The New York herald., 1922-09-27
WOMEN new FACTOR
IN STATE CONVENTION
When Albany Meeting
Opens To-day 285 Will
Sit as Delegates.
THEY WANT EQUALITY
Governor Assures Delcga-
tion He Is Heartily With
Them on Issue.
FOR PLANK IN PLATFORM
FOR PLANK IN PLATFORM
Feminine Political Leaders
Are Strong in Support Of
Executive.

Special Dispatch to TIE NEW YoRK HgsAtp.
New York Herald Bureau.l
Albany, Sept. 20.
This will be the first official Repub-
llcan State convention in which wom-
en- have participated. When the gayel
falls tomorrow in Harmanus B,eeclser
Hall there will be about 2S5 of them
sitting as delegates. or one-fourth the
entire assembly. There are also 400
alternates, and. although few will get
into action. most of them are on hand.
In view OF the situation as to candi-
dates, their skill at electioneer.ing is
not being tested. Their cry is Miller
and more Miller
I'VE are going to support the Gov
ernor just as we have been doing, only
more so." says Mrs. Arthur L. Liver
more, chairman of the women's divi-
sion OF the State Committee.
The sex will be represented on all the
convention committees and in the nom
mating speeches. Mrs Grace Van AIMEE
win second the nomination Of Gov Miller
and Mrs. Mary Gutterson OF Brooklyn
that OF Senator Calder.
Women on Advisory Committee.
Miss Florence wardwell. vice-chair-
man of the State committee, and Mrs.
Cortlandt Nicoll. are on the advisory
committee. which finished to-day the
draft OF the platform that will go before
the convention on Thursday
The platform will point to Gov. Miller's
social welfare program. adopted by the
Legislature, as the translation into law
OF a humanitarian policy favored by
women everywhere.
The women delegates are especially
enthusiastic over the installation of a
children's court in every county, child
welfare county boards, provision for
blind. deaf and crippled children; pro-
vision for maternity and infant care and
the amendments to the workmen's COM
pensation law.
The New York county delegation of
fifteen women came 10 Albany on Mon
day to exchange opinions with women
from other parts of the State as to the
working OF the Livermore BILL passed
last winter, giving women equal oppor-
tt;nities with men on all county COM
niittees. They find that the results are
good. but amendment of the law may be
recommended in the platform. The law
now says that the State committee shall
consist OF two members from each
county. one of whom may be woman.
Apparently the women would like to
have the verb changed to Shall"
In other words, they want absolute
equality in all party matters, but they
are not, at this time, demanding that
they get as many offices as the men.
There Is no woman on the State slate,
sut.not a protesting voice Is heard.
The women's Republican State execu-
tive committee has established head
quarters in the Ten Eyck Hotel and Is
distributing pocket pointers telling
Why the Miller administration is so ac-
ceptabie.
The Albany county women are to hold
open house for all the visiting sisters
tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Nathan
Miller and Mrs. Henry NJ. Sage will be
among the hostcsscs Tho women of
Queens county arrived tonight. Those
from the Fifteenth Assembly district
lame I'D the Hudson on the steam yacht
Of Mrs. John III. Iselin. Miss Sarah
Butler, daughter OF the president of
Columbia University. who inherits her
fathers interest in politics. Is In AL
bany. She was recently elected TO the
committee from the Thirteenth Assembly
district, New York, having previously
been an election district captain.
II am primarily interested" she says.
''in having the women prove at this
convention that they are useful in State
politics"
The New York branch OF the National
woman's Party has a plank which II
wants adopted. and delegation is here