Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-07
WOMEN DEFEATED
PROHIBITION IN
Los ANGELES
Besides Swamping Socialist
Ticket, Fair Sex Registered
DiSapprovaI of Drastic DRY
Ordinance.


lby Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Los Angeles, Dec. 6.--Complete re-
turns from 3la out OF 3l1 precincts
In yesterdays municipal election. give
George Alexander. incumbent eandi-
date Of the good government league
for mayor s3.97S and Job Hartman.
socialist 52.29s.
Two missing precincts are in the su-
hurb of Wilmington They had a reg
istration of a little over 1890 and are
expected to run about even between
Alexander ard Hartman.
The entire good government ticket
WAS elected. No socialist candidate for
any office came within $4,000 votes
OF winning.
OF the successful candidates for
members of the board of education
Joseph Scott, who was allied with
counsel for the defense of the McNam-
aras, finished last, He is now presl-
dent of the board
Prohibition was defeated BY a vote
Of al.69i for, aud S7,344 against.
Mr., Hartman issued short state
ment tonight. declaring the socialists
i had much encouragement from the
vote east for them and that meet
ing of their executive committee
would be called within a few DAYS to
begin vigorous campaign for the
next state election.
I'VE were defeated but from this
| defeat we will rise stronger than ever"
declared one socialist leader. sour
next endeavor will be turned toward
placing governor In the state capital
at the next election ana legislature
that will back him up"
The nearly complete returns show
that the socialists fell off in nearly
every precinct In the city, In many
where they carried the primary, they
We're scarcely contender at the
election This Is due, leaders of the
good government forces declare, to
the vote OF the women who were not
privileged to vote at the primary OF
the women registered II is claimed 9b
percent voted. OF the men register
ed. about Z o percent voted
In many precincts the total strength
Of the women was east while so per-
cent was given as a high estimate on
the vote of the men Registered IN any
one polling place.
With an automobile for nearly ev-
cry block In the city, the Women's
Progressive league worked hard for
the Alexander ticket II took entire
charge of seventy-four precincts and
every one of these was carried for
Alexander
on the east side, where Hartman
rolled up his largest pluralities In the
primary, the women turned two-thirds
of the precincts into the Alexander
column at the regular election.
The election judges In many poll
Ing places reported that the women
took up less time In the booths than
did the men and did not ask as many
questions. The women themselves de-
clare this was the result of the
schools for women votes" establish
ed throughout the city.
Il think our showing" said Miss
jeanette Converse, one OF the pro-
gresslve leaders, "rofutes completely
the assertions of those opposed to suf-
frage that the women did not wish
to vote. They not only wished TO
vote, b2t did vote and voted inteli-
gently"
The taxpayers league which oppos-
ed the prohibition amendment made
an especial effort to secure the sup
port of the women voters. That the
women played a prominent part in
the defeat of the amendment, is not
denied. Because Of the amendments
drastic provisions It was pointed out
the women who did not care to be
classcd az lawhreakers, II they had
liquor in their own homes, voted
strongly against Il.
It was stated by the chairman Of
he temperance league today that an
effort would be made to have spo-
cial election called 1T which a some
what modified probationary amend
ment would be voted upon.