New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
Leaders Get Cheers for
Their Anti-WilSOn
References.
PARSONS MAKES HIT
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Party Prepared, He Says,
TO Go the Limit for
the Cause.

Atlantic City. y. j.. Sept. 9.-The Re
publican party had it's innings at Tie
woman suffrage convention here to-
night for the first time in the four day
session.
From the stage on which President
Wilson stood last night TO ask the
women 20 wait little longer, Republ,-
can leaders denounced chose who
counsel aQ easy patience" and who
make academic declarations for suf-
fragc. The women cheered and cheered
again as Herbert Parsons. or New YORK.
aad Raymond Robins, of Chicago, de-
c.arcd that they were prepared 20 8
the limit" for the cause.
The Federal amendment, severely OK
cluded from last nights session, en-
tered in and made itself az home to-
night In seat of honor on the plat
form. Il Was called by its name, Wit
no vciled phrases TO be sifted for their
meaning.
And a thousand delegates and As
any visitors IN the convention hall
welcomed the innovation with applause.
Parsons Pays Tribute.
II have come down mere 10 pay trib-
ute 20 the lighting wolaer Of America
.aid Hcr7crt Parsons. of the National
Hughes Committee. rs DIR. Anna How
.rd Shaw presented him 20 his au-
lieucc "But | wish that DR.. Shaw, IN
rtrodGciug me, had referred 70 the
fact that / am not only Sufragist
ruf a Republican. Ii t. as sutfragist
hat ! mos. rejoice ~ being Repub-
lcan."
There were more cheers from the au-
Gcnce when Mr. Parsons conceded that
the suffrage plank i'm the Republican
platform was not all he would have liked
t 10 be- He meant. however. he said,
90 make the most Of the fact that his
party had been the first 10 indorse the
Fedora amendment, through its PreSl-
Dental candidate.
The most fertile field for the extern
sion of suffrage. and particularly for
the Federal amendment, is in the Re
publican party. and trust the suffra-
gists here 10 remember H." Mr.. Parsons
said In closing.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw held up her
hand 10 silence the cheers Of the crowd.
whichever party brings Us success.
OF that party we will not be unmind-
fUl.' was the smiling concession the
Wise ora 4tdNti maui 10 VI al SUNS
They Change Their Minds.
Women. even sufFragists. are permit
ted 70 change their minds. Delegates
20 the National American Woman
Suffrage Association changed theirs to-
day on the most important issue of the
whole convention. After four days
hard struggle against concentration on
Federal amendment work they came
out for % in their chief resolution.
Their could be no greater proof Of
The political ability OF Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. national president. She
showed her hand almost AZ the begin
ming Of the convention by introducing
resolution IN favor of IT, States
rights and Democratic women. who
feared that the adoption Of the resolu-
ton would imply an Endorsement OF
Republican principles, set Up such an
outcry that Mrs. Gait withdrew her
resolution. She came out fatty for con-
centration on Federal amendment work
in her annual speech. and found them
still unwilling TO listen.
Accept tho Oft Discarded.
over and over Mrs. Gait has offered
the thousand delegates here her Fed
cFdl amendment resolution. cne mas
served Il 20 them with a dozen differ
ent sauces. and they have turned aside
from every one. Yesterday they swal-
lowed Q with as much appetite as if II
had been their own concoction in the
first place.
There was just q slight, triumphant
smile on the face Of the president when
the enthusiastic Ayes" Of the dele
gates accepted in the report Of tFe reso-
buttons committee practically the same
resolution that she had introduced
against their protests on the opening
day Of the convention.
"The forty-eighth annual conven-
ton she announced, "has instructed
Is Congressional committee 20 concen-
trate all its resources on determined
effort 20 carry the Federal amendment
through the last session of the cath
Congress. and 1t has pledged the sup
port Of the state organizations TO that
end"
The platform adopted to-day called
attention again TO the non-partisan
attitude OF the suffragists.
"All political parties have declared
themselves IN favor Of u.s." one resolu-