The sun., 1919-05-16
WOMEN ARE URGED
TO STICK TO PARTY
G. o. P. Speakers Warn New
Voters of Non-Partisan-
ships Perils.
FUTILE FOR REFORMS
Judge Genung Advises Them
to Be Americans First, Then
Party Supporters.

IL is better to be a Democrat even
than not to be partisan at all" the
women OF the New York State Republi-
can Association were told Yesterday nv
Miss Mary Wood. long prominent in
the work Of the women's division Of the
u. O. +. She and every other speaker
at the regular meeting OF the assocla-
ton. which was held in the Republican
Club, % West Fortieth street, earnestly
warned the women to be regular and
heed no siren call from any third party
of non-partisan policy. whether formed
oy women or by women and men to-
gether.
do not ally yourselves with any
non-partisan third party, in the hope OF
accomplishing this or that reform"
Miss Wood said. such attempts are
always failures"
George Genung. municipal court Judge,
declared that every third party in his
tory had fallen down" but he wasn't
so sure that psrtisanship should be put
above everything
II know that I'm touching on a very
delicate subject" he said nervously,
and IL you disagree with me say So
but think you ought to be Americans
first and Republicans second. Consider
a public man on his record. or what
he has done. But one word. ladiee-
don't 60 over to the Democrats in the
hope OF getting Jobs. The good Jobs
the Democrats have for women will 20
to those who have been with that party,
not to women who have been Republl-
cans one day and Democrats the next.
Make no mistake-the Democrats are
organizing the women very skillfully in
every county. and the good Jobs will
go TO their own
Miss Helen Varick Boswell's speech.
BE a Socialist II you have got to. be
Democrat IL you must, be a splendid
Republican II you will--but be partisan. -
Miss Boswell aimed a few shots at the
war taxes and declared that the Repub-
lican Congress would repeal these. Take
the luxury taxes" she complained
Consider the injustice OF a tax on ice
cream soda. MISS Wood" she added.
apostrophizing that lady. who stood
resting after her oratorical effort, "you
look like one who consumes a good many
Ice cream sodaa Join US in a crusade
against this tax"
Miss Wood. who does not deny being
plump. said with feeling that She would.
that there was nothing she felt more
deeply about.
Mrs. John Francis Yawger. State
president. defended the course of Speak
er Sweet OF the Assembly in causing the
women's labor bills to be held up In
committee. Speaker Sweet. she said
felt that there were defects in the bills
and that they would. II enacted into
law. interfere unduly with women get
ting and keeping their Jobs: also tina,
they would saddle great expense on tho
State.
''will some one please tell us, IL Il
would have been wrong to put thos<
bills through last winter. why did the
Republican members from New Yori
city stand for them? Aren't those mem.
bers representative OF the party or Of
u.s." demanded Mrs. Dora Ogan,s leader
Of the Republican women in the Twenty
second District
"oh. well. you can't explain why mer
DO foolish things sometimes. Why
sometimes men go over to the Demo
cratic party, and how can you explain
that?' returned Mrs. Yawger. Mrs
Ogan sat down, complaining that sh,
got mo answer to her question at all.
The meeting was over promptly al
5 and Mrs. YRwyer hustled the WON
en- out. saying that II was a mans club
and the men would be coming in soor
for dinner and what not, and II wouldn'
do at all for them to andf the womer
there.