New-York tribune., 1906-11-07
MRS. LYON SCENTS FRAUD.
State Federation Of Wome1s's Clubs
Meets at Saratoga.
nv T.l.rrsph to The Trrbune. J

Saratoga. N Y, Nov. 6-The New York State
Federation OF woulen's Clubs held the first session
OF its twelfth annual meeting in this village to-day.
From indications to-day It will be one OF the most
lively in the federauon's history. As expected the
nominating committee reported in favor OF making
the conservative ticket, headed by Mrs 6toddard
Hammond Of Binghamton, the official ticket. Three
hundred delegates present at the opening
session. No sooner had the Hammond uoket oeen
placed IN nomination than Mrs. Dore Lyon OF New
York who is leading the trades school nght against
Mrs. Hammond. arose and exclaimed:
"I believe the selection OF that ticket has been
obtained by ambiguous and underhand statements.
She then nominated the ticket headed by Mira
William ". Armstrong. OF Rochester, the trades
school candidate and wife OF Senator Armstrong.
Immediately after the nominations were made the
federation adjourned until tomorrow. The election
will take place On Thursday.
The morning session to-day devoted TO the
usual welcoming addresses and the report OF Mrs
Philip Carpenter, OF New York the retiring presi-
dent. Mrs. Carpenter declared that ali was now
harmonious IN federation ranks, and that 1t never
more prosperous
Nomination Of candidates was the principal af-
ternoon business. These are the complete tickets:
Conservatives-President Mrs. Stoddard Ham
mond OF Binghamton; first vtce-presldent. Afs'
Elmer Blair OF Albany second yice-2resaent, MIS-
Frederick l. Charles, OF Cuba; recoTdlng seoretaty'
Mrs. S. Benedict MhltloGk or warsaw; ;,S o9r'eS F
fSi8g6aISIt6n; treasnrer Mrs Charles D. Thomas,
of Herkiner; general federation secretary Miss
Macdonald. Of Flushing; Mrs Henry Wer6mer,
OF Buffalo; Mrs John Lewis Ghilds, OF Floral Farki
Mrs Frank 3. Church. of Wellsvile.
Trades sehool-President Mrs william ": AFm AIM
strong Of Rochester, first viee-president Mrs. Be.e
De Rivera, of New York; second vice-presldent
Mrs. Gilbert D. p. Hesbruck, Of kingston; record
ing secretary, Miss Florence Guernsey OK New
York; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Frank H.
Bliss of Buffalo; treasurer. Mrs virgil u MORSE,
OF Ithaca general federation secretary, Mrs charles
2 Crounse, Of Syracuse; directors, Mrs FRANK
In ". Hooper of Brooklyn: Mrs. William Q: wal.
ser OF Staten Island: Mrs. Frank c. Burke, or
New York; Mrs George S. Vadley, OF Syracuse;
Mrs Mary E Craigie. OF Brooklyn; Mrs. Fred Joel
Swift, OF Brooklyn.
Mrs. Lyon is making strong fight against the
Hammond party. Tonight she issued state
rnent IN which she denounced the Utica letter sent
out BY some of the clubs In the teoeretloh tms
fan. The paragraph relating to future ideaIs ;, OF Oh
The federation is Interesting. She declares they
may be realized If the Armstrong ticket Is elected
II is doubtful otherwise, she says
The president Of the New York State Eeoereuon
had little OF importance to report at the iasI
bennial except the establishment Of trades schoo!
at Syracuse. The conservatives are now IornSo S
into q ring determined to oppose any person VINO
dares 10 differ with the old methods.