New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-04
New Voters Want to Study
Real Inside of the
Game
Don't Want to Wait
Delegation Puts Their Request
for Representation up to
Frederick Tanner

woman may be invited to attend
t. executive meetings Of the Repub-
-, County Committee as the first steI
b, teaching the feminine mind how &c
.hoot politically. Until the law is
.,,.,5cd and the women have actually
,,rolled In the primaries as members
n ,he Republican party 1t will be i'm
oossiblc legally for them to vote in the
Marty organization.
The femirists in the party, however
Ian. Ike the idea Of waiting all that
time.
They want 20 get into "rcal politics
,;rht away. and so the suggestion has
Aeen made 20 allow the women TO Sc
let a representative who shall attend
IN the "roal political meetings" and
ses how things arr done. This would
he only temporary eXpedient TO fill
,r the time until the woman guest
vould be supplantcd BY woman mem
her OF the county committee, but II
would give her an opportunity TO learn
80 practical political lessons right
awsy.
Anti-SuT ragists at Meeting.
This was one OF the problems dis
eussed &C q meeting yesterday OF q
ropmittc, OF women with Frederick
Tanner, who was appointed recently to
mead 4 subcommittee Of the Ropubli-
esn organization which should deal
With the women voters. Nine women
sttsndel the conference behind closed
door In Mr.. Tanners office in the Met
vopolitan Tower. Three Of these were
spti.sufragi sts, and the others were
women who have always been IN favor
q suffrage, but are not members OF
The Woman Suffrage party.
The sufraglsts, as an organization
hsye accepted 10 OvertUres from elther
Of the political parties. clinging reso-
lutely % their nOn-partisan platform.
The snt.-su'Tragists present were Miss
Alice Hill Chittcndcn, president Of the
row extinct Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage; Mrs. Nelson Herrlck
Henry and Mrs. William FOrsc Scott
The sufragists, ali Of whom have long
been connected with wOmen's Republl-
can activities, were Miss Helen Narick
Boswell. president Of the National
Womans Republican'Associatior; Mrs.
John Francis IawCer, chairman Of the
New York Women's Republican Com
mittee, Mrs. James Griswold Vent
rresident OF the New York City Nom-
ems Republican Club; Miss Mary Wood
and Mrs. William Einstein.
Organization Problem
u q 2
no definite plans had been made for
organizing the women. Another meet
ing will be held next Monday, at which
the women will report on their choice
for a leader In the reorganization
period. and will discuss with the mem
hers OF the mems committee the plans
for the winter work. The plans already
outlined. however, include a campaign
in Albany TO secure legislation 10 per
nit women TO enroll in the parties on
equal terms with the men. There Will
be woman chairman for each county
and a woman assembly district leader
who will urge the Legislature 20 pre-
pare the necessary legislation.
Whether or not the women VIII re-
tain this assembly district organization
after they have the power TO join the
mems organizations Is one Of the prob
lens with which the leaders are wrest-
ling. The femiuists believe IN letting
the women in on the mems organiza-
tons. but the conservatives think II
might be better for the women TO or
gsnize their own assembly district or
carnations and maintain their own
headquarters.
"All we are going 20 do is 70 open
the door" said Mr.. Tanner yesterday
III the women want TO come in, we
shall be delighted; but we want 20 DC
what pleases them. II is for them 10
say what they want