Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-07
.SUFFRAGTSTS CALL
WORKERS ATTACK
ON MAYOR UNWISE
Delegates at New Jersey
Convention Deplore Action
of Mrs. Thomas in CRITICS.
ing Executive.

New Jersey suffragists came to the aid
of Mayor Blankenburg today at their
annual convention in Camden and char
aoterlzed the action of Mrs. ]. d. Thomas,
president of the county society here, in
reading a statement to the Mayor, unwise
and lll-advsed.
Prior to the opening of the regular
session, several delegates to the conven-
ton asked the newspaper men for de-
tails of the row in Philadelphia"
Later Miss Esther G. Ogden, one of the
delegates, expressed the opinion that the
woman who read the statement calling
on the Mayor to resign must have been
an anti-suffragist trying to hurt the
cause. When assured of the identity of
Mrs. Thomas, she expressed surprise.
Other delegates declared the action to
be ''unwise" and 'ill-advised" and said
they are against personal attacks.
A huge melting pot into which the dele
gates are throwing all kinds of iewelry
and valuables for the cause was feature
Of the convention. Among the articles
donated are gold teeth, spoons bearing a
Revolutionary date and a gold medal in
scribed From your sweetheart for being
a good boy"
A fund of $4,000 for a field worker was
pledged at the morning session. She will
go among the farmers in a carriage to
obtain their signatures to promises to
vote for woman suffrage. Another fund
of $4,000 was voted for the coming years
budget.
The suffragists carried unanimously a
resolution for living wage for all work.
ers employed by the party. This pro-
vlded that no one shall be employed at
the State headquarters, in Philadelphia,
n "a gl1 Ia 1aeg HhnV,
Among the speakers at the morning
session was Miss Fola Lafollette, daugh-
ter Of the United States Senator.
More than 800 delegates attended the
second days session which is being held
In the Council chamber at the City Hall,
Camden.
After the address by Miss FoIa La
Toilette who declared the best way to
obtain the ballot was to go directly to
the voter. especially In the rural COM
munittes, announcement was made that
this work would be one OF the principal
features OF the suffrage campaign this
year.
Voters first and take no chances with
your voter" the old Tammany slogan,
will be the keynote of the new cam
paign. More pressure than ever will be
brought to bear on members Of the New
Jersey Legislature. Mrs. Philip McKim
Garrison, of Orange. has recorded the
frage. Mrs. Garrison said all parties
have pledged to support the suffrage
cause, and she is confident the Tesolu-
tion to submit woman suffrage to the
voters OF the State will be passed next
February and the referendum voted on
at special election on the second Tues
day in September. 1915.
The morning session was devoted to
business and the election of officers Mrs.
u. e, Feiekert, the president, and Mrs.
f. II. Calvin, the first vice president, were
reelected. The following were elected:
Mrs. r. P: Finley second vice pres
ldent; Mrs. l.. II. Cummings, recording
secretaryi Mrs. Bayard c. Naylor, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs, Edward Ohm
stead. treasurer; Mrs. Arthur Hunter,
auditor.
Miss Alice Paul, OF the National Com
ggesslonal Committee, addressed the
afternoon meeting. Miss Paul was one
of the militant suffragists arrested in
England last year. After refusing TO take
food for several days, she was foreibly
fed by the English prison authorities.
The delegates are awaiting her address
on Federal Work" with considerable in
teTest.
After Miss Paul, Miss Maud Bassett
Gorham, vice president of the Pennsyl-
vania Woman supffrage Association.
spoke on How We Work in Pennsyl-
vania."
Before the opening Of the session, the
members were discussing the attack made
on Mayor Blankenburg by Mrs. ]. ID.
Thomas yesterday. While they were un-
willing 10 discuss the matter officially
several of the delegates were of the Opin-
ion that any unwarranted attack on a
public oficlal hurts the cause OF suffrage
Mrs. +. A. Bailey OF CollingsWood, said;
81 have always considered Mayor Blank
enburg a friend OF our cause. feel sure
some mistake has been made"
The convention will adjourn late this
afternoon.