New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22
READY
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
So Mayor BIankenburg Tells National Asso-
citation at Philadel phia-New Declaration
of independence Promulgated.

7 counselled lawlessness and anarchy. SO
| they had their five stands, each sur
rounded by a dense crowd, and the bat
talon OF police had nothing 10 do but
| shout, Keep off the grass" But why
do you make us get off and not those
others?" one woman asked. "Oh, some
women won't to do" was the answer
but them as will, must" Women
wouldn't use the ballot II they had II,
said one man impersonally to a group.
They happened TO be from California and
that remark he viii be careful to avoid
an audience of Western women. Dose
vimmen dey amt got sense enough to
vote" said one recent arrival in the
Storage, and the white wings gathered
him up.
The first skirmish has taken place over
the resolution 10 put the association on
record against political partisanship ano
the affirmative lost. The executive COM
mlttee refused TO recommend II and II
will now have 10 be fought out on the
floor OF the convention. The chances for
its success are not good as the official
board opposes It. The majority OF them
are as partisan themselves as they dare
to be. an dthe others fear that IL II Is
adopted Miss Adams will not stand for
reelection as rst vice-president The
Chicago contingent, who were almost
wholly responsible for the demonstration
OF the women at the Progressive National
Convention, would take 1t as a vote or
censure. Women from the Southern
States, where there is practically but one
party, say they are perfectly safe In
taking sides politically. 4 singular feat
ure OF The discussion is the attitude or
the women in the states where they are
already enfranohised. as they are urging
n-partisanship, saying that they found
this a strong factor in winning their
fight. The advocates OF party affiliations
say that the surest way OF gaining the
support of men for woman suffrage IS To
show them how much women can help.
but this certainly would act like a two
edged sword. The truth is that women
are becoming so deeply interested In poll
tics that they cannot keep out much
longer, and IL this resolution is not
adopted now II never will be-
The arrangements made by the local
committee are beyond criticism. There
isn't poor seat in Witherspoon Hall.
and all Of them are taken long before
time for each meeting, and the corridors
filed with the disappointed. "The Even
ing Telegraph has a very able editorial
Of over a column I'm favor OF woman
suffrage, and THE Evening Bulletin"
comes ont with a leader demanding the
submission Of the question to the cleo
tors Tonight. with Miss Jane Adams
in the chair DR.. Shaw will make her
presidents address. and then speakers
from the states that have Just enfran-
chised women-Michigan, Kansas. ART
IONA and Oregon-will tell how the vote
was won" In the midst OF II all comes
the recollection OF that anti suffragists'
luncheon at Sherry's TO start their din
ner party" campaign and its suggestion
Of this apropos verse called ~ Rash
Little Boom"
little boom went out % play
Twas trimming FUN Of heated air.
But when few facts came that way
Ii Just exploded. then and there.