The Washington times., 1910-04-12
MRS. BELMONT BUSY.
NO TINE FOR OFFICE
The Rev. Anna Shaw Says
Rumors of Strife Is
All Talk"

That Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, Of New
York. one Of the richest and most prom
/ iuent society leaders Of that city, viii
ATTEMPT To overthrow the a6miniStTa lion
| Of Rev Anna Howard Shaw, president
Of the National American Woman SUI
/ fraee Association. and q veteran fighter
/ for the cause OF womsn's rights in this
country. at the national convention to
meet here this week, was most eInphati-
caTIy denied BY DIR. Shaw today
The persistent rumOr that Mrs Bel
mOnt's name viii be presented 10 the
convention Is candidate for the office
Of president and that she mas a suffi-
GENTLY large following among the pro
SresSives' Of the organization. or those
opposed 10 the policies Of Dr. Shaw and
other old organization leaders, to elect
her. Is characterized by Dr.. Shaw as
all aaIk.--
Mrs. Belmont hasn't the least inten-
tion Of standing as candidate for presi-
dent OF the national bcdy. or OF in any
way opposing me" said Dr. Shaw tC-
day 4 heard her say 10 a newspaper
man not long ago, L am not a fool.
know what can do. and what I can
not
New Mrs. belmont could not he pres
ideut If ST. wanted II, for the reason
that with her social. business and Phil
anthropio interests. it Is impossible for
her 10 give her whole time and self 10
the vorls-'
Fight Rumor Denied
That there viii he a isht in the con
Ven1lOn betReen the conservatives. uu-
der the leadership OF Miss Shaw, and
the prOEressives, OF younger ana more
militant sUffTs gists. IS also denied By
those suffraSists who have already
reached Washington for the convention
which opens at the Arlington Hotel
Thursday morning
There are all sorts Of suffrage or
eanIza TONS they say, but there is no
room fer a fight. for We are simply
working by different methods toward
| the same end The woman suffTagists
OF TINS country are not going 10 dis
I agree on any issue The only night com
I ING from us is with the men who won't
/ let US vote"
In view of the gathering in Washing
/ tor this week Of suffrage clans from
/ all over the Union, the local Suf-
1 iraEists have become particularly active
/ the Equal Suffrage Association Of the
| District Of Columbia OF which Miss
! Harriet j Hilton Is president, and Miss
| Anna s hcltOn is secretary, has made
/ an appeal to the clergy OF the city, re-
| QueStinE each minister to let the OrEanf-
/ ZaUiOu know exactly how he stands on
ministers OF the city Fhsve also been
/ asked 10 preach on suffrage next Sun
/ day, If they indOrse the movement
Petition to Congress.
Ms Rachel Foster Avery, OF Phils-
/ delphia. chairman OF the petition com
mittee Of the National American Won
/ an Suffrage Association. arrived in
| Washington this morning, with the
names Of 29,0o0 Pennsylvania citizens
/ IN her travelling bag. These viii be
! added 70 the monster petition to be pre-
lSented next Tuesday morning 20 con-
| mittees from the Senate and the House.
/ which are TO give hearing TO the
! sufra gettes-
/ The Woman's Suffrage Committee. ap-
/ pointed from the Senate. IS headed BY
Senator Steve Clay. Of Georgia an
'anti-suffraE ist" Representative Rich
ard Wayne Parker. Of New Jersey heads
/ the House Judiciary Committee, before
which the suffra gists viii also have a
/ hearing Tuesday morning
/ The petition TO be presented vii con
/ tain more than a half million names OF
/ suffrage sympaIhizeTs from every State
/ in the Union II has been signed by
more than 1000 Washington city men
i and women.