New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09
Congressional Unionists
Plan TO Steal Nationals
Presidency.
DR.. SHAW MAY BE
FORCED TO RUN
Letter from Friend of Veteran
Leader Says She Would Yield
to Conventions Desire.
BY EMMA BCGBEE.

Washington. Dec. s.-The "nvphen-
ate I sufragists" entered the field to-
day This phrase was coined 10 cover
the activities Of the l,tle group Of
sufragists who are members Of both
the National Suffrage Association and
the Congressional Union. The beauti-
fu. rooms Of the Little White House"
sizzled all day with their schemes for
stealing the National by capturing
it's presidency of course, If Or. Anna
Howard Shaw reconsiders her plan to
withdraw and will again accept the
chair of the National, the hyphenated
sisters will probably make no attempt
20 displacd her. There is almost no
one who would bee guilty of the bad
taste o. running against the venerable
leader. who. every one feels. deserves
the presidency as long as she wants it.
r. however. she does not stand for
reelection. 10 is free field for all.
Many members of the Congressional
Union are delegates to the nationa.
conveu ton which opens here next week.
They will be solid for a Union candi-
date that is. a woman dedicated to the
Unions programme, Of using the four
million Western women voters to
f-ghteu Congress into giving votes 70
Eastern women. The new Union candi-
date Mrs. Nina C.. Van Wrinkle, presi-
dea ,1c New jersey Women's Polit-
.ca' Union. is being doomed by Mrs.
Ie'era I.l Weed, Of Connecticut
Dr.. Shaw in the Breach.
Mrs. Weed caused a furry in the
union headquarters by exhibiting let
ter from Mrs. Laura Cune Alice, OF
Ridgefeld, Conn. which that DR..
Shaw would consent to run again. Mrs.
Cune Alice is said TO be a close per
sonal friend OF DR.. Shaw. The letter
said:
1T has been found that she will run
again for that Office, II IL is the desire
of the convention that she should DO
So"
The Congressional Union interpreted
this 10 mean that friends Of the Ma
tioual had convinced Or. shaw that she.
and she alone. could save the National
from being undermined by the hyphen-
ated delegates. The National mas not
vet united on any candidate 20 succeed
Or. Shaw, and the presence OF rum
Der Of rival candidates might leave the
road clear for the Union.
Mrs. Antonctte Funk. who is DR..
go in. d n frf nv
this week. denied most emphatically to
night the suffrage chief would change
her mind about running.
81 talked with her on Monday she
said. "ard she has not changed her
mind. II any one is spreading a report
that she will run again. that person
does not speak with authority
Prominent sutfragists who are not
rabidly committed beyond the bounds
of reason 20 either camp devoted their
time to-day 10 dovising some scheme Of
compromise. The spectacle presented at
the hearing before the Democratic com
mlttee yesterday brought home 70 them
more wildly than ever before the pity
Of such division in the ranks.
I'VE must present solid front 70
Congress II we expect TO be taken Sc
riously," they said.
4 compromise meeting wa suggested
at which Congressional Union members
should formulate plans Of peace with
the National 4 compromise dinner
was also arranged for tonight The
trouble with these schemes IS that the
only ones who want 10 compromise are
the UnionistS, and they want to com
promise by forcing their policies on
the National Naturally. the National
lists will not listen 10 these terms.
Mrs. Autoinette Funk and Mrs. Winston
Churchill lunched yesterday with Mrs.
Van Wrinkle and Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch. but the party broke up in worse
temper than when r. began. Mrs.
Churchill has invited Miss Alice Paul
70 p luncheon tomorrow. but there is
some doubt as 20 whethe- the Congress
sional Union chairman will have time
70 attend.
Won't Yield to Unionists.
"Compromise is impossible" said
Mrs. Funk tonight "Thev won't come
around 20 our attitude. and we won't
90 to theirs, so don't let's talk about
10 any more. No, we ere not worry
ing about their attempt TO steal the Ma
tional When Dr. Shaw gets here, and
the hundreds of loyal National dele
gates. you won't Lear any more about
a Unionist president"
Connecticut and Rhode Island have
hyphenatcd delegations.
~ voted for DR.. Shaw at the last
convention" said Mrs. Weed, but !
feel that since she announced her in
tention 20 resign. that leaves me free
10 vote for Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout
II is said that hyphenated delegates
from some of the Western states arc
having trouble IN getting their ere
dentIais to the national convention
Some state presidents are interpreting
the resolution passed by the conference
iu Chicago last June. as orders. The
conference declared il was its feel
inc that no person who was a member
OF the Congressional Union should be
a delegate to the National. This had,
of course, no constitutional power,
and Congressional Union women still
may sit ~ the convention. Upon Mrs.
Henry Wade Rogers, chairman OF the
credentials committee OF the National
will rest the pleasant task OF straight
eninc out this tan le next week.
The Congressional Union members
will deputize Congress tomorrow.
Mrs. John Rogers will marshal the
New York women for q visit TO SEN
ator O'Gorman. The Senator came
out for votes for New York women
ius, before the referendum. He will
now be asked 90 come out for votes
for all women. Every member OF the
Union will be busy at the Capitol to-
morrow. and not Senator or Repre-
sentative will escape unless he leaves
town. The Western women will again
remind their representatives that the
women voters Of the West are watch
ing them.
Congressman Luther Mott. Of New
~ hos nrounised 10 introduce q