New-York tribune., 1911-02-25
BIG TIM" DODGEDW WOMEN
Suffragists Talk Much and Long
in Forgiving the Senator.
FOR HE SENT A KINDLY NOTE
Couldn't Speak as Promised at
Tammany Club, but Votes
Women Spirit Reigns.

Women proved once again last night that
they were worthy Of the ballot Injured
to disappointment, they stood up under q
fresh one at the rooms of the Tammany
Club. No AZ Second avenue-stood UP on
chair or tables and forgave in twenty
minute speeches their friend and patron.
the Honorable Timothy d. Sullivan whose
maiden address for woman suffrage had
been breathessly awaited.
Timothy D. Sullivan must have had soms
exceptionally pressing engagement else
where. All the women granted that prop
osition Each speaker recalled how
Senator Sullivan, that power in the poIiti-
cal fortunes OF the 10th Assembly District
had looked when. In Albany a few days
ago, he had promised undying allegiance 10
the votes-for-women cause and specifically
had agreed tha: nothing would keep him
from joining his oratory with theirs on tri-
day night.
In the great battle for liberty. for very
life. such a thing as Senator's change or
plan, bitter as was the consequent disap-
pointment 10 Mrs. o. II. p Belmont. MRS.
Ida Hustled Harper and two rooms and q
hall full Of ardent suffragists, must be ac>
cepted bravely And 1t was.
And the chairman. Mrs Harold Spielberss
read II. bringing out all It's salient points.
These were confined 10 the reiteration BY
the Senator Of that undying loyalty, thae
willingness TO be called up on the tele>
phone at any time that his services mighs
be thought to be OF value TO the cause.
II was a great night. Especially was this
true for the spielberg family. Assembly-
fat MI
their every period. Mrs Spielberg told
why women should vote, and there was
really, It seemed at the time, nothing furs
ther that any one could add But Assern>
blyman Spielberg added and added. and re-
ferred eloquently to the fact that, as ne
was the man who introduced the bill N
the Legislature he could assure all press
ent that they could depend upon him, ls>
come what might befall.
The bill. he said, had come 10 stay. He
had. his eye on it. His peroration told the
secret of his determination.
Every bit Of our life." he said. IL
guarded. stimulated. nay, guided, by SONS
sweet woman"
He wanted to know whether that was
not true. Being true, he wanted any ons
TO rise and argue. II such one could o~
found, against the spirit OF justice that de-
manded his lifelong adoption OF the wonl-
ans cause.
Mrs. James Lee Laidlaw had been carried
away. she said, by the tide OF eloquences
meaning Assemblyman Spielberg. and al
/ for what Mrs. Laidlaw thought OF Mrs.
| Spielberg she could merely say that the
| sight of husband and wife joining hands
N
monious. civilized way was most warming
J TO her heart indeed.
| Mrs Harper put It this way. first gazing
rapturously at her Tammany surrounds
ings:
I'VE suffragists are experiencing juso
this instant one Of the loveliest feelings
that we ever have had. We have been
permitted-just think what 1t means!-to
listen TO a man who is a member OF tho
Legislature enunciate so much more po~
tently than we can do the very same argu-
ments that we have used time and again.
And all this has been granted US In a
Tammany Hall clubhouse. II the Demo-
cratic party has any sagacity at all IL
will pass our BILL
julius Harburger. State Deputy Con"
trolIer, said they could count on him And
then a young man. with a pocketful or
original ideas, as he called them. WHICH
he said had come 10 HIM this week wniie
preparing TO take in a few days the az
hrmative in a woman's suffrage DEBATE at
the East Side Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. asked If he might tell the audi
enco how he felt The substance OF 10
seemed to be that the women might count
on him. too. at any time. so they entered
his name and address in the record.