Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-15
SUFFRAG|sTS ARE
ANGRY BECAUSE
TAFT WAS KISSED
Proceedings of Second Day In
terrupted by Discussions of In
cident-Oficial Reports Made.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-President
Taft's address before the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton asst night and the manner in
which it was received was the one
subject of conversation among the
delegates previous to their meeting to-
day, as they gathered in groups in the
hotel corridor to discuss the incident
which was termed by many as "deplor-
able Officers and a great number
of the delegates expressed regret at
the occurrnce.
Mr.. Taft was discussing the reasons
which might make woman suffrage in
advisable.
IF, as a class" he said, 1.-The women
do not care enough for their interests
to seek to preserve them. there is ian
ger that. if the power is conferred, it
may be exercised by the least desirable
clement
This, the argument which has been
so often used and, suffragists assert, as
many times controverted in Colorado,
brought the outburst of Kisses from q
contingent of Western women, many of
them voters.
When the Kisses were first heard
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery, the first
vice-president, who occupied the chair,
jumped to her feet, her face white and
stern, while her gavel raped for order.
But the President, wearing the famous
smile and looking delightfully."- boyish
as he made his point, only said good
humoredly:
MY lear ladies', you must show
yourselves capable of exercising that
degree of self-restraint which is nee
essary to meet a political situation"
AT this the women became almost
hysterical. They were half laughing,
half crying as they a~pplauded him to
the echo.
Today'S session of the convention was
preceded by a conference on the practi-
cal methods of work at which Mary
Hutcheson Page, of Massachusetts,
presided. The subject was discussed
by Mary Ware bennett, of Massachu-
sets, and several Others.
When the Rev. DIR. Anna Howard
Shaw called the convention to order
reports were read from South Dakota,
Oregon, washington. n Oklahoma, In
which States the association has can-
paigns pending.
The convention paused in the trans
action of business today to pay tri-
butte through eloquent addresses to the
memor of Henry b. Blackwell and
William Lloyd Garrison, jr.
The rest of the day was largely de-
voted to the reading of reports of COM
nittees and officers. .tHt
Treasurer's Report.
Harrie Taylor Upton, treasurer OF
the national association, presented her
report, showing the total receipts of the
year 1909 to have been s21, 466.0S. The,
disbursements We're $19,S14.50.
During the year the association
spent about S. 900 on organization, and
sent TO South Dakota alone, where a
campaign is now on 81, 500. The treas
urer's report in part was as follows:
Miss Emily Howland,' of Sherwood,
y. Y, was the largest individual con-
tributor during the year. The hve
States having the largest membership
are, in their order, New York, Massa-
chusetts, College League, Maryland
and Pennsylvania. The five States con-
tributing the largest amounts of money
in their order are New York. Massa-
chusetts, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and
Ohio.
1.-THE auxiliary associations showing
the greatest gain in membership are
College League, Maryland, Illinois.
Kentucky and Connecticut.
Virginia has organized a promising
society during the year. and is, there
fore admitted into the fold.
states showing gain in membership
are California. Connecticut, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
MARYLAND, Minnesota. Mississippi. New
York. Rhode Island, Texas, Tennessee,
Virginia. College League