The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
PRESIDENT TAFT SORRY TOO
SAlS M REGRETS THE ITTSS-
NO INCIDENT.
10, Be-ausr 81 NRS Personal fr-alRS. fSr
lic Iias NsRr, hut BecauSr Mere siG.
Rts,rRnce Has Bsecn tslNsn u man %
IprxrrNe - NctlS ulr- &C tlIF ~nnra glstS.

Ige llas Nsas. buI Becauzr Mere sig.
Ntslrance Has geecn tslNsn u IMAM %
Deserves AetlS ulr- &C thr ~uIra glsts.
WASHINGTON. April iB.-Presicent TAFT
hAs assured the women sufragists now
meeting here that d. IN SORRY too over
,n.' .'iss-ing Incident that marked the
prC.-edings "Wednesday night when he
Appeared - deliver "A sI'es''h h"iore the
siInrAEist Convention. The President :
I-ttcr a. Mrs Frans.- squire Potter.
secrctary It the CunN"nti"n. in answer
g. her communicable apulogizing for the
"hizsing was as follows.
Nv pE,E Mas rnrrFH. I hog 10 az
know lesig" Nour fA,or ct Npril -. unite
with YOU ~ rrsryttiug the inCtdcnt 0ccurr-
Ing during my address ~ whsh your letter
refers ! regret II. not br' au-sa Of any Isr-
-onAl TeslinE. tor have mons on the sub
isSt ~ all bat Only h..,au-., murh more
sixniHcan,c has becn given 10 " than ~
Deserves. and b,--auss' !, NAV ~. used IN an
Unfsn N.N to cnibarTa-- the headers OF
yaur movements
hank the as-ociat Ion Ter the indy and
cordial tone ~ the T,.-.olut IONS -ubsf i,'ed.
ard hops that the feature oT Thursday
ni-hts meeting. Nhirh you de-crihe one
swing your association much sorrow. may
sDon he entirely forgotten. SINCERELY YOUR.
WILLIAM II. Thr
In. reading oI the above l.tter en-
hvenel = rather duh morning session
gwen over to routine business. the re-
port Of various committees and of divers
and sundry state presidents. la TACT
most Of the delegates activities were
outside OF the Arlington Hotel room
where the convention proper was in ses-
siop. There the attendants. was com
"A.
various state delegations were out making
life burden ,o the senators and Repre-
ssutatives OF the respective states in the
effort To line them up for woman suffrage.
At least one Srnstor and one Representa-
tive are already lined up. and prove'i IL by
Appearing at the convention.
S,rator owen % Oklahoma IN a good
FRI. md 1T the suffragists and has helped
tho "a a. much A. he could ia his home
Stat. Representative Anthony % Kan
sas - regarded a. nephew to tlis whole
assoCiaiion inasmuch a. he h a nephew
Of Miss Susan r. Anthony. Their APP
pearanc- IA the hall was greeted with
tnmultuoIIs appreciation.
Delegates who were not busy rounding
up Senators and Representative were
de.seut an the Capitol Monday morning.
Others who were not ssngaged in the
pursuit ~ either automobiles or members
OF their Congress Delegations we're occu-
pied with che ss-sions Of the College
Equal Suffrage League IN another part
at the hotel, DIR. NJ. Carey Thomas
pre- ici,. q Of the lea que and Of BFyn Mawr
pr,ride-l also over these sessions and over
H." rather elaborate luncheon which
Interrupted them.
Almost a. welcome a. the Presiclent's
leit"r read At the morning session was
one from MR., o. n. y. Belmont received
early ~ the afternoon. II announced
Mrs B-lmont's intention Of contributing
Ia the work Of the association at the rate
~ ssnosa i.satei4 t.sltii thu sogltsaitssl sE
1911. specifying that the money WAS To
be used to nay ths rental of official head
quarters 40 SO6 Fifth avenue. New York.
and to continue the work Of the national
nrs-.- bureau. Mrs BelulssIat undertaises
10 ,-,ufth1s' tfss ffionfhfv e-5ntrinttsoK
"a the press bur~au A. long A. Mrs. Ida
Hustled HarIer remsins Ia chs1rge Of N.
should she not refDa u IN charge Mrs. Bel.
mout will reduce her contribution by the
siin Of tl7a-z5 per month. this b.ing the
Amount raid 20 Nrs. Harper FOR her
work. She further stipillates that a.
The lease Of the foor On which national
bezdutil-ters are heated ~ in her name
she hal hC allowed 81 ray the rent
directly 20 the l,.--seg and deduct 10 from
her contribution - sss' monthly before
ssudIug u to the IA 'luusi treasurer
The letter u.s. Greeted "nthIlSi 80 csllly.
btlf tttT The sfsfnettf Mr- Ibt-lWl'lNt = OVer
Wa Tabled. iusSIntIch 40 the limitations
PLACED ia ths ti-.' - the money Will have
e. ~ acted upru by the new general Oft
C.i- dnd n.ard. which will not be s-iectsd
untl Muddy Ma1nWhils Mr. IiHrris''
1ayiur INT tire Is'iTar pf the az,sz,ta-
ton ptt ~ an hour 20 Wittv whs-.stlinE
during which she ..ytraCt"l from the
dele gais- pl'ic'- 1T upward - S.'HD
Tor a." vurs during 40" coming wear
thr larcs-' individual contribution h..ing
enc 81 'ssi tvptn MI-- tmiv Rowland -
ShsrW 81.
~ Mr. : pt0u -sid lIts- At an DTseu
~ meeting. her voice. Wa pr'-ttv thor
ouglIlv ..N .u'Ii-ird lut IN" thought unv
man there n be- hid made Is So 10 IN
huuF Vpu'd G.-rl that ~. VIA UistIfi'-i
IN l..-,ng exhausted and she mate no
apOlugIs.- ter her voice. The Open air
mseJiug. ru which ~" del" s.it''- us.-d
the Cugsw.ll t,Sntlin ~ Seventh street
aud Pennsylvania av~uu" Tor pulpit
wits II anything I1uT- successful than
Nexteritvr The audience. made dp
lar yply - men. wiz uI'~t friendly and
Appreciated ~ th. FUN the thTists pf the
spe1ksr-. Nl-o they appreciated the
pretty girl- senator la Foll'tts'z dsuRi-
ter aud Miss Caroline lsNpw - New
York amoug them Who circulated IN
the edge - th'. Cruwt with p..fitiOns
hand balls buitpu- A." Mr. IsNOw
Iust the gracious and attractive woman
one would eNT--rt Judge l.eVOw'S wife.
tO be was Offering buttons ~ Ill Who
wouh wear them AMI w~ir them con-
aptr,ioti4lv