The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-07
POLITICS RIFE
ALREADY At STATE
FEDERATION MEET
Women Are Aligning Them
selves for Big Fight Due
Tomorrow.
ATTEMPT MADE TO POLL :
NORTH JERSEY STRENGTH
Mrs. Thomas S. Henry Presides
in the Absence of Mrs.
Dawson.
rsp.cial to the Evenin-st Star.

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ATLANTIC CITY, May Delegates
to the annual convention of the New
Jersey State Federation of Women's
CGbs. which opened here this morning,
have but one thought--one topic of con-
versation-the election of q president.
which is to take place tomorrow, and
which will be bitterly contested. Under
the banners of Mrs. Thomas S. Henry.
of Newark. and Mrs. Frank A. Pattison.
of Metuchen. the North and South .Ter-
sey delegates seemed to be aligned
against each other, but partial poll
of the arriving delegations this morning
shows that other than geographical
Hines will be drawn and that delega-
tions from the north and south are
hopelessly split.
Mrs. Henry H. Dawson, the retiring
presidentes the State Federation, whose
dpers POSITION to Mrs. Henry's cam
didaey on the ground that the presi-
dency should this year go to South
Jersey or some town other than New
ark. was too ill to attend the cohven-
ton, and in her place Mrs. Henry. as
first vice president, presides.
Suppressed Excitement.
:.
IN tne convention nail anu les ne'sn-
pornooo lne ar Is VIBRANT VIII - .no 90,
sasAt. .s,1s.s ~. 80 ~,
candidates. MANY oeiesales apparon.iy
cdiHe 10 the conVehsio.i "iliou. I'd i''e
previously maue a cnolce,i anu 'nese are
peing constantly canVasseo py tne acl-
I've workers IN the TWO po,a.ical ,Al's. osllllps.
- sp'.o - - ~. 80 -. II
mas openly SAID tnat sne oiu no. pe-
neves it.wouiu renecl any creell ~ .no
Iederauon 10 seiect presloene iro'n
newark TINS year. 1nrs.i 1ienfy - ap,
parentiy nappy anu uncohce.iieu' a,u
has not Ior moment iost tne siniie
sne wore wnen she reacneo mere.
An attempt 70 poli tne selA1@I =. y u
the NorM Jersey ueloes.es - -, e.asy
<sreeened Aere snoweu esss 81 p..ss.ss =.
nopefese spits tnas ~ lns.S4 y"
worse conlusea. sene .san ' 's, p11A
structea py tneir respectlve o.ups, ~ Is ~ .u
refused 20 oivuise wnAs we-e s.e.t,.,.,ass .e.
structions' otners n<au no tiis =
! and apparently no nxeo ioea as 70 wnat
courseftney wouiu pursue u "i'o 'Ae'
would support.
The Social Side.
,rhe social side of the convention is
=, he mia sized THIS evening" W0cn ~
oroat rocention at the Hotel Chelsea,
baadonartsrs of theldelegates. is to be
bsids
Altbough the opening of the conven-
,i,,,, had heen scheduled for 1O:S0 q. M,
tna majority of the delegates were so
late il arriving that the preliminary
axercises were not begun. until almost
noon
penorts of the officers, the pres.aent' s
address and reports Of departmental
chairmen occupied the first part of the
session this morning This afternoon
was conference on How Small
Cab NAV Have Its Own Home" led
by Mrs. Frank Pattison. president of
the Borough Improvement Association
of Metuchen. Mrs. Pattison, who is a
candidate for president of the fedora
ton, was instrumental in building the
NIetuchen clubhouse She Is being op-
posed for president by Mrs. Thomas s.
Henry, Of Newark. c. H. Muller, OF
Trenton, spoke on Pottery this after
noon, in consonance with the plan OF
the art department of the federation to
bring the subject of home art and In
dustry before the members. There Will
be an art exhibit arranbed by the
chairman of the department, Mrs.
Joseph M. Middleton.
The nominating committee will re-
o1n re hn