The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-06
Despite Womcn's Protest Edu.
catiOnal Qualifications
May BE Added.

ALBANY. May Sin spite OF the pro-
tests OF the sufYragists the indica lions
tonight were that the woman suffrage
question VIII be aired fully on the floor
or the convention. but wh,,her or not
the delegates will come to vote on the
matter Is another proposition,
An effort said to be backed by VIII.
lam Barnes. Is TO be made whereby Ger.
tain educational qualifications will be
prescribed for voters and the thirty day
residence requisite raised to sixty DAYS.
AZ these amendments come in the same
article which now includes the word
male In qualifying voters. Il IL iru-
possible to prevent discussion of
woman suffrage In considering the other
changes. The prevailing belief is that
the convention is overw helmingly against
woman suffrage.
The suffrage committee. OF which Pat
rick ". Cullinan of Orange is chairman.
gave a hearing to-day on the resolution
OF Herbert Parsons. which would bind
the convention to take no action to In
tdrfere with the "unhampered' submis-
sion OF the woman suffrage issue to the
people.
Noted Women SPEAK.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch president
of the Woren's Political Union. Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait, head OF the rival
suffrage organization. and Mrs. Edward
Everett Hale. wife OF a Union College
professor OF Schenectady. spoke at the
hearing. urging that the convention be
In ha Mr.
issue.
I'VE feel that We have been In the
nursery for years" said Mrs. Hale, land
that finally We were let into the two
houses and that this Is our coming out
party. We all feel as a girl feels at her
first ball. We feel that you are our
godfathers In politics and are sure you
Will moi interfere with the proper sub
mission OF the suffrage question"
Herbert Parsons explained that ne
had introduced his resolution in order
that the convention would not take any
action on suffrage which would result
In confusing the issue His resolution.
he pointed out, was neither tor nor
against suffrage
John T. DoollnE OF New York sug-
gested that the convention might adopt
the same resolution as that already
adopted by the Legislature.
Mrs. Batch objected to this, declar-
ing that the suffrage vote would be split
and that then the proposition might be
beaten.
President Elihu Root expected the sus-
frage committee to define the conven-
tons attitude on suffrage. Mrs Batch
said and she quoted this sentence from
a letter to her from President Root: 1T
will doubtless be the duty OF the suf-
frage committee to make the exposition
of the relation Of the convention to the
suffrage amendment, for which you wish.
TO the convention"
To Act Later IN Session.
II was the personal opinion OF Presi.
dent Root tonight that the convention
would not act on the suffrage question
until well along in the session He
would not he quoted. but he thought that
the suffrage committee would consider
other propositions affecting the Qualifica-
tons of voters before making any re-
port to the convention.
Mr. Root had not heard that there was
TO he an effort made to write an educa-
tional qualification. but he expected
other propositions TO he made. when
the committees work IL all done, the
whole clause on the eligibility OF voters
will come before the convention for dis
cussion. he thought.
The suffrage committee found that the
room in (which IL contemplated holding
the woman suffrage hearing to-day was
too small so IL moved TO the Senate
chamber Scores OF suffragists were
present. including Miss Mary Garrett
Hay. Miss Alberta Hill. Mrs. Jane Pin
Gus. Mrs. Norman de II. Whitehouse and
Mrs. John de Roll OF Troy
Not the least interesting development
OF the day In the convention was the an
nouncement by Republican State Chair
man Frederick c. Tanner. chairman of
the committee which will deal with the
short ballot. that he had asked John II.
Delapey former head OF the Efficiency