Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-13

New Jersey suffragists will make
Trenton the Mecca of their annual
pilgrimage on February is.
They are planning to descend upon
the capitol in veritable army. Spe-
cial trains from the northern and
southern sections of the State will
arrive simultaneously. Forming into
battalions at the station, the women
will march to the State House.
The blizzard of the year may be
blowing, the streets may be ankle
| deep in slush, like they were last
year; the rain may be coming down
in torrential floods, but the parade
will take place as scheduled. With
a full assortment of bands and a
gorgeous display of banners. the
suffragists intend to make mem
| orable descent upon the Legislature.
There they will present their case to
| the judiciary committee. Two hours
| time is what the committee will
| grant them for hearing, and the
| suffragists are planning to present
| an array of argume ats and demon
/ stration of numbers that will stimu-
late the legislators into an imme-
date approval of equal suffrage for
New Jersey.
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw to Speak.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. the
/ golden-tongued orator of the votes
for women" cause. will plead in their
j behalf, and local leaders will present
| arguments fo- the amendment of the
State constitution.
Former State Senator Everett Col
! by. whose wife is chairman of the
joint legislative committee of the
New Jersey suffragists will present
the legal aspects of the case.
Charles M. Egan, of Jersey City
Democyatic leader in the. Assembly
is to introduce the concurrent reso
Tuition for an equal suffrage amend
ment to the State Constitution in thu
lower house of the New Jersey Leg
islature. AS Senator ]. Warren Davis
of Salem county, Democratic leade
in the Senate, will introduce 1t IL
the upper house and the Democrat
are in a majority in both chambers
the New Jersey suffragists feel tina
their bill will be presented under tn
very best auspices.
Full Hearing Promised.
Mr.. Egan is also TO be Chairman
of the judiciary committee, to whicl
the bill will be REFEREED and he ha
already promised Mrs. Everett Cobb,
full two hours hearing
The South Jersey delegations vii
gather at Camden and take the trail
from there, while the northern arm.
will gather at Newark, Jersey Cit.
and Elizabeth. Both trains will reacl
Trenton at 10 O'Clock, and, rain o
shine. the suffragsts will march I
the capitol, with banners flying ant
band playing. Anna Howard Shaw
the greatest of women speakers. vii
speak at this hearing; Everett Cobb.
will present the legal aspects of tn
/ case, and there may be one or tw'
other speakers.
ORGANIZATIONS which have recent.
indorsed the suffrage bill are the so
cial service department of the Fort
nightly club. of Summit; the His
torical and Antiquarian Society, tn
Floral Society, the Hebrew Benevo
lent Association. the Andrew Jackson
+ Democratic Club, the Order of TIL
H Moose and the local grange. all o
Vineland; the Hatters' Union, of Or
ange; Typographical Union No. "a
of Jersey City; the district council
of carpenters. Flint Glass Workers
mo. 105 and Steam. Hot Water an,
lGas Pipe Filters No 40. of Newark.
Monmouth County Organized.
Mrs. c. u Ritter, of Red Bank, ha
been appointed legislative chairmal
of Monmouth county. She called [
meeting at which the Red Bank Equa
/ Suffrage League was organized witt
eighteen members. At the secon,
meeting, fifteen new members Joined
1t was decided to hold weekly meet
ings until the fate of the bill is de
cided Each member pledged hersel
TO secure at least five letters to tn
senator and assemblymen of Mon
mouth county, asking them to vot
Nor the bill, and a series of FIVE thea
tire mass-meetings, to be held on tn
last sunday afternoon of each month
was voted. The first of these will b
held January rs In a theatre in Re