New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-17
\. Y. SUFFRAG|STS ELECT
MRS. BROWN AS HEAD
Che Is Reluctant to Serve, De-
eIarinu Presidency Would De-
tract from Home Ties.
w5s3 PLEDGED FOR WORK
convention Votes to Divide the
state Into Assembly Districts
and to Fight Till Cause
Is Won.

,,.,,, stan Correspondent of The Tribune
ruinehamton, n. Y. Oct. l6.-Mrs. Ray
"a Brown. of New York, was unani-
,.v elected president of the New York
s..,. Woman Suffrage Association this
rOire Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait
IVA mon Mrs. Brown before breakfast
"a hroke the news TO her that her name
s,s going to be sprung upon the conven-
'Dn II was an overnight inspiration, be-
n.a when the caucus broke up late last
~, Mrs. Helen Probst Abbott. OF
neohsster. was slated for the office. The
- N have a New York woman as
.s,dent accounts for the change of can
didates.
Mrs Brown az first refused to take the
once. pleading that it detracted from the
home ties, but that made no difference TO
,ba delegates, who had been Informed by
~. Gait that Mrs. Brown would not
serve. but she'd have to-"
Ms Abbott and General" Resale
tones the other nominees. withdrew Their
names and the election was made uI.Ni-
mons. The other officers elected are:
Mrs. Nicholas Shaw Frazer. recoreing
.ncrs,ary: Mrs. z w. Childs. of White
plains corresponding secretary: Mrs.
Henry W. Cannon, OF Delhi, treasurer;
Miss Harriet May Mills. Mrs. Arthur J.
IJvermore, Mrs. Helen Probst Abbott.
Mrs. Dexter Rumsey and Mrs. George W.
Topliff, directors.
The most exciting event OF the day was
,bs revival OF General Resale Jones's
amendments to the constitution passed
Yesterday, with the addition of a COM
promise suggested by Mrs. Gait this
morning. Mrs. Gait moved a reconsidera-
ton.
Steam Roller in Operation.
Sentiment in favor OF the Assembly dis
trict plan Of organization had been grow
ing steadily since the vote OF yesterday
and It was felt that action had been
taken before the delegates really under
s,ood the issue between Assembly dis
,r,c,s" and clubs. Steam roller tactics
carried the motion 10 consider. Then the
ground was plentifully strewn with AS
sembly district" seed by Mrs. Arthur Live
ermore. of Yonkers, and MISS floTehce
Roberts. an organizer. who testified that
clubs interfered with Assembly oislfic'
work. Assembly district" votes gre"
and Powered rapidly.
In the afternoon lIrs. Gait again TOOK
charge and in a speech which she char
actarized as. milk for babes expiaiheu
the working of the Assembly district as
sociations. ,,.,,
Our object to make political
mower behind '.e men who sit IN our
legislatures sac said. When we can
20 To our aDrn entative and show MN
seven thousand James of suffragists IN
his constituency it counts. You Kho"
what hapI. a 70 the representative ias'
year who sail Nobody wants II IN ny
district Mex morning the women SEM
hin, the -smss Of seven thousand enrolled
safragis,s. 70
"Agaiu. y are in this fight to win IL
we lo,e .e 81 well keep it up II II taxes
a thousand ears. Let US look aie"U,
then. After 1915 what? A constitutional
convention, with delegates seated from
Senatorial districts. We have them al
ready organized. If that fans our heN'
move Is for a federal amendment very
well. the unit of representation IN Con
eress is the Assembly district. the next
chance is in a national constitutional CON
gention. with delegates sent by electioh
districts. You see, we are organizeu
against any emergency.
Status OF Local Clubs Unchanged.
"As for the local clubs, there seemed to
be a misunderstanding about their status
In the Assembly district. They remain
Just as they are, with the same presi-
dents and the same kind of work. The
only difference is that they pay dues to
their Assembly district rather than to the
ttate association.
Representation in the state convention
will be based upon Assembly district
membership only. The aristocracy Of
money ceases. and the price Of admission
Is work and names. and no money"
General" Jones lifted the lid and per-
nltted her cohorts 10 speak in agreement
With Mrs. Gait yesterday. She had issued
The order mo talking" but to-day she
allowed them to do their worst. Miss Ida
Craft Miss Elizabeth Freeman Miss
Florence King, Mrs. Arthur Livermore.
Mrs Vanamee Of Newburgh; Mrs. Laura
NJ Meyer and Mrs Emma Sweet OF
Rochester Mrs. Richard Aldrich and Mrs
Gar. Osterheld defended the Assembly
districts. The opposition was led by Mrs
henry W. Cannon, Mrs. Ella II. -Crossett
and Mrs. Nicholas Shaw Frazer.
Miss Joness amendment was finally
carried. This means that all clubs cease
be auxiliary TO the state association
sho that the state" becomes a fedora
uon OF Assembly districts. exactly like
.ne woman suffrage party Of New York
NY In future conventions Of the party
"ew York will be entitled to 60 votes
ana Upstate TO 81. The question which
threatened a yaar asXNfl the party