New-York tribune., 1910-04-28
WOMAN SUFFRAGE DEAD.
Assembly Refuses to Discharge
Judiciary Committee.
MOTION LOST. As to 81
Women Threaten Legislators
Who Ducked Question with
Dire Vengeance.

Albany. April T.-vornan sufrrags legis-
lation died its annual death In the As
sembly to-day. when a motion by Assembly
man Toombs 10 discharge the Assembly
Judiciary Committee from further cOnsid-
GRAFTON OF his suffrage resolution was lost
by vote OF IS 70 s.. A large delegation or
suffragists. incluing Mrs Frances n
Cabot. Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch. Mrs.
Florence Kelley. Miss Caroline Lexow. Miss
Harriet Mills. Miss Caroline Crossat. Mrs
Milton Barger and Mrs H W Graham.
attended the affair as chief mourners.
One OF the notable features OF the vote
was that several Assemblymer deliberately
ducked going on record. Some Of them
stayed In the Assembly chamber and re-
fused TO vote. Some OF them went to the
trouble OF leaving the chamber on one pre-
text or another. II they could have heard
the threats OF vengeance the devoted s1f-
fragists made as they ran for a train out
OF the capital. they would have fed the
state.
Mr.. Toombs. in moving for the discharge
OF the committee. said the suffrage prob
lem was too big 70 be killed IN committee
II II were doomed 70 defeat. at least let
IL be defeated while under fair considera-
tion on the floor Of the House. This propo-
sition brought Assemblymen Merritt and
Phillips to the defence oc the committee
Mr.. Phillips said the place TO discuss this
question was the next constitutional con-
vention-
Assem- olynan Shea. OF Essex. said he
could discuss the question from the mar
ried mans point OF view. He wanted 70
keep his wife. he said He didn't want her.
for the empty privilege Of a vote. 10 be-
come liable TO jury duty.
TN take care OF the home. In my poor
way. IL she'll make the home" he said,
but don't want to come home some night
and find her locked up a Jury with four
or five other women and some men. I'm
glad I've got her. and want to keep her.
Assemblyman Callan, OF Columbia. dis
cussins 1t from the bachelors view. said
his mother and sister had threatened to
turn him out Of his home II he voted for
woman suffrage Assemblyman Rozsn. OF
Erie. thought the state needed more
babies. not more ballots" and the women
needn't go hunting for the suffrage, but
rather for husbands.
Mr. Chanler. Of Dutchess. believed IL only
fair TO let the proposition have vote on
the floor. and not be killed IN committee.
Personally. he thought that the legislature
ought TO pass the resolution and let the
question go 10 the voters for their opinion
Mr.. Oliver said he had voted for woman
suffrage seven times and was willing 20
again Mr.. Goldberg interrupted him with
an allusion 10 the charges Of a sufsragetts
that Mr.. Oliver insulted her.
II you weren't so small and il wouldn't
be unparliamentary. I'd say you were a
cur" returned Oliver. with a vicious glare
at his colleague.
Mr.. Merritt declared that the whole ques-
ton was one OF sentiment He couldn't be-
lievs in woman suffrage. and never would
vote for II. Neither did he think the state
or the women would be losers IL this reso-
luton were killed. Saying which kindly
words he moved the previous question, and
the vote promptly killed the resolution
That speech OF Mr.. Merritt's was per-
fectly idiotic." snapped one surragist. in
disnantly. as she ran from the bly,
Chamber. They were all bad enough but
II that's a specimen OF man-made govern
ment it's time you had the women here"