New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
OF Interest ~
< 10 6Uome,1.
NO SUFFRAGE ROW.
Proposed Resolution Suppressed and
Peace Rcigns at City Fed"

ree most notable feature Of the convention Of
the CITY Federation OF women's Clubs. held at
the Hotel Astor yesterday. not what did
hxppsn but what did not.
The suffragists who had intended to take ad-
santiago OF this occasion work up the Albany
Ae,eeation and 20 present e resolution indorsing
che proposed amendment to the constitution
.,rxior out the word 'nele." were not heard
-rcn The resolution was not presented. and
~. Harriet Stanton Blatch the delegate of the
~.v York Equal Suffrage League, who was to
,.y. made the appeal for the delegation, did
,,t .ppsas. The president, Mrs. William Cum
ring Story. though q sufrragist herself. was
usse IN her generation, and had suggested to
..., Marty that q more fitting time and place
,,,eht be found for its efforts.
.ca of course" said Mrs. Belle de Reverb.
-, VAS TO have presented the Objectionable
...,,,tiou. 1--WE yielded to the president"
they had not done q small but determined
..sv ~ sn.i-euffragists stood pledged to oppose
q. They had also let it be understood that If
,,. s,o,ect were not excluded from federation
.,,,cs,. hencetorth they would withdraw
=, ,he course Ct the morning Mrs. Story took
..,.s.,n- spropos Of nothing in particular and
-, mn reference whatever to the troubles that
-. .eeth,ne beneath the surface. TO state her
r,osaticn the subject
.srt,. is an absolutely impartial body. she
.s;s 1T includes every shade of political opln-
A., ne have suffragists and anti-suhragists
- oehers whose lines Of work are absolutely
I,..,r,,ler We have no right to present matters
:. ,ersona, interest here, but We can all meet
:, oom,non ground and cooperate for the COM
mon good
.n.se remarks were ostensibly an apology 1of
announcing an entertainment 20 be given Tor the
80. q. the Manhattan Chapter Of the Dangh-
pcx-o inn n
-. csrnes1e Lyceum on March 20. and Mrs
y.v Garrett Hay followed it up with an an
,no.u,ent OF a suffrage mass meeting TO be
h.is Mt Cooper Union on February "a
Aside from this nothing happened until late IN
-. .>ernoon to indicate that there was a SUI
t-s.,st In the convention. Then Mrs Carrie
rhenn7sr Gait was introduced. and the SUI
,,sr1sts gave vent to their suppressed feelings
In loud and prolonged cheers
tn. -snsis" were as silent as the grave, out
...v ur-e very active. All through the day a
,sper bearing the superscription of the associa-
,ion opposed TO the further extension Of the
suffrage to women was being circulated ano
N. names OF women who didn't want to vote
re,s he,ns inscribed upon it At the same time
.,rsnreuaents were being completed for the new
club wonans anti-sufrage association WHICH
Is TO be organized next week
The convention passed resolutions condemnlng
xivisectfon and rife practice in the schools and
Miss lawrence Alna-Tadenaa made plea Tor
the Poles who are threatened with vigorous
--oo-.. Of Gerrnanization by the Prussian gov
eminent
Other speakers were the Rev Merle St Crolx
Wright. Foster Crove1l. Commissioner OF street
Cleaning: Professor P. P. Claxton. Of the Uni
r.rsitv Of Tennessee: Mrs Charlotte PERKINS
Gilman and Edward Haganlan Hail MI Han
took occasion to remark that he didn't Ike 10
Gee women smoke He admitted mat ne
ro,,,1n,t give ANY legal or ethical grounds Tor
This d.sincIination. It was only peculiar anu
instructive feeling He wanted TO look up ~
women and didn't think he couid 90 II il 'iieS
eroked.
-, --i,,sl.re that men have l willing
.--, .ro,,a have hut don't equelize yourself
rozc, Nv copvins our bad habits" he exhorted.