The Washington times., 1912-10-22
Votes OF WOMEN
IN SIX STATES MAY
DECIDE ELECTION
Six Presidents Chosen by
Smaller Votes Than These
/ J States Control.

In che general selection two weeks
from today women will vote In six
States, California, Washington. idaho,
Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, fact
which campaign managers OF tho vari-
pus par ties have taken into considera-
tioh. While the Progressive party was
the only one of the three leading po-
Bical organizations to give It's Of
fetal stamp Of approval to the equal
Democratic leaders have shown their
appreciation of the Importance of that
movement by enlisting the services Of
%omen workers with an eye to the re-
have been granted the full rights Of. the
franchise. Those six States have a. to-
tal representation In the Electoral Col
.-lese OF thirty.eight votes. divided as
&, Hsss !; bsa UsaR. !. W.,Ainssiso'Hs. s's's's: Z:
According to the last census California
te For the Sf osss ye sntss eligible shs to
nres are as follows: Colorado, 2i3,425; !;
Utah. g. .129: Washington. 277,727; Idaho,
s,SlS: Wyoming, 2S,S4O.
ss Ga0se c Se Se tnes Rrs1ssa sae. and
the coming election may depend upon
lhe votes OF the women In the six States
named Is easily within the range Of pos
EipAt1cs. IL pTONe tHe OF TINS
ktatement It Is but necessary to cite the
fact that six Presidents of the United
states were elected by smaller number
pf votes than those which woman suf-
Electoral College:
Narrow Margins in Elections.
Statistics show that Presidents
Adams. Jefferson, John Quincy Adams,
Taylor, Hayes. and Cleveland were
elected by majority of thirty seven
votes oil, less. In 1895 John Adams de-
.feated Thomas Jefferson by two votes.
I'm 1900 Thomas Jefferson and Aaron
Burr each received 173 votes, The
choice then ,devolved upon the House
bf Representatives, with the result that
The choice then devolved upon tho
President received enough electoral
votes to elect. and the choice again de-
Eolyed upon ths House Of Representa-
chosen. In. 1910 Zachary Taylor defeata
ed Lewis Cass by Just thirty-six votes
In 1875 Rutherf0rds b. Hayes defeated
Samnel J. TildeT,by onetvote: and in
Blaine by thirty-seven votes.
In addition to the six States In which
women have Peen given the right to
vote for President. there are numerous
rights of limited suffrage. In fact,
there are In the United States today
only eighteen States which have no
form of suffrage for women. and even
which women have the right to vote for
SCHOOL officials and on tax matters.
rne eighteen States are Nevada, Texas,
Missouri: Arkansas, Mississippi. In
Florida, Georgia. South Carolina. North
Carolina, Virginia. Maryland. Pennsyl; !;
Nanls. Rhode Island. and Maine
g Entering Wedge in South.
Kentucky already has felt the enter
Ing wedge. and before the Presidential
Election In 1916 1t is very likely that half
b dozen or more States will have
adopted woman suffrage in addition to
the six now on the roll. In the election
two, weeks from today the voters of
Oregon, Kansas, Michigan. Wisconsin,
tnd Arizona will vote on the adoption OF
constitutional amendments granting the
full rights Of suffrage to women. The
Equal suffrage. leaders are confident
that out of these Ave States some, are
The opponents can do, and good many
thousand voters of the weaker" sex
will be added to the present million aAd
b quarter after November S.
scored its greatest Victories in the far
West. No State In the East or South
has yet granted to women the full suf-
frase' rights. In Ohio. where a vote
bn the matter was taken this summer,
The cause was defeated. 1t Is believed.
hnd 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 suffragists
hre fighting hard and have strong hope
of success. 1t is generally conceded,
however, that Kansas is more likely to
adopt the amendment than is any of
The other States in which the matter is
10 be voted on next month.
The woman suffrage movement has
made less Of an impression OH the old
South, so far as practical results are
concerned. than on any other section of
the country. But even here the agita-
ton is beginning to be felt. and II is
not improbable that the suffragists will
Include Louisiana. Georgia, and one or
two others in the list Of campaign