The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
COST May REDUCE
SUFFRAGE EXODUS
Mrs. Belmont Will Not Go
West TO Vote After Con-
sulting Lawyer.
RIVAL D AT ODDS

Mr.. o. n. p. Belmont. head Of the
New York State branch Of the Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage. re-
turned yesterday from the convention Of
the national body In Warrington and
threw cold water on Mrs. Harriet Stan.
ton Blatch's plan for increasing the num-
ber Of women voters and through them
the political power Of tho suffrasists by
having Eastern widows and %spinsters
qualify a. residents In voting States.
Mrs.. Belmont had her lawyer look into
the financial side of the matter and
her becoming legally a resident OF Kan
sas. Idaho or Oregon would be moro
than balanced by a decided loss to her
own purse.
"As a resident OF a Western State my
personal taxes would be paid there"
Mrs. Belmont said. land my lawyer tells
me they are much more particular about
taxes out there-loOk into n lnveSti-
gate things much more closely than they
do In New York. They'd be especially
Suspicious about a newcomer. particu-
larly II there were "A group. No, I'm
going TO stay right here in New York
and carry on the fight here. I don't
believe any number Of s~urragists will
Join THAI Western voting exodus. Suf-
frasists like their homes and will stay
in them"
Mrs. Einstein to TO.
Mrs Emanuel Einstein. who vas con-
ferring with Mrs. Belmont and other
members Of the Congressional Union at
Is East Forty-frst street and who has
announced her intention of qualifying
AS . voter out West. told Mrs. Belmont
that II wouldn't take them away. from
homo very long--only six months to
qualify and a few days at election time.
"'Well. I'm not going aid Mrs. Bel
mont firmly.
Miss Doris Stevens, who hal been In
charge of the Congressional Union work
In this city but will now he travelling
most Of the time. was a member OF the
conference. She said the National
Woman Suffrage Association had greatly
injured suffrage In Congress by the
things the officers said before the legis-
lative committees,
They can't inJure the Congressional
Union. which is growing by leaps and
bounds" she said. But when s~uffragists
get up before the Congressman and say.
AZ Mrs. Antoinettc Junk did, that worne
voters couldn't be Induced TO stand to-
gether to aid Their sex to get the fran
chise. that women are absolutely hide
bound partisans.' II IL bound to have a
bad effect. They have made the suf-
fra ts;s appear TO the men u iv!de
body
They are, aren't they Miss Stevens
was asked. The plan for the con-
solidat'on OF the union and the Ma
tional Association fell through"
Foolish to Have Policy NOW.
"If the National refuses to work
with US because of our anti-party policy
they are wrong" Miss Stevens said.
W are not fighting any political party.
We did fight the Democratic party in
the last election. but there Ia now a
new Congress. and till We have found
what II is going to dn for suffrage IL
would be very foolish TO adopt any
policy. We are prepared TO he very
friendly II Congress treats us right"
Miss Stevens is about to start for
Maine. where she will organize a State
branch Of the union. Later she will do
similar work IN Massachusetts and
Wisconsin.
Local suffragists are almost all back
from the Washington convention or
Will be to-day ana are ready to discuss
activities for the winter Among other
things. the New York State Woman
suffrage party plans 20 have a big ball
In Madison Square Garden.