The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-02
CITY SUFFS FILL
NEW PARTY TICKET
Few Upstate Names tn b.
Voted on To-day by Con-
ventiOn in AstOr.
$1,000 PLEDGED TO CAUSE

The ticket launched yesterday at the
primary at the New York State Woman
Suffrage convention. at the Hotel Astor.
bors the names Of New = York city
women almost exclusively. Out Of a
score Of names fewer than one-ffth
are from upstate. and they are for the
less important offices. Here and there
delegates from little towns we're heal I'd
to murmur that there seemed to he "a
good many Greater New York women on
that ticket"
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait was, az ex-
pected, the unanimous choice for chair
man of the newly formed New York
State Woman Suffrage party. Fol the
three v~ice-chairmen the selection may
he made from the following Mrs. Nor
man De X. Whitehouwe. Mrs. James Lees
Laidlaw. Mrs. H.. W. Cannon. Mrs. AL
fred Emo, Mrs. Martha Wentworth Suf-
fren and Mrs. Raymond Brown. all NV
York city women. save that Mrs. Cam
non Is the Delaware county leader.
Mrs. ogden Mills Reid and MN. F..
VI. Childs. both of this city. are nomi-
mated for treasurer. and for recording
secretary Mrs. Alice Morgan Wright.
Mrs. Edgerton Parsons and Mr~. Nicho-
las shaw Frazer. also Of Greater New
York.
The rest of the state gets a chance in
the nominations for directors, among
whom are Mrs. Dexter I. Runsey OF
Buffalo. Miss Leila Stott ~ Albany. Mrs.
Frank ]. Shuler OF Buffalo and Miss
Mary Hun OF Albany. Mrs. W. q. Will
cox OF Staten Island is also likely TO be
chosen a director.
Upstate women had their innings yes
terday at an experience meeting. listed
AS The Lessons Of the Campaign. Pre-
sented by the Campaign District Chair
men" Everybody had such a good time
explaining why her district did or did
not carry that the money raising bee,
which came next. was deferred until
nearly time to adjourn, However. more
than $4,000 was pledged, to which sum
Miss Grace Filkins added $25 by auc-
tioning a few pieces of silver left from
the melting pot.
The election OF officers will take place
to-day at noon.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait was the
guest Of honor last night at "A dinner
at the Hotel Aston, attended by a thou
sand suffragists. II by her own con-
fession IL was the first time she ever
served in this capacity.
II have done many things for suf-
frage.' she said in her speech. Il have
cleaned out the room where meetings
were to be held. filled the kerosene lamp
to light II. addressed envelopes. begged
I money. but never before was I a guest
Of honor. and ] fnd 1t rather embas-
RAISING"
She found it more embarrassing be-
fore the dinner ended. for the xeynote
Of every speech was Mrs. Cats great
ness as a leader. and she hal tn listen
10 IL all. II wasn't till the very LIST.
though. that her calmness was threat
| ened. That was when the surprise came
in a gold watch. enamcll-d Ia bue-
BLU and yellow are the camraign com
m.,,ee colors-and with a chain of gold
and sapphires. Watch n chain we're
| presented to her by the Empire state
Campaign Committee board
short crisp speeches were the rule.
each being limited to four and one-half
! minutes. Mrs. Raymond Brown pre-
| sided. Miss Mary Garrett Hay led on
with a talk on The City Of New York"
and Mrs. Charles l.. Tiffany. head Of
the College Equal Suffrage League,
smoke on Educating Women" Mrs
Howard Mansfield, president OF the
EQUAL Franchise Society. talked about
Furnishing Ammunition" Miss Rather
inc Devereux Blake about organizing
the Teacher and Miss Rose Young, head
of the press department. gave some
| amazing figures on the number OF words
they got into the newspapers. Mrs
Norman Der. Warehouses; topic was
The Suffrage stunt and Mrs, Catts
our Future" The only member Of
the campaign board not there was James
Lees Laidlaw. head Of the Mems League
FOR Woman Suffrage, who is now In CAL
ifornia,