New-York tribune., 1912-02-10
BAD CASE OF SUFFRAC|T|S
Woman'S Democratic Club Oh.
jeCt of a Severe Attack.

The Woman's Democratic Club had a
had attack of suffragitis yesterday after
noon at the Waldorf astoria The dread
disease ragged for nearly an hour and was
checked only by frequent injections OF
anti" talks on the subject.
The women Democrats were discussing
their annual jefferson dinner at the Hotel
Astor on March 80, when one Of their mum.
Der rose and cried feverishly:
Lets have a suffrage speech at the
dinner"
NO"
Not if know it,"
The idea. We're not suffrage club
The Democratic club stands for freedom
and Jeffersonian principles. We don't
want suffrage hurled at us at dinner
when we couldn't answer back"
Get an anti 10 speak, too
They take too long
well, cut out the Declaration, then"
"Oh-oh,"
At this stage in the deirum Mrs. John
Crosby, the president applied the gavel
and when the patients were Gained Miss
Edith a. Re.nerts rose and said:
This club stands for Jencrsouian de-
mCCr1Cy. and how can We be faithful IL
we don't even know the first principle OF
our faith? We ought 10 read the Decara-
tiUn Of independence every uay of SlI
lycS--cCrtainy at the dinner at which Wc
honor jefferson, the writer ana founder Of
democracy. Time? ! don't care II II takes
all night. Cut out one OF your speakers.
I'll read it," volunteered Mrs. Mary NJ.
Lily, a lawyer
Very WELL" said Mrs. Crosby. well
cut out your speech and have you read the
Declaration"
Miss ReiTcrts was seized with another
raraoXysm, which took its usual course.
She said:
/ insist on a suffrage speech II any
body thinks | Joined this Womans Demo-
cratic Club for any reason In the world
except TO further the cause Of women,
they've got another think comm 10 'cm.
that's all. The Republican women now are
up ~ date. Gracious me, ] was asked
I" join them. and / nearly did becaut
tie Democrats make so many misldHe>
you're almost ashamed to ho connected
Democrat 50 ] said. NO, Ill .nitch my
wagon 10 the star Of Democracy"
And ! tell YOU right now / didn't join
this political club for any reason in the
world but TO get the Democratic party Ia
adopt woman suffrage. | don't want any
bridge parties or dauces-and ] can dance
as well as any OF you. We've got work
to do.
Mrs !. Hedges Crowon then spoke, say
ing:
The Democratic party must recognize
women or thoyll 80 under. That wicked
Republican party will get ahead OF us with
the women'S favor, aud there won't nc a
Democrat left on the face, OF the. eaTlh.
Those Republicans know what's going on.
They have women in their employ all over
tho country to tell them which way an"
wind is blowing. The Democrats don't pay
any attention to what women do or think.
Suffrage is a live question. Just mention
II anyhere and see what a hornets nest
you stir up.
"Wc had suffrage speeches last year" in
torrupted another woman. and the mems
criticism Of our splendid affair was: Cut
out the suffrage" Another year We had Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait
Wish We had her now, called out Miss
ReiTerts.
lets have Justice Hamburger for the
speaker" another suggested. He made
Mrs. Crosby the first woman deputy
sheriff and he's the first Democrat In TN"
to recognize women"
we claim to be Jcfrersonans. muir
INJURED Mrs. Harrison Cray Lamson. Let 3
hear what jefferson has 10 say on the
woman question at our dinner. That would
be quite appropriate, but for us to 20 out
of our way TO Introduce suffrage I consider
most unwisc."
"You can't tell what Jefferson thought.
one place sounds as If he was for ms, and
another Doesn't
.yvou we have Lincoln. anyway He
said mainly never 10 cXCluda n female
II move We leave all details to the com
rittce.V came the voice of on" who had
ESCAPED the infection.
committee, but Welded after one NJ its
members rose and said the committee
wouId do its best for the club regardless
OF its personal opinion as 10 the adVisa-
Jir,tv ~ having a suffrage speech. What
maticrcd that anyway They hoped to
have Mayor Gaynor with them, Maybe,
Governor Wilson, too. Anyway. they were
sure OF Attorney General Wickcrsham'