The Washington herald., 1913-11-24
CITIZENS OPPOSE
SUFFRAGIST TALK
Secret Vote Required to Pre-
vent Expounder Of "Cause'
Being Heard.
EXCITEMENT AT MEETING
Central Association Divided Until An
nouncement that No Record Of lndi-
yiduaI Attitude Would Be Kept.

There is in Washington body or war
riors unsfraid-men who would not fall
ter, or at least, have not faltered under
| the final test of courage. 1t is the Gen.
tral Citizens Association.
Fifty or more members, who would be
taken anywhere for prosaic business men,
at a meeting at North Capitol Savings
Bank yesterday, voted emphatically not
to allow a prominent suffragist-assistant
editor Of the suffrage magazine-to plead
her cause before them.
Things went along quietly at the meet
ing. Nothing unusual was noticed. II.
j. Brown, of the Tax Reform Association
of the District, delivered an address, in
which he pointed out deficiencies in the
tax regulations here. Mr.. Brown said
that because OF unfair assessments Of
taxes, building operations here practically
have stopped. Many workmen, he said.
have been thrown out Of work. The leg
islative committee was ordered to note
Mr.. Browns remarks and to investigate.
DriscoII Gave No Hint.
A. ]. DriscoII, OF the District Street
Safety Association. gave no hint OF the
turmoil to follow. Mr.. Driscoll urged
minute traffic regulations that would
cover every phase OF travel.
A memDeT OF lne dSSOCldIlOIl' "HOSt
name must, for the protection OF his
fellows. be suppressed, arose with let
ter from a prominent woman of Balu-
more and Washington. The letter asked
that, in view of their undoubted SYM
pathy with the cause, the sender be per-
mitted to address the association at 4
later day on woman suffrage.
Cheers greeted the letter. But among
the chorus OF cheers there were heard
- h1aW =,
hire a hall"
Several married men in the audience
pressed hands to their hearts. Many
unmarried men snickered, and cheered
the dissenters.
There was quite a time. The married
men recovered from their surprise, and
certain that II could be nothing but
joke on the part OF the dissenters, urged
that the speaker be thanked and her
offer be accepted.
Fear once more entered the hearts. the
very soul. in fact. OF the married men.
when at the conclusion of their smooth
ing speeches there arose simultaneously
about nine young men who voiced their
disapproval OF a recognition of woman
suffrage.
Arguments were exchanged.
Then a leader among the warriors
voted to find the sentiment of the asso-
CldllOH mere dEOSt d US VI lbAu
ayes. There came right back a medley
OF lusty, If facetious, noes. President
Leo A. Rover couldn't decide who had
won. Men arose from their seats as
aye" and mo" were called. 1t seemed
that there was a tie.
Secret Vote Saves.
Just before the raising of hands, the
opponents promised that names would
ceal their votes. A sigh of relief went
up to the smoke-concealed ceiling. There
was no use to count. The sufrragist was
denied the audience she sought
Things quieted down, but so disturbed
had some of the members been that
they didn't think 10 decline TO serve be-
cause of business pressure, when the
following list Of committee names was
announced:
Membership-Dr. George A. Loch-
boehler, chairman; Joseph Danfhakl sec
retary; H. c. Reinhardt, and W. 5. Holo-
han.
chairman: A. W. NeaIe, secretary; JOnn
J. Clark, r. S. Lawrenson, and Roy 81.
Perry.
Health and sanitation-Dr. d. D. Null
cahy. chairman; DR.. J. J. Kilroy. DR..
Charles ]. Mooney, John r. Dillon, and
DR.. George J. Lochboehler.
Improvements-John r. Hutchinson. |
chairman; Leo A. Rover. secretary; T. |
B. Eckloff, John J. Allen. r. \. Dore |
and DR.. ]. J. Kilroy.
Railways-R. A. Dore, chairman; B. |
F. Rover. secretary; A Hollander. D. |
D. Mulcahy, A. J. Kane, and James $. |
Dugan.
Streets and sidewalks-W. S. Holo- |
han, chairman; James ]. Knighton. sec
retary; James Z. Fitzgerald. NJ. J. |
Sheehan, w. S. Brady. James H. Beck
er, D. D. Courtney, D. F. Driscoll, c.
F. Durand, John L. Holland, George L.
Leese, W. S. McAndrew, and P. H. Gal
lagher.
Press-Thomas B. Eckloff, T NJ.
Neale, and John J. Mcmahon.
Executive-President, secretary, and
treasurer Cex-officio); DR.. J. ]. Kill
roy, W. S. Brady, T. NJ. Neale, and D.
D. Mulcahy.
Nominations-Dr. P. ]. Duncan,
chairman: A. F. Rupert, secretary:
william S. Quinlan, c. J. Harlow, and
Edward Becker.
Legislative-William J. Neale, chair
man. The personnel of the committee
will be named at the next meeting