New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-16

New YORK. as corresponding secretary. ard
4 Mrs. Ella :. Stewart, of Chicago. as treas
urer. Professor Frances Squire Potter re-
fused 10 accept the nomination for the
Z presidency. as she previously refused TO run
again for the Office OF corresponding secre-
/ tary. AS her retirement from the latter
office after a years service has been the
cause Of much speculation. she made the
following explanation to-day:
The theme Of cooperation now in opera
ton at the national headquarters IN New
York entails large waste Of time and
energy. Instead OF doing ones own work.
one is practically carrying other people
burdens. Patronage is bad for any organi-
cation. An Organization. like an individual,
cannot live beyond IT'S means and retain its
Z self-respect or the respect of Others. Sach
2 condition is bound 20 ensender helpless
ness or worse / do not mean this a.
derosatory to Mrs o. H. 2. Belmont, nor
do I wish TO minimize the help she has SO
generously given. 1t has no personal sig
niiicance'
Some OF the Addresses.
Mrs. Trimble- woolsey. of Kentucky.
whose grandfather and grest-uncle drafted
jointly the first bin ever drawn on the
/
women control Of their property. declared
that she intended 70 try 20 vote at the next
election. and. II destrained. 90 carry the
question TO the United States Supreme
Court.
Susan W Fitzgerald. Of Boston. declared
five things essential TO the successful out
of-door speaker in the cause of equal
franchise. They were: A logged determine
tiOn to make goCd, no matter what occurs;
voices Of good carrying power: an under
standing Of the audience, power of men
tai adjustment and sense OF humor.
Mary y. ChAse president Of the New
Hampshire Woman Suffrage Association.
presented report showing The chief effort
OF the year in New Hampshire. IN addition
to securing names TO the national petition.
had been the practical conversion of the
state grange to woman suffrage.
Alice Paul speaking on woman suffrss
IN Great Britain, declared that the cause
has been nisrepresented and distorted by
the press Of England and compared the
criticism of the sBffrsgists there to that Of
:he abolitionists in the United States.
The report Of the Oklahoma Woman
Suffrage Association. presented by Prest-
dent Kate II Biggers, showed that the
women Of the new state are leading a de-
terrnined fight. petition. bearing nearly
5000 signatures. TO strike the word
male from the state constitution has been
prepared and asks thai the question be
submitted 70 r1e voters AZ the next special
or regular election in 1910.
Harriet Taylor Upton. the treasurer, pre-
scented her report showing the total re-
eeTpts for the wear 1909 10 have been
81 4fSOS The dislsgy sefrle1ts were sIa6la 20
At to-nights session Carrie Chapman
Gait. president Of fine international Suffrage
Alliance. addressed the convention. The
delegates Endorsed 4 motion by Or. Shaw
that her address be printed and sent TO
every man taking part " the government
Of the United States. including the Presi-
dert. Mrs. cart referred TO the objection
10 suffrage. that all women do not seek it.
''falacy that should be punctured. =
All the objections of the ages" she said.
seem concentrated in this argument. The
;Iing itself Is meaningless. but IL carries an
influence which is dangerous 20 our move
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