Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14
SUFFRAGE DISPUTE
THREATENS SPLIT IN
STATE FEDERATION
Question Divides Interest in
Clubwomen's Convention
With Attack on Governor
Tener.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. H.-Declaring that
Governor Tener had attempted to throt-
tie legislation relative to cold storage
Mrs. j. s. Flannery caused sensation
In the convention OF the State Fedora
ton OF Pennsylvania Women today
According to the statement of Mrs.
Flannery, Governor Tener had tried to
have Representative w. II. Wilson, of
| Philadelphia, author of the cold storage
| bill, withdraw the bill after Mr.. Wilson
had been offered $4,000 to increase the
time limit for the storage of eggs.
Mrs F'lannery was suffering from a
cold and her secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth
q. Fotherglll, read the address. She said
that Representative Wilson, author of
the bill that eggs be kept in cold storage
not more than eight months, was offered
S0O,OOO by n Chicago packer to increase
the time limit on the storage from eight
to IL months. She said Governor Tener
then sent for Mr.. Wilson and asked him
to withdraw the bill.
According to the speaker Mr. Wilson
was willing to withdraw the bill, but
said II he did withdraw It he would tell
who had attempted to brlbe him on the
floor of the Legislature. Subsequently the
wilson Dill became n law.
1t Is feared that the federation may
be rent asunder on the matter of woman
sunrage. From all appearances the suf-
fragist members have their plans COM
piete to adopt suffrage resolution at
the meeting tomorrow. The "antis" are
now lining up, and declare that IL the
su1frag1sts carry out their program they
will secede.
Mrs Horace Brock sounded the battle-
iGb
said that plans had been laid for a now
organization, but that no second confer
ence had been held because anti -suffra-
gists were waiting for the federation to
act. ~
The test will come tomorrow, when a
resolution indorsing suffrage for women
will be presented.
SUFFRAGE FIGHT LONG AND
BITTER"
Mrs Franklin p. Iams, q member of
the board of directors of the State Fed
Grafton. was emphatic In her assertion
that the suffrage resolution had a place
In the convention.
Mrs Brock was out of order in her
threat of disruption this morning." said
Mrs. Iams Every committee has a
right to be heard, and Mrs. Brock only
voices very small minority of the Fed
Grafton when she alleges a plan on the
part of clubwomen to secede If suffra ga
is indorsed
The fight is bound to be a long and
bitter one,' she continued 1.-THE antis
are now gathering ammunition and will
certainly work hard. Although a mem
Der of the board of directors, I am also
a sufragist and hope to see the fedora
tion tion lndorse the suffrage movement in
this State" '''
Anent Mrs. George w. Coblentz's report
IN convention yesterday that suffrage was |
not indorsed unanimously at Chicago last
year as the records OF the national com
mittee show, Mrs. ]. S. Miller and several |
other suffragists expressed themselves as |
surprised that such a report was made, |
IN view of the minutes of the Chicago |
biennial. Mrs. Coblentz virtually reiter- |
ated the alleged "rallroading'' charge of |
the antis.
What will help the country schools
most Is for the country women to have
the vote. If we can't have the schools
ana clubs In the social centres, We can
At least have the polls" said Mrs. Jean
Kane Foulke, of West Chester, member
IF the State Board of Agriculture, speak
ng on Rural Welfare" Her address was
1 plea for the clubwomen to do something
20 relieve the feeling of animosity of the
women toward the city women
and the feeling of the city women that
hey are better than the country women
Conditions in the country schools were
iecried by Mrs. Foulke. She said that
to remedy these conditions the women
needed the assistance of the mon and
that there should be women on the
school board.
In her report as chairman of the Civic
Committee of the State Federation, Mrs.
Henry C. Cochrane. of Chester, declared
nat the federation was In the very van
guard OF civic and sociological progress.
No meeting was held this afternoon,
the delegates spending the time sight
seeing.