Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16

i Declaring he regretted the shissins. m
.cident.ssnot because OF personal feeling
but because it was being used in an un-
fair way to embarass the leaders OF the
suffragists movement. President Taft this
afternoon sent a letter OF reply to the
apology sent him yesterday by the suf-
fragists.
= The apology and President Taft's reply
referred to the incident on Thursday
evening, when some statements in the
Presidents address of welcome to the
suffragist congress were Kissed by some
members of the audience.
Practical Politics Taught.
With the kissing incident relegated
to the rear, conferences on practical
methods of work and reports from state
officers were the important business at
today's session of the forty-second an
nual session Of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association.
How can you start out to defeat a
candidate for office who Is opposed t.
us?" was one question discussed at tha
conference on practical methods con-
Quoted by Mary Page Hutcheson Of
Massachusetts.
"Get his record from his rival candi-
date and tell the people about it, was
the suggestion which. judging from the
applause which greeted it, met with the
most approval.
That to do good work in practical poll
tics the suffragists must learn to be good
mixers seemed to be the central idea
running through the discussion of prec-
teal methods.
Suggestions From Miss Costelloe.
Miss Ray Costelloe suffraeetts, was
called upon to tell how practical work
was done in England. Her brief address.
in which she apologized as a young wom-
an and a foreigner to offer suggestions To-
her American sisters, made the hit Of
the morning session.
1--WE can't do political work without po-
litical workers. said Miss Costello The
women must train themselves to go out
and talk to the public. Money. workers
and patience are what will make US w3uL
Speakers who followed assured the oon-
vention that the woman suffrage move
ment in America was in no ways lacking
in funds.
Mira Hunt of Wisconsin, introduced as
member Of the stan OF La Follette's
Weekly, declared that while Rhode Island
boasted Of its conservatism. Wisconsin
was proud of its insurgentiS,n She added
that a great deal had not yet been done
in that state for woman's suffrage. but
that the work was now well started.
Representative Anthony OF Kansas,
nephew of Susan B. Anthony. was vigor-
ousy applauded as he arose to speak.
I'm Kansas" he said, 'the women are
more Intelligent than the men in school
and municipal affairs
Emma Maddox Funch told the oou-
gress that she could not in thirty min
utes, nor In thirty hours, tell all that the
suffragists were doing in Maryland. She
added, however, that In Maryland the
cause was somewhat shy Of funds.
"on to Congress" Program.
Elaborate preparations have been made
for the visit to Congress Tuesday morn
ing. Every state will have an automo-
bile. ana the delegates will carry the
state banner.
The cars will be arranged BY states in
aIphabetical order. Headed by the car
bearing the general officers and tho press
car, the procession will leave the Ariins-
ton at III so 'clock IN the mOrnfne.
The hearing before the SENATE and
House committees win be held st l.
o o'cbock. Because OF a rule about present
ing petitions, there will be no speaking
before the House committee. All epeeohes
u1,Jl ha made to the Senate committee on
woman's suffrage.
There will be an open-air meeting et
4:3O o'clock this afternoon at 9TH street
and Pennsylvania avenue. Many prom
inent sufrragists will speak from automo-
biles.
The committee on churches has can
vassed all the olergymen of the cry on
the question Of votes for women. In
many Washington ,pulpits the subject OF
"votes for women" win be discussed
Many members of both houses of Com
grees today received visits from the suf-
fragist delegates of their states or dis