New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Foes Of Votes Reorganize
in Plan to Elect Wads-
worth Governor
Act on Amendment
Failing in Senate, Battle Will
Re Carried to Ratification
Campaigns

TIE auti-Suf ufragists of New York arc
oo;nc 10 use their ballots to fight
aga,ns, the ballot. They would like to
make Senator James W. Wadsworth
Governor of the state, and they are
going to use their voting strength at
once to try to defeat the suffrage Fed
eral amendment in the Senate II they
don't succeed in that, they will carry
their fight into the ratification cam
paigns and try 10 prevent the necessary
two-thirds Of the states from indorsing
the action Of Congress.
All this was discussed at the reor-
sanzation meeting OF the New York
State Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage, held at the Hotel Biltmore
Yesterday afternoon. About two hun
dred women We're present. many Of
them upstate bclligerents who we're
really responsible for the call to reor-
sanize. II seems that when the anti
suffrage organization went out of bust
ness soon after election their action
was illegal because they did not give
the upstate delegates a chance to say
their say about it. Twenty-three in
dgnant suffrage leaders from up
state protested they weren't dead at all.
and that they refused to make a sep
nrate peace" while their sisters in Ohio
and Massachusetts, and New Jersey
were still fighting.
Wood Opens Meeting
Henry A. Wise Wood opened the
meeting BY calling suffragists aud the
Bolshcvik, the "Siamesc twins who
would destroy this government"
"The wilful sisterhood have set one
house on fire" he said "Too late they
realize that they have buided a Frank
enstein who Will destroy them. On the
East Side Of New York City there is a
section OF Petrograd. whose people
would destroy our property and wreck
this government if they could. The
suffragists realize this menace to-day
and they are starting classes to Amer
icanize' the BolShevik women. But they
cannot do it. These women are Social
lists to the core, and they cannot be
changed n few days by well-meaning
suffragists'
Mr.. Wise Wood created a sensation
b. declaring that the famous friends
Of suffrage had been intimidated BY
the threat Of suffrage votes.
Thank God, | have no political as
pirations and can speak the truth" ="
he SAID, 1920 makes towards Of us
all"
at will surprise the politicians" be
continued. when they find out that
the anti-suffragists have vote. In
pandering to the suf'raglsts, they will
discover that they have offended the
patriotic antis. They have got to ac-
count to The 100000 men who voted
against suffrage in this state. and now
they have got to account to the anti
got TO use Your votes that YOU didn',
want, to fight against the .ong that
was done YOU
Wadsworth Boom Launched
George S. Fairchild, former Secretary
OF the Treasury. urged the anti-sutfra
glsfs TO organize along political lines
ms viii mean that you mus
diminish your war work." he said. "bu
II IS necessary, for. without it, all the
work Of your needles and hands i
absolutely useless. You must atten.
the primaries and put up candidates
10 represent YOU at Albany and Wash
irgton."
Miss Minnie Bronson, general secrc
tary of the National Anti-Sufrragt
Association, let the boom for Wads
worth out Of the bag
Lets have a man who represents II.
a. Governor OF the state" she said
.! know a man who would make a dandy
candidate. know his wife. too. an(
shes some wife. She's the president q
our association, and shes some prcsi
dent
Three cheers for Mrs Jimmy Wads
worth. came a voice from the audi
ence, and the meeting applauded vigor
ously. Later, q telegram was sent tt
Mrs. Wadsworth, who is i'll in Wash
ington.
The election of officers for the re
Viyed ant-suffragc organization will bt
neid NEXT week. The slate nominated
Yesterday was as follows:
Chairman Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild; vice
Clarinet, Miss Mary G. Kilbreth. Mis-.
Eleanor Hewitt. Mrs. George W. Wicker
sham Mrs. William ID. Guthrie, Miss Gcor
glne lseiIn and Mrs. James Roosevelt: hon
Irary Nce-chairmen. Mrs. Elihu Root. Mrs
worth, jr.. and Mrs Thomas j. Preston
treasurer. Mrs Herbert L. Satteree secre
ary. Mr.. X. b. Lapham: executive com
m'ttee Mrs Francis s. Bangs. Mrs Ha-ale
qe Raasiof Miss Gertrude l.. Hoyt, Mrs
John {. Clark. Mrs Francis c. Landon. Mrs
Henry A. Wise Wood. Mrs. Henry Seli9man
'Caurch