New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-07
Miss Alice Shaw and Her
Congressional Union
Are Coming Here.
THEY'LL RUIN FIGHT,
SAYS DR.. ANNA SHAW
Move of Body from Washington
Finds Friend and Foe in
State of Upheaval.

The Congressional Union, whose
policy OF fighting the Democrats is de-
clared by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
president of the National Woman Suf-
frage Association, to have cost the
suffragists several of the Western
states where suffrage was voted upon
tEis fall" is about TO establish itself
in New York.
Miss Alice Paul, head of the union,
and the executive board will meet here
December IS to decide upon a home
for their headquarters. Il is TO be
somewhere near 42d ST. and Fifth av.
The National" at sos Fifth av., ex-
poets 10 have its daring young foe
right under its nose.
DR.. Shaw declared yesterday that if
Mss Paul and her army began their
militant tactics in New York all chance
OF suffrage success in the 1915 referen-
give up working for 1t in that case
she said.
There are difreren- stories as to the
unions intentions in New York. Mrs.
Charles Beard. of New York, & member
OF the executive board, said they
wanted to be right on the spot to keep
after New York CongressmeE and can
didates for Congress. They are also
planning short range campaign OF
publicity in the New York newspapers.
Mrs. Blatch Sticks to w. p. L.
There have been rumors that Mrs.
Harriet Stanton Blatch. founder and
head Of the Womens Political Union,
would be in command of the Congress
sional Union forces in New York, and
other rumors that she was 70 be its
national president. But Mrs. Bitch
declared recently that there was moth
ing in .hese rumors.
81 an not goirg to desert the Wom-
ems Political Union" she said. Il
shall be right on the job at the W. ?.
L. office, 1T 25 West 45th St, till we
win the vote in 1915"
However, the bitter antagonism Of
the National for the Congressional
Union is compensated for by the more
than friendly attitude OF the Nomen's
Political Union. Four members OF The
w. =. US executive board, Mrs. Blatch,
Mrs John Winters Brannan, Mrs. Johr
Rogers, jr., and Mrs. Florence Kelly,
are on the advisory council OF the
Congressional Union and participated
in the Newport conference, where 1t
was decided to fight the Democrats IL
the suffrage states.
This move OF the Congressional
Union TO New York finds both It's en-
envy and its friend, the National and
the W. p. L.. in a strange state of up
heaval. Visitors at sos Fifth av. find
none of the old familiar faces now.
Every member of the old office stat
is gone since the recent convention.
Mrs. Mary Ware bennett, executive
secretary, resigned suddenly in Au-
gust, and Miss Elinor Byrns, press sec
rotary. followed her example.
DIR. Shaw Not Often Seen.
Not only is DR.. Shaw the only mem
Der Of the old regime left at sos Fifth
av.-even her private secretary, Miss
Cummings, was discharged while she
was gone-but she is not TO De there
much any more. Mrs. Stanley Nc
Cormick, a wealthy Boston woman, for
merly treasurer and now first vice
president of the National, has vol
unteered to relieve DR.. Shaw of all re-
sponsibility. so that she will be absent
a great deal on speaking tours.
Mrs. Mccormick will be in supreme
command, and has moved her home
from Boston that she may be here all
the time. Her cousin, Mrs. Medlll Nc
Cormick, of Chicago, is chairman of
the National Congressional committee,
and will divide her time between Chi
cago. Washington and New York. Mrs.
Medill Mccormick is bringing from
Chicago a man press agent, a news
paper man named Hallonan, to take
Miss Byrns's place.
So the National Association Opposed
10 Woman Suffrage is no longer to be
alone in having man press agent. The