The New York herald., 1921-01-27
WOMEN DEMOCRATS
MIX IN HARD FIGHT
Up-Staters at Convention Try
to Bar Tammany Partisans
of Miss Marbury.

The women OF the Democratic State
organization staged q good old fash
ioned party fight yesterday. They met
in the Hotel McAlpin under call of the
Woinen's Democratic StaM Committee
for tic election OF chairman. II was
reported that Miss Elisabeth Marbury.
favored By Tammany who had been
placed at the head of the committee In
the campaign, was TO be shelved for
some one picked by Mrs. Mary A.
Morse of Buffalo, State organizer, who
called the meeting.
W. w. Farley. State chairman. an
nounced that any such election would
be irregular and not recognized. But
the meeting was held and Tammany
tried to pack II. The upstate women
retaliated by making an effort to bar
the Tammany women from the room.
An uproar followed, in which the right
OF Mrs. Morse to call the meeting was
questioned. Miss Rose Rothenberg, AS
sistant District Attorney. moved an ad-
tournament which was carried BY ris-
ing vote.
Then Mrs. Morse announced that the
question OF authority having beer abro-
gated" the women woI,d meet IN an
unofficial conference. The presence OF
Mrs. John Sharwin Crosby. who re-
signed as head OF the committee dur
ing the last campaign to support Sena-
tor wadsworth. Republican. for reelec-
ton. caused another outbreak OF feeling
Some wanted her put out.
"If all Democrats who voted FOR Sena-
tor Wadsworth and John J. Lyons Gre
publican nominee for Secretary Of State)
were eliminated said Mrs. Morse
there would not be so many left
Against Mr.. Lyons ran Miss Harriet
May Mills, the Democratic candidate.
who was knitted by members Of her own
sex in her own party
Mrs Morse criticised Mr.. Farley, say
ing he had not always been sincere end
the Democratic party In the State was
at It's lowest ebb Just now.
I'VE have not been called IN the coun-
C Is Of the party" said Mrs Charles L.
Tiffany OF New York. From now on
we must try TO epersuade the men 10
treat US as persons ard not as women.
We must get together. The chickering's
which have marked the proceedings to-
day have made me sick at heart. The
reason for our little power is that we
are unorganized."
II think II is shocking to say am
opposed to Tanmany Hall" said Mrs,
Morse. II consider Charles f. Murphy
one OF my very best friends. was
offered r $4,000 job by Mr. Farley in
the State Government. but did no,
take It. I have no objection to Miss
Marbury individually. but believe she
should not hold the dial roll of woman
member of the National Committee from
this State and head Of the State Com
,pitee."
By degrees a list Of six women was
made up as possible appointees to the
post OF chairman OF the wonen's COM
rnittee. It being conceded that they would
have to be submitted to Chairman Far
ley as recommendations only. The list
is: Mrs. Maurice Connolly. wife OF the
Borough President OF Queens Mrs.
Elizabeth Colbert OF Albany. Mrs. Daniel
ODay OF Rye, Miss Harriet May Mills
OF Syracuse, Mrs. Morse of Buffalo and
Mrs. George r. Hewitt OF Carthage.
Mrs. Tiffany was formally suggested as
chairman OF the advisory board.
At the luncheon which followed Lieut.
Col. N. Louise Montague. said to have
been connected with the Signal Corps Il,
Washington. raised an uproar by adj
vccating women's national party,
which. she said. would insure the elec-
ton of cre OF their sex as President
four years hence.