New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
SUFFRAGE IN MICHIGAN.

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SUFFRAGE IN MICHIGAN.
In every direction the outlook for WON
an suffrage is most encouraging except
In Michigan Here an unofiiclally report
ed majority of 1000 for the constitutional
amendment was generally accepted. ana
suit was brought by a saloonkeeper ana
a poolrooIl Keeper 10 nave the vote OF I'VE
favorable counties thrown out on teen
nicality. but the Supreme Court denled
the request The official report mean
while was held back for three weeks, al
though the law requires that the votes
on such questions shall be counted first,
and less than 10000 were cast. When the
ofiicial returns at last began TO come IN
all were adverse until the big majority
was wiped out and minority of 5si
was reported. The Detroit Free Press
said edit0rially: 1t is common gossip
that many Of the electors did not exercise
their franchise in this particular, but the
returns on their face show that pracu-
cally every voter who went To the booths
anywhere marked the special ballot pro-
vlded for the amendment These special
ballots were seen lying about the booths.
and there is a possibility that large
number were gathered up and marked in
bunch by interested persons" The
women who are watching the recount
now going on say that this seems very
evident dispatch from Grand Rapids
10 The Free Press' said: with the
announcement that the suffrage amend
meut lost by several hundred votes on the
Hual returns. statewide Indignation That
bids fair 10 cause a general upheavdi mas
eliminated
The Detroit Saturday Night said eGi-
torially: Suffrage In Michigan is now
regarded a. an issue between the vets
and the women who want to vote
II the amendment fails now it Will be SUBJ
mltted again and the opposition Of the
vets will bring to it the votes of thou
sands Of persons who have heretofore
been opposed OF Indifferent
The Saginaw News said Ia long
editorial: There is conspiracy 10 de
feat woman suffrage The returns on tho
amendment have been jugg!ed and mere
is no longer any doubt that It has been
done for sinister purpose. . 1t IS
n y
through the crooked attempts Of the sa-
loon interests to gain their point
The suffrage scaudal-for il has now be-
come q scandal-calls for decisive action.
The outrageous conspiracy % steal the
suffrage vote shows that the power OF
the saloon I'm elections il still unbrdled
I'm the cities. The time 10 decide
whether the people control the saloon or
the saloon controls the people j. ri2ht
now on this suffrage issue.
Senator Dixon. chairman Of the Ma
t'onal Progressive committee. has written
20 state Committeeman Henry " Wal
loce that reports from Michigan of Of
forts Of anti-sufras!sts 20 defeat the
amendment seem 70 indicate corrupt
ggencies." and haa asked him to "le3Nc
no stone gnturned 70 have the guilty pun
ished.' Mr.. Wallace says Jon The De-
tr"it News: There are indications OF
gross frauds and We VIII lend the sur
/ frage organization all the strength we
possess" These brief quotations express
, the sentiment Of the press and prominent
people throughout the state. and might
easily be- expanded into columns. The
Detroit Journal IN a long review Of the
situation. said: There is q strong ru-
NOR that the word was passed along
the line two davs previous 10 election FOR
the gang ward workers 20 get busy The
order 70 is said. was given out al the
instigdtlOn OF the brewers. who became
frightened a. the unusual strength Of the
. suffrage workers and sounded general
alarm" The most significant statement.
however. was made by he Rev. Alfred
vs.. WisEart Of Grand Rapids. who acted
rs campaign adviser 10 the State Suf-
fraGe Association. and said while IN De
troit recently: We're going to fight %
he last ditch ana will show the people OF
Michigan who IS irving 10 hide behind the
New York Anti-SuGraae Association We
! know that right here I'm Detroit bar
tenders vera passing ont campaign mat
ter against suffrage under the heading ~
that organization, and We propose % drag
those people out into the omen The real
enemies in this state delude themselves
II they thiPk they can hide behind the
National Association Opposed 10 Woman
Suffrage. We followed It's solitary agent
about I'm this state. and know that what
ever her backing may be I'm New York
her influence in Michigan is beneath con
sideration"
I'm the face Of all the above testimony
and il is only a fragment of what is open
TO everybOdy-it was announced at the
annual meeting Of this National Anti
Suffrage Association in New York few
days ago that its president. Mrs. Arthur
NJ Dodge. would go at once to Michigan
10 the recount failed To give the state 10
the suffragists. There she would organ
Ne the women who do not want 10 vote.
80 that n the amendment should ne Inn
mediatelv submitted again they could
helm TO bring about its defeat. Its friends
there could wish FOR nothing better than
open action 10y the "autis." but the mem
beers OF this association who are really
conscientious ia their opposition should
study the situation In Michigan and know
the character of the forces with which
they will be allied iu their attempt To de-
feat woman suffrage. The petition Tor
tine recount of the ballots I'm Detroit,
which is now taking place, made nine
distinct allegations Of unlawful and COR
rupt practices in the voting on the amend
ment No organization of anti-sufirdge
women was necessary To supplement
these practices. although it may be I'm
case Of 4 second attempt --