The sun., 1910-01-12
NOT ONE WORD OF DISSENT
KINGS REPUBLICANS BOW TO
EvOMEN'S DEMAND FOR VOTE.
Republican Organization. OmclaIlS Pres
ent. Hears the WOmen's Side, Asks No
Questions and With Enthusiasm
Gives Its Sentiment in Vote or Thanks.

%lNGs NVNN VI
The Kings county Republican oraniza-
tkion practically put itself on record last
night In favor of suffrage for women.
The Kings county branch of the Assembly
Dietricts Suffrage Association visited the
headquarters of the organization in the
Dohnston Building at Nevins street and
e'lstbush avenue and no Republican was
brave enough to stand up to them in argu-
nssnt.
X The votes for women advocates over in
Kings do not like to be called suffragettes.
II term which Is descriptive to their minds
kpf ,inbecoming strenuosity and Of unlady-
like tactics. They go about their work
calmly and with dignity, but they are
Railways up and doing. They went to call
nm the Republican workers last night to
NRBk that the Assemblymen and Senators
tfrom Kings be instructed to vote for an
amendment TO the Constitution eliminat-
sfng the word male from the suffrage
Requirement.
~ Charles ii. KeIby, chairman of the gen.
s6ral COMMITTEES, called out a pretty good
3Rttendance Of the men folk and the hall
fwas comfortably filed when the women
ffiled In. They were led by Mrs. Robert
III. Elder. wife of Assistant District At
tforney Elder of Kings: Mrs. William Grant
Brown. president of the New York State
IWomen's Republican League, and Miss
of the suffragists. Mr..
kelby resigned the chair TO Mrs. Elder
1nndturned the meeting over to the women.
Mrs. Elder said there would be no
hAranguing or appeals to support the
Scause for the simple reason that all
ftntelligent men knew that women ought
20 vote. She presumed she was address
4 ing Intelligent men.
Il The men sat up a little straighter. threw
out their chests and coughed impress
tsively. Mrs Elder appeared not to notice
1.-The hit she had made but went calmly
Eon. = She said that women have sufficient
Intelligence 10 take part in government
~and it was merely a matter of justice
&for the Republicans -of the county TO
{ pssist the women in getting favorable
Ereport on the joint resolution to amend
tthe Constitution. Then she introduced
: Mrs. William Grant Brown.
we don't want you 70 run around
with petitions or to stay out at night
I. 20 assist our movement. You'd much
',bottor stay at home and write letters to
4 our representatives in the Legislature.
&Women like to have the men at home
= n they can get them to stay there. We
baxe tried for three years TO secure this
amendment and we have been smothered
tn committee every time. We are getting
tired OF il. What would you men do i
e3he Legislators kept putting you on
with Aimsy, trivial excuses every time
you wanted to know why you hadn't
been able TO get results1
- IT'S aydisgrace to any man to say that
is not capable of standing
pfnr Justice and decency in Government
\. 5pat as she takes a stand for those things
"a the home. Women change their minds
8bout things but you may be quite sure
stkaf we won't change our minds about
ar-aSs>srs.. Martha SufYren went back to the
Stone Age, when Hoot-Hoot smote Mrs.
oot-Hoct just because he was big and
hdsky and able to get away with il. TO
aha
e<of things. She admitted that the condi-
tion OF women is a good deal better in al
'1HunGf every respect than II was in Hoot-
ssf7pot q day: still in the important funda-
B16Dn Of her own affairs Mrs. Suffren
SrComldnt see that things had changed
very much. She asked the men TO put
.E1he amendment question sharply up to
their representatives at Albany.
1Mna. Elder wanted to know il any Of
TIM men had questions they wanted
a1aweredt There was a long pause. You
could hear feet shifting uneasily over the
floor. Nobody seemed to be curious OF
tQs haye. points he wanted cleared up.
&xH, Elder waited sufficient time. Then
r4f sse that all of you believe that women
Nho&ld vote. am sure we thank you
very much.
Isaac Franklin Russell. who is an ad-
&ocate OF votes for women IL turned out
later. finally inquired why il was that the
sulfragists had more trouble converting
twomen than men. Miss Crafts popped
out Of her seat and answered Mr.. Russell
sSlftly
Because" she said, you men have
been driving one idea in women's heads
for generationsvthat her only place is in
the home. You haven't seen that she is
1perfectly capable of getting cleaner,
better streets; honester. more efficient
government; more parks. more schools
slRRy OF the things that progressive men
antEiwe. for, It's your fault that some
lsRonen are hard TO convince"
ernMr.s Keiby called for a vote of thanks
/. stpthe women and the organization gave
nHwnthusiastically.