The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
Mrs. Davis Would vote for Hughes, Mrs. Hincks Pefers Him,Bm Mrs. Heft Is for Wilson
Miss DeFoTes Wouldn't Care to Shoulder the Responsibility
 of Voting at all Roosevelt Is "A Temptation' but His
 Conversion to Woman Suffrage Is "Too Sudden .

struggle Roosevelt by his declara- ton for equal franchise has made himself a temptation and Mrs. Hincks unhesitatfngly says that if he would put his ideas in writing "the tempta- tion to support him would be very strong to those who want to see the movement pushed" Mrs. Hfncks would not vote for Taft, but she would only too gladly vote for Hughes-of course. providing she had the privilege.
 Here follows her interview:
 MRS. HINCKS WOULD BE
 GUIDED BY THE PLATFORM.
 F'.eWho would you vote for,' is a very much more agreeable question than why do you want to vote, and a pleasant change, too, after having heard the latter thousand times. ~
 My thought naturally goes first to the Republican convention where our leading Republicans are engaged in their death struggle.
 had been hoping that MT. Roose- welt would be defeated in the conven- ton. When. he recently chose the strong adjective, as he always does, and came out 'unequivocaily for wo- and think if he should hold fast to this stand and should put his ideas in writing the temptation to support him would be very strong to those who want to see that movement pushed. or course his sudden strong conviction is such an open bid for the Eaiifornfa vote that 1t causes. 8 smile.
 If MT. Taft Is nominatel the Re publican party will have stood by its unwritten law Of giving each man a chance at second term. I do not favor this rule, however as a prest- dent might give to his work more loy- al and undivided interest could he. k 3vroe v1 yHoV1- he attained that high office He might then choose to become states1nan. 'I would not vote for MT. Taft. : of the convention becomes wise be- yong the dreams of delegates it may swing to MT. Hughes. a man univer- States. Oftentfmes, in Republic, a body of men does become wise beyond the wisdom of any one part Of that body.
 Of the Democratic possibilities I like MT. Underwood. He appeals to women because he desires to reform the tariff, and the tariff l1as a close relation to our business, that of mak- ing the family purse cover the family
 .'I think MT. Wilson also is strong, honest man.
 But as to vote, the platform of any one of these men would also fig ure in. m
 My final decision. A platform that. stands squarely for the protection of. life first. property second, moral con- dftions first, commercial interests sec ond public health first, the public. pocketbook second, in short, a, plat form for men and women of to-day, Some day one of the parties will build such a platform, regardless of the past, and not paralyxed by the future. It will be a platform Of courage and the men and women who really be- Heve in self government will support it.
 When a presidential candidate stands upon such a platform he will be able to count on the votes of the women. Maud M. Hincks
 MRS. HEFT FOR WILSON.
 Mrs. Nathan Heft. who has been a. hearty worker and good supporter of the equal franchise movement and has been identified with the local equal franchise league, stated her prefer ence for Woodrow Wilson, of all the candidates who have thus fAr been mentioned. T come from a family that has been about evenly divided % far as party affiliations are eoncerped,' 7 said Mrs. Heft. 4I consider that Wood row Wilson would make an ideal pres ident. He has tho desired progres- siveness, keen knowledge of human nature and the conditions of human life to-day; he is a man who has splendid ability and there Is every req son to believe that he would make g fine man for the office. Of course l can only judge the candidates from reading and observations and not from a personal knowledge of the Qualifca- tions of any of them. like Mr. Will son as candidate and would vote for him more readily than for any ono else'
 MISS DEFOREST WOULDN'T VOTE
 Miss Marion DeForest who is at the head of the antiwoman's suffrage movement in this city was asked who