The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-30
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WOMEN CHARGE
Row in Connecticut Woman's
Suffrage Association Over
Election Of State President.
EFFORTS TO KEEP PEACE
1Vice-P President Urges Delegates
to Avoid Personal Combat and
Calling Hard Names,

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Greenwich, Conn. October 2s.-The
forty.flrst annual State convention Of
the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage AS
ISOLATION closed a two days session
here after a stormy election OF officers,
at which stuning OF the ballot box was
charged in open meeting, though not
proved. The count showed two more
ballots than there were delegates. "A
motion to declare the oai!ot void and
have a new ballot was voted down by
vociferous noes.
The convention opened on Thursday
afternoon, when. in the absence OF. the:
president OF the Greenwich Equal Fran.
chises League. Miss Ruetz Rees, the del-;
egates were welcomed by Mrs valerial
Fl. Parker, wife of Greenwich physis
clan. and vice-president OF the league,
It has been charged since that Mrs.
Parker ran the convention by the slate
method until the finish. Certain 1t Is,
that she accomplished everything she
announced she would do. Fifty-six.
delegates from the State societies were
present, and In Mrs. Parker's opening
remarks she alluded to the coming
election OF officers, saying that two
strong young societies. the Hartford
and Greenwich Societies, had sprung
up, and that each was eager to bear,
the share OF the burdens by using It's
power. ! - -
ohe urged tho delegates to avoid per.
sonar Combat and the younger sunra-;
gists not to call the older ones anti.
quated. nor the older ones to accuse
the younger delegates OF WORKING Be.
cause It was fashion. N D ~
reports showed eight clubs repre-
senteo and total membership OF ss7.,
- was voted to present an unlimited
s s,,i bill to the Legislature. On
uhursday evening Rev. Dr.. Aked and
siiss s Jessica Finch. Of New York. deliy-.
. e.su aoo.e sses at the Havemeyer Aud
ltorlum. In which both adyoca Tod yota.
for women y . >sS
From the first everything noint.d 8,
struggle for the State presidency
ana the struggle came. ii nnickiv
transp1red that Hartford and Green.
wen mad prepared a slate, presented In
the form OF printed ballot, headed nv
Mrs. katherine NJ. Hepburn. Of Hart.
iord, for president Mrs. Henhnrn .is
not out OF her twenties. is Pryn
MaWrs graduate and is the wife or :
prominent Hartford physician.
she was asked to state her platforr,
ana her belief as to Socialism and ~
sponded with a good speech. Then she
was asked to reply yes or "no,,l as ia
mns.ner or not she had ever been con-
nes,eu with the Socialist party. She
, YEP. IN the affirmative. Many wo-
,ha we're instantly on their feet at
.ae same time following this dec1arat
ton. some opposed to Mrs. Hepburn a. q,
account OF her you'll, and inaxnaria.s ~
und some because OF her fayoriTr O. :
ciansm, While her supporters stood slov-
ally an Tor her. The vote kave ber - /.
once by large majority. :
several state officers openl,, =
tne ballot box had been stuffed a,,s : : : :
snort to have another vote taitsn 'o 20. a :. :
iost on an oral vote. Some OF tha A.,
eSates objected strongly. ana Nj !,
riorence Lee. OF Stamford. at once IS
.srs ner resignation as State score
ha declaring that the tactics hsd
cepted. = 20 eion was ac-
Mss Lee then oolted the meetino
nras,sa leI returned. The election of q
1 H,estaeht took over an hour. ana
a.n,e was kept waiting until >
~ tssi1 7. Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton,
vice president at large BY the q. :, -. !
majority as the president, althonrS
mere was no expressed oppositin,, :
mrs. Mary J. Rogers. of Aieriden, wa =
me only old officer reelected. Mrs'
l;t1.', a. Porritt. of Hartford. wa =
cnosen recording secretary, and Miss
Auela1de 9. Hyde, OF Greenwich. 4 q
member p. IN OF the national executive COM
The election Of honorary vice. pres
.dents; county vice-presidents, CORE
sponolng secretary auditors and heads
lso =. uepartments was left over for an.
50 far gone that the delegates ba )
,lar dly time to get to Wyndygout II ia
nome OF the Setons. for reception IN
tnelrE honor. Mrs, Maud Nathan. pres.
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