New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-24
Women Declare
War ON Barnes
And Wadsworth
denomination of Senator
Would Bring Defeat TO
the Republican Party,
Miss Hay Tells Voters
The Bosses Are DeGed
Protest Against Senatorial
Candidate Will Be Sent
to Saratoga Convention

McAlpin yesterday afternoon. For real
enthusiasm, for cheers and storms Of
APPLAUSE the session outdid anything
seen in this state since these same
women won the vote. Five hundred
women of both the Republican and
Democratic parties who were active in
the suffrage campaign were united
again by this conference for cam
paign against the Senator.
The first shot in the campaign was
the decision to send a resolution 20 the
Republican leaders at the unofficial con-
vention in Saratoga next week protest
ing against the naming OF Senator
Wadsworth.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay and other
women delegates to the convention de-
clgred they would vote against him,
and at the same time charged that
other women had been prevented from
attending the convention because of
their opposition to the anti-suffrage
Senator.
1.-TWO questions were put to every
woman who wished to 60 to the con-
vention." Mrs. Alice Parker Hutchins
said. "The first was, Are you in favor
Of designating a ticket? and the second
was. Are you opposed to Senator Wads-
worth . A lot of US who answered these
questions in a way displeasing to the
machine are not going to the conven-
ton"
Woman Says Stand Barred Her
Another woman declared she had
been prevented from going as a dele
gate from the Bronx because she had
not consented to the operation of the
Unit rule for the Assembly district
delegates
"WeM. I'm going as delegate and
an not going to be bound by any unit
rule" Miss Hay said from the plat
form. Il had an understanding on that
score before let my name be used"
Miss Hay made long speech, out
lining her policy toward Senator Wads-
worth She concluded with defiance
of the Barnes machine which brought
the women 20 their feet cheering. No
body referred openly TO the fact that
Miss Hay had sacrificed her position
in the Republican organization rather
than relent in her fight against Sena-
tor Wadsworth. However every woman
In the hall knew that. and there was
the tribute to her stand in the shouts
with which they responded to Miss
AdeEne Sterling's cry. wv hats the
matter with Moliie Hay
She's all right the women an
swered joyously.
Sees Defeat in Wadsworth
Miss Hay made her attack on Wads-
worth on the ground that re was
candidate who would bring defeat to
the Republican party.
Il say now to the Republican party
that if they do not give US q chance
10 vote for the kind of man we women
can conscientiously vote for, we'll have
to vote for somebody else" she said
Il said to the Republican men moro
than year ago that they should get a
candidate that could be elected. They
didn't hunt around and find one,
ne and saying: Miss Hay, why don't
you get d canddate?' 1t was not my
job to get candidate, though | don't
mind admitting that | have talked to
some persons about it.
The men thought that because this
was a Presidential year they could
put him over with the rest Of the
ticket The bosses thought we women
would vote, not as our consciences die
tated but as the party whip dictated
! rebelled.
Want Man of Highest Type
eve must have man in the Repub-
hcaA party, for the party's sake, if
Tor no other, who is of the highest
type. | have talked to several men,
OH, a long time ago-and there were
TWO or three who had promised to
think 1t over But as soon as 1t
reached the ears of the Republican
machine that they were thinking it
over something happened.
ut Is not my fault we have no can
didate 1t is the fault of the Republi
can party. am against the machine
headed by Barnes. I'm against desig-
mating officers at this unofficial con-
ference. Ny little vote at this conven-
ton Will 90 against naming any man
as the machine candidate, in this state
where we have direct primaries"
Mrs. Mabel Falco, a Brooklyn Re
publican, asked Miss Hay If she would
not accept George Henry Payne as
candidate for the Senatorship.
1T would be most unwisc for us, at
the very minute we are objectng to
the designating of candidate at Sara
toga. to come out in favor of any in
cWldaal," was the answer. Eve are
conhning our work just now TO one
thing only, preventing the designation
OF that one man at Saratoga"
Mrs Frank A Vanderlip, chairman
OF the New York State League of Won
"NSiS, &c kOiItQ plI lit upSCdtc WOl
against Senator Wadsworth. Mrs. Sam
uel Bens, OF Utica, chairman of the
Utica Women's Club, and Mrs. William
j. Cowan, of Buffalo, gave reports for
their districts.
The women also voted to send ques-
uonnaire TO Senator Wadsworth, ask
ing him to state whether he is not
plotting" against the ratification of
,,he suffrage amendment and whether
ne does not consider himself drag
On the party.
Questions Asked the Senator
The QUESTIONABLE contains these
questions.
I'D you believe that women
"2-In the face of the only honest
answer that You can make to question
NO l, do you expect to ask New York
women to vote for you if you enter
lhe Senatorial contest in November?
will Your plea to these women
pe, Give me your votes so that can
return to Washington and continue to
90 what | can to delay ratification OF
,he Federal suffrage amendment?
4-ls 1t not a fact that except for
your refusal to represent the people
OF New York in the United States SEN
ate the Federal suffrage amendment
would have been submitted to the state
legislatures in the regular sessions of
ny, all the delay and expense of TWEEN
,,y-nve special sessions in 1920 would
nave been saved and all the women of
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