Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-18
SUFFRAG|STS ON
SECOND LAP Of
THREE-DAY TOUR
Educational Campaigners Visit
Dover, Hackeststown, BlaIrs-
town and PhiIIipsburg Today.

TFroin "A stan COrresp Ondentl
pOMPTON LAKES. June 1S-The
first Of the three days campaign OF
education" in northern New Jersey
by the Women's Political Union, of
Newark. was brought to a close IN
this town last night. Complete salts
faction with the DAYS result was
expressed by every member of the
party.
The advocate Of equal suffrage met
only one snag That was in Haeken-
sacl. where Police Chief Dunn sens
word To the local branch of the
Womens Political Union that he
would place under arrest any woman
who attempted To make street ad-
dress in that city. Word was imme-
diately communicated to the Newark
Headquarters and Hackensack. which
was on the schedule. was side
stepped.
Speeches were made at Railway.
Passaic. Paterson, Butler, and the
final meeting here. All along the
route the suffrage workers were met
by large and enthusiastic crowds. In
Paterson the party ran into Board
Of Trade demonstration in which
an immense hammer was being
buried TO signify the and Of "knack-
ing" in that city.
>uffragist> Attract Mourner>.
The suffrage workers took away "a
good part of the "mourners' 20 listen
10 suffrage speeches. Addresses were
made by Mrs Nina e. Van Wrinkle.
Of Newark. and Dr. William E BONN
of East Orange. Later Mrs. Van
Wrinkle said she felt great impress
sion had been made upon number
Of female silk workers who were in
the audience. and who are said To
have been the object Of considerable
Injustice i'm that industry.
Mrs Wrinkle in her address de-
clared the rate Of infant mortality
in the silk City was greater tGan the
rate in any other New eJrsey town.
Babies have no chance u survive the
conditions 70 which their mothers
are subjected. she said. She Ielt that
a great deal II these abuses would
end when women got the votes she
added.
At Passaic there Was d .aree gath
ering and the party was met Of
ticially by Mrs. j. b. F'itchetl. Mrs.
Dean Parks. Miss Edith Romoser.
Mrs. Swan Brown and Mrs Joseph
steiner While the speeches We're be
ing made by Mrs. Van Wrinkle Mrs
Minnie J. Reynolds. Assem- blymau
John j. Johnson, Of Bergen County.
and Rev. +. 5. Wiers. Mayor George
n. Seger arrived after the meeting
was over and explained thar he had
been speaking at another meeting
and had been detained. He openly
ayowed his sympathy for the cause
and complimented the women Of the
party on the manner IN which they
were conducting their campaign
women Treated Worse Than Negroes"
Mrs Minnie j. Reynolds and En- |
erson p. Harris. Of Montclair. were ]
the speakers in Butler. Mrs. Rey-
nolds declared in her speech that the |
men were treating the women worse
than the negroes. Why after the
negroes We're freed they were given
the vote without asking and the
women are asking for it. but the men
will not give it TO Them she said.
From Butler the autos swiftly went |
to Pompton Lake. where the party /
was entertained at dinner in the t
beautiful summer home of Mrs. Fran I
ees Einstein. Mrs. Einstein is a men, +
Der Of the executive board of the /
Women's Political Union of New |
York and was assisted in receiving /
by Miss Minnie Friedman
After dinner a meeting was held in !
the Pompton Lake Library. which was |
donated to the town by Mrs. Einstein |
in memory of her husband At this /
meeting Mrs. Lillian Hart sang a (
song composed by herself, which has
but recently been published "Hurrah, |
Votes For Women is the title. She !
was accompanied by Miss Edna !
George. The building was crowded /
To its capacity. Speeches were made /
by Mrs Van Wrinkle. Assemblyman !