The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-23

the voters, so that the list might be turned
over to the citizens committee later.
Tales OF high handed bribery OF servant
by their mattresses have been rife for days.
Some said that matrons had offered to
allow their maids Sundays out for a week
II they voted against free delivery, but
the police made no arrests during the day
TIL bribery stories were probably ~unfounded
for the reason that Inducements were
unnecessary; each matron handed her
maid a ballot marked for the retention Of
the post Office. 80 the maids hadn't much
choice.
The first vote was cast by a
Mrs. George White. who threw the free
delivery ballot on the floor with scorn and
deposited the other. Gawge Wssh'n Brad
ley, %janitor of the borough library, handed
each suffrage cite two ballots as she entered
the hall. Near Gawge's feet was a waste
basket, into which the women dropped the
free de livery ballots when their emotion
didn't lead them to tear them up Indignantly.
As dusk drew on. William B. Colson took a
straw vote by picking up a handful Of the
ballots in the waste basket. Altogether
he drew out seventy-eight. and OF these only
three were for the abolition of the post Office.
From this it was gathered that the day
was saved.
Young Mrs. William H Sayre, Jr., gowned
in a dark green suit and carrying a big
red book, came in during the afternoon and
created the first real excitement OF the day
by refusing to vote when she learned hat
there were two ballot boxes. one for the
mems votes and another for the women.
ITS illogical and unfair" declares Mrs.
Sayre to the reporters as she left the hall
after refusing positively and finally to vote
while there was a sex distinction why,
they might as well make a geographical
distinction or one OF color or religion. We
were given to understand that 70 could
vote like the men and we come here to find
thisa absurd sex distinction"
Are you an advocate OF women's rights?"
Mrs. Sayre was asked.
~Well-well-o | shan't 90 into that.
because you would make a story Of il. My
action here is aside from any question Of
women suffra ge,"
A police officer got his wife up to the
balloting room only after much persuasion.
He told her he didn't want her to tell him
how she would vote.
Just give me the ballot you don't intend
to use and you may keep your other one a
secret, ' said the husband.
Well, | see you voted to retain the post
Office" said the husband after his wife had
deposited her ballot and he had glanced
at the other one which she had handed
him.
oh, don't think you're going to worm it
out of me which way l voted. You're only
guessing said the wife. mysteriously.
George White, a retired broker. was
ASKED by J0e reporters WneJueT bncre was
any truth in the story that he had said he
wouldn't vote il his ervants were allowed
to cast a ballot.
my servants wouldn't vote here with
out an invitation" said Mr.. White, en-
paticaIly, and they received no invitation
from my family. Why, if l saw one OF them
coming up here to vote I'd be tempted TO
tell her to 20 along about her business.
This question of the maids voting is due
to a misunderstanding about the word
resident Suburban servants aren't resi-
den~ts--they're soldiers Of fortune, fy-by-
nights. And if / saw a maid on the street
l shouldn't ask her, Maggie, where do you
resideT but, Maggie, with whom do you
live?'"
The votes Of Mr.. and Mrs. White and their
daughter were the only ones recorded from
the White household
All Glen Ridge gathered in the council
room when the polls closed at 0 O'Clock.
Amid a noise like a Democratic convention
the election board announced after the
I'll that free delivery was defeated by
847 to a paltry 81. Exactly 1873 women and
3l4 men voted TO retain the post Office
under improved conditions, = against n
women and SIS men who want free delivery.
A brass cannon blew holes in the sky oppo-
site the Glen Ridge Club. The women hur-
ried home to gather for informal election
parties.
As there are no shops in Glen Ridge, and
therefore no saloons, the men also gathered
in their houses or moved from house to
house to discuss the election and things.
"To what do you attribute this magnif-
cent victory9r Postmaster General Moritz
was asked at midnight.
The hand Of God" replied Mr.. Moritz,
but with some difficulty az he was standing
on his hands and shouting at the time.
And young Teller, " he continued. reyers-
ing himself. say in your paper that l said
the town of Bloomfield wants to stop raising
deviltry with us or they'll get in trouble
down there. Slap EN- hard"