The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-07
Effort to Put Members on Rec
ord Against "VOtes'
Threatens Tempest.
ACTION NEXT THURSDAY
Some Think Trouble Will Be
! Avoided by Tabling Hay
den Resolution.


Cub on record as opposed to woman
wRrage In this state will be made at tn,
March meeting Of the club next Thursda,
,leht Some members are -ex,d because
dis question has been permit. ed to sliy
b. some are amused and some are pleased
A strong effo't To table the resolution
MI be made. IL this fails there proba bi,
nll be the lIveliest debate that the ciut
rs heard in many a day.
The ant-sufyrage resolution was offered
At the last monthly meeting Of the club
% February IL. by Henry w. Hayden
uvyer. OF 16 Exchange place, who ha,
sen A member Of the club since 1882 and
su It's secretary from 1903 10 1907
With its preamble Il follows.
Whereas the question OF extending
The suffrage TO women OF the State OF
New YORK Is being actively agitated,
~
Whereas an amendment to the
Constitution OF the State, extending
ne suffrage TO women, has been pro-
posed and
whereas we believe that such
extension Of the suftrs ge would he
detrimental to the best interests Of
the people OF the Stat and further
more
Whereas we deem the men Of the
STATE competent to manage its politi.
cal affairs, and 10 be at all times
ready and willing to extend to the
women OF the State all pro, lection Of
their property and personal rights
which may be REASONABLE
"Now. therefore be II resolved. at
iris regular meeting OF the Union
League Club. held on the twelfth day OF
March. 1914. after notice and full dis
eassion Of the subject. that the Union
League Club In opposed to an amend
nsnt OF the Constitution extending the
right o. suffrage to the women OF the
State o. New York: and be Il further
Resolved. That copies OF the fore
eolng preamble and resolution he sent
70 the Governor and all the members
o. .he legislature Of the State"
The club has bylaw which says II
twenty-five members object to n rssolu-
ton when II IL offered the resolution must
" referred to a committee. which shah
report at the next meeting OF the club.
III. Hayden forestalled objection by him
Sf proposing that his resolution be re-
arred TO the committee on political re-
!or,n which was done.
Com mem Puss1~A.
ne committee on political reform,
vaose chairman IL Reuben L. Maynard.
. lawyer. OF I4i Broadway. was puzzled
has charge OF matters relating to the
clubs fourth article OF association:
Tt shall De the duty of the club to re-
IN and expose corruption. and promote
Worm In our national. State and munich
~! affairs. and to elevate the ideal Of
American citizenship"
Votes for women had never before
ssen aEltated In the club. Some OF the
~mmltteem-n thought II was none OF the
cubs business why should the Union
kagu. Club be dragged into such dis
GNion! i majority Is against suffrage
utenslon. but why have a vote on II. with
pisible disturbance OF club comfy? Why
III
members argued.
On the other hand. 1t was argued that
the matter had got before the club II
would be !mpolitic not TO thresh IL out II
wouldn't do the club any good to be &C.
eseed Of lodging.
Decides to Report Resolution.
Finally the committee decided to report
NE resolution to the club on March ~
md let the members do what they pleased
With It Mr.. Hayden will move that II be
Aopted. He said yesterday he didn't
NOV yet who would second his motion.
'aollng motion is unbeatable. Many
iH'neers u the club think such a motion
VII be easily carried. Both sides are pre-
pared to argue the merits of the resolu-
con II Il goes before the club for debate
There Is already a great amount Of
'iscussion OF the resolution" an infiuen-
uai member said yesterday. Il think It
WI be tabled on the ground that express
1oh as TO woman suffrage is not within
We scope Of the club. But II It does come
va vote there will be a sharp division
ana believe the resolution will be beaten.
Vfhinly shall speak against it,
another member. predicting the defeat
y The resolution. said II would mean. not
mai the club favors woman suffrage or Ii
aslhst II, but that such a matter should
Aoer have been presented to the club.
hayden Explains Uis Purpose.
Mr. Hayden told SUN reporter that
.a great question Of public interest de-
.Ae Oh woman suffrage fell well within
we neld OF the club. He said that for .
wig time he had studied the arguments
~ and against suffrage and had made
W h's mind that evil conditions In politics
'Ould only be increased II women voted.
The only remedy for the bad political
"'oiiIons that we hear 70 much about II
raise the standards OF citizenship. not
.sf them" said Mr.. Hayden. TITS hard
s'ush to do that with the men: II would
"o1sh TO let mass Of women In.
oeiieve there are about 10000
. ."nen over n years old working In the
.-s'0'les OF this State. Are most Of them
to vote inteiliGentiy?
!. simply am one Of those men who he
!, 'e mat woman is united for politics
say she Is eoverned---properly so--by her
.Ao'iohs and her Royalties; that public lifc
."ses her hard and unwomanly that she
napier without the ballot than she
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