The sun., 1918-07-20
SUFFS IN TUG OF WAR
OYER WADSWORTH
Anti Banner Causes Scuffle at
Convention and Women
Haul Men About.
MISS PECK TO RESCUE
Miss Hay Resents Action
Against Senator-His Name
Cheered by Delegates.

Prom q Stad Correspondent OF THE Sun
SARATOGA, July 19.-pickets of the
Suffrage party. who have been
much in evidence around the United
States Hotel with their demand FOR a
for the Federal amendment |
In the Republican platform. succeeded
in making an offensive demonstration
in the closing minutes of the Republican
They swung from the
south gallery of the convention hall
banner, twenty-five feet in length. on
which was printed In big black letters:
Senator wadsworth obstructs the
freedom Of women. We demand his
support of the national suffrage amend
ment or his resignation from the
Senate"
Already the platform. containing
to the Senators to vote
for the amendment. had been passed,
But the fiery pickets were not satisfied
Nine OF them stealthily went into the
gallery and. sitting in the front row.
threw the banner over the edge and heid
1t there.
Later Mrs. Wadsworth told group
OF the pickets on the porch OF the
United States Hotel Just what she
thought OF such unfair tactics. AND
the pickets went back at her In way
that won for her the sympathy OF
large crowd that heard the discussion.
The banner was not noticed generally
until Joseph Levenson of New York
demanded of Chairman Fassett:
IT want to ask by whose authority
that sign was put up there?"
Immediately there was an uproar.
Cries of Take It down. came from
every part Of the hall Then cheers
for Senator Wadsworth were started.
Offending Sign Removed.
When quiet had bees partly restored
Chairman Fassett asked the sergeant
alarms to take down the offending
sign"
Among those who rushed to the gal
lery were Senator Henry Sage and
James Gavan of Albany. They pulled
the banner back into the gallery, but
the women still hung on. Several times
they tried gently to get It away. but II
could not be done. Then there was a
tug Of war. but the women won at first.
II was not until a woman. Miss Annie
Z. Peck. well known as mountain
climber, went to the mems assistance
and used more force. that the pickets
| lost the banner
Now that we have expressed our
boiling emotions we all feel better" said
Chairman Fassett. trying to allay the
anger OF the delegates. After the rain
| comes the rainbow"
| THAT sign was not put there by the
voting women OF New York." declared
Miss Hay.
| Later the pickets expressed themselves
as much incensed at what they declared
| was an inaccurate statement. After ad
| journment Miss Hay issued statement
| saying she had been Informed that on
| or two OF the nine banner bearers wer'
voters
But the spirit OF what I said remain
true" she declared-"that this groul
OF women is not representative Of thu
women voters of New York State. II
fact the opposition OF the whole assem-
blage to the banner justifes my attitude
| throughout the whole State suffraR
campaign in opposing the militant tao
tics Of the National Women's party ant
also in the campaign for the Fedora
amendment
Three Cheers for wadswOrth.
After the incident was closed some on
in the convention proposed three rousinl
cheers for Senator Wadsworth, and tn
rafters shook.
, Abbey Scott Baker. one OF the pickets
boiling with wrath. said:
Those whom the gods wish to dc
stroy they first make mad. The thre
cheers for Jim Wadsworth will SCUM
the death knell of the Republican part
in this State"
It was said that the women who hel
, the banner were Miss Lucy Burns G
Brooklyn. Miss Edith Ainge of Buffalo
, Miss Doris Stevens OF New York, Mr.:
. f. V. Muller of sullivan county. Mr.,
, George =. Decker OF Rochester. Mis-
, E,ffie Burns of Buffalo. Mrs, G. w. Coo
. / of Mechanicsville, Mrs. Adele Blauve
of Syracuse and Miss Effie Hin of WASH
, ington.
= Later Mrs James W. WadsWorth. Jr
, wife of the Senator. went up to II
woman suffrage table on the porch {
the United States Hotel Four or M
, Of the pickets were there. including My
a Ainge, Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Isabella Mo
de Angels of Utica. Il don't like yol
e methods" said Mrs Wadsworth. &
:, seems unfair to single out an indiridu
y for an attack OF this kind
YES. but We are attacking him on h
y public record" said Mrs. Baker.
! A crowd of forty or fifty. as many
could get within hearing dstanc
VI pressed about and applauded the co
but courageous manner In which MI
:, Wadsworth defended her husband.
:, Then you are proud OF HIM" l
- marked Mrs. de Angels.
:, Yes" was the reply, because ne h
- acted with a conscience. II ne ev
- again comes up for office In this Sta
:, YOU will see that majority Of .
II voters. both men and women. will gu
>, port a man who considers principle b
n fore political expediency"
You shouldn't be angry. We are n
N attacking YOU" remarked Mrs. de A
he gels,
That is not very complimentary
~ was the reply, "inasmuch as I am I
10 head of the Anti-Suffrage party
n Mrs. Wadsworth asked II she cou
II have some of the pamphlets as s
d. gathered up some of the literature &
10 tacliing the Senator, with which t
table was loaded.
Yes, and take one OF our maya zinei
urged one OF the plckets Give 1t
Senator Wadsworth. He may find It
y, structive."
OF Thank you May pay for it,"
Us "Oh, no. We are glad to let you ha
" it."
es The plank on suffrage In the Repr
re lican platform is as follows:
Us THE woman's SUFFRAGE Federal amer
", ment has passed the House OF Rep
III sentatives by tremendous Republic
10 vote. Practically every Republic
nc county committee in the State has ure
IN its approval. The decisive plurality
~. suffrage in this great Republican st;
al has so clearly shown the sentiment
the people that VIC emphatically c
u upon the United States Senators fr
ns New York to vote for the submission
IN thio amendment TO the States"