New-York tribune., 1911-12-07
75,OOO WOMEN At POLLS
More than 10000 Voted Against
Socialism, Says Suffragette.
ALEXANDER WINS BY 1000
More Women than Men Used
the Ballot at Tuesdays Elec-
tion in Los Angeles.
~ TeIesrsph = RI. rribune

Los Angeles. Dec 6-Opinions on the re-
suit OF the election by those who led in the
fight for Mayor George Alexander and the
Good Government ticket against Job Hsr-
riman and the Socialists are unanimous in
praising the women for the splendid result
and rejoicing over the community spirit
displayed by the annealing Of all factions
against the so-called menace Of socialism.
That the women PLAYED a prominent part
in the defeat of the prohibition amendment
is not denied Because Of the amendments
drastic provisions. IL was pointed out. the
women who did not care 70 he classed as
law breakers II they Rad liquor in their
own homes voted against H.
In his SUMMARY OF the gains by the cleo
ton Chairman Lee, Of the Citizens COM
mittee. thus expressed himself to-day:
The fndomitahle spirit 70 Go things which
is characteristic Of Los Angeles women
has averred the great calamity with Wnich
We were threatened. and given US VIC
tory which IS q Eeritah.e landslide.
The credit Of this great victory netoIzS
70 our women. who. laying ASIDE al soclal
affiliations and tacuonal differences, nave
Unselhshlv turned ont By tre thous4hds
and worked 20 q common end' lnS so'o '-
Los Angeles.
ut was the vote of the women that re-
turned Alexander - Office and showed
under the Socialists" said Field Captain
Jeanette Converse. of the Womens Pro
z-essive League out Of registration or
approximately seventy thousand women
e5 per cent voted. and of those 70 per cent
voted for Alexander"
AS the count progressed other statements
we're made by election officials that women
NJ y
more than half the total vote. The eHect
OF this was SHOWN to-day by statements OF
former prominent opponents Of sunrase
that they had been converted.
Election board members declared mat me
women not only out-otsd the men N nearly
all the precincts. but showed more apti-
-rda in handling the ballots. They cast
their votes more quickly, they did not
reed as much coaching and explaining as
tho men. and they worked harder than the
men for their fsvorite candidates.
Predictions that q reduction in Joseph
Scor--s vote would show the effect ot the
MCNAMARA case even more conclusively
than the defeat Of Hartman, were prac-
+icauv verified. Scott who was one Of the
attorneys for the dvnamiters, Is president
of the Municipal school Board. He was
candidate for reelection on the Good Gov
erpr7ent ticket. and ran more than four
thousand votes behind The rest II lis
ticket
The vote of the women on the city ordi-
nances showed discrimination. There were
three Of them. The most important being
the drastic prohibition measure. designed
~ make The cirv dry as q bone The
Gle -r-.~ = Q.
tur they declared for 2 municipal news
peuer
Los Angeles women. through campaign
OF unparalleled interest and intensity con
cent-ated In Just eight weeks established
? record which vii. 5e hailed with delight
by women sufragists all over the world.
The Wonan's Progressive League was
c-gsnized on October %. Yesterday 4 put
into the field an army ot two thousand
--ained workers captains ard leutsnants
Of precincts. oficered By the executive
board members of the league. which from
before the polls opened until their close
were on duty seeing that every cltizen
vomar's vote was cast
" Precinct 10 one Of the prettisst events
o+ g.. entire day was enacted. when four
genera tons Of one family cast their first
ballots The first n line vas Mrs. Kath-
sr4-A Shfrn. Mrs Shir-, who next sunday
will celebrate her ninety -secoad birthday
rss broughtrto -he polls by her daughter
Mrs Mary Kerr~. and Mrs. Sallie Ferrie-
Ner of the citizens committee about the
mills acted as courris-s 10 Mrs Shinn, I
vim however. insisted upon carrying her
our bsuo- 70 the box and watching - |
counted. Besides Mrs. shinn's daughter f.
there representatives ot the next tvo gen
e~s-iors Who voted were Miss Elizabeth ]
Kenny. her granddaughter, and George !
7rsvar her great grandson, who, seventy
ora years Younger than the head Of his /
4a-,,lv. also was casting his hrs- rlsyorslty |
vote.
SIX women over eighty-four years q
age voted IN this precinct
compIete returns from 7-5 out Of 81
precincts N yesterdays election give George
Alexander, Good Government League can
di6ate for Mayor. S3.e78 votes. and JOB Har
r4r1an. Socialist. 52293. The two missing
r-ecincts IN the suburbs had a registration
~ 500 anC are expected 70 run about
even between Alexander and Hartman
Tho entire Good Government ticket vas
elected No Socialist candidate for any or
fee came within 23.tnh votes ot winning
There were 1881 votes cast for the pro-
hibiuon ordinance and aS3++ against u.
Watts. Cal. Dec. 6-The women Of Watts
Yesterday carried The city for the "drys"
By seven votes. Watts mas been wet for
five years.
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