New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-16
n Shaw. Retiring, Flags
Methods of Congress
sional Union.
opAISES WOMEN'S
WORK IN WEST
,.,;onars Committee to Talk
Before House Judiciary
Committee To-day.
Nv EMMA BUGBEE.
-. n, r-Lnura Rurnau !

..t.nnan Cstt mas consented 70 accept
~. domination for president OF the
,.sonsl American Woman Suffrage
,..oeia,ion. Only in this way could
-. convention FIJI the place created
!, the resignation Of DR.. Anna Howard
shaw.
n, whole United States went after
~. Gait with all the powers OF per
.,.;op Of one hundred leaders Of the
,,srsce cause. Then they went after
in, New York women to release her
,beir state chairman. The primaries
a. The election take place tomorrow,
.,s while there may be other candi-
AZ. ,It up by the insurgents or
trnh,nated sisters, there is little doubt
"a, Mrs. Gait will be elected.
tn. release of Mrs. Gait leaves Mrs.
Norman de R. Whitehouse, as first vice
,,,tdent in line for the Craftsmanship
The New York State Woman Suffrage
party.
Miss Margaret Wilson attended the
,,,,rnoon session of>the convention.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw came to the
md Of her long service as president OF
n. National American Woman Suffrage
s,ocistion to-day. AS she spoke her
fsr.vsll her voice shook. II was only
,or a moment, but that moment was
umeient 70 bring tears yelling TO the
sy,, Of six hundred loyal women for
their well-beloved leader.
NY III. has been one of the happiest
4 vomsn ever lived" she said. with that
culver which has been moving the
bs,yt. OF American audiences for forty
ar, 'Fron the depths of my heart I
ih,nk YOU. You have done more for me
han Thsve ever done for you
she unfastened q little pin on the
front of her gray velvet gown ana heio
4 up for sll to see. -,
sTbst Is Miss Anthony's flag, which
he gave me Just before she died. II
lad four diamonds in It for the four
outrage states. Now il has thirteen
diamond. for the states we have won IN
tvelve years. Who says suffrage IA
going and not coming thing! WEI
lave thirteen stars now, as many as
this country started with
All hone that DR.. Shaw would recon
sider her decision 10 retire from the
presidency was dashed from the
vomen's hearts when Mrs. Raymond |
Brown arose Immediately after DR..
Shsy's speech and introduced q resolu- |
lien creating the office Of honorary |
yie,.presldent Of the association.
Dr. Shaw's annual address was inter
woven With what the members could
not fsil 70 interpret as onslsughts
against the Congressional Union.
"AsI lay down the responsibilities OF
ny ofiee' she said. 81 must tell you
hat the cause Of most. IL not all, Of my
Difficulties have come from members
who have failed 20 recognize the OBJ
lisstions they ove the association. They
nav. violated every precept Of organ
nation ethics by using the finances OF
the national body 10 build up instru-
ments for their own use, and BY inter
isring with the work Of the officers. II
any woman does not conScientiously
approve OF the policy OF the associa-
ZION, q sense Of loyalty TO the great
cause in which We are all engaged
should prevent her from eriticising the
oseers, and IL that does not satisfy
hsr, she should at least resign and re-
rain from creating contention and dis
cord within the ranks.
Sayseity In Western States.
As for the four million women in
he Western states, these women have
always shown their political sagsclty
by refusing 70 form womsn's party
sn.agonistic 20 men. To assume that
they will forsake their party or the
men Of their household for any national
istus Is 20 attribute 10 women super
human political virtue. OF the masses
n women this will never be true, nor ~
u necessary. There are other and bet
isr ways Of arriving at results without
esirsnginR men and risking the loss OF
al political power and influence
Nrs. Frank Roessing, president or
he Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage As
soeiation, introduced a resolution which
you'd put the limiting Of the number
u state campaigns into the charge OF
national research committee.
We, Of Pennsylvania. know how
much We suffered from the competition
N money and workers OF three other
esmpa.gn states this fall she said,
and We would gladly submit our
s,aimS 20 such a central committee.
Or. Shaw Endorsed this plan, declar-
" that n the committee got senti-
mental and advised campaigns just 70
pare local feelings they should be dis
shsrged. Mrs. Agnes jerks caused
1sry By insisting that she had her
'sf made the same resolution last year
,nd q committee had been appointed.
Aiier an hours hunt through the min
Iits the resolution was found and tie
after dropped.
Tomorrow the sufraRists will again
march up the hill and down again from
congress. Their appointment this time
= With the judiciary Committee OF the
House. The National will talk for an
a,sr aud then the Congressional Union
III have their turn. The Congression-
q Union will also appear before the
ssnats committee, OF which Senator
isomSs, their dearest enemy, ~ chair
nan. but they will not appear before
ih0mss himself. lie has been called
o.t Of togn. and Senator Sutherland
~ act in hit place. II wss Senator
inornas who two weeks ago refused 10
~ the Congressional Union speak TO
committee az all.
Set Committee Hearing To-day.
he union IA still after that hearing
N ne Western enyOyg from the floor
ne House. JuliU, Kahn, VINO told
st Republican National Committee
Sfssrdsy how badly the g.. o. =. need
california yotes. Was so impressed
''h MIs. Sara Bard Fields offer Of
oe 'oOO0Oo women voters that he has
Eomked 20 introduce her resolution
gan before the House tomorrow.
large and terocious delegation Of
Dehgrsssional Union members waited
.n Representative Page to-day and *
~sstsd from him a promise that he
FsEld not again oppose the re uest %
~ the NgFfeV spask from So Na1n