New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-06
ROOT PROMISES
A SQUARE DEAL
TO SUFFRAGISTS
Saws Constitutional Con
yention Will Not Block
Vote in the Fall.
PARSONS RESOLUTION
SUPPORTED BY WOMEN
Prefer Present Arrangement
confusionWould Follow Change
Declares Mrs. Blatch.
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Albany. May 5.--This was woman suf-
,,.,. dsv a. the constitutional Con-
vs,tion. Representatives Of the suf-
s,,oe cause received from Elihu Root,
,,..ident Of the convention, the assur-
arr. that In spite Ct the legal entsngle-
-.,ts tAs. appear to have arisen the
,r..,ion will he submitted TO the peo-
ale at the election next fall They came
- Albany 70 appesr before the Suf-
t,,g. Committee in favor Of the Par
am. resolution. asking the convention
"a keep rs hands Of Section l, Article
cf the Constitution. which restricts
,,s vote TO the male" population.
The constitutional amendment cut
ting ont the word male" thereby per
ri.tinF women to vote, has twice been
psssed by the Legislature, and is to be
admitted TO the people next fall. The
ronen have now discovered that should
hs suffrage section be amended by the
.o,vsn+ion and be submitted to the
people as part O. the revised constltu-
.ion with the word male" in it. II
rould take precedence over the legis-
l,tive acc without the word, should both
be adopted.
aWhy shouldn't the convention adopt
.he same clause as the Legislature
Hd. Would it not give added force?'
asked John T. Dooling, a member Of the
,ormittee. Of Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Batch. Ct the suffrage leaders.
Both propositions would then have
70 be voted on" she replied. This
would cause a split in the vote. and
possibly the defeat Of the amendment
Prefers Amendments Separate.
Mrs. Blatch said she believed the
ouestion could be solved by submitting
The revised constitution, with the ex-
eeption of Section l of Article 2, TO the
wople On one ballot, and by putting on
aeparate ballot any amendments COM
hs from the convention TO that section.
The legislative suffrage amend
nent." she said, would then stand
Ione on perfectly sound ground. Each
amendment 10 Section l, Article 2.
would be judged on its own merits. and
would live or die according TO It's carry"
ing power
Two amendments, il u understood, to
the suffrage section have already been I
prepared for submission 10 the conven-
tion. One, which is backed by William /
Barnes. jr.. contains an educational test
for voters The other, favored by the ;
Honest Ballot Association. provides /,
that voter must have lived in an cleo
tion district sixty days instead OF
thirtJ before being eligible.
Mrs. Blatch believes these should be !
submitted separately, saying that this /
would merely follow out q precedent /
established by the Constitutional Con- /
venton in 1894, when canal and reap /
portionment amendments were adopted I
separately.
Herbert Parsons explained his res /
olution which is in three sections: /
First, that the convention pass no
amendment on woman suffrage; second, /
that the convention does not interfere |
with the clause limiting the vote TO the |
male; third, that If any change is
made bearing on suffrage II be sub
mitted in a separate article.
al, We ask" said Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, is that the convention Will
give US square DEAL
Not Responsible for Resolution.
She said that while Mr.. Parsons in
troduced his resolution on his own re.
tponsibiity and not AZ the request OF
any suffrage organization, she was for
4 and hoped il would be reported by
the committee.
Mrs Edward Everett Hale, wife Of
the Union College professor, OF
schenectady, said she spoke for the
plain woman.
"For years you had kept US in the
nursery Of the Judiciary Committee
she csid. Then you let US come down
10 dinner in the two houses OF the Leg
islature. but now we feel we are ABOUT
10 have our eoming-out party. we are
Just as excited over IL as girl atteho-
ing her FIRST ball. We have great re-
speet for politics. and we CONSIDER you
as our godfathers. To whom II hot 70
you, shall We 20 20 learn our morallty
IA politics? And we look 10 you 10
teach Us the first lesson by living up
70 the pledges adopted by both the ke-
publican and Democratic parties.
Other sufFrsgists present were MISS
Jane Pincus, Miss Alberta hlH' MISS
Mary Garrett Hay and Mrs. Johh
Dsboll. Of Troy.
None Of the anti-sufrsgists were
tiesent, but from letters they nav
sent members Of the committee u
Understood they favor the submission
ol the question 70 the people IN man
her hat will avoid confusion.
The suffrage hearing followed ses-
son that was opened with prayer DS
senator Root II was the first time IN
me memory Of any Of the delegates
some Of whom have sat not only IN tne
convention Of twenty years ago, but III
.sNonsl and state legislatures. that
awm&kng body began its day with
prayer BY one of its members. inns
innovation was due TO the failure OF
tine.
decidedly novel amendment was
p'oposed by Mark Eisner. Of New
ORR, who wanted motion pictures put
~ the same class with speech and the
newspapers
New Amendments Introduced.
other proposed amendments and
Nsir introdueers are:
y senator James A. Foley. OF New
sfk-Msking members Of the Public
beers.
george L. Bockes. Of 0neonta-
*ngtheninR the state ballot by max
K me Commissioner OF Agriculture