The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-16
Sibllant SuifragetteS Repent
Their Action
AND THAT Is NOT ALL
Congress Is Wrathy, Too--The Commit.
tee Doors VIII Not Be Open
So Wide to the
Women.

Washington, April l6.- Because Pres
ident reft was Kissed BY some Of the
suifagettes when be spoke before them
Thursday night the representatives. Of
the National American Woman Sultraea
association may find i difficult e sea
their customary hearing "a equal suf'
! lsnge before the House and Senate com.
mittees Talk Of this sort was aaost
about the capitol yesterday More -.
pecially on the House side
Il appears that some of the equal sufi
fragists are booked for 4 hearing before
the House Judiciary committee Tuesday
They viii urge equal suffrage get
speeches into the official records OF Con.
eress and have them frRnked out. Now
SOME Of the members of the house. who
have no use for suffrage are urging that
inasmuch - the women Kissed the presi-
dent they be not allowed to appear be-.
fore the judiciary committee.
It is hardly expected the committee
viii refuse To hear them, but Il Is 1T
least true that the kissing Of the presi-
dent has furnished the enemies Of suf.
ffage ia Congress az opportunity 70 adj
vance what they look upon as another
argument against giving women the bal
lot
Representative Wiley 81 New Jersey
showed bic resentment Of the Kissing
when he got letter from the New DER
sey suffragette association, asking him
10 introduce IN the House the petition
which New Jersey sufragcttes are sipn-
ling. Wiley promptly refused. He wrote
the secretary Of the association, hasing
his action On his resentment against the
kissing Of the president.
Now they Repent.
IN expiation Of the kissing which
greeted tie remarks Of the president, The
convention yesterday adopted a resalu.
! ton Of thanks and appreciation for bis
words 81 welcome. The resolution ae.
scribed Mr. Taft a. the arst incumbent
of his office TO recognize officially our
determination 70 secure = complete dc.
mocraey, thereby tcstifying his oonyic-
ton 50 to its power and growth, snd
[ that che presidents seriousness, honesty
/ and friandliness had converted what
might have been an empty fern into an
Official courtesy. historic alike for him
I ana 10Y aRs " tE1AfhttNtf NNstH 2 -
adopted unanimously By a rising vote
is a. follows.
Whereas, The president Of tie United
States in welcoming the forty second an.
nual convention 81 the National Ameri-
can Suffrage association has taken the
4 historic position ef bong The first In
icamhent oil his Office to recognize ofiisial.
NV our determination to seenre moro
complete democracy. thereby testifyinq
bis conviction ~ 70 les power end growth
ard
Whereas His seriousness, honesty and
! friendlinsss converted what might have
4 been an empty form into an official
courtesy, historic alike for BIN and for
lue: therefore b II
Resolved. That We convey e Presi.
dent William H Taft the thanks and
depreciation Of this convention for his
welcome, assuring him AZ the SANE time
that the patriotism and public spirit Of
the women 81 America intend to make
themselves fsit in tic government 81
which he Is the honofed head. ard that
at no distant date
N seRdipg the resolution % the Prasi
dent H was decided by the board Of
officers that It should be accompanied
/ IS letter officially expressing the sHf
I fragists regret over The incident The
action Of the board IA this connection
was communicated to the convention by
President Anna Howard Shaw who
asked the delegates MS body 10 approve
the latter Of regret
This letter deplores that anyone pres.
n
have interrupted your address by an
expression 81 personal feeling
/ The manner IN which the presidents
address was received was the one sub
Tees Of conversation among the delegates
previous to their meeting yesterday as
| they gathered in groups ii the hotel cor
ridor to discuss tho incident, which was
termed BY many as sdeplorahle.R Off
GERS and great lumber oF the delegates
expressed regret st the occurrence.