New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-05
SUFFRAGISTS OFF
TO WATCH G. 0. P.
Crowd 2 Chicago Specials
10 Help T. r. and See
Votes Plank Through.

The sad line "Men must work and
women must weep" in Kingsley's old
ballad was reversed yesterday after
noon at the gates TO the Chicago trains
in the Grand Central Terminal, where
dozens of businesslike suffragists said
goodby in firm and cheerful tones to
their sorrowing children, husbands and
relatives. In this case father was not
going off to the wars, or even on a
fishing trip; it was mother who was
leaving, to mingle in the wild scenes of
the Republican convention in Chicago,
urescorted by handy males, alone, ex-
cent for several cars full Of her own
kind.
when will you be back, Alice"
asked the lesser half of woman who
was off to help nominate Roosevelt,
but who refused to allow her name to
be mentioned, because her husband was
prominent Democrat Goodness
knows" she replied. cheerfully. "Some
of us may go on to ST. Louis after
ward" Another suhragist remarked to
her friend that she had brought along
half q bushel of cigarettes and only
one evening gown"
SuTragists for Colonel.
The Progressive special" the first
suffrage train out, left at ! o'clock.
Several of the cars were reserved. for
self-appointed women delegates to the
convention. The Women's Progressive
League and the Congressional Union
ardently favored the nomination OF
Roosevelt Miss Alice Carpenter, presi-
dent of the league. Katharine b. Davis
and Miss Anne Rhodes were certain
Roosevelt would be nominated and that
the presence of the women from the
East, as well as the delegates from the
free" states. would help the ColonePs
cause, as we'll as further the women's
demand for a suffrage plank in the
Republican platform. Among other
Roosevelt women leaving on the
o'clock train were Mrs. Joseph Stevens,
Mrs. Francis Hyde, Miss Mary Maynard,
Miss Helen Maynard and Mrs. Winston
Churchill.
I'VE all know that Colonel Roosevelt
will be nominated" said Miss CaIpen-
ter, "but we intend to pull every ST. g
we can lay our hands on to see tnat
he is. Il will be a good opportunity to
see lust what there is in this feminine
influence the men talk about" Miss
Davis said there would be row If the
convention tried TO omit the suffrage
plank from the platform.
Ants Also Make Trip.
Executing the national president Of
the anti-suifragists, Mrs. Arthur NJ.
Dodge, and the state president, MISS
Alice Hill Chittenden, the most aoso-
Lutte harmony of ideas prevailed among
the women on the special, the west
erner." and on the twentieth Cen
fury" which left two hours later. Mrs.
Dodge and Miss Chittenden. surround
ed BY political enemies, were quite UNI
moved By the enthusiasm around them.
They will not interfere with the con
venton, but will try TO keep the SUI
fragists from getting hearing before
the committee on resolutions.
Mrs Inez Milholland Boissevain SAID
she favored Roosevelt because he stood
for the national amendment. we wom-
ell will not be content with the suffrage
plank declaration from the Democrats.
They have several more months IN
office. even if the Republicans win, and
we expect action from them"
Many prominent sufraglsts have al
ready reached Chicago. The president
Of the State Suffrage party, Mrs. Nor
man de K. Whitehouse, left Saturday
night after the suffrage baseball game.
Mrs. Linden Bates and Miss Anne
Morgan arrived there several days ago.