Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-08
CLUBWOMEN At 4
ODDS OVER THE !
VISIT TO MAYOR
Leaders in Contemporary Club
Delegation Criticise Mrs.
Van WinkIe.
LATTER'S SPEECH is
APPARENTLY RESENTED
Suffragist's Talk at Hearing on
School Board Matter De-
cIared Out of Place.

1fSA O1N W teA|Ss
Several of the clubwomen who ap-
peared before Mayor Haussling yes
terday TO urge the appointment OF 3
woman on the Board of Education
were at odds today
Mrs. Abraham Van Winkle, presi-
dent of the Womens Political Union.
was roundly scored for her action IN
appearing with the official delegation
I 4 the Contemporary, as the local cIuB
Is known. She, in turn, vigorously
defended herself.
The attitude of Mrs. Van Wrinkles
critics was that she had preJudiced
the Contemporaries cause by an at
| tempt to introduced the subject OF
suffrage.
! Mrs. Van Winkle, on the other
hand, maintains that as president OF
/ the Women's Political Union. she had
attended the hearing by special ap-
pointment of her own. She says she
had nothing to do with the Contem-
porary's delegation and did not speak
until their hearing had ended.
THE members of the Contempor-
ary,' asserted Miss Emma L. Rich
ards, say that Mrs Van Wrinkles
act has simply killed the matter. We
suffragists do not stand for any
such methods-undergrcu methods
! Inc. nave no pldce IN Sul1IdSt.
/ Miss Richards is both member OF
the Contemporary and OF the Newark
Equal Suffrage League.
Mrs. Van Winkle, she continued,
was invited to take part at the hear
ing before the Mayer She was asked
J if she intended to make any refer
ence to the suffrage question and she
said she did. Naturally, she was
| told that the Contemporary did not
care to have her speak unless she
would confine herself wholly to the
question at issue. The Contemporary
I is -partizan-a club of women for
mutual benefit, improvement and en-
! joyment The suffragists naturally
get one idea-representatio ton In gov
ernment-and we do not want q
woman with one idea on the Board
of Education at this time"
Mrs. Van Wrinkle threw the blame
I for the apparent misunderstanding
on the shoulders of Mrs. John Cont
rell, jr.. who acted as chairman of the
/ Contemporary delegation.
Mrs. Contrell's attempt to apollo
gize for the presence Of the Women.s
4 Political Union at the hearing WIS i'll
adyised.-very Ill advised said Mrs.
(; Van Wrinkle.
II was there by special appoiufmenf
with Mr.. Vance. the mayors secre-
| tary. ! had told him we wanted
hearing. He said that the mayors
office was a public place and that
everyone who wished could be heard
on the subject at that time He rec
commended thatt he suffragists appear
and wait until The Contemporary got
through We did that
Mayor 14aussling replied TO the
Contemporaries Spe2lferS and COM
mented on the fact that the name Of
no definite candidate had been SUBJ
mitted tor his consideration
when he finished the Contempo-
rary's hearing was over. If the mem-
bers had liked, they could have gone
home OF course, one-third of TIM
audience were suffragists as well as
members of the Contemporary.
AFTER the mayor had finished this
suffragists had their hearing. The
point of the matter was the inadvised
attempt of Mrs Contrell to apologize
for us. She had no business to do So
I was under just as much necessity
to present the arguments of my or
ganization as she was of hers
Mrs. Van Wrinkle explained that
when Mrs. Contrell had first asked
her to appear with the Contemporary
delegation she had said: Il have my
own resolutions. Mrs. Contrell, which
l am going to read"
Mrs. Confrel asked whether there
; was any suffrage reference in it. Mrs.
Van Wrinkle answered in the affirma-
tive. The invitation that had been
extended TO her was then withdrawn.
according to Mrs. Contreli.
Injury to the Cause.
Mrs. Contrell. when asked how she
viewed the affair, said;
Il don't know the mayors attitude
toward suffrage. If be is not in favor
of suffrage. Mrs. Van Wrinkles action
most certainly would have q tendency
TO injure the cause.
81 think / made it quite clear that
her address was no part of the Com
temporary program. | said that I
: wanted the mayor to be sure that wa
! were not there ia behalf of suffrags.
but to have woman appointed to
/. the School Board We had no right
to present suffrage arguments
I'VE would have been glad to have
the suffragists appear with our dele
cation, If they were willing not TO
present suffrage arguments. They
would not comply with our request
Therefore. was Obliged to ask them,
as chairman of the educational conn
mittee, not to speak. l am exceed
, ingly sorry, but do feel that ! must
be fair
Mrs Contrell today withdrew the
; list of names of women which she
handed to Mayor Haussling yester-
day as the candidates OF the Com
: temporary Club for the Board of
Education. She explained that she
had come to the conclusion that the
educational committee could not
speak for the entire club.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle, on behalf OF the
Woman's Political Union, had offered
the name of Mrs Charlotte latham.
She is a former teacher. once identi-
! fed with the old Newark Educa-
ton Association and a close follower
OF educational methods
"I did that said Mrs. Van Winhle
today, because the mayor had COM
menfed upon the absence of any
J specific candidate in the address OF
! the Contemporaries delegation Mrs.
latham Is pledged to serve il she is
, appointed. She is not a sufTragist-
and belongs 10 none of the suffragist
organizations"
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