New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-19
Army OF Vote Seekers Clashes
with "Antis" After Captur.
ing State House.
CLASSED AS YELLOW Peril
Saffron Journals, Chinese In.
vasion and Woman Suffrage
Trio Of Worst Evils,
Says Mrs. LOOMS.
lBy Telegraph 70 The T,jbu,.


Trenton. y. j., Feb Is -C.o,,a.
son was forced into hiding ,o.d.y W.
By a real enemy, but by the army a,
one thousand women who invaded N.
state House to urge the adop,ion n, ,h,
amendment TO the constitution Of "A.
state giving women the right 10 vote
The Governor successfully elud,o -.
sunrasist army which marched 20 the
Capitol in a body. but he was corr,,,sS
by the anti-suffragists and he gal,an,,,
surrendered with the remark:
Ladies, ! am surrounded"
One Of the women Mrs Robert Row.
Of Paterson took a pink rose from her
coat and presented il to the Governor, a,
the same time telling him that they were
not sunragcttes and were perfectly WILL
ing that their husbands should represent
them m governmental affairs
The Governor was then allowed 10 pro.
coed He took no further chances OF
himself in a room on the second floor o.
the building and there proceeded with h,
dictation.
The women swarmed over the Capitol
like bees. For nearly four hours hun.
dreds Of them stood in the Assembly
Chamber during the arguments FOR and
against the favorable reporting OF the
resolution by committee. There wa,
hardly breathing space, and the women
climbed on desks and window slls for
places OF vantage.
There were famous speakers for both
sides, bu, the greatest interest was cen.
tired in DR.: Anna Shaw, president Of the
National Suffrage Association. who wa.
wildly greeted by the suffragis,s Dr.
Shaw said the women of New Jersey
were asking only for the addition Of the
woyd female after male in the section Of
the constitution referring 70 the right Of
suffrage. She quoted a recent statement
by Governor Wilson that free men need
no guardians"
Women" asserted IN Shaw. "a,
free; yet they have guardians. and say
free women need TO guardians
Or. Shaw referred 10 the ants fear
tina, wOmSnliness will be lost by vote. and
said thar any woman who fears she viii
Lose her womanliness can stay az home
Mrs Edward y. Loomis. Of South
Orange. spoke for the ants and she MADE
her plea That II was unjust 10 force the
vote on forty-sx million women Of the
She asserted that This country was
threatened by three yellow perils--yelloy
journalism. the Chinese invasion and
woman suffrage. This brought an Up
rising The ants fairly went wild, While
tho surfragists mad. the big chamber
haze with their yellow flags. containing
Votes for Women"
Everett Colby. former Senator; George
Vi. la Monte. Banking md Insurance.
Commissioner. and eX-Assemblyman COR
nellus secretary OF the New Jersey Red.
Grafton % Labor. all spoke in favor OF -.
porting the resolution. The wives OF Ser-
ator Colby ard Mr.. La Monte also spoke
for the proposition. Mrs. Frances Low
thorp. Miss Anna Douglas and Miss Anna
Mcllvaine. of the New Jersey Ass'ea.
ton Opposed 20 Women's Suffrage, al
spoke against the proposition
Among me prominent women here age
Nra philip McKim Carlson. Of Lieve.lyn
Park. Orange: Mrs. Edward y. LOOMS.
South Orange: Mrs Russell Grifer.
Orange: Mrs. Frederick Coviu. orange
Mrs y. e. Oppenheim. Newark. Mrs.. I'd
ward Feickert. Plainfeid: Mrs. James d,
Lacey Hyde. Plainfeld. Mrs. 9. ". Ste
vers. New Brunswick. Mrs. Joel Borton'
Woodstown, and Miss Caroline II. Book
field. Eely! dere.