New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
W omen toMake
A Heavy Attack
On w adsworth
Designation of Senator for
Reelection Is Expected to
Stir Up a Lot of Opposi-
ton Among New Voters
Hedges Praises Him
Candidate Called a Virile
and Courageous American
Such as Country Needs
From a star Corresponden.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 2s.-
The designation of United States SEN
ator James W. Wadsworth jr. as the
choice of the Republican State Conven-
ton to succeed himself furnished a
feature of the days work equaling in
interest that of the choice for Gov
ernor
Despite the verwhelming margin
that Senator Wadsworth had over Elon
II. Hooker, who really was not a can
ddate at all, and who did not consent
to the use of his name as a candidate
Tor Senator, the result was not thing
of unalloyed JOY to the friends of the
incumbent. The vote stood: Wadsworth,
1888; Hooker, 81; not voting, 18.
Comment here is that Senator Wads-
worth is in for hard battle next fall,
as many women delegates still display
desire to punish him for his anti-suf-
frage record.
Job E. Hedges, of Manhattan, in noni
mating Senator Wadsworth, declared
that it was a great pleasure to associate
y
liberate in public
"The purpose of the Republican party
this year Is to elect q President and not
anont one" said Mr. Hedges, and the
delegates shouted and laughed their an
prevail
"The next time" he continued, "that
the President says to the America n
people, May not the answer of the
people assuredly will be, You NAV
not
at is great thing to have men
whose minds and spines synchronize, ,"
said Mr. Hedges, as he dilated on the
courage of Senator Wadsworth. Our
present Senator has so conducted him
self that his spoken word can be de
pended on. | ask you to redesignate
the courageous, clear-minded, able Sen
ator who has done his duty, the Hon.
James w. Wadaworth jr."
Mrs. Florence S. S. Knapp, of Syra
cuse, in secondlng the nomination said
that Mr.. Wadsworth was qualified to be
President of the United States. "His
services to the country as chairman of
the Committee on Military Affairs of
the Senate alone were sufficient to war
rant his retention in Office" said she.
His wise management of the affairs
that come under the control of that
COHlLl iItee mas enaDleQ Cne keDubIl-
cans to save the taxpayers of the coun-
try billion dollars during the last
two years"
Mrs w c. Goodrich, of Brooklyn
comparatively unknown in Republican
conventions, also seconded the nom
nation.
Il believe" said she, "that we have
got to tear from our eyes the binders
Of personal prejudice. The paramount
issue of to-day is Americanism, and
Americanism only. James w. Wads
worth has stood like a wall against the
surrender of American nationalsm to
European cupidity. We need his ex-
perience, his youth and his virlity. We
have had enough of the superman
Senator Wadsworth is not a superman
He has faults like the rest of us, but
he is first class American and he will
stand first, last and all the while for
what is best in American public life
a notable feature Of the proceedings
during the nomination of Senator
Wadsworth was that in nearly every
instance where a state delegation con-
tanned q woman delegate the task of
announcing the vote of the delegation
was intrusted to woman.