New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-14
"Never Forgive Union
istsv" Says Suffragist
in Tears.
"NATIONAL" STARTS
CONVENTION TO-DAY
Anti.Suffragists Resolve to Pur-
sue Their Rivals Through
out the Winter.
By EMMA BUGBEE.


Washington, Dec. 13-"They have
stolen Aunt Susan's amendment. / can
never forgive theml"
There were tears in Miss Lucy An
thongs eyes and her voice qusvered'
To ordinary sufrsgists this controversy
between the National and the Congress
sional Union is a deplorable thing, but
| never saw any one cry over It before.
II seemed for moment like staring at
some ones personal sorrow; then | re-
membered that Miss Anthony was only
one Of the hundreds of older sufragists
who are coming 70 attend the national
convention-women who had worked
with Susan B. Anthony in the old days
women who feel the same sort OF help
less rage at the younger workers who
have broken away from Aunt Susan's'
organization. II IS the feeling which
will dominate the conventions atti-
tude toward the union. Against 1t the
compromise committee will have
hopeless and thankless task
"They are undermining Aunt Susan's
association that she gave her life to-
the sad voice went on. Haven't they
lust organized in half dozen new
states? Does that look as if they
wanted to cooperate with the National ?
Aren't they trying to make the public
think that they alone are responsible
for the national amendment, when 1t
was the dearest thing in life to Aunt
Susan thirty years ago?
Hilles Was Scarce.
What are we going to do about 1t!
Nothing at all"
Miss Anthony turned away, to forget .
the offence against her beloved aunt IN I.
little services to DR.. Shaw, who needs
her TO tell her when it is time TO eat |
and what dress she must wear when /
presiding over the convention to-mor-
row.
Nearly 1000 delegates are expected |
at this forty-seventh annual eonven-
ton Of the National Suffrage Associa- |
ton. All day long the new arrivals /
kept humping into portly and important
members of the National Republican
Committee, who are meeting at the
New Willard tomorrow. Many suffra-
gists had designs on Chairman Hilles'
but he kept safely out Of their way.
In the evening he announced that no
answer would be given to the suffrage
plea for a hearing until the committee
had voted on it. There are said to be !
important questions before the convsn- I
ton. such as the problem Of how far to |
20 with the 100000 Western voters,
but until the presidency is settled no |
one will take much interest in imper-
sonal issues.
No one knew anything, of course,
but that did not prevent large
amount Of election gossip. Many Of
the delegates refuse 70 give up hope
that Dr. Anna Howard Shaw can be |
forced to accept another term. Others |
hope that if Or. Shaw is out of the
question Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
can be forced into her chair. 1t is
pointed out that as chairman of the
New York State Woman Suffrage party
Mrs. Gait will not have an active cam
paign on her hands for two years. and
can spare the time for the national
better than DR.. Shaw can spare the
strength.
Elect Officers Friday.
The election of officers will not occur
until Friday morning. The convention
will open tomorrow morning in the
New Willard Hotel. After greetings
from the President and Mrs. Churchill,
chairman Of the convention committee,
the delegates will listen 10 the reports
Of the four campaigns from Mrs. Gait,
Mrs. Frank Roessng, president OF the
Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton: Mrs. r. +. Feikert, president of
me New Jersey Association, and Mrs.
Gertrude Halliday Leonard.
The plans for future campaigns will
be discussed on Wednesday afternoon.
Many delegates will protest against
carrying on more than one campaign
At a time. They feel that il instead OF
four campaigns this fall, all the suf-
fragists OF the East had concentrated
on New York they might have won. On
Wednesday evening there will be a Sc
cret conference on Federal legislation.
The Congressional Union is expected
10 come in for a sound trouncing at
this meeting, but the public will not be
allowed 20 hear what is said about that
family skeleton.
The national delegates will be re
eeived at the White House at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, but they will
make no requests Of the President.
They wish merely to pay their respects
Tomorrow at noon the Congressional
Union will march again TO the Capitol,
two hundred strong, 20 hear Repre-
sentative Nolan ask for the privilege
~ the floor for the two ENJOYS from
The Women Voters Convention. Speak