The sun., 1919-05-01
KOENIG CONDEMNS
MRS. WHITEHOUSE
Republican County Chairman
DenOunces Her Activities
at Albany.
AND WOMEN THANK HIM
Applaud Prediction of Burle-
sons and Wilson's POliti-
cal Deaths.

Without mentioning her name but
speaking so definitely that no one could
mistake his intention, Samuel s. Koenis,
Republican county chairman. at the
luncheon Of the wonan's State Repub-
lican Association In the Hotel Astor
yesterday bitterly attacked Mrs. Nor
man Der whitehouse for her activities
in behalf Of the women's labor bills at
Albany.
Aterward he told reporters that GER
tainly he meant Mrs. whitehouse when
he condemned 1.-THE woman who comes
out Of a beautiful home and says we
the women OF the State Of New York Z"
Mr.. Koenig also rebuked the women who
at meeting of the Consumers League
in the home OF Vincent Aston Tuesday
requested the Republican State commit
tee to state its attitude in regard to the
action OF Speaker of the Assembly
sweet in strangling those same bills in
committee
Mrs. John Francis Yawger, president
of the association. thanked Mr.. Koenig
warmly for saying what he did. you
nave expressed tho thought that was in
our minds. and we are so grateful" she
said. All the feminine "old guard
not meaning aged In years necessarily,
but members of the stand pat or con-
sentative wing of the G. o. P.-were
there, and sitting among the vice-presi-
dents elected at that mornings session
were several prominent anti-suffragists.
including Miss Alice Chittenden, Mrs.
George w. Wickersham, Mrs. Heruert
Sstterlee, Mrs. Henry W. Taft and Mrs.
Henry Wise Wood
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chairman Of
the New York city Woman Sufrra se
party. did not find it convenient to be
among the 400 Republicans who sat
down to luncheon. She sent her regrets
saying that she and Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, with whom she lives, were
| very busy moving to new apartment
| Mr.. Koenig early in his speech laid
down rule for all good Republican
women to follow. but he didn't say
whether 1t was Mr.. wadsworth's vote
against the Federal suffrage amendment
or Speaker Sweets opposition to the
womens labor programme that he had
In mind.
No man or woman" no said. has the
right 10 apply single test TO a public
man to determine his fitness for public
life. Sun, up his total activity and II
you find his intentions good in general
give him a vote Of confidence regardless
of what he has done in this or that one
essential or essential matter. Dc
not feel that because a man disagrees
with you he must be driven from public
life
You have got TO get rid of the self
constituted. so-cal!ed leaders who as
sumo TO speak for various groups OF
women, but who as matter of fact
represent but few OF their sex.
The woman who came out of {
beautiful home to work for the labor
bills at Albany was mistaken when sh,
said she had commission to represent
the women of the State. No woman
can have commission TO represent hei
sex at Albany unless she receives II
from one Of the great parties. Repub.
| lican or Democratic"
! =. H. w Ross, head OF the National
Merchant Marine League. made the
greatest hit OF all by predicting the de-
mise Of President Wilson.
Spend your energies in constructive
work for the Republican party rather
than in denounc.ng this or that man
among your opponents" he said. Post
master-General Burleson will die pres
entity, and President Wilson also will
| pass away"