The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-22
Heated Debate Develops At Annual Convention of Suf-
 fragists Last Night.
KING TAKES STAND
 FOR ROOSEVELT
Large Audience Greatly En- joys Viewpoints to Two
 Party Leaders.

President Wilson is a sincere man." was Homer s. Cummings reply to the | criticism of John T. King, that had Wilson so desired ne could have got | ten sufficient votes in the Senate to have passed the Federal amendment the last time 1t came up for vote. Both of these men, leaders in their respective parties were addressing the annual convention of the Con- necticut Woman Suffrage Association in the ballroom of the Taft, in New Haven, last evening.
 Eventually the addresses, which were supposedly for the purpose of enlightening the women as to the claims of the two great parties on their votes, when they get them, be- came a somewhat acrimonious debate which at times became highly enter taining. It was distinguished by MT. Kings ardent plea for Theodore Roosevelt as the true and great lead CT of the Republican party and his likewise emphatic assertion tha; President Wilson was far from be- ing sincere in his attitude on the question of woman suffrage. Even if MT. Cummings referred to Mir. Roosevelt as shedding more ink and less blood than any other man in the country, did provoke few misses and an angry demand for an apology from Judge Charles Martin, of West Haven, his forceful and beautiful tribute to President Wilson quickly won back his audiences favor. MT. Cummings also said it would have been the worst thing that could have happened to the American army if it had been used to further political ambition
 Miss Katherine Ludington, presi- dent of the association, introduced the speakers, first presenting Mrs. Arthur Livermore of New York, who told why she had cast her lot with the Republican party. She spoke at first in a very humorous vein, caus- ing her audience to chucllle delight edly again and again. Mrs. Liver more stated that she had found that the balance of power lay in the pri- maries and that the idea of non partisanship referred to by Miss Lud- dington was a myth.
 To her mind the women were not going to give their allegiance to any party until they were sure how that party was going to run the govern ment. "It is the party that is abreast of the times, that is willing to take the future into its hands and act that we will support. We will have a majority in the next Congress, and we will wait and see whether the Republicans or Democrats will say we will get a majority for woman suffrage as a party measure' The party the women will support is the one that comes the nearest to living up to the new democracy that has been brought about by the world war"
 Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees, head of Rosemary Hall and a member of the Women's Advisory Board of the State Democratic Committee, was then called upon to say why she had chosen the Democratic party. To her mind the Republican doctrine oR protection stood for the protection of the man. ufacturers. She also said that to her mind the Republicans in spite Of an ideahstic interlude with Abraham Lincoln were committed to a mistrust of the people and the popular wish She also felt that the Republican par ty placed its faith in the inherent wisdom of property and the educated classes while the Democrats stood for individual liberty and rights. The Democrats trust to the intuition and common sense of the rloor. "Oul President is the symbol and mark ot what the Democratic party stand! for"
 Miss Ruutz-Rees views found a1 entire lack of sympathy in MT. King He reminded her that there was nt question of rich or poor but of hon esty and dishonesty. Taking sharl issue on the question of protection h. enGeavored to chow that the protec tion principle is for industry, not tn employer CT employe He cited tn case of the sewing machine and toll how it could be made abroad and solt more cheaply than here, than the ma chimes made here.
 After naming several other in stances Mir. King branched cut int the subject of leadership, claimin that there must be leaders, leader who were sincere, and then namin Roosevelt as the great leader Ii commented on the splendid social pro gram of the Progressive party, men toned by Miss Ruutz- -Rees, which h said Lloyd George got from the Raise and Roosevelt from Lloyd George.
 When MT. Cummings started speak, he said he had no fear of tn Sewing machine, that the tariff wa by no means the important issue an that all MT. King had said would hay served just as well twenty years az, In regard to the program of the Pro Soassive party he said he had alway regarded Roosevelt as being anaIe gous to Prussianism. He spoke of tt tariff commission and asserted thf the Democratic party had cut tt graft out of the tariff, that the Amel ican people had been buncoed too lon at,out this tariff which was purely ,business matter. Things have bee going on since the Republican part ceased to exist as coherent orgal ization."
 4 Mir Cummings spoke in part
 follows
 T I realize that you are chiefly i
 terested in the establishment of su
 frage, upon a nation wide bas
 without sex distinction.
 T While the fight for that reform h
 not yet been won, there are sig
 that bourboRism is about to seek
 ssrmistice and will shortly ma
 terms of surrender as complete