New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-30
A ROW" IN PROSPECT
SufrGgette Boom Launched Here
May Cause FED" Schism.

The sufragette movement appears 10 have
struck America at last. Its advent was sudden.
but the initiated know that it has been on its
way for some time. When Mrs. B. Borrnan
Wells, the British suTragette, was here last
winter. she said to ardent suffraglst who re-
GREETED that she could not participate in some
OF the exciting scenes then being enacted in Lon
don: IF you want to get into a row advise
you TO stay right here In New York"
It now looks as if the coming. The
women who are organizing IT may not be pining
to spend a couple OF months in jail, but they
expect to electrify the public In some way. The
details Of their plan they decline to reveal. but
Mrs. Belle de Rivera. who is one Of the ring
leaders. and also president of the New York
Equal Suffrage League. said yesterday:
The movement is going TO be the greatest
thing the women of this country have seen since
Elizabeth Cady Stanton called the first woman's
rights convention in Seneca Falls"
The first definite expression Of the ardor that
has been slumbering ever since Mrs. Borrman
wells's visit took the form of an innocent look
ing postal card sent out 10 various clubwou1en OF
the city inviting them to attend meeting at the
Waldorf-Astoria TO consider the advisability Of
forming q state organization for the improve
rnent of the industrial and civic condition of
women II signed by Mrs>de Rivera. Mrs
Dore Lyon and Mrs. John Fowler Trow. The
meeting took place at the Waldorf-Astoria on
May IS. 1t a very small one, but the pro-
motors were not discouraged. They have been
in communication with women up the state for
some time. and feel assured of support from
that quarter, notably from Buffalo and Bing
hamton. They have also enlisted the support Of
Mrs. Armstrong, the wife OF Senator Armstrong,
and candidate for the presidency at the last
state federation election She may not be will
ing to go 10 jail. but she is said to be deeply in
terested. The outcome Of the meeting was the
appointment Of a committee Of seven 10 formu-
late plans for permanent organization.
II is generally believed that this organization
VIII constitute a practical split from the State
Federation. Those Immediately concerned en-
phatically deny this charge, but the fact
mains that the movement ernanates from the
old trade school party Of which Mrs Dore Lyon
was the head. Mrs. Armstrong was the candi-
date Of this party and Buffalo is one Of the
main seats Of the disafected. It was also
stated yesterday on good authority that the adj
herents OF the trade school party had failed to
ill out the nomination blanks for the next fed
GRAFTON election, indication that they intend
TO go out In g body. Syracuse. however, which
was on OF the nainstays of the party at the
time the trade school issue. remains
true TO the federation. She got the trade school.
and Is satisfied. Mrs. Linda Hull Larned, direc-
tor Of the school. was IN town yesterday and X
pressed the strongest disapproval of the Wal
dorf-Astoria meeting.
tween q suffrage campaign and trade school,
but club woman explained IL yesterday say
ing that the trade school party could not recon-
Gle Itself TO the loss Of power and prestige. and
sees in the suffrage question q means to gain
these ends
''Of course" she added there are some who
have gone into the movement in perfect
sincerity. Others simply want to use It as a
means OF perpetueting ancient feuds. The IN
vitations 10 the waldorf meeting were sent out
strictly party lines, and OF the state
officers carefully ignored