Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-05
LEADER MANN
BITTERLY SCORED
BY SUFFRAGIST
Target of a Denunciation by
Mrs. MedilI Mccormick,
of Chicago.

Congressman James r. Mann was
the target for a scathing denunciation
by Mrs. Medill Mccormick, of Chi
cago. one of the speakers at the an
nual conference of the Women's
Political Union in the Y. w. c. A.
building in Washington street, today.
Mrs. Mccormick is chairman of the
campaign committee of the National
Suffrage Association, and is daugh-
ter of the late Senator Mark Hanna,
of Ohio.
Although admitting his cleverness.
Mrs. Mccormick said that Repre-
sentative Mann was rotten through
and through"
He will vote for BILL" she as
serted, "but will lobby his colleagues
so that they win vote against it. III
the national suffragists do not fight
the combination in Washington they
will never get the vote Mann Is
known as a stay -at-home' man, and
we should keep him there. With him
out, there would be a big boom in
suffrage"
The national leader said that if
the suffragists were able to elimi-
nate Mann that they could elect
Vaughn. who favors the suffragists
cause She added that they wanted
to put in men who were "suffragists,
humanitarians and decent" I'VE are
out to WIN" was the gist of the wind
up of her address.
Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle, of this
city, who presided at the executive
board meeting, scored Governor
Fielder's attitude toward suffrage,
end said that he docs not believe in
anything that pertains to suffrage,
and had denounced 1t openly"
Miss Alice Paul. of Moorestown,
said in an address that she opposes
the whole Democratic party, as SUI
frage is never discussed in the House
of Representatives The records
show that there has been constant
evasion of the subject
Reports were made by the various
branch presidents and these were fol-
lowed by meeting of the finance
committee At the latter, Mrs. Frank
Smith, of Westfield, presided.
At an open meeting held In the au-
ditorium DIR. Maud c. Thompson made
an address. Among the branch presi-
dents in attendance at the conference
were Mrs H. B. Bartlett, of Bogota
Mrs II. r. Reed. of Leonia; Mrs.
Helen Phyfe, of Haworth; Mrs. w. II.
Rhodes, of Tenafy; Mrs III. G.
Beecher. of Maplewood Mrs. Frank
e. Sturgis, of Westfield; Miss Caro-
line II. Brookfield, of Belvidere; Miss
Mary Milford, of Roselle: Mrs. Esther
HALEY, of Railway; Miss Julia Harl-
butt, of Moorestown: Mrs. David
Wisman, of Closter; Mrs. Cloyd Mar
shall, of Dumont. Mrs T.. B. Ruggles,
of Teaneck,
Afternoon session, in the Y. w.
c. A. auditorium-Press report,
Il 1D fYT1Q Z
Headquarters report, Miss Anne Skin
ner, chairman headquarters commit
tee, I'm the Field,' Mrs. M. j.
Reynolds, State organizer; ''Legis-
lative Work. Mrs. Philip Nc
Kim Garrison, chairman joint legisla-
tive committee; lesson in public
speaking, Miss JENNIE Morrow Long,
of New York; address, How
Shall We Win New Jersey?" Mrs.
Nina C. Van Wrinkle State president;
tea in the parlors The contents
Of the New Jersey Melting Pot" will
be auctioned off during this tea for
the benefit of the campaign States
dinner in the Y. w. c. A. dining
ROOM
Evening Session, suffrage mass
meetings. Speakers, Mrs. Edwin Slos-
son, of New York, formerly Wyom-
ing voter; Congressman Eugene f.
Kinkead, of Jersey City; Mrs. Medill
Mccormick, of Chicago, an Illinois
voter, daughter of the late Mark
Hanna, is the chairman of the Con-
gressional committee of the National
Suffrage Association, to which the
Womens Political Union is auxiliary.
The chairmen of conference com
mittees are: General committee of
arrangements, Mrs. Frank H. SOM
mer, Newark; house, Miss Sophronia
Anderson, Newark; reception, Mrs.
Cloyd Marshall, Dumont; bureau of
information. Miss Sarah Crowell,
Hammonton; program, Mrs. M. j.
Reynolds, Newark; dinner, Miss Flor
ence Haines, Newark literature, Mrs.
Josephine Watts, Westfield,
Those who are serving as ushers
are Miss Amy Book, Miss Florence
Lacey, Miss Mary Price, Miss Marie
Pleffer, Miss Julia Wernig, Miss
Helen Wallace, Miss Enid Wallace,
Miss Edna Armitage, Miss Ethel
Rosemon, Mrs. NJ Reilly, Miss Helen
Sullivan, Miss X. r. Van Zant, Miss
Hilda Rose, Miss Martha Nordine,
Miss Helen Nolan, Miss Jessie Mar
shall, Miss Hannah Moorfield, Miss
Anna Mohair, Mrs. l., Lesser, Miss
Gertrude King, Miss Nellie Hoffman,
Miss Blanch Hayes, Miss Mar1ory
Haines, Miss Florence Haines, Mics
Frances Geiger, Miss May Denblgh,
Miss Emma Denbigh, Miss Flora An
derson, Miss Helen Faber dur For,
Miss Bessie Hooley, Miss Blanch Shell
don, Miss Caroline Sheldon, Miss
Dorothy Beekelman. Miss Clarke, Miss
Elizabeth Edwards, Miss Sarah
Hartough Miss Elizabeth House and
Miss Media Leigh.