Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-02
TO ALLOW
SUFFS TO PARADE.
Women Indignant at Stand
Taken by Colonel
OIcott.

Snffragists will not be permitted to
take part in the parade in connec-
ton with the semi-centenniai cele-
bration in East Orange next week.
Colonel George p. Oleott, who Is in
charge of the parade feature, has de-
MED the requests of the three suf-
frage organizations.
representatives of the three or
CARNATIONS called on Colonel Olcott
Saturday night and pleaded with the
colonel to change his attitude. Ihelr
efforts We're in vain.
ReiterAting his belief that the pres
ence Of ths suffragists would give the
pageant a political aspect he declined
absolutely to concede to their wishes.
He expressed a willingness to have
them represented by q float, but this
did not appeal to the women in the
least and the parade committee or
the three organizations has called a
meeting for tomorrow night, when 1t
will be determined whether they will
agree to participate under limited re-
strictions.
Argument of M Avnii.
Miss Martha L. Nordine, Miss Mary
Stewart Cutting and Mrs. f. II. Col
vim were the suffragists who tried to
prevail upon Colonel Olcott to change
his attitude. Mrs. Colvin did not
hesitate to tell Mr.. Olcott that she
was much dissatisfied with the stand
he has taken. She reminded him that
the suffragists were permitted into
the State House to plead for the
cause" after 1t was declared their
organizations were not political.
Mr.. Olcott replied that he did not
care whether 1t was true or not as
no one could convince him that the
parade would not assume a political
aspect if the organizations were
allowed to march.
Mrs. Colvin told him that she did
not understand why it was left to him
to decide whether the suffragists
were to parade merely because he
was to be grand marshal. us it not
unusual" Mrs. Colvin asked, for the
grand marshal of a parade to deter
mine just who is to participate in the
pageant" Colonel Olcott replied that
he did not think 1t was.
Uncertain About Float.
The suffragists wanted to know why
the colonel did not intend to bar them
altogether "You might as well have
done SO in view of the concession you
want to allow u.s." Mrs. Colvin said.
Mrs. Colvin said today that she
doubted very much whether the suf-
| fragists would decide in favor of be-
ing represented in the pageant by
a float. mfr. Olcott," she said, is will
ing to permit us to have float in
| the last division, but I do not be-
lieve that the others will be in favor
| Of this as you know it means we
will be subjected to receiving all the
| dust and dirt that will be stirred by
those In the divisions ahead of us.
at is impossible for me to under
stand why the colonel stakes his opin-
! ion against that of the State" Mrs.
Colvin continued. you know the
State officials did not believe we were
members of a political organization
when they allowed us to have con-
vention in the State House"
AS the general committee arranging
for the celebration has left the
question of whether the suffragists
are to parade in the hands of Mr.. OIL
colt. it is generally believed the
women will not be represented as
marchers.
A number of well-known citizens
have promised to ask Colonel Olcott
to change his order.