New-York tribune., 1922-09-27


ton. The first outlines the seven mos,
popular bills, including the economy
measures, child welfare bills and tran.
SIT and Port Authority bills. The sec.
ond contains an analysis of the Shep.
ard-Towner and Davenport bills. The
third gives summary of the welfare
legislation.
The women officials are frankly busy
however, with their own job, which is
to increase the number of active party
workers throughout the state For that
reason fifteen members of the execu-
tive committee came to Albany Mon
day and have been watching every up
state delegation as it arrived. count
ing the number of women delegates
and watching the way they get along
with the men OF their district.
Livermore Act Watched
The Livermcre bill passed last win
ter doubled the number of county
chairinen, with the intention that the
second chairman for each county
"-'NNiu NC "OIHdU. IneTG was no
such actual wording in the law, how
ever, and it was believed this would be
unconstitutional and was moreover not
acceptable to all the up state men
leaders.
This weeks gathering Of the clans
mas given Mrs. Arthur l.. Livermore
State Chairman of the Women's Ex-
ecutlve Committee, her first chance to
check up on the results of the law as
1T worked out in the recent primaries
The only oranization flaw seems to
nave been in districts where there was
contest between an organization man
candidate and an anti-organizaton on
candidate" she said. "In that case the
Llvermore bill did not protect the i'm
terests of the women candidates. Each
man would have a woman running on
his ticket as his e-chairman, but
when the votes came to be counted it
would be found that two men were
elected, that is, that even the anti
organization man received more votes
than the organization woman. This
made a bad state of affairs, with a
chairman who was for the admins
tratlon and o vlce-chairman against
IT.. We are hoping that some way
Will be found to strengthen the bill
in this particular.
But l am almost glad it happened
this time, for it taught the women that
they cannot have an election handed to
them on golden platter just because
they are women. They thought, some
of them, that all they had to do was
to consent to run and that the voters
would do the rest. This election has
taught them that they must work for
the party not only on Election Day but
all the wear around ~
Mrs. Vanderiip Arrives
Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip arrived to-
night with delegation from the New
York State League of Women Voters.
who will appear before the platform
committee with plea for the enforce
ment of child labor laws and the Shep-
ardTownner enabling act. There is the
Federal maternity aid BILL which was
rejected by the New York State Legis-
lature last year after Governor Miller
denounced it, as an infringement on
state rights. The Davenport bill was
passed as a substitute. The League OF
Women Voters, however, is ready to re-
new the fight for the Shepard -Towner
enabling act. The women will also ask
that the child labo- laws of the state
be made more rigid as regards the
work Of children in fields and homes
and shops not already safeguarded by
the labor laws.
Governor Miller received a deputa-
ton this afternoon from the National
Women's Party, headed by Mrs.
Charles de Angels, of Utica, who made
a plea that the Republicans include in