New-York tribune., 1885-10-25
ONE WOMAN BENT ON VOTING
DIR. LozIER NOT ALLOWED TO REGISTER.

| PLEADING HER CAUSE BEFORE OBSTINATE IN
sPECToRs-A BARBER COLLECTS CROWD.
The Board of Registry of the Eighth Election
District Of the XXIst Assembly District has met this
year In Frtz" Meyers barber shop No. 757 Seventh
| ave. The board is composed Of Francis j. McGlrr
chaIrnan John Masterson. NJ. schulhafer and Robert
Sweeney inspectors and during the days appointed Tor
the registration of voters they have sat with ee3gs Cf
mingled fear and courage 1t had been publicly an
nounccd that number OF women were going 10 Apply
to have their registered. ard going to hold
possession OF tho fort until they either removed
from the building their names written In the DOCKS
voters. Tho excitement was mild the first day OF
registry but gradually increased each day passed
and the women had not appeared, as the inspectors
feared that the combined ntcects OF the strong minded
women in the district were scheming to swoop down
upon them in some unexpected and perhaps disguised
Yesterday the last day OF the registry dawned
bright and clear II just tho day for women to 20
shopping to vote Tho inspectors had prayed for
and they felt that fate against them They LETT
their homes with heavy hearts, and raised unjust suS
pcOns in the minds OF their families by leaving their
food untouched. What they to meet they did not
know They held a consultation IN the store near the
| barber shop and after their COURAGE had been for
| titled liquidy they went in q trembling body
toward the post OF duty. They felt reas
| sured they walked down seventh-aye.
for the barber sign OF Fritz Meyer waved proudly In
the breeze told them in eloquent silence that no
strong armed had been there and In anger torn
| down tho striped emblem. They boldly entered tho
shop after being satisfied that dangerwas
lurking around and themselves down at long table
with the air OF pleasure shown by who are born to
be hung The voters thick and fast and as the
door the shop opened the OF the inspectors we're
quickly raised In trcpdati0n. The only unnterested
man Fritz Meyer, the barber. This rugged
Teuton poured the hair oil and bay rum and spread
the ather with concern for his spends women
voters had no terror for him.
On flew the moments and no female form appeared al
the barbers door and the inspectors began TO grow
bold and tell what they were going 10 do II any
woman came. A largo fat man with bald
head xed himself comfortably in the barbcrs chair and
Fritz" McSer had Just begun his customer
on champooing when thero tlmd knock at tho
BARRIERS door. Fritz" Meyer shouted Stay oud! as
the cuckoo struck II. The door opened and
there stood the xpcctcd women Ono OF them ell
tered another followed. whilo at tho END OF
the procession a Tho first woman was al
yancel in years smal in stature and had on da'k blue
dress. a heavy shawl wrapped tightly around her
shoulders ana wore plain bonnet Her gray haIr huHS
IN ringets upon her high forehead and pleasant lace
with smiling eyes met the unhappy gaze OF the Tour III
spcctors upon their chair "A II they were COW
cred with No II tacks Her feminine companion was
Youthful with n bright. sparkling expression IN her
countenancc, and rosy compeSion sho was
plainly dressed in black, tho ony at
tempt at ornamsntation being in tho TWO
wife bird wing, that stood like steepcs upon
her hat Fritz" Meyer looked at the strange yitors
io nj. barber shop and became inero TED he iAa Oh
father win Tie ys"r ct {otn IN rs ~ wS So bayips
M Mhi co,e or the top OF his head shaved that "FritL
Ris R,r nT'v ,rti.IIy ~ returned to hi. senses.
In yioun@ man VINO accompanied the women intro
duced himself Dr. \. W. lolrr anh thcn MIRO "S 90
Tie cider lady Mr. Dr. Crmencr :. LuLrI oi 90 tUo
Wc,t Forty-rirhth-, who had come there Tor th9 pr
pose Of registering her name as voter Inc Ionu'Io
had bust ia tie inspectors camp aud they n'1nSu M
sigh OF despair unison Chars were brouEht ior 'ue
de. am They sat 9w @ on m y on s1T sr OF or amThns
.i.c win wing. Mrs Dr L'E,r carried In heT h"h
| buudIc oi plmpA.cis written hy James n H"LItlpn
! Wilcox. Chairman oI oIvM,n rn, snnlsge Party
Gr 1IcT snnasc They: were all TIC second edition and
he inspector, were Informed va, t".ou! 'Iu1, & %
risli 10 vote Chairman McGrr suggested timdly mat
he dau know mGcn 1n9'I tn' s Knew ., more ah5E
women. nights than he could eve learn ~ Lo"'ea
stool Al The back OF the chaunans chair ana when ne
No. t6u, hcmnci in the being upon either sldc
Of him. Mrs. Dr. Lozcr sud- IN iIa Tone, tfi uGc"sA'
am here brciu-c believe tn9t have right 10 & ne
am seventy three years old and 'ur tue last MY hNo
tempted to vote before tut this tine intend 70 nave iy
bblts women from voting and II declares that ~ uo
bcr NJ the state shall hr d,mnchi.,d an n.en'psr T
every cxen TO- ,t'r,s & t S io dsb.r me- from hay.
iug voice u the disposition Of the m"nfy hat II iAAes
from taxes and allow foregncr or person @ wno
,uy money nnd TX NY OF ttNatonl u Is the old
-nry OF taxation without rcIrc-cutal"i an th" et" "
mai tar o affairs has been established 10y the blood ot
As Mrs Lozcr began speaking Friil Never began
shaving sho gre" interested III ne' % n
forgot his and short clacnat ons IRON tAc pn!. Lo'
of that were being taken OUT ul
nj. flesh Friz Meyer could stand me e'nl'h'o m n
longer alone dartrd Into the street anu IN sC'"
returned with tic Ilhuber. the baker ana grocer anu
.vrt other uclgibors and led them into bis shnp 10
near " hat was going They made an lntc,eH'u IuI
cnrc In the rear Amer Mrs Lnher hAI rtat her
case Chairman Mctrr reached FOR his book Of instF"c
ton, aud read IN dramatic manner several section, oi
thc Consultation that had little To do WIN thr lolht III
issue bit which convinced hn that women were wuihg g
to vote but hni right %. Ns lhcr return 10 hH
nrgufeut DR. Lozlrr Joined ~ aud the other lay W'uu
have ioncd In also only shc IS htey nom EhgthH anu
| hqd not yet become natuTiIed Chairman M'uII
mind was maCe M ana DE gre" ntia @ n ' i, ', s,Ie
the other inspectors showed some courage "l73 % Sh
once in "A while IN whispers, and hc answered.: 30 YOU
cannot registrr, Mrs IOIirr more thphHuehi'y a,t'
| every new argument hurled NJ hln. FTLI
lslys name himself, but the bBd hcndrd man had Dc
! como angry and no feared 10 leave hlm aga In -
Alter hfteen minutes Of hnrl prrSuA7Ion cn',I'HIiu
NcGirr rald socmuly that the only thing lhat womb
| make him put Mrs LOzier's name on the doom "'1 II
m1ndamus from some indse. As this was unooN," no., io
and rather sttoug language Tor chhr,nih 30 ,t an
| Or IOzler bddo the company pleasant zoo" " """
! went hpmc. -, min, ., d,
TRntSE reporter: "Ncs. II Is true that made thc
fcmpt giser nud did rot succeed nave 10 I"uIt
find. The Inspectors did not know what me IN" ~ '
tried to explain II 10 them u was useless, iy ~
have the Right. aud tried to enforce H. anu c"H" w
nothing more was treated we'll, tho only obectolan9
feature was who vas In the shop anu c"u
/ The inspectors were unlu anu "'i"u J." Wv
their duty hut the time surely coming when woman
will stand equal before tho law win man. u'lhoi
stand that my friend Nils Esther Herman t'Ee''' 90
day lurher uptown without any trOio anu "a" "''
| understand Why was refused
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