The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-23
WOMEN WIN AT GLEN RIDGE.
IT'S NAME NOT TO BE ERASED
FROM THE POSTAL GUIDE.
The s~uYrssettes Out Early and SHOW Great
skin In DepOsiting Their Ballots The
Vote stands B47 TO ~ Against Free
Delivery From the Bi00rnfeld once.

Delivery From the BioOmnesd once.
The voters of Glen Ridge turned out As
one woman yesterday afternoon to an
ercise the God given right of n free and
untrammelled ballot" and to decide whether
Tom Moritz should hold his Office OF Post
master-General of Glen Ridge for ever and
ever. In the biggest battle Of the suf-
fragettes New Jersey has ever seeu the
women carried the day. Glen Ridge de-
cided once and for all that its post Office
will not become a sub-station OF the Bloom
field post Office.
Ever since the good old summer time
Glen Ridge has been in the throes Of a
free delivery question. The trouble came
to a head during the dog days when the
postal authorities began TO talk of pro
viding the people OF Glen Ridge with an
adequate n satisfactory postal service"
One OF the suggestions was that Glen
Ridge be provided with a free delivery
service. This sounded well at first blush,
but when it was learned that If the borough
wanted free delve y 1t would have to be-
come a sub-station Of It's neighbor, Bio ON
field. and so lose its identity, the exclusive
borough stood up on its hind limbs and
said with well bred intensity: W shall
not, we will not be erased from the Post
Office guide, so there"
Two mass meetings we're held to discuss
the burning question. At the last ono. No
vember 7, a resolution was offered by
Clemens Herschel, the hydraulic engineer,
that all citizens OF the borough, men and
women, over t~wenty-one years of age, vote
on the question at an election, supervised
by Mayor Lockwood and the Borough Coun-
oil. Mr.. Herschel's resolution was carried
with a rosr that almost drowned out the
passionate painting Of the ten million waiting
automobiles lined up outside Assembly
Hall. Tn few persons who live down near
the Bloomfield line. where maids are still
known as hired girls. stalked out indig-
nantly while the Glen Ridgeites. who en-
ploy only maids, wen home gleefully, and
they spent the time thereafter drilling the
women Of the families nov to vote.
Wherefor Glen Ridge was awakened very
early yesterday by Mary Ami announcing
excitedly to their mistresses: "T'-day's tn
day, ma'am." Many Of the men almost
lost their morning train while they tarriel
TO plead with their wives. daughters, sis
ters' not to repeat, and above all things
not to nave their ballots cast ont by mark
ltlk " ~ ' T VI dn)llllR ike lldl on
them.
Now remember" we're the parting in
structions, you simply take the ballot
marked Il vote to retain the Glen Ridge
post Office and drop it into the
box. Into the box. understand? Right
into the box Hold it over the open
ing with finger and thumb-so-
and release it 30 it will fall into the box.
You simply-oh, you'd better wait till l
come home this evening and I'll go with
you to the voting place and show you.
md let ME bring JAM up there tonight
after she does the dishes so that I'll be sure
she votes. and votes right"
But when the polls opened at one O'Clock
there was scarcely a woman in Glen Ridge
who could hold herself in till the six O'Clock
Lackawanna train brought the male COM
muters bach from town. All the afternoon
Ridgewood avenue was a-oough with auto
mobiles that stopped in front of the little
brown stone Borough Hall TO discharge
fur clad passengers who worked their way
through the election board, the chief OF
police, the New York reporters and camera
squad and the earlier women voters, who
after casting thei, ballots proudly refused
to tear themselves swsy from the excit e.
ment.
As a rule the women voters showed that
they could vote intelligently, even without
the help Of fathers and husbands. Voter
number BOG, who will be called here Mrs.
Smith because that wasn't the name she
rave when depositing her ballot, will suffice
as an instance OF how well the women were
able to look after their rights. Young
Mrs. Smith, entirely surrounded by white
fox furs, got on the job at ten minutes TO
and nraaanfaA tun hallnfa IN IttAua 90
Elections Charles De Groot.
You may insert only one ballot, madame"
began Mr.. De Groot not unkindly.
-0h, only one of these is my vote" said
Mrs. Smith. The other is for Mrs. Jones,
who is sitting out front in the car"
I'm sorry, returned the election officer,
but Mrs. tones will have to deposit her
own ballot in person"
But she's all bundled mp comfortably
and / really don't like to disturb her. She's
well, she's older than / am, you know"
Mr.. De Groot insisted that the law was
the law, however, and after further dis
Cussion, Mrs. Jones was brought in.
Now, your name, please?" asked the
election officer.
Smith"
yes, but We must rave the name in full
"Oh, of course Mrs. smith"
Mr.. De Gropt wiped his brow.
What is your husbands name?" he
asked.
why, mat 2 ABSURD. NY husband isn't
voting. This il my vote. | don't see why,
when we women do have a chance TO cast
our
But l nave to rave his name whether
he votes or not to get your -
But he can't vote to-day. He's in Haver-
straw to-day. He went up on business and
won't be home till"
But, madam, l simply must nave the
name in full, whether you like 1t OF not, be-
cause-
"Oh. indeed! Now, you're not here to be
impairment, young man"
mo, but | must have your name in full
before"
We'll, for mercy sake, why on earth
didn't you say SOP demanded Mrs. Smith
with fire, instead OF keeping this long line
waiting by OBTAINING me here with imma-
terial questions. I'm Mrs. John Smith, and
l should have told you in the first place If
you had asked me-
Then the ballot was placed in the pretty
glass ballot box thatNwas used for the
women's votes. While arrangements for
the balloting were making some of the
younger women thought IL would be a
pretty idea to make a further distinction
between the ballot boxes by using a cut
glass punch bow for the women's votes.
This was talked Town by a matron Of pro-
hibition tendencies, and the girls then
suggested that the box that was used be
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