New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
SuRragists Deaf
To Warm Welcome
Of Party Leaders
Plan First to Educate Won.
en- in City Rule and Non
Partisan Politics
By BRIGGS

Women voters in New York City are
finding themselves suddenly an impor-
tant factor in the political affairs of the
city, for political leaders are devising
all kinds of ways and means by which
to reckon with the 100000 women who
have become voters since November 8.
Samuel S. Koenig, president Of the
Republican County Committee, has al
ready planned a method by which he
says he hopes to make it very COM
Portable for the women"
IL want a woman captain in each
election district said Mr.. Koenig yes
terday, "and a separate clubhouse for
women in each dstrict--if they want
20 be separate from the men. We want
the women's cooperation, and we're
planning to enroll them and take care
Of them Immediately"
Women Asked to Conference
William W. Hoppin, Republican leader
Of the 18th Assembly District, has in
vited the local woman suffrage organ
lzation of mis- district TO conference
for the purpose of enrolling the women
in the Republican organization.
special committee is to be ap-
pointed for this purpose, and measures
are being taken to give the women of
the district an active participation in
its affairs. The women in this distract
include Mrs. Norman der. Whitehouse.
Mrs. Sumner Gerard, Mrs. Willard D.
Straight ard Mrs. Camilla Morgan
Wright.
Schuyler VI. Meyer, Assemblyman
from the same district, has announced
that he will introduce a bill in the Leg
islature by which the women may vote
in the special election in February for
two Congressman from The Bronx.
Republican Executive Chairman Jacob
a. Livingston, of Brooklyn, said yester-
day that women voters will be given an
opportunity to participate in the next
primaries, ard provision will be made
Tor a special party enrolment for
women. Tenth Assembly District Re-
publlcans have adopted resolutions ask
ING women voters 20 use the clubhouse.
a reception will be rendered to the
women by the district organization on
December Is.
To Educate Women Voters
The women, however, are meanwhile
taking care Of themselves. an art that
they nave acquired very adequately
through two suffrage campaigns. They
are not concerned with party politics
now, for the sutfragists' first Job is to
educate the women voters in matters
OF ciyics, city government and non
partisan politics.
The women voters in New York are
not going to the polls unframed and
unit If the WomanSuffrage party has
anything to do with it. For. now that
women have the ballot. what are they
going to do with it," is a question
that sufragists insist on answering TO
the satisfaction of the people.
1t Is therefore planned to open. as
soon as possible, free classes in cit
lzenship, politics and city government
IN at least seven suffrage headquarters
throughout the city, where women
qualified to vote may learn the A b C's
OF non-partisan politics.
Ants To BE Welcomed
Anti-suifragis.s will be e5pe.iallv
welcome. Plans for these courses will
be completed at a meeting Monday of
the city committee of the Woman Suf-
frage party.
1t has also been suggested TO Miss
Mary Garrett Hay. chairman of the
City party, that bureau Of political
information be established at the main
headquarters, 3 East Thirty-eighth
Street, as clearing house for all the
women voters. Miss Hay said yes.er-
day that this idea might be put into
practice.
Thirty-fye suffrage headquarters
were closed Yesterday, after a grand
housekeeping of suffrage literature
which was sold by the wagonload to
the ragman. The suffrage farm at
Beychestet Avenue and Boston Road
was also dismantled yesterday. Three
thousand pounds of potatoes were
among the products brought down for
the suffrage restaurant. which will re-
main open throughout the winter.