New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-24
MOOSETTES DENOUNCE
HOTCHK|SS AS BOSS
Angry Because He Says There's
No Need of WOman'S
Organization.
BIG STORM AT MEETING
Bitter fractional Fight De-
velops Over Choice Of
State Leader of
Progressives.

ProgresslVes.
oh, II Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch or
any OF those suffrasists who have been
telling tho political ladies all through the
campaign that the men were simply using
them--if any of those sufYragists had been
at the Moosettc meeting at the state
headquarters Of the Progressive party, No.
16 East 2sth street, yesterday afternoon,
what fun they could have had saying Il
told you SOL" And the Moosettss wouldn't
have minded for they were that enraged
at Boss" Hotchl1iss, as they called him.
that nothing else could have made a dent
in their consciousness.
Mr.. Hotchkiss appeared to be doing a
very diplomatic thing when he refused to
mix in the fight over whether Miss Anne
Rhodes should be state leader Of tho
Moosettes, and his announcing that no
single one OF the nine women members
Of the state committee had any more
power than the others looked like q real
nice ISOLATION OF the dispute. But he made
a mistake when he tackled on to his state
ment the remark that a separate organi-
zation OF the women didn't seem neces-
sary, as the work Of the future could be
done through the regular organization Of
the party
Ill Me- al
Tonnes on one side Of the table Kissing
1--WE have been uRsd! We have been
worked! Now we are no longer needed,
and we are dropped" while Miss Mary
Donnelly on the other side Of the table
acclaimed:
rs Mr. Hotchkiss's action democratic!
Is II progressive? No! Ladies, MT
Hotchkiss is a boss! Shall the women OF
the Progressive party be boss-ridden"
and to see the other women shouting.
No, MOI" 10 see that was TO notice
that Mr.. Hotchhiss certainly isn't as popu-
lar with the Moosettes az he was In the
good old summer time.
Opposed to Miss Rhodes.
The sentiment OF the meeting was de-
cldedly anti Rhodes. and the women spent
an hour knocking Miss Aloe Carpenter
for calling that conference Monday waero
Miss Rhodes va. elected 10 succeed MOS
Carpenter az state kader and then IL was
found that they had no right to eieot
Miss Rhodes or anybody After every
body had freed their minds they had IL
,nr.ad on the minutes that they exon
Grated Miss Carpenter from any bad In
,o,,iors and then they wrote letter
falling her TO call another meeting nsh'
away 30 they could And out where tney
were at.
"Rut she mustn't try 10 force MISS
Rhodes on us for leader" said Miss odei
O'Conner. a little Moosette fighter from
IN. sd Assembly District. Why. ladies.
We want a broad minded woman for
lead.r. Miss Rhodes wouldn't speak 10
ma AZ Syracuse when she found / hadn't
voted for her as committeeman from the
9th Judicial District. Is that worthy OF
q follower OF Theodore Roosevelt? Mrs
TONES knew didn't vote for her. sno
an. spoke TO me real nicely. Mrs. Ton
les is noble, broad minded. brilliant
woman"
ct WAS the logical committeeman from
the 9Th" murmured Mrs. TONES mod
ettly, "and when there was tie vote
h.tween Miss Rhodes and me that Clara
Morrison got Miss Rhodes appointed. I've
no rs. for Miss Carpenter, either. She
worked It 10 get herself appointed from
IN. 9Th, I'D around Syracuse, when every
body knows she belongs in Boston. La
dies! ladies' you little know the peh'cs'
tnk.ring that is going on"
Here Mrs Tonnes muttered sornethinS
that Rounded suspiciousiy ike the snogtes
and uaier word which the rTssio>ntisi
candidate OF the party was sond OF using
Ladies' implored Mr.. Frank StsAt-
ton. who was in the chair. "let as put
aside all personal feeling and sss~ the
torch OF our great cause l want to ask
YOU what you think Of this; Mr.. Hssoh-
klss aay. in this mornings newUApsr
thai II isn't necessary to have a ~esnan's
sanization any more
That was a STARTER. Nest of the Aoos-
cites hadn't heard OF Mr.. Hotch0sss
statement, and they were speeehless fee
minute. Then they began to recover.
The idea"
when I've simply worked myself TO
DEATH"
Why, on Founders Day
Yes, / thought my feet would drop ONT
Mrs. TONES made her voice heard
| above the tumult.
And Miss Carpenter goes on demand
ing money! Bhe told us Monday shs
wanted us to raise N0oo in this state.
Do we get any accounting OF the way
the money we raise 10 spent! NO! were
To pass It over-thats all
Hot Shot for Hotchkiss.
When the women had Gained down
little they proceeded, with a good deal OF
difnculty, because Miss Donnelly had for
gotten her spectacles. and Mrs TONES
hadn't her right pair with her. and the
other women had all forgotten theirs, TO
draft q resolution to present TO Mr.. Hitch
kiss. The resolution called on him to state
what rights the women had in the resu-
lar organization, and what their status
vas and what consideration they had for
work already done.
Now" said "our Mary" briskiy. MI
uotchkiss IL IN his ONCE. and I'll just 90
and give him formal announcement OF
this meeting. It's only courtesy 10 MIN
She mounted the stairs and thumped on
his door. His secretary, Mr.. McGrans,
came gingsrly out.
"ohi" said "Our Mary" Il just wanted
10 tell Mr. Hotchkiss about the women's