The evening world., 1911-03-21

tsvcsal to The Evening world.b
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. March 2l.-For
the frs, time In the history OF the State
women fiocked to the polls here to-day
10 ballot in the primary school cleo
tiuns. The recent passage by the legis-
lsture OF the Stern Non-Partisan School
and judicial elections bill provided a
women's right to participate IN the
elections.
Eight thousand women registered a
week ago. and at the opening OF the
polls early to-day Il was reported the
feminine numbers at each polling place
far outnumbsred the masculine element.
Separate ballot boxes were prepared to
receive tho feminine vote.
Women Not United.
Sad 10 relate. however. the women
are not united. The Socialists and anti
Socialists among them AVE drawn strict
party lines. and aided by men voters
each faction worked hard all day to
beat the other.
The contest to-day was n primary
election to decide upon candidates whose
names shall appear upon the official
ballot for sohol directors at the election
I'm April 4. While women of Milwaukee
have before voted for school directors at
b regular election, Il IL the first time
IN tho history OF the city that they
pave participated In a primary election.
Three women are among the twenty
tcven candidates. Four candidates are
FOR the short term, the others for the
Pun six years term, To-day's election
will decide which ten names shall go on
the official ballot for he full term. this
being the only real contest.
TIL Socialists have four candidates
Tor the full term. the balance OF the
iwould-be nominees being classed as
lnon-partisan. Bitter feeling was evil
ident all day long. The Socialists work.
ing hard to secure control OF the school
board.
Swear in Their Votes.
While the registration OF women
lyoters was 5000. 1t Is probable that
iAnother couple OF thousand will show in
1.-THE anal result. as both parties. the
iSoclalists especially. sent out scouts,
tHho gathered In women who d!d not
itegister and had them swear In their
Votes as they are permitted TO do under
ths law.
All over tbs city men could he seen
iescorting groups of women headed for
lGie election booths. and prepared to
Nwear in the votes Of those who ana no,
Register. The fight was between the
Nigh brows and the low brogs among
IA. rn,n1 10 g,t,h ~, ,,rlg, t r..l t.-.-
tiay be used The election is legally
fon-partisan, but the Socialists have
the!r own ticket and the a~ntl-Soclallsts
have theirs, The men Socialists enlisted
their women folk, and the women from
bhe Socialist wards worked energeti-
fblly to bring out votes for the Socialist
Ticket.
~lMeanwhile the high-hrow element, tho
t~@eanSe.s Q! the var.ess ~amsn's ,iui,-.
Worked for the other ticket. In some
districts there were club women In
hobbled skirts Of six and fancy cio. h
bind the wives 81 the Socialists In cali q
ttrd Bingham.
The women voters had to face many
problems Of practical politics. In ON.
precinct a woman voter OF the club
woman class applied TO the polloema
on duty TO protect her from the election
inspector, who tried 10 persuade her ,C
sign her ballot, telling her it was VOID
Without her signature. Tho inspector
tas a Socialist and the woman's slgua,
elre would have invalidated her VT
Ger protest sllowed her to c,et her yo,,
l. she wished. Many similar ina.den
wcre reported from all parts OF a.,
&ty, and It was not always tho clu.
vomen who were the victims.
Anti-Trettins Issue.
iTACOMA, Wash, March 2l.-Th
xbters OF this city are casting the.
tallots to-day IN the first referendug
dection In Tacoma history. The ques
don at issue is whether an ~ordlnanc
ohibiting treating" in the saloons 0
the city shall be passed. but the res
question is whether the saloon can us
tie referendum to advantage.
Ten thousand romeo are voting for IN
first time to-day and the election is *
pected TO furnish a line on the probabl
result OF a recall election 10 be held Apr
4. on petitions directed against Mayo
a v. Fawcett. Commissioners l.. "
Hoys. owen Woods. Roy Freeland an
Nicholas Lawson must also face a =,
call election. but the date for it ha
net yet been set
"Reeali EN- ALL"
Last wear Fawcett and the four Con
m~issioners were Installed to conduct
commission form OF Government. On