New-York tribune., 1905-11-03
WOMEN NEED HELP.
Jerome .Adherents Want "AutoS,
Workers and Money for Campaign.

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re wn,,snn g>-svers Jerome is not elected Dis
trict Attorney OF New-Tork County IL VIII iio'
he the fault of tbs women They cannot N''e'
hut they can give lessons TO the men IN pIdc.-
cal electioneering from the disfrlouuoh Oh III
erature and buttons to the routing cut %
f,oaters.
,T,.a 10 cen, lodging houses are being
closely watched that they are not being much
nses for colonization purposes but the Womens
Municipal League has discovered that there is
a large population OF noaters at Coney Island
and Jamaica and has notified the Municipal
Ownership headquarters Of the fact The in
formation came from Brooklyn politician who
hates NcCarren and who thought that he could
&c. through the women more safely than
through any Of the mems organizations.
The women have been concentrating all their
energies on the task OF teaching the public how
to split g ticket-any ticket they prefer except
T.mrna-ly-for Jerome. and on Monday night
they will enlist the aid OF the stereopticon. One
auto" Will carry stereopticon, and another
VIII go before it with sheet on which Jerome
pictures and the split ticket will be thrown.
Every day the league keeps about thirty vol
unteer workers busy folding and addressing
literature at No. III East 23d-str which is the
chief campaign headquarters. The work goes
en night and day. The greater part Of the
women work from o'clock TIL s. only stopping
for luncheon. Another shift comes on from
O'Clock TO o'clock. and another from o'clock
until 1920. Besides this the leagues perman-
eut Office. No. 81 Union Square. is also open
for campaign work, while ten private houses. in
cluding those of Hiss Margaret Chanler, Mrs
Frederick Nathan and Mrs Frederick Longfel-
low are also available.
The literature consists Of a little pamphlet
stating concisely why New-York women stand
back of William Travers Jerome" and the
Jerome campaign committees who are order
ting 1t In larger quantities say It IS the best bit
of campaign literature that has been issued
With this circular. cards showing how to vote
the split ticket printed in four different
languages ere folded. the two being scattered
broadcast over the city. A band OF the best
,,,ewxboys IN town distributing them at the
subway and elevated stations during the rush
hours. and during the evening automobiles visit
all .he political meetings ana follow the parades
5ropping boys here and there to distribute liter
azure and buttons and returning for them lit
.,a ,e.e- These BOYS are sometimes held up by
detectives but they protest SO vigorously that
.ba AGENTS Of the enemy seldom venture to con-
tinue the molestation-
Last night Miss Helen Arthur manned ons
.auto" and Miss Frances Keller another FROM
the autos 10000 pamphlets have been dis
tributed in two evenings, and as for buttons the
supply has given out
The pamphlets are on sale at all the subway
and elevated newsstands. and early yesterday
morning the supply had given out at the Grand
Central Station and more were asked for. TWO
hundred had been sent to every stand on the
preceding day. Yesterday representatives, OF the
league visited every stand, and by e o'clock not
a saleswoIan who would consent to wear one
was without Jerome button. and not STAND
was without sign calling attention to the Je-
pamphlet
On Wednesday the leagues workers verified
1900 Jerome posters, canvassing the city from
Kingsbridge to the Battery to see that none OF
them torn defaced and that they oc-
cupied prominent positions The posters were
verified ali over the city, which was divided
into districts for purposes Of inspection.
The Italian districts are canvassed every day
by three Italian men who carry pamphlets into
all the shops working from early morning until
1870 o'clock at night.
The league has also been arranging meetings.
The association OF hotel and restaurant walters
had tried for week to arrange a meeting, and
did not succeed in making arrangements until
the Women's Municipal League took the matter
up secured a band fireworks and speakers The
meeting is TO be held at Lyric Hall, 6th-ave,,