The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-10
WOMEN VOTE IN WASHINGTON
sI,IIRS MERE WIZ SOUND
IHI "a BIIEf TONIGHT.


iIc.lr,i Local AnaIs Are Puzzled.
N.th star was smblalonad vest .rCiay
!, -r.us ou the big blue flag - hich drapes
OBJ. wall - ne main corridor of Mrs
r..rf.u'- national Fifth avenue suf-
,.,,. rral,VIarters I, WAS made of
rI,rf Nrur paper to be sire and fast ened
A. 80 h { tn. five points with q simple
-.d Nht. aud blue button, but II sym
r.ng.d lusi the same the first real VIC
t,ry ,a- lighters for franchise have won
since hey rap'ursd Colorado.
The star. u Washington has passed
IN. -.Irrage amendment two TO one.
,nr,rlai Mrs Ida Hust ed Harper gieefullv
A. lar SUS reporter opened the door
..rInE INTO her private Office Wait
mor,.n, will talk to You presently
r,u>. 'irr,h telling the evening papers
ma Nr- Belmont and ] didn't really
n.arr.l at all last night
Mr. Belmont was simply nervous.
she continued into the telephone re-
c.,yar because che was afraid the
rough element in the Broadway crowd
would stampede the headquarters |
told her mar had managed the meeting
the nIght before and that | wasn't afraid
TO handle the one then IN progress Sh.
r.rhed that II thought everything
would he all right she would go home
Why Mrs Belmont and | have been
together all the morning planning the
big Jubilee meeting in Cooper Union to-
morrow night. All the principal or
saniza ions IN the city are going to par
,lcipafs Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait
leader ~ the Woman Suffrage party and
also president Of the International Suf-
rag. Union, will preside. and Mrs Harriet
stanton Batch, Mrs. Belmont and are
gong to speak. That doesn't look much
hk. a disruption in the suffrage ranks.
does IT,
Misc Eleanor Reilly. who keeps the
literature 81 the Cause in active circula-
ton. rushed in At this moment and asked
Mrs Harper when she would he ready
TO come into the committee meeting IN
Mrs Bslmonr's private suite.
Well. ! must call up two or three more
editors FIRST, replied Mrs. Harper. Il
cant jus, talk to reporter. because |
wan, he editors to give Us nice editorials
about II
len minutes later another press bureau
Assist ant announced that the need for
Mrs HArper's presence in the othrr room
was imperative. 80 the leader hung up
the receiver and hurried away. In half
Al hour Mrs Catt came out of the meet
ins and said that the victory " As u glorious
Dakota ur Oklahoma she added be
cause the conditions Of voting are dIf-
ferant In Washington the law requires
only that an amendment shall receive a
majority ~ the votes cast for the amend
rn-n' h,ii IN the OF her Staie~ unless n
secures a majority of all the votes caSi
for Governor IL il lo-t South Dakota
700 is a ditfolIlt State 10 campaign in.
a. 1t consists Of large or sparsely settled
rIra communities.
Mrs Belmont hurried toward the
elevator.
Isn't it splendid she said in passing
Did you defeat senator AGnew'- III.
was asked.
- she replied, hut Of cour~" ! only
helped. I'm 50 glad that Martin Little
ION got in. worked hard for him
Mrs. Bistch wandered into the press
bureau and telephon~d 10 Senator New
comb about the Cooper Union meeting
oh. yes. he'll speak for us u b. isn''
summoned Ia Washington sh. an
bounced. And We hope also =" get
les is Stnyveeant Chanler. who is one
# our hest friends. I trust that we shall
Then she called up Alberta Hill. her first
heItenant. and instructed her To get
police permits for meetings on every cor
ner within sight Of Cooper Union and
70 -sftlfe ttlt OfarOFy on eNsfy one on the
good speakers in the ranks Of the Self
Supporters. They'd better meet at
headquarters and march to Cooper Union
behind the brass band she added.
There. that . all done.' she announced.
And now must 60 and see about selling
.om- bonds and GET something for the
baby and snatch q bite OF lunch and attend
10 some business at the Equal Franchise
headquarters. and then 60 on Ia nv
own
The telephone bell rang violently and
Nr- Harper put the receiver {" her ear
and turned pale.
som. one has just had n wire : haf the
Washington amendment has been lost
by he votes IN the rural districts. although
" carried in the cities. she gsspsn.
Well said Mrs Batch. ~ that IL the
C--- ~ because they had women watch
"rs N tn. cities and didn't IN the rural
districts It's JUST what happeuad IN /
oregon Wire right away TO DIR Eaton. !
tho treasurer and find out which report /
- correct
Mrs Harp~r hesitated. -Itil cost a
dollar. she SAID
What Of IT, said Mrs. Blatch. You'll
re- n hack IN IN. Cooper Union collection
don know just who's going Co get /
Ira' collection said Nrs. Harper. i
sII'o-- ~ will he divided up among IN. /
d"-r"nt organizations. think I'll wait |
while before send IN. telegram. any /
-ut an right said Mrs Blatch az she ,
-'"rrad INTO IN. elevator.
j. "lm- ont all right In tho end though .
cause later dispatches announced that !
o." ,Ic'ory IN Washington was real
ut.
~ EnssIter Johnson, treasurer ~ the
I"lg'i. for she Civic Education Of Women. .
s~"'''7i urprIsed when the news was
hr"Ignt to him at the Madison avenue
t"adgIartar- NJ the anti -organi za'Ion.
] an have n" comment 20 max" on this .
-.''"''.' he said until 500 IN. figures
ana 1r"w what percentage 81 all IN" /
v''-r- n the stat. ~ Washington have .
t'''t for the woman suffrage amendment.
NE gIr.a NAV show that only minority
'ra trouble To vote for IT ~ So ia" .
Na r'Y may take il into their heads
70 r"."T-s u some day.
lI-' what ! think chimed IN Mrs. ,
an Heath. secretary Of the league.
- MY makes fifth State that will
-"Ul" fsv r"pesl It's suffrage clause. We 9
nav" t"tnit~ information that there
rn"v"rneBr on foot in Colorado To .
d.-i-dn'nIs. he women 3