New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-28
Women Block
The Old Guard
At Saratoga
vlulike Men, They Say Right
Out Loud just What
They Think of Bosses
Reactionary Scheme S
/ Defend Senator alton
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Others
Resent Plan to Strike
Suffragist From Slate
Prom a star Correspondent


r,lk among the Old Guard that SEN
.,or Charles " Walton, of Kingston.
could be dropped from the slate for
.,mination for the Office of Lieutenant
,svsrnor. because his vote in 1917
Araucht the State Woman Suffrage
amendment to contest on the floor
4 the Senate, has reused the women
s,re att, nding the Republic State Con-
,sntion TO high pitch of indignation.
at would te little short of calan-
| ay for these il; control here to stoop
N ANYTHING So petty" said Mrs. Frank
A. venderlip. president of the New
York State League OF Women Voters.
IT is Senator Walton's type which
ssould be on the ticket in view of the
determination of the leaders here to
force Senator Wadsworth upon the
rsr.y. Candidates like Walton will!
nsks an appeal to the women and the
nsn who arc opposed tc Senator Wadsr
vorth's reactionary stand on all pro
sessive measures and save the state
.eket. if saving is possible.
alf the Old Guard carries out its
\ threat to eliminate Senator Walton be-
D cause OF his rro-suffrage stand in the
legislature, then I only hope that he
/ will run in the Republican primaries
against the Old Guard candidate. He
will have the united support of the
h New York State League of Women
4 Voters snd am sure, of similar or
i carnations, tQr his pro-suffrage stand
4 a 1917, which is so dispensing in 1920
I d some Of the reactionaries in the
/ a.st-'.7
War on Old Guard
/ The Old Guard is really worried by
+ he attitude of the women. If the
4 v0men did no. have the vote this year
/ II New York State the entire program
h Of the Old Guard would go through
Fitheut a mitch. But just now the
pans Of the select few bid fair to go
h % smash, or at least part of it, be-
h luse Of the continued opposition of
Unlike the men who are here as
B delegates, the women do not hesitate
4 % speak aloud. Most of the men who
i ere opposed 20 the cut and dried pro
j gram as drafted by State Chairman
George A Glyan and company condemn
in unmeasured terms in private
4 r2men almost without exception
4 f9e-ainl their opinions of the machine
tae hoUsetoDs.
~ so- va Republican women must
~ Mr.. Nanderlio, ''is to clean
use And ne onl. way we can do
Is by enralling in the Republican
party 50 mat we can have real voice
= mold ng the partv. Many of US neg
lscted to enroll And that is also true
Of many men, But those who are en-.
'o'ied must see to it that the full
/ strength Of the Republican electorate
/ untitled 10 voice in the primary is
|, east On September II. And if orr mum
ss's are not sufficiently large to nomi
h nate the right sort OF candidates. we
gi BEGIN q campaign to have biggel
h tHroliment Of the progressive element
H Jar the next battle.
Do Not Despair
We must not despair. believe
HAT. bad as is the situation to-day, i
e Better than twenty years AGO. ant
We can look forward to q still bette
ga when everything will be in tn,
open and all candidates win get a square
zeal on their merits and not because
fney are friends of this. or that mar
or this or that clique. Of course, the
\ politicians Of the old school do no
i want the women. but we are here. anc
a hey may as we'll face that fact, anc
h ace it now"
h Mrs. Vanderlip, like Miss Helen V
81, a..
Il Srk Republican Committee; Miss Mar,
i earrett Hay and other women leaders
II strangely against designating ticket
& chewing the selection to candidate.
asd.d be left entirely TO the enrolled
4 voter
4 IN behalf of scores of important or
Il anzations, Mrs. Vanderlip presente'
sF'up Of welfare olanks to the plat
N makers a their executive session
esy Among the societies repre-
ated were the Young Women's Chris
Il an Association, the Women's Trad
i mon League. the Federation o
.aurches, the New York State Won
n WORKERS Association. the Won
h an Christian Temperance Union an,
slmerous women's clubs. The plank
+ Child Wclfare.-Realizing that tn
n aepe Of the nation lies in the children
a a -lo-da the citizens of tomorrow
81 ~ p.eqge ourselves to support the pro
81 ssuon Of infant life through q stat
e .ogfam for maternity and infancy
tn adequate appropriations, in &C
n "a with the State Department o
n Education We recognize that tn
b pps,hng percentage of illiterac
b "ong both native and foreign borl
- New York State is a blot upon gu
S.Yllzation. The lack of understand
u ag OF essentials of good government
menace to our future. We there
b '0re advocate
n state aid where necessary for tn
,smoval Of illiteracy. and for the in
Il Ease OF teachers salaries.
IA :. instruction in the duties and ideal
b :. s'uzenship for the youth of our Ian
Is Ie sne newcomers TO our shores.
II h4islng the age for compulsory ed
Z -sselsn in the English language fror
e 'Neh'y-one to ffty
3 Urge Eight-Hour Day
K Inc creation of college of HON
IA ieRomics ar Cornell University to re
ii s'aee Inc present Department of HON
..onomlcs, now under the State Co
Sge OF Agriculture.
.,a women in Gainful Occupations-I
ssss r 10 promote the welfare of thou
sa uaas OF women engaged in gainful oc
s ,s.pa''ons In New York State, we advc
me establishment of a joint Fed
,ssl ana state employment service. wit
linens departments under the dires
's a,rs OF technically qualified women.
d me eight-hour day for women i
81 h.. state commission, under the La
sb ~ department, which shall determin
minimum wage for women in ir