Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-10-24
Majorities Were Small


Statistics show that Presidents
Adams, Jefferson, John Quincy Ad-
ans, Taylor, Hayes and Cleveland
were elected by a majority of thirty
seven votes or less. In 1886 John
Adams defeated Thomas jefferson BIZ
two votes. In 1890 Thomas Jefferson
and Aaron Burr each received l73
votes. The choice then devolYed up
on the house Of representatives. with
the result that Jefferson was elected.
In 1924 none OF the candidates for
president received enough electoral
votes to elect, and the choice again
deyolyed upon the house Of represent
atives, when John Quincy Adams was
chosen. In 1850 Zachary TAYLOR de-
feated Lewis Cass BY Just thirty-six
votes. In 1876 Rutne rford b. HAYES
defeated Samuel l. sTlden by one
vote and in 1855 Grover Cleveland
defeated James c. Baline by thirty
seven votes. ....r
In addition TO the six states in
which women have been given the
right to vote for president there are
numerous other states in which they
have the rights OF limited suffrage.
In fact, there are in the United States
today only nineteen states which have
no form Of suffrage for women, and
even liz some of those there are cit
les in which women have the right
to vote for school officials and on
tax matters. The nineteen states are
NeERds, Texas, Missouri. Arkansas,
Mississippi, Indiana. Kentucky, Ten
nsssee, Alabama, Florida. Georgia,
South Carolina. North Carolina, Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island and Maine
Kentucky May Vote Women.
Kentucky already has felt the en-
tering wedge and before the presiden-
tial election in 1915 il is very likely
that half dozen or more states will
have adopted woman suffrage, in ad-
dition to the six now on the roll. In
the election two weeks from today
the voters of Oregon, Kansas. Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Arizona will vote
on the adoption Of constitutional
grating the full rights
Of suffrage to women. The equal
leaders are confident that
out of these five states some are
bound 10 slip through IN spite of all
the opponents can do, and a good
many thousand voters of the weak.
er" sex will be ADDED 10 the present
million and a quarter after Novem-
Der 3.
So far the equal suffrage cause has
scored its greatest victories in the
far west. No state IN the east OF
south has vet granted 10 women the !
full suffrage righs. In Ohio, where
a vote on the matter was taken this |
summer, the cause was defeated. Il !
Is believed. and not without reason, |
that the result in the Buckeye state |
will influence the vote soon to be |
taken in Michigan and Wisconsin. In |
Wisconsin the suErasists are fighting |
hard and have strong hopes of sue
cess 1t is generally conceded, how |
ever, that Kansas is more likely 10 |
ADOPT the amendment than is any Of
he other states in which the matter |
IS to be voted on NJ Xt month.
The woman suffrage movement has |
made less of en- Impression on the
DID south, so far as practical results
are concerned, thanion any other sec
ion OF the country. But even here |
he agitation is beginning to be felt,
md IL is not improbable that the suf-
.ragists VIII include Louisiana, Geor-
ia and one or two others IN the list
,f oampsign states" within another
rear or two.