New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-13
Senator Calder
Predicts Victory
Mrs. Gait Says Women VIII
Demand Reparation From
Anti-Suffrage Congressman


won't 90 plead with members Of Con
sros for She Federal amendment.
Owing 90 the peculiar state Of af-
fairs which exists iu regard to our only
Senator" said Mrs. Henry Homans.
State President from Wisconsin, "we
decided rot TO have any suffrage con
ference"
This wcacrc report was received
with cheers bv Che delegates Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage As
.o,;s.ior AZ .bcir convention. which
c,,rcd tbi. afternoon in Polls Theatre.
IT,. .,--,- ~c.d between The words Of
v~s yorsps.s reror. The reluctance Of
,b.i, WISCONSIN sisters 20 deal with
3D.. ,sc.-s- Senator.
w. knew tbat our Congressman
~-,n WISCONSIN vould refuse 20 at
,.,d . ,,orcr,rco in Senator La Fol
,,t.,,s oqcc." Mrs. Yomans explained
....-.r.~5 "sn5 ,vo did not Ike 10 in
.n,. o.- senator b., holding a, confer
49,, ..,,.rboro olsc He was a friend
49,. ,,ood,d
o. rage ''"S '-s0
friends, and we 90 not WISH 70 hurV
his feelings now although We DO not
.-..-...o....u - .Lo Gland no has taken
ln REGARD 10 lhe "aI'
Tho suarscists In general were much
t,l.,t..o5 ,,.,tb .l,o -oeul. &c tboir visits
-......... 11,ur;o.t ord
70 iheIr iepFcseh'"'l'o'' HaPP.'9' anu
biggest o. ali the state conferences
was that held bv the New York women
So c--.to- C.'ior,- oe5co
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Even senator "AdS"oTIH' whose Vic
IS tho president Of the national asso-
c;atior .o5poscd 10 woman suffrage. and
,..,.,, T.. ,.i-,,ssIf s, o,noro,t of suffrage
cropped lh at senator Oa'uer once
before the meeting began and left his
NOS gracious APOLOGIES with Mrs.
1.-,.s Leo. r,;dlow Corgrossiora1
chairman o. New 1orh state lie sald
NE would be unable 10 attend the meet
inc nc he was occupiod with the Com
49,. acne. e.
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sixteen iePIesei'lsIiVes IIoiI Ne"
loIH S'"'c "llehcea 'he CoI,icIe H0e.
Congressional districts and officials of
The suffrage organization, that the
members were very nearly uriVen ouI
OF the room ana ON! inc "s'cHAui eye
and fearless tongue OF MISS hdIy
Garrett Hay saved 'nem 10 Ihe meeting
She oroke rlght INTO a speech OF Con
gresham Chandler
Here make way Tor nose men;
tncy re- oelh6 eio"ueH out' ana We
want 'nei' 10 He"I' u j 20 'hei" soOu'
she cri'o. 49,
senator CaIueI utc'dIeu 'nS1 nc
Wou'u NO'c TOT ''e euerSI a"enuIleI''
ln the Trying tunes 'haI are com
jas, ne salo' .il may De we ihN' hceu
the women votes 10 save the country.
some OF the men are gong 20 get tired
OF this war before many months, and
there will be- periods of depre ssion
Then we shall nave to depend on the
courage Of the women to hold fast
81 au frank TO confess, however" he
admitted. chat II New York had voted
against woman suffrage at the last cleo
tion ! should have felt ii my duty rs
q representative TO vote against IL in
Congress. Now ! shall vote for IL. and
4 am sure 10 will pass. If not at this
session, in the near future"
u.,
hrs' Nhi'ehouse REMINDER
Mrs. Norman de X. Nhitehousc
chairman Of the woman suffrage party
Of New York State. administered a
sharp rcbuss- TO Representatives who
still hold aloof from the suffrage side.
She reminded them that hereafter
they represented their women constitu-
cnts as we'll a. the men. This was d.
rccicd at Congressman Bertrand II.
Smell, of Potsdam, whose men constitu-
outs defeated suffrage last month. but
whose women had the largest percent
age Of cnrolments for suffrage.
After the meeting Mrs. Robert Ford,
o. Canton. chair --on Of the district. re-
minded Mr. Smell of the new suffrage
policy concerning the reelection OF
autl-sutrage members
HfS. carrie chapman Gait, president
OF me National Woman Suffrage Asso-
eiaNon. declared that the women OF
New YORK would demand reparation
from ant suffrage members.
we Know perfectly we'll that some
81 you e'o your pest TO oppose our
n"N'"E '"e No'e, she Said; nov we
demand OF YOU that you be good sports
Nno mar" max up IL VIII not do TO say
9ou WI" "oloe py the wishes OF our
coos u'ucnts. We ask Of you that you
go out and 90 missionary work among
your coheagues OF the Southern states
VINO arc sun not seeing clearly
'Nl9Usn lac states rights muddle."
iN,eSh representatives present