New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
Debut Seen in Choice
of Two on Hughes
Alliance Board.
ACTION MARKS
EPOCH IN STATE
City Alive with Signs of
Workers Activity in
Candidates Behalf.

At last woman Is out here in New
tional campaign for President.
Two women, DR.. Katharine B. Davis.
chairman of the Municipal Board of
Parole, and Mrs. George w. Wicker
sham, wife of the former United States
Attorney General, have been named
members of the executive committee
Of the New York State Hughes AL
lance, a mems organization. Such a
thing has never happened before, ex-
cept in a suffrage state. or committee
Of the Progressive party. 1t marks
an epoch.
The choice signifies woman's coming
out party in New York politics, and is
being reckoned with by Republicans
and Democrats, by Progressives and
Prohibitionists alike. Not one leader
of any party has attempted to deny
woman's Importance in the campaign.
Hughes Receives Women.
Charles f. Hughes, Republican cam
didate for President, has received COM
mittees of women concerning the
Susan B. Anthony amendment, and has
predicted that they will be "satished'
with his stand. William G. McAdoo'
Secretary of the Treasury, has taken
time. this busy week, to hear the
women through. and 10 express the
Democratic interest in what tney nave
to say. II is also reported that fresi-
dent Wilson is giving the matter more
or less thought.
Woman is a political debutante, and
certain great men, high in Office or in
hope, are crowding around ner, guar,
relling for the ninety-one eIec'ofai
votes she holds.
All over the city signs that women
are taking a profound interest IN TINS
campaign, the first in which they nave
ever been a decided factor, are TO De
seen. Clubs and organizations OF
every kind are entering the contest
Groups for Women.
60 many women are coming into the
Woman's Roosevelt League in It's cam
paign for Hughes that they are being
lined up in groups, doctors IN one, au
thors, business women, artists ano M
architects in others. who's for
Hughes? ?" is their slogan, and they eX-
meet TO have 1000 members by the nrst
Of September. according to Miss Alice
Carpenter, president Of the organlza-
tion. .,.I
hail Miss Anne Morgan from Paris,
asked to be chairman OF the execu-
tive committee.
eyes. | think women are. Of tre-
oendouslv more significance in this
than they have been in any former
camnaiqn.w Miss Carpenter said yes
terday. "Our power has been almost
doubled since the last election.
Miss Kellor Kept Busy.
There was equal vigor in the room
rext door at the Hotel Astor, head
quarters of the Women's Committee
~ the National Hughes Alliance. Miss
Frances A. Kellor, chairman OF the
organization, is probably as busy a
woman as can be found in the United
States inst now. To organize the
women of the country into lineup
for Hughes is the rather stupendous
duty appertaining to her title.
"it is our object to have 100000
women come out for Hughes by Sep
tember l." was the word given out in
the strenuous little Office yesterday:
"There will be a special committee Of
1000"
Branch organizations are being
formed in all the cities and in all the
states. Any woman anywhere in the
United States may affiliate directly
with the organization. Any twenty
five women in the community will be
notified that they may organize in
local branch, and obtain a charter.
Object to Elect Hughes.
The election of Hughes is the single
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