The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-20
Belmont Millions Said to Be
Strong Factor in
Strife.
PETITION IMMEDIATE
REASON FOR STRIFE
Endorsement of Mrs. Potter Not
Shown TO Dr.. Anna
Shaw

Mrs. Oliver II. P. Belmont and the
Belmont millions are strong factors in
the National American Woman Suffrage
Association
This fact is at the bottom OF the re-
tirement Of Mrs. Frances Squire Potter
from the position OF corresponding sec
retary and OF the sudden esignariCu
yesterday Of Mrs Rachel Foster avery,
vice president and. Ms Harriet Taylor
Upton. treasurer
Just as II taey did not have troubles
enough In their battles for votes, the
EufrragIsts in the closing hours Of their
convention. have become lnVo4Veu III
internal dissensiOns-
Those In Limelight.
The principal figures are the veteran
president. Dr. Anna Shaw, Mrs Bel
mont and Mrs Potter. Mrs Avery and
Mrs. Upton both figure prominently
Today various committee meetings ar
being held go wind up the business OF
the conven tlt-l and TO allenl 70 otAe-
business DEF lis, but the Su1TdslSLS are
talking about nothing else D0t geslel-
days explosion
The trouble arose over resolution
prepared by Miss Florence Kelly LIlaLlh-
IuE Mrs. Potter for her services as cor
RESPONDING secretary When the resCiu-
ton was prepared the IacL was Re-
called that the relations between Miss
Z
strained for some time, ana mat on
account Of the bad reeEng between
them Mrs Potter had declined % run
for re-eIecrion- il was suggested Jnat-
while the resolution i1dCTsinS Mrs. Pot
ter was being circulated among me Of
Hcers Of the association L would ne
lust as well 10 omit showing u 10 Miss
This was done ar the suggestion of
Mrs Potter, who told Mss Kelly tnaI
perhaps IL would be embarrassing 10
Miss shaw TO have the resollll9h Yl-
I'd 10 Ter But. MIS- Potter ADDED. MS
KaIlv could use her own judgment IN
the mater. Miss Kelly did rot snow
the resolution TO Miss shaw put sile dld
present II 10 most OF the Other O1lceI-s-
frcIl1l9iue Mrs. avery and Mrs JptOns
beth Of whom signed IT,
Claims Ignorance
When Hiss Kelly read the resolution
to the convention the absence Of Miss
Shav-s name was noticed In reply lu
questions Miss shaw said she had not
seen the resolution
Miss Thomas then moved that the
resolution be spread upon the minutes
of the convention, and Miss Shaw oe
given an opportunity 10 sign the TeSo-
luton or not sign lt as she saw uL
This suggestion was taken by MS
avery and Ms Upton 20 carry the m
pIicatiou that they had acted IN an uI--
demanded manner iu trying 10 puL
through the resolution over MISS Sne@" ;
head They promptly resigned
DELEGATES pleaded with them 70 with
draw their s5gnaL-OUs. which were
presented by Miss Eaussr- chairman CT
the press committee, at their request,
but in vain They said they would
stick il out a month but that The blsi-
ness committee would have 10 choose
their successors by that time Beyoni
that neither Mrs avery nor Mrs Up
ton would discuss the situation
Money the Root
But back Of the Potter resolution and
the belief on the part Of its trainers
that Miss Shaw would not approve it,
lies a deep rooted row between Mrs
Potter and Miss shaw q row that CCusl
end only in deuOSfuE one OF the other
Involved IN this row is the question or
how much attention the association
must pay TO Mrs Belmont and CeT
money
Mrs Potter and Mrs. Belmont hold
different ideas on political settlement
matters Mrs Potter thinks these set
Elements should be miniature oemocra-
cies and self-Su0pOTtinE # they are 70
accomplish anything Mrs Belmont he
Teves in handing out the cold. hard cash
TO the settlements 70 help them along
This question came I'd frequently DUR
iuE the past year while Miss Shaw and
Mrs Potter were working II the same
office al headquarters. and was at the
root OF the differences that grew UP
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