New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
WOMEN HELP
DEFEAT SOCIALIST
cood Government Candidate for
Mayor Wins in Los Angeles
by $4,000 Majority.
MIRROR FOR WOMEN VOTERS
Gallant Election Officer Provides
1t-Housewives Leave Cook
ING to Vote; Others Take
Babies TO the Polls.

ros Angeles. Dec. George AleXan-
A. .be Good Government candidate for
,,.,.,~ was reelected to-day by an
-, ,lrn!~c majority over bob HIm-
c.-s,rtst The COu9t Of oailotS al
,nqo o'clock in the 10 precincts out of
80 - az indicate a majority of more
,po- 10000 for Alexander. In these llo
,-eoinc;s Alcxanders next gain over his
-..,r,erv vote was 2599o.
ro~ced 10 yield first place in the no"'i-
...i,c ballot October 81 when the vote
cost totaued 5000, Mayor AeNander
,cuad to-day apparently more than
o,o1r majority over Hartman in a vote
,.,;cr -o-auod 1850 When Hartman
.,srad plurality Of 3,0" over the
,fs,o~ in the october primary the Negis-
,r..,o7 was approximately 10000 To-
cav $4,000 persons, including $1,000
women. were entitled 70 vote
Acyarders campaign managers claim
.be election of the enti.e Good Govern
rent ticko, by a majority Of more than
5nr-a. At Sis the Socialists heft thor
headquarttrs. admitting defeat Int re-
fused % make statement
Prohibition. an issue in the municiDai
camraicn. has been defeated two 70
one
More Women than Men on West o'7o'
Niretv Per cent If the registration on
the West side. where the vote was light
IN the primary. was voted TO-DAY. Whlle
on the Fas, side. Harrimaa'a strong
hold there was falling off in compaTi-
son. The women voters Oh the Wcst
Side out7umtered the men. The re
verse was true in the Pre- ,ircts where
Hartman was the stronger in the pri-
mary.
The balance Of power Which the women
were credited with having rrio~ 10 the
finale # the McN~-,ara case, did not
decide the result aoparcnth, as many
voters undoubtc6', # cc-eG by the
dvraniterg' confcssso-s did noc vote.
Persons who wo.1d not vote for
Alexander simply stayed away from the
polls" Chairman :. C Graham of the
Good Gorernm forces s2'o to-nlSht'
in predicting Q majority o. M least 81
900 for Alexander
left Their COOKING 10 Vote.
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-.rr 80 ,.,,sh.d ir.o op. oe tho +wo
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..c,,.. mo o. ballot 7 v.aD, - vote 90. eha
announced
.p., ,,od,,, ,.o,, mus. toke ,.o,,r
,-..'.. .,,-.,, 49,, Ito, oesoioi ron,iod
p e.. a,l.a.5 -, ,ha ,ano ,;na and ro-
.u-.5
,..o, % t~,..s -, +ha o,.o-,
and wouldn't ha,>, il burn for either
Hartman or Alexander" she said. And
he went back home.
Caroline ". Se'Rrance, mnety-two
years old, a former associate Of Susan
B. Anthony, made her way to the polls.
y h've waited fifty years Tor this day
and my first vote she said, as she
emerged smilingly from the election
booth
Tho women We're treated with the
greatest gallantry. Many mothers went
t. the polls pushing baby carriages, and
often father took care Of baby while
mother voted. In one precinct 4 puzzled
woman voted i'm favor Of the prohibition
ordinance though she was opposed TO it.
When she learned what she had done
She rushed back to the booth and de-
clared.
Il want 10 change my vote" She -vas
tod that was impossible.
oh but it must he changed she ex-
claimed and the election officers pa
tlently explained that II was against
the law.
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mirrors were not hcIuded IN the
e.ecuoh supplies repIeo the chairman
u "Ne eIect"n poard. lheh ne went 10
Il was hung outside, so as not to block