The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-07

MISC Georgia Bacon, anti-sufna2ist
hnd first vice president of the Gen
eral Federation OF Womeu's Cuns. will
not lose her place in the official life
OF this organization. because OF heT
Views on the suffrage question When
ztlle rep0r, of the nominating commit
acc was submitted TO the convention
81 carried with it but the one name OF
Aliss Bacon for first vice president.
Il is true that nominations might have
been made from the floor and that
there had been talk that this would
be done-but it was not
Efforts to make the suffrage ques-
lion an issue began last week when the
Illinois delegation held caucus and
sdopted a resolution which pledged
the rs votes or illinois should no,
be cast for any candidate in the con
yention who was not suffra4ist
That started something When word
b, the caucus leaked out it was ac-
eepted by many as direct thrust at
Miss Bacon. and Immediately the New
ENGLAND states began 10 get busy They
did not intend that the suffrage lines
Should be SO strictly drawn in a work
that was not wholly devoted to suf-
frase
For some days there had smoul-
oered within the convention the fire
of this question What shall we do
ahout suffrage?" Many OF the dele
cations from the western states were
emphatic in their declarations that
Suffrage was uppermost They deter
mined on action
Casting about for some candidate 70
pit against Miss Bacon, they selected
A iss Mary Garrett HAY. the acknowl-
Edged leader OF the suffragists in New
York, and called the boss already
in that state in matters political Miss
siay was on the ground, and they be-
lieyed that they could secure the use
OF her name They went to see her
stout it.
Miss Hay told the first callers that
rhe did not desire to have her name
offered that she was already busy with
much work in her home state. and
that also she had added burdens with
the war service campaigns
When this word was reported back.
the fact that it was not an imperative
'no" lent some encouragement TO the
leaders, who demanded the suffrage
issue be raised So, later they formed
delegation, and with the 1l5 votes
OF the Illinons delegation the largest
present, they decided TO press upon
Miss Hay this nomination When
ihey refused TO take no other ex-
4 uses, Miss Hay told them no.
But we will present your name TO
the convention from the floor" the
suffragists told her what will
you do about that?"
Miss Hay did not hesitate L will
do two things" she answered prompt
~ Il will make the convention
rousing suffragist speech and then
" i'll decline the nomination
That answered definitely the ques
ton of pitting Miss Hay against Miss
Bacon MISS fiay later explained to
Friends that she was glad the sltua
tion had been dropped because she was
Zoo busy to make suffrage speech
Just now. and that she preferred not
ID be forced to decline the nomina-
ton
While all the situation" was being
created about Miss Georgia Bacon, the
little Massachusetts leader preserved
charming silence 1t is not re-
corded OF her that she eneaged in poll
tics II is not admitted that she ever
recopnl2ed the attempt to make her
Individual views on suffrage the tar
get for particular aim. She maintained
poise that was delightfully."- naughty
and she pursued the even tenor Of her