New-York tribune., 1922-09-29
Upstate Democratic Women
For Smith Without Compromise
Opposition to Hearst SO Strong That Even City
Delegates Controlled by Hylan Keep Silent
ON Editors Chances of Winning

City, where the old-fashioned Tammany
voter couldn't be reconcilesl to woman
in high office.
Al there Is a woman on the ticket
this fall it will be because Smith want
ed 1t, not because the women demand
ed it.
The women devoted themselves this
morning to an extended business meet
ing, at which they adopted a measure
calculated to make the woman state
leader regularly elected parsonage,
instead of an appointee of the man
party leader. This orders that the
associate state chairman be elected
lor term of two years by the asso-
clate county chairman and that this
method of election continue until the
women of the state are given official
recognition on the state committee.
Seek Change in Law
Inc women would like to see the
election law so changed that the as
soclate- state chairman would be elected
ny the voters, just as the county lead
ers are, sand have so frequently in
lormeI the platform committee.
untll this is done the new method
Is Is the best they can contrvc Miss
MINIS herself was appointed by Chair
man Herbert S. Pell after a series of
women expressed their preference for
her as leader. There was nothing
omcial about the meetings, however,
nor was there any power to compel
Mr Pell to appoint her had he some
other preference
Miss Mills enlarged her state ex-
ecutive committee at the morning
session, when nine vice presidents were
elected, instead of the five who have
beelng doing the work of organizing
tor the past year.
They were Mrs. Charles O'Day, West
chester; Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt,
Nassau; Mrs. Marion Dickerman,
Oswego; Mrs. Grace C. Stoffer, Erie; +;
Mrs. Elizabeth Colbert, Albany; Mrs.
Anson Flower, Jefferson; Miss Annie
Mathews, Manhattan, and Mrs. John NJ.
Gallagher, Manhattan. Mrs. Frederick
). Greene was elected treasurer
The women were all in their places
when the convention opened, the few
henna and blue hats scattered through
the enormous auditorium of the arena
making bright bits of color, touched
by the sunlight streaming through the
windows in the roof.
Prominent Women Present
Great numbers of local women
Democrats also decorated the ringside
seats and the boxes overlooking the
auditorium. Miss Elisabeth Marbury,
national ommitteewoman, sat beside
the presiding officer, and behind her
was Miss Portia Willis.
Miss Willis was not a delegate. In
fact, she ranked only as guest, but
later on she appeared before the pro-
gram committee with a plea for the
League of Nations So
The woman who had opportunity to
serve the party in practical way was
Mrs. Mae Barrett, of the 20th Assembly
District of Brooklyn, and she IS likely
never to get credit for what she did
unless the public press records the
fact, because few delegates were able
to hear the historic words.
''Mrs. Mae Barrett will retire as a
delegate and her place will be taken by
John F. Hylan," said the chairman Of
the delegation as the roll call was read.
The proper jubilant response seemed
to be lacking to this announcement and
a Mortified but quick -witted delegate
jumped to his feet in an effort to save
the moment.
Repeat the name! Who is the new
delegate ?" he cried.
But Chairman Pell suspected levity
and ruled him out of order.