The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
SLUMP IN SUFFRAGE
ACTIVITIES DENIED
But There Is Difference in At
mOsphcre at Various Head
quarters Here.
MANY CHANGES OBSERVED

The recent slump in suffrage activities
Is attributed to many things. Each OF
the suffrage leaders In turn denies that
there is slump, and asserts that things
are going with their customary vigor, but
" is evident to the observer that both
the Womans Political Union on West
Forty-fifth street and the National Suf-
frage headquarters sos Fifth avenue
Dear an air or calm in marked contrast
with the excitement that has been marked
there of late years.
Mrs. Mary Ware bennett. for two years
executive secretary At the National Head
quarters. resigned last August. and Miss
Elinor Byrnes has also gone Mrs Dem
nett mas been fighting up hill for some
months. FOR nearly two years In fact. since
she AFFIXED little socialist legends To- the
suffrage banners and sent them through
out the country. She has admitted frankly
that she does not Ike some of the methods
under which tho National party is run
nor the power which runs IL
The National Headquarters will now he
under the control ~ Mrs Medill McCor-
mick ana Mrs stanley The latter will
move bodily into the ofricc. accompanied
u! man press agent. That also is an
innovation, rs tho sunragists have hlth-
eIto prided themselves on having only
women in the office. The press agent
~ y
Washington and chicago So that tho press
Of all three cities will be fully Informed
Another cause OF excitement is that
leaders Of the Congressional Union. which
opposed the Democratic party throughout
the West on the las; cl"ction and which
has It's headquarters in Washington. VIII
row NOV" tn New York and open An ofIic"
mere. There are two reasons for this.
one stated by Mrs Cat,. he.ng that tn,
New York press l. an important feature
IN the 1915 campaign and must he kept
interested, and tho other which the
enemies at the union assert that the err.
Eanizat'un has exhausted Washington and
mas moved here for new worlds 10 CON
quer
However that may he tho leaders ~
IN" union. 'ncluiinE Miss Alice Paul.
president. viii Nc In New Norl, ou De.
Cemher IL and VIII establish another
once tu compete with the already uunar-
Gus New York sufrler organ zat'n'~ TIE
Union has oNid-u'l! gained tho sympathy
and adherence NJ several New York mem
hers. Tor both Mrs John Rogers and Mrs
Eranuon, member, Of Mrs Hlatch's Tolit.-
cal Union. are on III" advisory board OF
tho Congressional Union and u Is runlprcd
that Mrs. Rlatch Will soon he one Of th"
officers This Mrs R.ttca vigorously
denies. though she admits that she is
going 10 England for rest
There is as much going on A. the
union ~ Their" ever was" eAid Mrs
Bldtch. though " course all our activities
ar" now centred Zoo tho suffrage Shop in
Fifth avenue. There was q general i'm
precision tina, tho shop is the ~ uerty
OF Mrs. Norman 4" Il. ,'hitohouso. but
ii Is now announced To- belong solely and
exclusively 10 tine Political Union"
I'm the general uphcaNal the na'lora'
president, pr Anna Howard SHAW. Will
have the NOR" onerous duties OF nor post
tion taken out OF her hands The only
organization uhi'h seems immune u the
changes Is the Womans S'ffrdgc Party.
IS East Thirty fourth street. nr which
Miss Mary Garrett Hay IS pres dent.