New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
To Give Political Education
to Sisters in Four Con-
gressional Districts
Activities Non-Par
"Reprisal Policy Against
Unfriendly Candidates Re-
pudiated by Miss Hay

sufragists eff New York City met
yesterday to outline their campaign for
the elections which are to be held next
month in four Congressional districts.
Their plans are as follows:
Information on the records of the
various candidates will be supplied to
women voters.
One hundred and fifty schools for
women voters will be held in the four
districts.
Public rallies for women will be or
sanizcd so that the candidates may
address their new constituents
The Woman Suffrage party will con-
out the women vote.
All officers ard teachers of the
Woman Suffrage party will be strictly
non bipartisan.
The plans of the suffragists were
made public by "Boss" Mary Garrett
Hay at q meeting of the city committee
Of the Woman Suffrage party held yes
terday morning at East Thirty Eighth
Street. The meeting was attended by
all the. Assembly district leaders. cleo
tion district captains and borough off,
GERS.
NO political slackers!" was the
slogan for the suffrage organization, as
sounded by Miss Hay. The women will
out a large woman vote rather than
toward influencing the result of the
election as tar as parties are concerned.
AS a bipartisan organization we
shall treat all candidates and all par
ties impartially," said Miss Hay, "for
we are simply instructors to help
women make their choice on an intell-
gent basis. 1t is a matter of vital i'm
portance to all OF US, as women and
as sutfragists, that the first vote cast
by the women of New York City shall
be a creditable one"
Miss Hay also touched on the vexed
question of women candidates for office.
"Rcprisal Policy" Repudiated
Not sex. but ability and suitability,
should be the qualifications for office"
she said. eve do not believe that just
because women are now enfranchised
seek or be given political positions. The
New York City party does not as an
organization encourage women to run
for Office. We advise them 20 go slow
ly along the new political paths. 1t is
better to urge that women who will
be a credit to our sex to be chosen after
deliberation than that some woman
any woman-be thrust into office in a
hasty effort to give US representation"
She also referred to the famous "re-
prisal" policy, and denied that women
could knife" men who had been anti
suffragists.
I'VE shall not vote for man or
woman because either one has been
tnendly to suffrage" she said. eve
are for our friends if they are right
on other things and against our enc
mics if they do not stand for good
measures. Above all things we are for
the men and women who we know are
loyal to our country"
Who Will Run Campaign
The following women leaders will
be in charge of the Congressional cam
paigns for the suffragists:
Seventh Congressional district, Brook
ander Macintosh and DR.. Ella Seld-
man.
Eighth Congressional district, Brook
lyn--Mrs. Charles B. Nelcamp, Mrs.
Edmund O'Connor and Mrs. Earl H.
Mayne.
T'wenty-hrst Congressional district.
Manhattan-Mrs. E. B. Snyder, Miss
Annie Mathews, Miss Rose H. Fay, Mrs.
Estelle Rumbold and Mrs. G.. T. Stanley.
Twenty second Congressional dis
trict, Manhattan and The Bronx-Mrs.
Catherine A. McCusker, Mrs. f. R.
Kohn, Mrs. A. Johnen, Mrs. l. Martin
and Miss +. Morrison