New-York tribune., 1909-02-24

Sufragist and "Anti' Armies Meet
in albany To-day.

No doubt those excellent men who make the laws
of New York State ALI trembling in their boots
this morning. for they know that in all parts OF
the state feminine hosts gathering for the pur-
pose of mobilizing in the capital at O'CLOCK 1or
q hearing on the presence OF the word maze IN
the constitution. 1t is estimated that the opposing
armies Of those who want to retain the disputed
word and those who are determined TO have 1t
stricken out viii number about five hundred, ana
all are in deadly earnest. The battle Is already
raging the lobbies. and the hearing Will only be
a continuation of hostilities.
The sufragists will outnumber the anus ten
to one probably, but the latter believe that what
they lack numerically they make UP In zeal
Mrs. George Phillips, secretary OF the state as
sOcaton opposed to woman suffrage, mas oee1l
in Albany several days, and delegation or
about fifty went up last night Among them were
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge. chairman OF the assocla-
tions executive committee and also president of the
Federation of Day Nurseries: Mrs. Robert Nc
Vickar president of the New York State Con
surners League: Miss Jeanette Glider. editor OF
The Critic; Mrs. Josephine Redding, one OF
the editors of Vogue; Miss Alice Hin Chittenden.
Mrs Francis p Kinnicutt, Mrs. Fritz Achelis,
Mrs Francis s. Bangs. Mrs. Barclay Hazard, Mrs.
Everett p. Wheeler. Mrs. Henry A. stimson. Mrs.
Henry Bischoff and Mrs. Henry J. Wardwell-
Anti speeches will be made by Mrs William
Forse Scott. Miss Mary Dean Adams, Miss Alice
Gardiner and Mrs. Robert McVickar. Miss Gar
diner is a granddaughter of Bishop Doane. of Al
bany: Miss Adams is investigator for the State
Immigration Commission
Another anti delegation. representing the Ma
tionsl League for the Civic Education Of Women.
will leave this morning by the Empire state Ex-
press. II will be Mrs Richard Watson Glider,
president of the league; Mrs. Gilbert T. Jones.
chairman of the executive committee. Mrs. Ros-
sitter Johnson. author of Woman and the Re
public" an anti treatise Just repubshed by the
Civic League. and Mrs. Julian Heath, who will
be the spokeswoman Of the occasion. Mrs Jones
viii be accompanied by her son. George Jones. and
her private secretary. Mrs. Francis Bacon Paine.
The suffrage delegation will MI several cars. and
with them Will be Mrs Clarence Mackay with
large contingent from the Equal Franchise
League Mrs John Winters Brannan and Mrs.
Pearce Bailey have been chosen the leagues
sneakers and Mrs. Bailey, who is in the Adron-
dacks. will join her delegation in Albany. Others
OF the party are Mrs. William Draper and Miss
Draper, Mrs. Forbes Morgan. Mrs stephen r.
Post Mrs. William N. WINS Mrs. John Milholland
and Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch. who is president
of the Equality League OF disappearing Women.
Miss Mary Drier, president of the Women's
Trade Union League will be one Of the speakers
OF the Equality League. Miss Leonora OReilley,
Of the same organization. viii speak for the
factory workers and Miss Sarah NJ Casey, head
filter in one OF the big department stores Will
represent the shop workers
The state Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will send its president Mrs. Francis Graham. and
the State Federation OF Labor Will be represented
bv Daniel Harris The master of the State
Grange. F. NJ. Godfrey. will represent that organ
zatiou.
Others on the suffrage side viii be Mrs. Henry
Willard daughter of William Lloyd Garrison; Mrs
Lille Devereux Blake. Mrs. William Cumming
Story, ex-presldent of the City Federation of
Womens Clubs; Mrs. Florence Kelly representing
the National Consumer League, and Mrs. Fred
erick Nathan, president of the New York City
League.