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Show HISSING OF TAFT WAS DEPLORABLE Washington, April lo President Taft's address before tho National Woman Suffrage association last night, and th? manner in which it was received, were the subject of conversation con-versation among the delegates previous prev-ious to their meeting today, as they discussed In groups. In hotel corridors, corri-dors, the Incident was termed by many as "deplorable."' Officers and a great number of tho delegates expressed regret at tho occurrence oc-currence Today's session of tbe convention was preceded by a conference on the practical methods of work, at which Mary Hutcbeson Pago of Massachusetts Massachu-setts presided Tho subject was dis-cussed dis-cussed by Mary Ware Dennett of Massachusetts and several others. When Rev. Anna Shaw called the convention to order, reports were read from- South Dakota, Oregon, V ash-lngton ash-lngton and Oklahoma In which states the association has bills pending. Resenting the alleged insult offered to President Taft when he was hissed hiss-ed at tho Womnn's Suffrage convention conven-tion here last night. Representative Wiley of Now Jersey rlecllnerl a request re-quest of the New Jersey Woman Suffrage Suf-frage convention that he introduce In the house tho petition which Is being be-ing circulated by tbe Biiffragettes for congressional action for furtherance of their cause. |