The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-24
REVEREND ANVA SHAW
HEADS sUFFRAGISTs
Miss Jane Addanls of Hull
House Is the Choice for
Vice President.
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LOUISVILLE. Ky. Ocl. 25.--After a
day OF womanly turmoil in which tenn
per and legislative capabilities were sore
ly tried, Rev. Anna Howard shaw of
Moylan. Pa. president since 1906 OF the
National Woman's Suffrage association,
was reelected unanimously late today
Second honors went 10 Miss Jane
Addams Of Hull House. Chicago, who
had agreed before leaving Louisville 10
accept the post.
Rev. Shaw's election came after several
sharp struggles, in which The eastern
division OF The sufiragsts cashed with
those representing the other sections.
Most of these clashes had 10 do with
projected transfer Of the national head
quarters from New York TO Chicago.
The noneast.rn division had been Sc
verely torn between their belief IN Miss
Shaw, who had let (, he known she
would continue as president only II New
York retained the headquarters Mrs.
shaw's recollection Is believed 10 have. set
| died or postponed definite action on the
headquarters for q year at least.
The convention rules provide unmlna
tion by Informal ballot. those receiving
he highest number of votes being de-
clared nominees IN tho first vote Mrs
Shaw received 2I0 votes, Miss Catherine
| Waugh McCullocf OF Chicago 81. Miss
Laura Clay OF Lexington. Er. II. Miss
Kate Gordon Of New Orleans and Miss
Caroline Bartlett Crane OF Kalamazoo
| Mich. vote.
Mrs. McCulloch Immediately moved that
| the Informal ballot be declared formal
Inc motion carried unanimously
| Mrs. Shaw pledged every nowor n,
poly mind and heart 20 the work aske
Toy suggestions from any suffragist and
referred leelinsiy 10 the diamond "a AIRED
| sniiTaGc nag passed on 10 her after the
death Of Susan Il, Anthony
MISS Laura Clay. who received st votes
Miss Addnms: moved that Miss A!dams's S
election be declared unanimous, which
| carried with cheers.
Tho other officers elected follow.
Second vice pTesldcnt-Miss Sophronis
ba Breckenridge, Chicago.
Corresponding secretary Mrs Mary
Dcnnett New York.
| Recording secretary-Mrs Susan w
Fitzgerald, Boston
| Trcasurer-Miss Jessie Ashley, New
York.
First auditor-Miss Belle La Toilette,
Second audltor-Mrs. Jamcg Lee Laid =
I law, New York.
y section of tho revised constitution.
I which provided (or monthly meetings, Of
the board, composed Of national officers.
occasioned sharp exchanges. The Sec
| ton amended, so as 10 call for meetings
Of tho board at least once in every three
! months, was finally adopted. lnasmuch
! as the question involved the proposed
headquarters transfer. it provoked heat
/ ed debate.
! Most Of the debate followed an On.
nounccment by Miss NJ Carey Thomas
| president OF Bryn Ma~r college. that
| three women had offered to supply ex-
pense money To defray travelling cx-
penscs ol officers going 10 the bi-mont H.
! ly boa ri meetings
! Evidently mistaklng the point one
delegate intlmated cr,ticsm Of the ad-
mlnistra,ion Of what had been known as
the Susan Is. Anthony 100000 fund Sew
eraI arose To protest. but Miss shaw
recognized none: and cx-cnthcdra an
swcred the inslnuetion Of injudiclous use
OF tho money, aud with tears I'm hor eyes
explained the circumstances In detail =