New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-15
SUFFRAGE DIVISIONS
Politics and Mrs. Pankhurst Become
Bones of Contention.

1t was announced at the woman's suffrage camp.
No. sos Fifth avenue. yesterday that the an
swers OF the mayoralty candidates to ques-
tionnaire which had been addressed to them IN re-
laton TO their views about wOmens rights would
be made public to-day. II was expected that this
would be done yesterday as all the replies were
in except Justice Gaynor's, and 1t was PROMISED
at ? O'Clock, but at the last moment Justice Cay
asked an extension of time and was given
until this morning TO file his reply. W. r.
Hearsts reply received yesterday, ana was
pronounced absolutely satisfactory. cut the text
will be withheld until all the replies are IN MT
Bannard's has already been published by the
candidate himself
The purpose for which these questions were adj
dressed to the candidates has not been Ohlclaiiy
stated hut it is well known in suffrage circles
that they not prompted by idle CURIOSITY
Some time ago Mrs. o. II. p Belmont president
Of the new Political Equality Association. with
headquarters at No. 500 Fifth avenue. let 1t be
known that If the suffragists would come out ana
support the candidate making the most satlS-
factory confession Of faith anent woman suffrage
she would supply the sinews of war. The plans
included a big ratification meeting and a series
of subsidiary meetings in the Assembly districts,
and preparations for some of these meetings are
already under way The support which they will
receive from the rank and file Of the sufragists
is doubtful. they greatly divided on the
advisability of taking part in politics Mrs car
ence Mackay declared herself Yesterday as abso-
Iutely opposed to such participation. The suffra-
Union are equally opposed to it, and the
ganization of anti-Tammany committee by the
League of disappearing Women is a decided
complication. The late o. H. p Belmont having
been Tammany man, it Is thought that Mrs
Belmont would hardly let her work for wOman's
suffrage candidate take this particular form
The coming of Mrs Pankhurst at this particular
time adds to the confusion in the suffrage camp.
Mrs. Mackay's statement of opposition to militant
methods yesterday is generally taken as a declara-
ton of war upon Mrs Belmont. who openly SYM
pathizes with the suffragettes- Mrs Belmont re-
fuses. however. to criticise Mrs Mackay. All that
she would say yesterday that while Mrs
Mackay did not see things exactly as she did, she
was, nevertheless. doing good work
Oddly enough the suffragettes themselves are
falling into line with Mrs. Mackay in reference to
Mrs Pankhurst- The British sufTagettes are split
into two bodies. led by Mrs. Pankhurst and
the other by Mrs. Despard The affiliations of the
American suffragettes are with Mrs Despard's
society," and they do not intend join the delega-
ton which is being organized to meet Mrs, Pank-
hurst when she lands. They have taken a box
for the Pankhurst meeting at Carnegie Hall on
October % only courtesy to Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Batch president of the League of Self
Supporting Women. which is managing the Pank-
hurst meeting.
The fact, too, that Mrs. Pankhurst is getting
$500 lecture while the best home talent is avail
able for a third of that amount, is causing some
rancor among otherwise we'll disposed persons
The Boston suffragists considered the depletion OF
their treasury by the payment of $500 to Mrs
Pankhurst's managers a sufficient reason for ask
ing the Rev. Anna Howard Shaw. president OF the
National Womans Suffrage Association. to adj
dress them for So. DIR. Shaw refused the invita-
tion and her friends do not feel that this was a
courteous proposition to make to the national
pic sident whom they naturally consider the equal
of any foreign lion