Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
D. A. r. PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE NOT MTFFED
AT DENIAL TO SPEAK
Mrs. Squires' Visit to Keystone
State Conference Not Ami
mated by Political Mo-
tives, She Says
STATE REGENTS POLICY

urs George C. sauirts, state regent OF
,he Minnesota d. A. n. and n candidate LOT
president OF the rational organization saiu
today that she cherished no anlmus Wha'-
ever against Miss Emma H. CroWcn o's.o
regent OF the Pennsylvania u. y. ~" w.
cause tho latter yesterday squeieneu .
movement to have Mrs. squires auures ~ ~
tsonns,iyanta ID A. r. conference, which
a. hold,ng a three days session in the Belle
vue-Stratford. -. IA
Mrs souires said that her visit here had
no poiitIcal significance and she suppotteu
the reasons advanced by Miss Croweh LOT
not allowing her TO address the fennsyNs-
mia conference. s.,,,...
how the impression got around that
was disturbed because ] was not asNeu
10 sneak I have the best possible feehng
for Mrs Spence who has been perfectly
fue and lovely TO me- found her uear'
sensi.<', straightforward lady
REASON FOR sToPovER
~ came 10 Philadelphia with Mrs. T.
W. Spence honorary regent OF the beh-
iamin Taimadge Chapter, ID. A. H. OF
Milwaukee Mrs. Spence wanted 10 STOP
on al Philadelphia TO see picture OF her
great t-great great grandfather. General WI.
liam FLOYD, a signer OF the Declaration or
Independence from New York. Mrs. Spence
had never seen the picture OF her fore
father which hangs In Independence hatl.
She is a member OF the Descendants OF
the Signers organization.
II did not visit Philadelphia as a Presi-
dental candidate | came as private
member Of ,he u. A. r., and / desired 20
stop of in Philadelphia TO see old friends
and family connections. among whom Is
Mrs, Susan g Frazer, Of Lancaster an
ex-regent OF the Pennsylvania conference.
There was no political intent In my visit
and I canno: see why anybody should give
a political Interpretation to IL.
II agree with Miss Crowell that II would
be unfair for me TO address the Pennsyl-
vania conference " the other two candidates
were not accorded the same privilege
have been invited to speak In New York,
Ohio and Tennessee. ] have no hard feel
Ings for anybody, least OF all Miss
Crowell"
MISS CRowELL'S ATTITUDE
In explaining her attitude in the matter,
Miss Crowell said today:
ARTICLE 2, section II Of the bylaws OF
the Pennsylvania State Conference, ID. A. r..
provides that no candidates for national
office who are not members of Pennsyl-
vania chapters shall be nom mated or in
dorsed for such national office at the state
conference. unless notice that such action
will be asked has been sent TO all chapters
with the call OF the conference
MRS. Squires is one of the three candi-
ates for the national presidency which will
be voted upon at the national congress i'm
Washington next April. As I have shown.
our bylaws prohibit us from nominating
OF indorsing anybody for this Office only
under the conditions prescribed i'm our by
laws
II feel that unless all three candidate
were given an opportunity to ad d1ress our
conference. II would be man festly unfair
TO allow Mrs. Sluires TO deliver an address
here. The only foreign officers ever invited
to our conferences are the State regents
and vice president generals of states ad-
Joining Pennsylvania, such as New Jersey
Ohio. Delaware. Maryland and New Yo'k
II Is true that Mrs, Flank H. Ellison. State
regent of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Franklin
p. Shumway. vice State regent of the same
State are here but they were invited out
of special courtesy to myse'f
I'm not inviting Mrs. Squires to speak
I acted In accordance with the bylaws OF
our conference. Mrs. Squires is not here
as a representative OF Minnesota, but as q
member of the d. A. r. The best of feeling
exists between myself and Mrs Squires, and
| trust that the incident is closed"
The session opened today in the clover
room OF the Bellevue-Stratford with an in
vocation by the Rev. DIR. Russell Conwell
pastor OF the Baptist Temple Broad and
Berks streets.