The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-02
SUFFRAGISTS WHET
AXE FOR ENEMIES
Leaders Return From the Capt.
tai Calm but Grimly
Smiling.
TEST FOR CANDIDATES
War Policy First, Then Atti-
tude Toward Vote for
Women, Demanded.

Miss Mary Garrett Hay. big boss OF
the New York City Woman Suffrage
Party, came home from Washington per-
fectly calm and good natured about the
Jolt which the Senate OF the United
States handed the SUITS last week. when
the ants flibustered the Susan b. An
thony amendment out OF the chance OF
the vote that had seemed assured.
Still calm. good natured and smiling
she presided yesterday at meeting of
the party leaders at East Thirty
eighth street Here a couple OF hun
bred OF the most influential workers OF
the city decided on ways and means for
knocking the political stuffing out OF
any mistaken man who thinks he can
cherish successfully In one and the same
breast an antipathy to the Federal
amendment and an ambition to win Of
Ace In the fall election
The first thing the meeting did was 10
pass motion to the effect that in In
terviewing candidates for office two
questions be asked First-"Will you
support the Government to the utmost
in its prosecution OF the war;" and
second-"Are you in favor OF woman
suffrage. and will you support in every
way possible the Federal suffrage
amendment?
Cunning for Opponents.
Then they nailed the Thing by put
ting through another motion: Moved
that as an organization tn" Woman
Suffrage Party OF New York city will ir
the fall elections oppose all State and
~ inIr
themselves actively to support the pas
frage amendment"
Miss Hay said that OF course the sufs
put the war above and before suffras &c
This was proved the other day whei
they withdrew the mendment in tbs
Senate rather than allow these flbus
tering antis to use II as means OF
holding up the army appropriate,
bills. Asked IL the motions passed yes
terday didn't rather put the emphasis
on suffrage as tombstone for candi
dates she said TO- certainly not
I'VE figure that man who wouC
oppose Federal suffrage for womei
would be reactionary In his attitud,
toward the war" she said. "Suffrag,
is war measure. as President Wilso:
says, and il wouldn't be safe to cleo
any man who doesn't admit its Jus
tiCe.
Goes TO Roots Of Democracy.
AS women who have worked ~
years for the Acknowledgement OF oui
sex, women who have built up ~,
strongest and most effective sufYrag,
organization in existence in any State, W,
felt that in this critical time we shout,
take determined stand and show thu
men who can work for the veal or VIZ,
Of suffrage just how strongly we cham
pion H. And. as I remarked, a mar
who In this day and generation is no
convinced that woman suffrage Is no
Jus, and fair is not abreast OF tn,
times. lie Is = mental fossil anC
shouldn't hold office under our Govern
ment. The principles underlying woman
suffrarr go down to the roots OF de
mocracy. A nation that's lighting TO
democracy abroad must be true to II a
home
"A candidate for Office must be- pa
triotic and have the power Of adjust
ment to new needs. 4 man proerpssiV,
enough to he a suffragist Is usually o.
this type. We are therefore going e
support the candid ites that are progress
sive and oppose as strongly as We car
the man who clings to obsolete ideas.
a political committee has been formed
by the city party. with Mrs. Davit
Clark Balch Is chairman and int,uentiI
unmen from each borough associated
with her. Their business will be e
see that the big new electorate OF New
York is fully informed as to the eXten
of the power it has attained and how
that power can he used to hasten thu
day OF freedom for the sisters in the
States that still remain black on the
suffrage map In the language of Mis-!
Hay, the political committee will at
tend to the dissemination OF all kind.
nt political information among womer
voters"