The sun., 1917-08-28
100000 CITY SUFFS
DEMAND FRANCHISE
Mayor Mitchell Sees Enrol
ment at HOusewarming of
New Headquarters.
HE ALSO FACES CAMERA
Mrs. Gait and Others De-
ROunce Picketing at the
White House.
HE ALSO FACES CAMERA

II the Hon. John Purroy Mitchell.
Mayor of the city OF New York. ever
consented to pose for his photograph
under more embarrassing circumstances
than those OF yesterday when he was
snapped before the critical eyes Of sew
eral hundred sufYragists mt the house,
warming Of the new headquarters Of the
New York city Woman Suffrage party.
his Honor would like to know II. They
rather approved OF him yesterday be-
cause of his suffrage sentiments, which
helped little. but 1t took q lot of
courage at that.
Mr.. Mitchell was putting the seal OF
his approval on the painstaking work
Of the sufYraeists which has resulted In
tabulating of the names OF more than
100000 women IN the city who want
the vote. The Mayor wouldn't make
a speech because he will talk at the
suffrage convention in Saratoga this
week. but he did congratulate the SUITS
on their achievement.
Incidentally the suffragists, through
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, indicated
| that they disapproved highly Of the
sensational methods Of the suffragists
in Washington who have been annoy
ing the Government authorities and
President Wilson.
Difference in Methods.
"While the pickets are sending out
call for 5000 more sentries.' Mrs.
Gait said. "the Woman's Suffrage party
u exhibiting more than 100000 names
of peaceful. patriotic suffragiNs collected
in o quiet way at their homes. This
shows the greak diKepence In our meth
ods and policies"
The chief point of interest al the house
warming was a long table on which were
piled in neat bundles the hundreds Of
| thousands Of enrolment blanks which
have been collected by house to house
canvassing. 1t Is to be Exhibit A.
from now on in the suffragists' conten-
tIon that the women want to vote.
The genuinenees Of the exhibit was
| testified to by Katharine y. Davis. Mrs
William Grant Brown. chairman OF the
New York State Federation Of Women q
Clubs: Ernest p. Goodrich. william l.
Ransom, counsel to the Public Service
Commission Thomas Whittle. Park
Commissioner OF The Bronx: Raymond
". IngersolL Park Commissioner OF
Brooklyn; william A. Wilcox and
others.
Miss Nays Comment.
mo disfranchised class in any State
or country has ever given evidence OF &c
overwhelming a desire for the vote.
said Miss Mary Garrett Hay. chairman
/, Of the city party. 1T remained fol-
New York city sufrragists to make this
contribution. which easily takes first
place In the suffrage achievements Of the
| year. When the Empire State campaign
committee told New York men IN 1915
| that 100000 women OF New York State
wanted to vote, II was asked for its
proof. In making the canvass thousands
| OF women have made great sacrifices OF
| time and energy.
'In 1915. 667.97s men registered &c
vote in New York city. and b5s,s51 votes
were cast on the suffrage amendment
In 1916, 7s5,349 registered for the Presi.
Dental election. Now 100000 women
fve-sevenths Of the male Presidential
registration Of 1916, nearly as many as
the total vote on the suffrage amendment
in 1915. have put their names down q:
wanting the vote"