Hay is one Of the most
popular women in the federation and is not -
friend Of the Lyon ticket.
q. - s-,. -.'-ei - Nile most dlsorderly one
AZ Ie history OF inc RECREATION. At the outset
the cnaIr ruleo mat no one should speak from
LAe piauoiiH' 2s such utterance carried undue
weight; Consequently, members Of the execu-
tive who wished 10 speak had to sten 7ov-D -
the floor, where they We're not heard so wei
and the constant slipping back and forth heped
10 increase the confusion. But tho chair a.,
lnalcontents complained, talked a blue streak
herself al day
Every question that came up seemed TO re-
eulre endless discussion, and some delegates
seemed to be bent or impeding business bv
raising all sorts Of technical difficulties In the
afternoon II was decided 70 make the club prest-
dents an emergency committee, but after a dis
cussion lasting three-Quarters of an hour no
decision could be arrived al as TO how this com
Tnittee should be called and the matter was re-
Ierred 10 the parliamentarian
one BIT Of business, however the convention
olo succeed IN transacting. II decided to cor
respond with as many colleges as possible IN
reference 70 the abolition Of hazing, and Mrs
nl.1lalH cumming Story and Mrs. Lyon sub
scFloed 50 each to pay the expenses.