New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-01
q|FFRACE MESSAGE
IN SUFFERS HANDS
presented to Governor-Ele in
Two Minutes After the Two
Weeks "Hike" in Mud.
THEN THE ARMY DISBANDS
General and Private, Young and
Old, Democrat and Republi-
can, All Delighted with
New Executive.

New Executive.
,rro.n a staff Correspondent OF The Tribune. ]
albany. Dec. a.-WeI, it's all over.
rss, sacred suffrage message is safely
..,aed in Governor" Suffers hand. and
General" Jones retires from public life
.,n Governor Dix. "Our general" at
..nded the inaugural ball tonight as plain
wss Jones. and General Ida Craft be-
anne Miss Jones's chaperon.
The great event for which the suffrage
,lerims tramped for two weeks over
muddy roads. in the teeth of December
,.,es took just about two minutes in the
,ctual happening. but it was worth it,
ne suffragsts jubilantly insisted.
twas precisely o'clock when 'the au-
,o,robiIe which has stuck to the pilgrims
,,nce they left New York performed its
,.s, service for the cause" and deposited
ne seven suffrage sisters at the Executive
Mansion. General" Jones dispatched
sAisp GLADYS Coursen TO ring the front
,oorbell.
M sulzer appeared at once with Z. J.
sebermerhorn. his military aid, who, by
the way. is a cousin of Miss Resale Gard
nor Jones. Cousin Schermerhorn present
VI the Governor-elect to Miss Jones and
General Jones presented him to her
,rmy. All this was on the front steps.
Presents the Message.
n,rr sulzcr." said General Jones. "in
,.ha,f Of the suffragists of New York |
hog YOUR indulgence for two minutes while
7 present this message to show our APP
nrecjation of your attitude toward our
,suse. We wish YOU a happy New Year
and very successful administration
The Governor-elect smiled and said: Il
am very happy to street. the suffrage pill
g1ms. All my life. as a matter of politi-
cal Justice. / have believed in the night
Of women to exercise the franchise with
zen. In the future, as in the past l VIII
do what 1 can 10 advance the political
rights Of women. l have already moor
torated I'm my message advice TO the
legislators to pass the suffrage amend
ment bill
"Gensrsl" Jones then handed to the Gov
srnor-elect the sacred message, all paint
ed on parchment, with border OF tiny
forset-me-nots 1t had been framed, too
and all fixed up with wire ready to be
hung over the fireplace, so that the Gov
ernor could always see ana forget not.
Sacred Message Revealed.
The words which have been kept secret
80 Ions are these:
The suffrage hosts Of the Empire state
send greetings and renewed conSratuId-
tons 10 Governor William l." Sulzer; anu
sxpress the earnest hope that his admin
lstration may be- distinguished by the
reedy r,eSase Of THO Ntman SihraSe
amendment.
This was signed by the cooperative
committee-Harriet May Mills, Nora
Batch de Forest. Katherine Ely THAN.
Mary Garrett Hay. Helen Mansfield and
James Lees Laidlaw.
MY name?" repeated General Jones.
Why, of course not. ! was only the
messenger boy"
On the back Of the frame was written
this story for the benefit of future sight
ssers and historians:
Votes for Women Pilgrims carried ms
MESSAGE from New York TO AIDah! ul.
foot having left on Monday, December
Is. In order TO greet their Govern -e'eo'
upon his arrival at the capital
Mr. sulzer got more than the petition
though. He got the vote of the solid
Suffrage army. General and private
young ana old. Democrat or Republican,
they eel for" him. That was not be-
cause he was handsome. they explained
but because he was-well. nice. This is
the way one young private described her
emotions
'oh, It wax wonderful He's the home
lies; man ever saw. just like Abraham
Lincoln. YOU know His face ana mar
and eyes arc all one color and his mar
stands up straight al! over his mead Out
he's Just splendid
lie shook our hands three times apiece
all around, looking US straight IN the eye.
We felt he was sincere, not playing 90
The grandstands, as so many POLITICIANS
60. He told as ne hoped we'd get the
vote In lsl6. Wen give him ours them
The 10Y OF the presentation ceremony
vas marred ny one trfne. When General
Jones handel the Governor-elect his New
Years present he looked il over very
CAREFULLY. very SOlemny-
One Little Error.
After a silence in which every pilgrim
heart almost forgot 10 thump, the Gov
ernor-elect looked up and said:
Well this IS all right. but
Every suffragette collapsed. What did
that but" mean?
But smiled Mr.. sulzer, you've got
ny name wrong It's not William L.
asve no middle name-just plain Bill. y
The suffragettes recovered their nerve
about two hours afterward.
Well don't care" said the general.
know he has a middle name. He's
Just trying TO get rid Of it now. lie likes
Be plain BIZ Sulzer. You know the
AoFy Of how he asked 10 have his tomb
Noas engraved Here lies Bill Sulzer.
ven done, Bill" SO let the middle
name rest We SInragettes are willing
sy now We'll done. Bill"
general Jones's first act after leaving
'As uovernOr-elect was TO hike TO a de-
ss'ment store and buy maine for Miss
'ones TO wear i'm her hair at the ball.
.'s' second was TO send night letter to
rather, who. 1t seems. is not expect
70 'he glad tidings. His last words TO
oeiore she started were.
Nos, you needn't think the Governor
'"' see you when you Il there. Just
because he waved his ,,j to YOU once