New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13

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! Governor William Sulzer will have
| an early opportunity, so far as woman
suffrage is concerned, of showing whether
his boss is under his own hat" or un-
der the hat Of the head Of an organiza-
ton which has always been it's implaca-
/ BE enemy.
Mr.. Suffers immediate record thus
far is brief and TO the point. Before the
! election ne never lost q chance of assur-
! ing the suffTagists, with that rare clo-
ouence peculiar to himself. that he had
! been their unwavering friend all his life
and should be until death, and that he
/ should consider the honor Of leading
| their parade as the greatest In a career
that had been full of honors.
! The day before it was to take place
two officials IN one Of the leading suffrage
| organizations called at Mr. Suffers home
simply as a matter Of courtesy Of
course, and because they knew that he
would have a great many things to re-
member and might forget the procession
/ Mrs. Sulzer received them and said her
/ husband was so sorry he had TO be out
of town Saturday night and couldn't pa
rade. They asked her when he would re-
turn and she said the next day.
! BY this time the Governor-elect ap-
I peared on the scene with many regrets
| that very important business called him
| to Washington. They accepted his eX-
cuses graciously and asked If he would
attend their big ratification meeting at
/ Carnegie Hall Wednesday evening and
say a few words. He was greatly dis
! tressed to be obliged to decline, but his
business would keep him out Of town
until after that date. They shared his
grief over this ACKNOWLEDGING meanwhile
how his wife could have been so misin-
| formed-and inquired whether he would
send a letter or telegram to be read at
the meeting. He said this would be I'M
possible, but he urged them TO say that
he was strong for woman suffrage, and
when he was in the Legislature he put
bill through for Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton, which was vetoed by the Governor.
1t was not necessary to put Burns's
Detective Agency on the uail OF Nj.
Sulzer-the gongs and comings Of so
distinguished a man are always known
to the entire public. In this instance II
was duly announced that when the Far
ragut Squad-whatever that may be-dreW
up i'm front of his house on Saturday
evening at eight o'clock to serenade him,
the very hour of the parade, he daShed
up in a taxicab and was ready TO re-
ceve them with open arms. The next
day. when the ubiquitous reporters called
on him for an explanation, he said he had
tust gene over to Orange, \. j. TO see
his sick mother!
It Will be quite impossible to make the
announcement Mr.. Sulzer wished at Car
negie Hail for several reasons. First
Mrs. Stanton never had any bill before
the New York Legislature, as her WORK
was entirely national in character; sec
ond. the only bill before the Legislature
while Mr. Sulzer was memssr OF II was
for a constitutional amendment, and IL
did not pass: third. II It had passed II
would not have required the signature OF
the Governor. Mr. Sulzer must DO MS
own living. The women cannot help nm
lie does believe in woman suffrage anu
hos always advocated Il; when he was III
tho LEGISLATURE he did help the women
With their bill; since he has been in Con
a,.aee he has not failed to express him
coli favorably. but there was no call Tor
action Now the time has come TOT MN
n mt his words into deeds. The Demo
cratic marty is pledged IN its platform 10
s,,rr,,. tho question 70 the voters. the
I..oislatr,rc.is Democratic by a large ma
iority Tammany Hall is strongly OPP
.