The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-05
DENIED STORIES
OF MISS BRONSON
MRS. T. c. 5oDlNE, WHO MADE
STATEMENT MISS BRONSON
ADDRESSED NEW JERSEY LEG.
IsLATURE ON LIQUOR TOPIC,
MAKES RETRAcTIoN.

Mrs. T. C. Bodine, who made the
statement In The Woman's Journal in
an issue last month that she had heard
MISS Minnie deliver an adj
dress before the New Jersey legisla-
ture In March. 1908. against the pass
age OF a local option measure pending
in that body, has come forth with a
complete retraction of this statement
printed in the above mentioned paper.
Mrs. Bodine's statement was printed
in The Woman's Journal at the time
Miss Bronson, the national anti-suf-
frage leader. was in this city, and the
accusation created much comment in
suffrage and ~anti-sufrage circles. At
the time Miss Bronson appeared high
~ incensed and authorized her attor-
neys in New York through her friend,
Mrs. Arthur Dodge. to bring suit
against both Mrs, Bodine and The
Woman's Journal.
Mrs. BodiEe'S original statement was
as follows:
1T was a. Trenton in March, 1908,
that I heard Miss Bronson speak be-
fore the committee on local option. She
certainly spoke against the measur
and from her argument I presume that
she was engaged by the Liquor Deal
ers' association, since she seemed to
represent them. Comment would be
superfuous."
Miss Bronson's Reply.
Before beginning the arguments of
her address in Fargo. at Stones audi
torium one evening last month, she
said:
II never was In Trenton until I an
peared for the National Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage in 1919.
I never spoke at any hearing there ex-
cept In opposition to woman suffrage"
Substantiating her assertion that
she was in Georgia. in March. 1908,
Ethelbert Stewart, acting commission
er Of labor statistics, says.
II beg to say that the daily reports
made by Miss Minnie Bronson state
that she was in Augusta. Ca. in
March. 1908"
Samuel Wilson. assistant superin-
tendent Of the Anti-Saloon league of
New Jersey. says ON April %:
"Concerning the hearings on the
ton on March 3, 1908; no woman, spoke
against the bill and in fact, in all our
experience, we have v known a
woman to appear at a hearing against
any temperance measure, or in favor
Of any liquor bill"
Mrs. Rodine's R%etraesien.
Following are Mrs. Bodine's retrac-
tons made to Mrs. Arthur Dodge,
president of the National Association
SpPOSSu " "OLuan SuuTdSS.
Plainfleld, N. j., April IL. 1914.-"If
I was misincormed in regard to Miss
Bronson and have taken another for
her, it is only just that I regret it and
am certainly very willing to so inform
Mrs. Stokes who has quoted me.
sat in the gallery at the local option
! hearing and, not personally knowing
Miss Bronson, may have been misin-
formed as to her identity"
April 16. 1914.-"Since writing you
yesterday, 7 conferred with the person
who designated and seemed to identi-
fly the person as Miss Bronson at
Trenton at the time you referred.
Upon conference yesterday she was
not positive and led me to think I had
perhaps been misinformed and at once
I wrote to Mrs. Stokes to that effect
April 25, 1914.-"Mrs. A. M. Dodge.
Dear madam: Since convincing data
has been brought to my attention that
no woman spoke against the Crosby
Local Option bill at the hearing in
Trenton, March 2. 1903. I hereby re-
tract the statement quoted from me In
The Woman's Journal Of April II, 1914.
I was misinformed and greatly regret
the injustice done Miss Bronson.
yours truly.
(Mrs. T. c. IS, w. Bodine."