New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26

and intensified the conflict was rumor
alleged to have been traced TO a close
friend OF Mrs. O. II. P. Belmont that MIS-
Belmont had said she was throus" WIZ"
the suffrage association and never AGAIN
would contribute one cent TO the cause
This statement was credited in almost
all quarters, the effect being that even
the friends Of Mrs. Belmont deserted her
in her hour Of need, declaring that she
was "a mighty poor loser.
Tell the truth If you're going 70 taIh'
some person in the back OF the cohNeh-
| ton hall shouted to DR.. Thomas AT one
stage Of the proceedings. Don't tell any
| lies" -.
DR.. Thomas flushed Raising her i's"'
hand, she shook it toward the odeN u
| the hall and exclaimed angrily:
81 always tell the truth.
"Oh, yes, you do" came the reply
.Tf 7 don't tell the TRUTH" shouted d.
Thomas. 81 am not fit to be president OF
,Bryn Mawr College, nor OF the Colleee
League, nor am fit to be here.
call the policer' one delegate sus-
rested. but DR.. Shaw pounded her ga'e'
vigorously, saying
"The people who are making these re-
marks will be silent or leave inc rooii.
II any other woman in this nan iiahe9
orotbar remark of that kind | VIII oruer
her to leave the room.
The resolution committees report con
,ained less than one hundred words anu
after thanking the city oHlclaiS ioi
courtesies extended the conVehuoi, P''
the association on record as 1aVori"e q
non-partisan political body. The reso'o-
ton on this point read tn,
Resolved, That the National American
woman's Suffrage Association shail MAJ"
tain its time honored tradition OF De'nS
absolutely non-partisan as to poh'i'"'
parties" Attaining
II was adopted without dlsseh''ns
,.oto but as one delegate said, tine ao-
coates Of woman suffrage are LETT Tree
as irdiyid,,aIs TO do what they please III
| the matter ,,i,s,
DIR. Shaw started a mild trade AGAIN
the newspapers, but she soon ie"i"o1
that il was not popular one OF inc NC"
yort delegates took the floor In deiehce
Of the newspapers.
"Whv. the New York papers have treat
ed us splendidly," she said. "On ounu"'
morning they said there was spii. :"
our ranks. and they had perfect lis ~
% sav an. Any newspaper man that AT
| tended this convention Saturday wac ~
tilted in saying the association was a''io's
the rocks. Apparently 1t was.
"But this morning those same news.
naners that printed on Sunday that We
were facing stormy times printed '''''
views with the leaders of the cause
1.-The newspapers, especially those u
New York city. should be thanked FOR the
manner I'm which they have treated '"i'
| convention and for the space they y"
| given toward the suffrage cause. IL tn'",
newspaper men here make some shsi
misquotation in the midst OF TINS paDo
they should not be censured for H. lheS
/ are telling what happened
DELEGATES Submit State Reports
While the tellers were counting tne
votes cast for officers delegates IN thiee
minute talks told of the work belh6 uo"'
! I'm their respective states to secure wv
ballot for women. All speakers were
optimistic and predicted that the ann "
the association would soon be gaineu'
| DR. Shaw. in a brief speech IN VIII VIII
! she showed much feeling. SAID she W ouiu
/ eiycA the association her loyal supp ,ho
and In return demanded loyalty from wv
members. .arassa,
/ one OF the most impressive a1ol en- ~,
| of the day was that by Leonora " helli y,
| head of the Women's Trade Union al, ~
| New York She spoke In behalt OF S 81.
| working girls of that city and state CIV