South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-13
New York Woman Leads Slate
Adopted by Administration
Forces at the Annual Con-
Vention at Nashville.
BLACKLIST" DEBATE
PREcIPITATES A ROW
Some Delegates Maintain 1t
Has Resulted in Conversion
of Legislators While Others
Declare it AntagOnizeS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 13.-Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw OF New York will
be the next president of the National
Woman Suffrage association accord
ing to the slate of officers ratified at a
caucus OF leaders Of the administra-
ton element which lasted until early
today According To delegates pres
ent a full ticket was selected and rat
fed with possibly one exception. DIR.
Shaw has been one OF the foremost
leaders in the suffrage movement in
his country.
The slate headed by Or. Shaw for
the presidency was announced today.
The Shaw forces have stolen much
strength from the insurgents by nam
ing Mrs. Desha Breckenridge of Lex
ington. Ky, the antPs candidate for
Tor president, on their own ticket. Mrs.
Trout. who was slated for vice presi-
dent by the antis announced this
morning that she would accept no Of
lice
The Shaw slate follows:
President, DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
Sew York.
First vice president. Mrs. Katherine
Dexter Mccormick, New York.
Second vice president, Mrs. Desha
Breckenridge, Kentucky.
Third vice president Mrs. Medill
OIcCOrmick. Illinois.
Corresponding secretary. Mrs. Octen
III. Clark. Michigan.
Recording secretary, Mrs. Susan W.
Fitzgerald, New York.
Treasurer, Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers,
Connecticut.
First auditor, Mrs. helen GutnIle
Miller. Missouri.
Second auditor, Mrs Patty Ruffner
Jacobs Alabama.
Or. Shaw last night delivered her
annual address. She declared the suf-
frage movement was progressing and
predicted national success within a
few years.
The case OF Congressman Mann is
2. striking example Of the value of the
blacklist" Mrs Medill Mccormick an
nounced from the floor. Congress
man Mann has always been strong
anti-suffragist. He insulted women
on the floor of congress at the time OF
the Washington parade. He has al
ways stood for reactonary measures.
After the blacklist was published with
mis- name I'm It. he declared himself
TOR woman suffrage"
Mrs. Trout Starts Debate
Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, who Sc
cured Congressman Manns CONVEX
sion to suffrage as we'll as being chiefly
instrumental I'm having the illinois
suffrage law passed, arose and started
a real debate by declaring:
Congressman Mann wrote 10 me
that he would hereafter not oppose
suffrage only after he was informed
that the Illinois association had dem
nftelv refused TO endorse the black
list. The policy OF blacklist will never
nut men into the gentle frame of mind
necessary TO secure their votes for
suffrage. You can't get anything from
a man when he Is angry"
The controversy grew hot and fu-
rious. and Miss Jane Adams was
forced 10 rap for order when the
Massachusetts, anti-Shaw faction de-
clared that the blacklist had antag-
onizeG Sen. Lodge and lost the Mas
.achusetts suffragists the suffrage
plank in the republican platform.
The Illinois delegation, rising 10
the defense Of Congressman Mann,
minority leader in congress. pTecipi-
tated the storm. II the discussion
which followed, Congress vnan Mann
and Sen. Lodge OF Massachusetts We're
assaiied without stint by Mrs Medill
Mccormick OF Chicago. chairman Of
The congressional committee.
Sen. Lodge was defended by two
members of the Massachusetts, dele
cation and attacked bv three of their
20 defend Mr. Mann she was answer
ID by a delegate from Washington.
u. g, who quoted from the Congress
sional Record 20 assail his voting
record.
What supporters OF Mrs. Mccormick
regard as highly significant was a
split in the "sOlid south where the
women were supposed 10 be opposed
10 militant campaigning against their
senators and representatives. one
delessate from Georgia and another
from Mississippi spoke strongly in
FAVOR of bitter opposition 10 all candi-
dates known 10 be opposed 20 women
suffrage.
Row j. Started.
After the perfunctory part OF AIRS.
AIcCormick's report. bearing on the
work done. had been accepted and
placed on file and before the recon-
mendatiOns had been taken up, a
seemingly perfectly innocent request
Tor information by a delegate In the
back OF the hall brought on the row.
What about the blacklist" she in
quired. Mrs. Mccormick hasn't an
rwered that
we never called il a blacklist, -
answered Mrs. Mccormick. The
newspapers termed IL that / suppose,
20 make the story better. However,
we are perfectly willing 10 stand for
g. for IL Is a blacklist. II ~ time the
women OF this country knew how
heir Representatives in both houses
~ congress vote on such humanitar-
ian measures - the childrens bureau
hill and the 'phossy jaw bill t0 safe
guard workers in the match industry. -
A.