Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-14
MRS. VAN WINKLE
URGES UNION OF
SUFFRAGE ASS'NS
State Organization in Conyen-
tion Here Tables Proposal
of Local Woman.
PLANS MEET APPROVAL.
OF THE SUFFRAGETTES.
Mrs. {. F. Feickert Reelected
to Head New Jersey Wom-
ems Suffrage Assn.

ems Suffrage Assn.
A proposal to amalgamate the New
Jersey Woman Suffrage Association
and the Women's Political Union. of
New Jersey, created spirited de-
bate at a meeting of the executive
eommitte of the association today In
the Y. w. c. A. building where 200
delegates are attending the twenty
third annual convention.
Mrs. Nina Van Wrinkle president
of the Women's Political Union, had
sent letter asking the New Jersey
Woman Suffrage Association to SUP
nit a plan for combining the two
societies.
The members of the executive COM
mittee We're at first divided on the
adyisibility of complying with her re-
quest. Her argument that the two
organizations would be able to ac-
complsh more if they worked to-
gether made forcible appeal.
After long discussion, however. il
was decided that since the letter was
written by her personally and not as
president of the union, 1t could not
be acted upon officially. The COM
mittee will walt until the Women's
Political Union formally places before
1t the proposal before taking any
action
Not single Newark woman was
given an office. desite the prominent
part the women of the city have
taken In the New Jersey battle for
the ballot.
Mrs. e. +. Feickert of Dunellen,
was reelected president. and Mrs.
It. II. Colvin. of East Orange, first
vice-president.
A new second vice-president was
chosen, Miss Helen Lippincott, Of
Riverton. She succeeds Mrs. Eleanor
Gebhardt. of Clinton.
Mrs. G. P Eaton, of Jersey City,
the recording secretary, was re-
elected, as was the corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. c. p. Titus, of East Or
ange.
AS treasurer Mrs. C. l.. Olmstead,
of Elizabeth, was elected to succeed
Mrs. A. B. Jeffery.
When the name of Miss Bessie
Pope, who has been the auditor, was
placed in nomination by the nomi-
mating committee one of the delegates
nominated Mrs. Arthur Hunter.
Miss Pope announced that If the
convention would permit she would
be pleased to withdraw in favor OF
Mrs. Hunter, since she did not, par
ticularly desire to serve as auditor
for another term. Mrs. Hunter was
elected.
Mrs George g. Scott, chairman of
the nominating committee, was asked
by an Evening Star reporter whether
the campaigning of the would-be
nominees had resulted in much of
contest at the committee meeting.
"Oh, no." she smiled. There We're
a ahCnlntatxr I'd oil
You see those officers who were not
reelected came before the commit
tee and asked that their names
should not be presented again to the
convention"
Then. as IL by an afterthought,
she flashed this remark at the re-
porter:
I'm sorry. 1t would have made so
much better story wouldn't 1t, If
there'd been "a lot of contests? ?''
The following delegates to the ma
tional suffrage convention were elect
ed Mrs. G. G.. Scott, of Montclair;
Mrs. Frederick Kollmorgan, of
Trenton; Miss Jennie Pierce, of Pat
erson; Miss Helen Paul. Of Moores-
town; Mrs c. l.. Carrick, of Jersey
City Mrs. j. II. Dickinson, of Woods
town; Mrs. Marion Holmes, of Vine
land: Miss Ollie Hastings, of Cape
May; Mrs. G. l.. Riley of Plainfleld
Mrs. w. G. Davis, of Ridgefield Park;
Mrs. T. l.. Decker, of East Orange;
Miss Helen Lippincott of Riverton:
Mrs. c. w. Fisk, of Orange; Mrs.
A. DE Bonneville, of Bayonne: Mrs.
A. Swan Brown, of Passaic; Mrs. c.
L. Olmstead, of Elizabeth; Mrs. S.
c. oppenheim. OF Newark Mrs; l..
Galliver OF Arlington; Mrs. Philip
M1K i'm, EorPfcnn of MrG
A. Dubois, of Bayonne; Mrs. c. D.
Carr. of Newark, and Mrs. Everett
Colby, of Orange.
The convention will convene in
Washington on November 29. 1t will
be the forty-ffth session of the suf-
frag.sts.
The resolutions committee today
prepared a resolution to be sent to
Supreme Court Justice Willard p.
Voorhees,, calling upon him to change
the sentence he imposed Wednesday
Upon Thomas Baker of Borton's
Landing, for kinning his stepfather.
Baker was sent to States prison for
fifteen years
General Indignation was expressed
in the convention when the story of
Baker, printed in Wednesdays Eve
ming Star was read On July 4, Hud-
son Baker, the lads stepfather began
TO abuse his blind wife, Bakers
mother. The woman rose from a
chair to leave the room Weber
swung his fist and caught her full
In face. knocking her to the floor.
She was sightless and couldn't see
the blow coming.
In a rage Baker left the house, and
with the remark that he wanted to
shoot a dog that had bitten his
mother. borrowed a shotgun and cart
ridges. He was only boy, just sew
enteen. and wouldn't stand chance
In a fight with his stepfather, so he
used the gun and killed him. Baker
pleaded non vult. and to THE sur
prise of MANY he was sentenced TO
the long States prison term.
Mrs. w. w. Openheim, in appeal
ing to the members of the convention,
denounced the action as an outrage.
He might have been sent to a reform
atory, but States prison, for a boy,
never.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. presi-
dent of the International Woman Suf-
frage Alliance, was the principal
speaker at last nights session.
She said:
"Who are the people that are TO
govern? The educated property
holders? Well. Murphy can pass in
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