New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04
1913 RICH IN GIFTS
FOR SUFFRACISTS
Greatest Political Triumph Of Old Year
Was Won by "Votes for Women"
Cause, Says Mrs. Harper

| amendment to the constitution permitting
women to serve on boards of education.
charity and philanthropy. 1t was over
whelmingly defeated at the polls. and
afterward seventeen election officers In
T., New Orleans were indicted for padding
! the returns and miscounting the votes to
| defeat even this harmless measure. At
the same election the electors re-enacted
the grandfather clause" thus keeping
the polls open to the lowest and most
! illiterate white voters. The situation Is
one in which the Louisiana women must
be left to deal with their own men: but
| Southern men will begin asking them
selves before long IL they can afford to
stand by and see the women Of all the
Northern states enfranchised, while those
Of their section are barred out from the
political life Of the nation.
Western Women Enthusiastic.
Tho disastrous experience in Ohio. wis
consin and Michigan one might expect
would discourage the women OF other
Middle Western states. but they seem not
TO have had this effect. as campaigns are
under way in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois
and Indiana. Ohio women are not in the
least cast down. They say that meas
ure which received nearly quarter OF
million votes-a larger number than ever
were cast both for and against SUI
frage amendment In any other state
must have considerable vitality. They
have held an enthusiastic convention ana
are now setting about 10 strengthen their
organization, raise $4,000. get their petit
ton under the initiative and referendum
and have the question submitted again
next year The Wisconsin women feel
that while their defeat was greater the
odds against them also were far greater.
In Ohio the total vote was oS6.2s5; oppos-
ing majority. s1.455; in Wisconsin. SJ64Oo.
with only half the population. and an
opposing majority OF 1886. In both IL
was an amendment vote never before
known in any state. The votes Tor poth
| candidates for Governor in WISCONSIN
combined were only 1882. The sur
| fragists themselves could not have called
out such a vote. and IT shows the ire
mendous efforts made by the opponents.
The character OF the opposition was the
| same In both states-princ!paily the cor
porations and the liquor interests-the
\ former stronger In Ohio. the latter III
| Wisconsin through their enormous manu-
| featuring business, capitalized at $s6,vO-
! 90 In Wisconsin. however. the suffrage
amendment was printed by Itself on
| mink ballot and this alone would nave
! defeated IL. Here also the sufragists VIII
continue their efforts. as they have
learned that in localities where they were
able to do sufficient work among the inul-
tul.as.t fore
| vidual voters all these heicuieah loIceS
could not defeat them.
Michigan offers the most serious prop
| lem at the present moment. After large
majority for the amendment had been
| announced and generally accepted the re-
| turns from Detroit and some other clues
were held back over three weeks ana theh
! sent in with an immense majority against
q and the state official count hnally re
suited in a defeat by ia votes All the
leading napers declared gross fraud
had been committed. and demanded
recount. This was had IN Deuo''' A"1
while II showed a still larger oppos'"s
majority II disclosed also thousahds VI
apparently fraudulent ballots. Inc sui-
fragists demanded that these shouiu DC
rejected and carried the case TO the io"er
court. which decided that the statutes
did not authorize any recount. lhey nave
not determined whether they VIII go "
In. Supreme Court or ask Tor IesuO-
mission In the spring.
BOSSES" Change Their Views.
PENNSYLVANIA offers amazing ana
ous,,g situation. Two years ago the
hest informed would have said that inns
would be one OF the last states III '"s
Union 10 take up the question OF "o''ia"
surraee So completely was IL uhuei
"boss" domination that the women never
considered II worth while TO present thei'
oas. 20 the Legislature or 20 10 state
,o,,,tca, convention. Within the last year
or the two party machines nave o''"
IcompleteIy overturned and their drivers
d,sabled even II still In the ring Ohe
NJ the first results has been Veerihs
,oward woman suffrage. All OF the state
oory.nttons Endorsed IL In their platforms
tha elections committee recommehdeu IL
in the revised constitution, ana ho"
United States Senator Penrose. VINO never
ia allowed the subject mentioned In hls
nr.sence announces that he Ii enureiy
,,,,u,ro to have II submitted TO the voters
land this Just after a long conference
With Republican state leadersl
similar situation exists In New iorh'
u,her. tbe women OF several generations
bava yainIy appealed for q SUBMISSION
Nov. through the fortune OF poiitcs'
every party has demanded It, and 1t seems
ur.,v TO 20 through the Legislature vi
course in both states the politicians are
hon,np that another political revolution
NAV relieve the necessity OF letting II
nass the second Legislature.
Cause Gains Strength In New England.
In Massachusetts, they are in much tho
same position, after treating the question
u.,h inter contempt for over fifty years.
IConnecticut surragists are holding ten
wsaks. series Of meetings, outdoors ana
,n with a view to moving on the Lesis-
,otura Rhode Island also IL in ferment.
The Vermont Senate has passed oiii
% give women the municipal franchise'
Naw Hampshire. having sold OUT inc
women last summer, is having q respite
Mo,ne is getting ready for Campaign
90 IN. State Grange has called upon tho
LEGISLATURE to submit Suffrage aheio-
n,.nt New Jersey women are preparing
90 ,nove on Trenton. Even little Delaware
bas arranged to have q bill presented
,his winter, with the backing OF many
organizations.