New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Women Voters
Start War on
Sen. W adswO1.tk
N. Y. League Mails Thou
sands of Campaign Pam
phlets to Suffrage Leaders
Throughout State To-day
Feeling Is Most Bitter
Many Refuse Invitations
to Dinner in Honor of
Senator Set for Feb. l8

wadsworth will begin to-day with the
distribution OF pamphlet entitled,
The Abridged Case Against Senator
wadsworth, Campaign Series No. l."
The paper is published by the New
York State League Of Women Voters,
Of which Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip is
chairman, and thousands will be mailed
10 suffrage district leaders throughout
the state These women will act as dis
trihuting agents through whom the
pamphlet will go to enrolled Rcpubli-
cans. prominent editors and other in
fuential persons.
The campaign leaflet makes its ap-
pe.rance simultaneously with the an
nouncement of dinner to be given in
Senator Wadsworth's honor by New
York Republicans on February IS, the
eve OF the party convention.
Some Back-Fire. Already
Women who have been outspoken in
thei- opposition to the denomination of
Senator Wadsworth have not been mott
fled OF the dinner, but even among
those who received invitations there
has been some back-tire. One of the
women who has refused TO attend is
Miss Jane Martin. president of the
League of Advertising Women
Il was asked by the woman leader OF
my district. Mrs. Katherine Hammer,
Ia -oh In
said Miss Martin Yesterday. "and at
first ! assented, being a good natured
soul and always doing what I'm asked
TO dc. But after | reached home
remembered who Senator Wadsworth
was and sat down and wrote Mrs.
Hammer a note, in which | said that |
was opposed to the denomination of the
Senrtor and could not attend a dinner
in his honor
Another woman prominent in Re
publican club women's circles said yer
terday that she had not made up her
mind about attending the dinner, but
Of curiosity, and that under no circum-
stances would she vote for Wadsworth.
The campaign document issued by
the sufragists makes it clear that the
oppC sition of the women is not based
upon Senator Wadsworth's personal in
clinations in regard to woman suffrage,
but upon his alleged failure to heed
the request OF the voters Of the state
after suffrage was won.
Diselaim Vengeance
Mrs. Vanderlip said in this connec-
tion:
1.-THE women of New York State are
not opposed to Senator Wadsworth as
matter of revenge, but as matter
Of conscience. The men elected by US
as our representatives in the Senate
should be responsive to our expressed
opinions. Senator Wadsworth has
ignored the desire of his constituents,
roth men and women, in more than the
suffrage amendment instance. We be
leve that he viii continue stubbornly
to represent mnorties in the future.
His point OF view is obsolete. 1t be-
longs to a period of twenty years ago.
He has not kept the promise of states
manship which his early career gave
the State of New York
Women all over the state are deter
mined to demand more progressive and
up-to-date types OF public officials, and
snnumerable letters have been received
from them stating that they wish 10
help defeat Senator Wadsworth at the
primaries, and thus serve notice that
70 large part of the electorate.
After woman suffrage became
part OF the New York Constitution in
lgl by Z majority of 100000, Senator
Nadsworth continued to work and vote
against the convictions Of q great ma
jority OF his constituents. as expressed
IN the election. Mr. Wadsworth is
scored because he franked thousands
OF Congressional documents to cam
paign states in the effort to prevent the
adoption Of suffrage measures. because
ne cast unjust and vulgar aspersions
on the characters Of thousands OF
women working for the suffrage cause
because he ignored the resolutions Of
Two Republican legislatures calling
upon him TO change his attitude, and
IN other WAYS paid no heed to party
mandates and because he has DELAYED
'ne ratification Of the Federal suffrage
amendment, blocking it's passage in
sae senate and going to Texas and
- sMassacnnsetts 70 rouse opposition ~
It's provisions"
His Arch Enemy
Inc Campaign against Senator Wads~
worth WAS agreed upon at the recent
sonven>'on $ the New York State
League o. Women Voters at Utica.
shsn the women agreed TO oppose ny
every means in their power the re-
noml 40 nation and reelection Of Senator
Wadsworth"
MISC Aary Garrett Hay, the arch
ehsny VI Senator Wadsworth in Re-
p'oi'can circles, is one Of the directors
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