Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-11-22 | Page 4 | Says She Was Overlooked

oo SAYS SHE WAS OVERLOOKED Sweet modesty does not possess Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, at least there is no evidence of a retiring disposition on the part of the lady of wealth. When the election returns from New York state disclosed a victory for woman suffrage, there was no reference refer-ence to Mrs. Belmont, chairman of the women's national party, which of lato.has been mado odious through the act of its members in picketing the White House. Being ignored proved offensive to Mrs. Belmont, so she caused the following interview to bo published: "I have received letters and telegrams tele-grams from all over the country," said Mrs. Belmont, "asking why,- in the re- uui umg ui nit: ien iuiii duuo viiui , the name of the woman responsible for It my own was never mentioned by a person or a paper. "I brought the National Suffrage association as-sociation to New York from Warren, O., and established It in headquarters at No. 505 Fifth avenue. I paid the rent for two years, too. "Dr. Anna Shaw was practically unknown un-known here until I brought her to New York. People had heard her name, of course, but she was unknown. un-known. "The Now York Stale Suffrage association as-sociation was lost up In Albany, but I established a headquarters for it also at No. 505 Fifth avenue. Why? Don't you suppose I had tho political sagacity sagac-ity to recognize that New York was the keystone state that with New York's votes in congress we could do anything? "Dr. Shaw and Mrs. Catt have forgotten for-gotten who was the person responsible responsi-ble for this victory. But I don't care if they have. I shall go down in history." his-tory." We have not seen Mrs. Belmont but her type must be well represented by a woman who appeared at the Standard Stand-ard office in the campaign of 1916 and announced herself as the advance agent of the traln of women politi- clans who were touring the country, i The -visitor was masoullne and highly 1 important and she repelled because j there was not a trace of the refine- ; ment which is inseparable from worn- : anly grace and gentleness. If Mrs. Belmont Is correctly quoted, she is more in need of the seclusion of the homo than of publicity.