New-York tribune., 1913-10-31
WAR BREAKS OUT IN
ANT|-SUFFRAGE RANKS
Three Rival Societies Expected
to "GIadden" Hearts of Lonely
Congressman at Hearing.
GUID0N CLUB SLIGHTED
National and State Associations
Decline to Attend Conference
to Prepare Ammunition for
Use in Washington.

Ii looks as If there would be two and
maybe three rival anti-suffraGe societies
in the field TO gladden." the hearts OF
the lonely Congressman in Washington
next December, in addition to all the
suffrag gsts who will drop in to remind
their brothers that they still want that
vote.
TIE National Association Opposed TO
Woman Suffrage, OF which Mrs. Arthur
Murray Dodge is president, expects to
have hearing before the Ways and
Means Committee of the House on De-
ccmber >. The Guidon Club. Of which
Mrs. Rossiter Johnson is president en-
poets to have a hearing, too-a separate
and distinct hearing.
The Juidon Club invited five anti-sut-
frage societies 10 a conference on Wednes-
day at the Waldorf-Astor.a to prepare
ammunition against the hearing. To this
conference the National came not. it oe-
ing explained at National headquarters
that the National. being merely the SER
want Of the sovereign states, could not
presume to send q delegate on an equal
footing with independent organizations.
Neither did the New York State Asso-
ciation. member Of the National, OF
which Miss Alice Hill Chittenden is pres-
dent send an official delegate
The societies represented were the
Guidon club, the Man Suffrage CluD, OF
which Everett r. Wheeler is president;
the Citadel Club, of Westchcster, OF when
John Ten Eyck. OF Yonkers, is president.
and the Minnesota State Anti-Suffrase
Assoc,at ton, represented by proxy
Nh. Wheeler was elected chairman OF
the conference, with power to appoint
committee to conduct the hearing. II i
said that some OF those present objected
,o the rule Of man. It was all very well
for men to help the cause, but TINS was
woman's affair and must be run by wom-
on. That the opposition did not come
from Mrs. Rossiter Johnson was ascef-
tained yesterday. when she said
"certainlv not There are some things
we believe men are better titted TO do
than women. We always go TO them TOT
advice on legal and political matters
Mrs. william Forse Scott, chairman OF
the legislative committee OF the Guidoh
club is mentioned as the logical can
didate for the position now occupied
by Mr. Wheeler. as she has conducted
many anti-suffrage hearings in Albany
and Is said to be in line for the position
of president of the international Anti
Suffrage Association which is to be
formed.
There is Glso possibility OF third
party in the anti-sulfrage campaign.
Mrs James Codmln, president or the
Massachusetts Anti-Suffrase Association,
has seventy-six societies under her
only six invitations were sent her II is
said. for the Guidon club conference
and for that reason she refused to at
tend. II is Understood that the Massa-
chusotte association Will conduct it's own
part OF the hearing Independently OF
either the National or the Guidon CluD.
This makes three leaders in the held
Mrs James Goldman, with seNenty-slN
societies, Mrs. Arthur Murray Dodge
president OF the National, which Is or
ganizeu i'm perhaps half that number or
states. and Mrs. Rossiter Johnson. at the
head OF the Guidon confederacy. Whlcn
has recently started out To he nauonai
body ana has leagues in thirteen states