New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-25
PARTY BIAS THREATENS
SUFFRAGIST DlSUNlON
National Association, Their Ship Of State, Is
Headed Toward the Rocks, Says
Ida Hustled Harper.

, marched into the Progressive convention
| and its leaders are here at the head or
the Illinois delegation, so, naturally. they
| would all vote to sustain their own ac-
! ton. Massachusetts has two members ON
| the official board, and, of course, they
could swing that big delegation. The one
: person most powerful In the national
association at the present time Is unques-
| tionably Miss VI. Carey Thomas presi-
dent OF Bryn Mawr College. an expert
enced politician and marvellous executive.
| As an intimate friend OF Miss Adams she
| was determined that the amendment
should not pass, and she had not only
| her strong influence over the very large
PENNSYLVANIA delegation, but also as pres
| ident OF the College Womens League she
controlled it's thirty-six delegates.
The action OF New York was the most
| serious detection, as a large part OF us
| forty-nine delegates voted In favor OF al
lowing the national officers entire free
dom to form party affiliations. MISS
Mills, president for the state, had an
nounced in its official organ that non
craftsmanship must be the absolute rule
but she voted against the amendment
Al
IT should be forbidden in the constitution.
As four Of the eight national officers had
gone into party politics during the recent
campaign, there certainly seemed 10 ne
no other way in which non-parusahshp
could be secured. Mrs Harriet stanton
RIatch president Of the Political Union
who has constantly lifted up her voice
for entire on-partlsanship, made an I'M
passioned speech against the amendment
saving, as her chief argument that Ten
wears from now thirty states might nave
woman suffrage, and then We might want
IN mite with some strong party that
vo,,Id carry lis 10 complete victory She
soarned 70 have the old maids possible
futpre offspring considerably discounted
The constitution can be changed every
yaar u necessary. 10 meet emergencies
and long before thirty states have en-
franchsed women all pollucal Pai 'lea WI
he in line for It. Mrs. Henry Nhlaiu
made a strong speech In iaNor ol 'Ne
amendment. and the Buffalo members
stood for It,
Eu+ur. Of National Association.
aTba Public Ledger" expressed the SIT
rotion exactly I'm saying: THE amend
,rent has it's political significance
and the decision OF the association was
readily interpreted as an Endorsement u
;be assumption OF political connections on
the part OF its members 1t cannot OF
course. be regarded IN any other way
and time will show that IL was serious
mistake The widely published statement
,ha, during the discussion the lie, thinly
yelled as gross misstatements' was
passed repeatedly,' IL an eNagGeTauo"'
This was done only twice both times oy
fine president while occupying the chair
AZ resul; OF Il all a vigorous fight ~
beipg made on the reelection Of Mrs
bennett as corresponding secretary and
Miss Ashley as treasurer. A tremendous
unroar has been created because the
luncheon Of the College Women's SUI
frage League, attended by four hundred
OF FIVE hundred guests, was utilized 10
boom their candldacy-or, az least that
is tho charge freely made. The opposing
candidates, II IL said, will be Miss Eliza
beth j. HauseF, OF Ohio, an officer IN that
state ana connected with the national
headquarters for years. and Mrs. Ida
Porter Boyer, Of Pennsylvania, long a
national organizer and campaign man
ager. one thing seems very evident-that
this magnificent old national association,
which has withstood the storms Of nearly
forty-lour years and has been the ship
Of state Of the woman suffrage move
meut, IS headed toward the rocks. When
national officer can stand before It's
convention OF representatives and say:
Il am not only a Socialist, but mem
Der Of the Industrial Workers OF the
World'-a recognized anarchlstic organ
ization-and half OF them receive It with
enthusiastic applause the danger line IL
certainly near at hand.