The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-17
'DAsS'S SUFFRAGE CANVASS
THE CtTSE ADVOCATES say IT
VAS MISLEADING.
WrS. Catt Names Women IN the Assembly.
mans District Who we're o. eriOOAef
We CANVASS of Men EN Made IN.
der similar G0Nsllti0ns. she Asserts.

No 0UN ass OF wen hNeF FNaUF ~
der similar Conditions. she Asserts.
The members oI the woman's suffrage
party are stirred up over the published
result of Azsemhlyman Dana's suffrage
canvass Of the Twenty seventh Assembly
district The canVls-sr repnrte,i that
IN the private hu,I-s@ unly tWo women
pruIe~-s,d an interest IN the woman sui
frage Amendment and one It these was a
servant Among the working women and
the wives Il working men whom he in
trryirw.l over on Third avenue not one
wanted the hallot. Mr.. Dam has ac-
cept.d thes. figures ~ q proof that ~"
wOrlen 81 his district DO Mt favor ~"
amendment
lie - entirely wrong IA his cnnclu-
SONS" said Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait
Yesterday afternoon. The woman sui
TrlEe party has an enrolment q some
hundreds - suflra gist- IA the Twenty d
seventh Assembly district. 81 which Dr
Anna Won Sholly II y Past Thirtv-tfth
street II the l-ader Among th'--" are
Mrs Russell Sage. Mrs. Clarence Mackav,
Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt Mr. PhIlip
l.ydig. Mrs. Alice Diner Miller. Mrs. Nor
ton Perkins. Mr. M'lbert X. tlr"N. Mrs
Mrs PearC. Bailey. Nine. Mar" tr,~s
NewhaIs. DT. sara McNutt and Dr julia
McNuit. Mrs Joseph Ia Rogue. Mrs J
Borden HaTrim1n. Miss Clara Spenc".
principal uf the Spence School. Mr..
ERertnn Winthrop. Mn. Charles y. Whit
man. Miss Dorothy Whitney. Mrs Samuel
Unisrmyer. Miss Caroline Duer. Mr..
Ger' rud.. Albert On. Mrs. 4. 4 knohlaugn
and Mrs { \ NSn Rensselaer,
Mrs. tatt went "n - explain that a.
the "nianchisement uf women must
he granted by the votes II the men ut
the State and not Ivy the Legislature" tn"
question for Mr. Dana To d"cid" was
merely whether the question Ot woman
suffrage should H. submitted To- III" voters
aud that even n there wasn't a -ingl"
woman In his district who wanted N"
ballot that tact should not influence" him
In the history of the eNpSnSion 1t
suffrage - men she continued. there
has never been "A singh" inStanc" wh"r"
a canvass uf men - le "nfranchi-"t Was
mad" Q" discover whether they wanted
the privilege The women who want
the vote IN Mr. Diana = district a. we'll
as IA other PARTS II the stat" viii N"
Iuite satisfied n men will give o. them
a. fair chance Ia secure the franchl-''
as was given u men All We want u
far play
The Rev. Anna shaw said hast night
that the only trouble with IN" woman
siIffragists IL their hack &c Iarty me-
chin.ry
Many If the leaders have pretty
gosd idea uf practical pDhtlC-. Sh" said
II have. no d.a-ir,. - ~. politician. pra"-
tIcai ~ nth-ryy i-... tut I re,iizr that W.
women have need IT political wisdom
fnr the proper manipulated uf "ur yam
IaIgn
Tn. plan ~ the organization - th"
woman suffrage party with is borough
chairman and leaders of Senatorial dis
'r,Cts aud captains uf Assembly districts
~ -NCrllent n has however. teen m
existence only q short time and there
fore it, work WIS not 80 much ~ evil
denCe a. thu. recent hearing "a Albany
a. u would have been were. the Organic
ton ol,l.-r
within m. next few months com
plsta houS., To- hOuss' canvass will -.
mad. IT every district IA the city. and
t vail th-n y" impossible for any we'll
meaning legislator to d'Siuce from the
opinions eNurs-ssrNi Nv the residents 81
"a couple of blocks IA. conclusion that
tho. WOnI'n II a particular district ar"
opI--'-i r. woman sun rage OF indifferent
Women who are 80 interview IA.
legislators will undoubtedly d. ,hu-'i,
sam. TIM. 10 for. ia" lat" -"t for tn"
n'NI hearing and great care will is'
taken "a thor =, lHCtIou Personally ]
should ,fiNUCat.- IA" appointment Oi
women of MATURE years TOR thar purpos'
II - - cpur-.' perfectly legitimate.
CoHclu l.d Miss shaw Tor any woma y
who can Obtain a PERSONAL interview with
a legislator ~ lis an ia" arguments a.
her Corniulri 70 Inhu-nc" him to vut'.
- sh. WI>il.-s That. however - mere v
a g. r-onsl matter II she - officially
T~pr.-. ntiug Other women sh" should
{ UnknUWu To- th'. legislator. haV" q l"tt'i
1t Introduction from -ou- on" Nho dos
know him aud ahuv~ all. the names amt
Address - hiH would 10 constituents
10 ct him ~,rr where h. stands