The Detroit times., 1909-03-12
MRS. MACKAY GIVES
LOBBYISTS POINTS
IN ALBANY
TACKLES GOV. HUGHES. SPEAKER
AND COMMITTEE IN a SINGLE
HANDED BATTLE FOR SUE.
FRAGe MEASURE.

ALBANY. March n-Although
Mrs. Clarence Mackay did not register
with The secretary Of state as LOBBY
isl. as required by law. she introduced
a Jew new wrinkles into the gaIle OF
promoting legislation. that made Coz
Moe" Dinkelspiel and other artists
in that line sit up and take notice.
Mrs. Mackay In becoming brown
tailor made gown invaded the capitol
aad stole a march ON the antis by put
ting IN two hours of the most effec'
tive work for ler cause. She had a
ten-miEute talk with GOV Hughes, IN
which she IL understood 10 have m
formed him OF the eyfls that would
oyertahe the legislature If the horrid
word Male" were not eliminated from
the state constitution. The governor,
sympathetic but discreet, passed the
responsibility up TO the legislature
Mrs Mackay brushed aside the at
tenGsnt al The portals OF Speaker
Wadsworth's room As the result OF
a short conversation with him. the
speaker sent for the members OF the
judiciary committee. who have under
consideration the pill amending the
constitution so as To confer the cleo
tive franchise upon women. Mrs.
MaCkay did most OF the talking ana
the committeeman did the listening.
Her agreeable personality comoinei
With her intense enthusiasm for no
suftragette cause made marked I'M
press on on her auditors. She said
that IL was no more than right thal
the committee should report the bill
10 the house so that the l5l members
might have an opportunity OF voulns
one way or the other on subject OF
So great Importance IL wasn't a
question OF who was for the bill OF
Nho was against ii, she said. out one
OF principle. II was not tair To hoid
the bill in committee
Chairman Jesse ) Phillips tola
Mrs Nacksy that the importan"e OF
os'erding the elective franchise 10
women was fully realized by him ana
f1r that reason he believed In having
i originate IN a constitutions roL-
vcnliCn. lie pointe'i uni that eXt'erl-
cncc had shown tina, a comparative!
small part q the v0liu3 popu!lt 4
vote en- a constitute nal proposlfon
and that. in view OF that fact. the
bin should first be given the weighlV
ccns,de~atiH ii WoulG nave IN en-
yentiCn
Mrs. Macka! went way with ne
belief that Tic favorable sentiment ~
The h0us, toward thu h.h viii iurt"
some action before loag. many -
semblymen have openl eNpresSt
tl.cmac.ves N favor OF, AoviaS a vote
~ tic roocsition On N floor OF =
house. but the committee has decided
not To report the bill fayorahly.
Mrs. Mackay. before returning 10
New York was asked about her mis-
sion here. She said she came To have
a private talk with the committee ana
She was confident the cause or the
suffragettes had been advanced as
result OF her visit.
Mrs. Mackay would not discuss heT
Albany visit or its probable results
when she got home in New York,
but the set straight one important
error in the accounts OF universal
franchise in Sweden. When the an
nouncement was made that sweden
had granted the franchise 10 women
there was great rejoicing among the
defenders OF the faith on this side Oh
the water The cable reports saia
that ali the inhabitants had been
given the vote Mrs Mackay asked
the swedish minister at Washington