New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
AT Least $4,000 Expected
to Cast First Ballots
Tomorrow.
EIGHT OF FAIR sen
WOULD ENTER COUNCIL
Chief Fight Against Bath House
John Coughlin - Liquor
Fight in State.

chicago. April 8 The political cam
paiyn mere drew 10 a close tonight and
chicago women prepared. for the FIRST
time. TO exercise their right Of franchise
NJ the election here TUESDAY There are
sl7.6lt women eligible 10 cast their votes
end election authorities expect that at
least 75.coo Of these will go TO the polls
ana aid i'm the selection Of thirty-siX
aldermen and express themselves on the
Twelve questions Of municipal policy sub
mitlod
The entrance OF the women is expected
20 result in the largest vote ever cast
in a municipal election here There are
t5s.sS mon on the registration lists and
a total Of more than $4,000 votes is ex-
pected.
Although there are eight women canul-
dates among the l5i seeking places IN the
city council. most Of the women CLUBS
and civic organizations have centred
their campaign efforts in the First Ward
where Miss Marion Drake, lawyer
stonographer. has set out to displace
Bath House" John Cougnln, who with
Michael Kenuay has represented the
ward for twenty years The ward con-
tains the downtown business district
mile or more Of fashionable residences
along the lake shore, several miles OF
densely packed lodging houses and what
n wear ago was known as the segregated
district.
Drake Workers Expect to Win.
Workers for Miss Drake announced that
they expect her victory by several tnou-
sand votes Supporters of Coughln Of
fered TO make bets she would not receive
more than a thousand votes Miss Drake
IS Progressive.
Miss Harriet L. Vittum. head resident
OF Northwestern University settlement
and president Of the WOmen's City Cluo'
mas made strong fight in the 18th Ward
where She has received the aid or the
women's civic organizations. She is run
ming as an independent.
Bond issues To the amount of nearly
. 10000 are involved in the questions o.
policy 20 be voted on.
The questions also include the settle
meut Of a subway transportation system.
an important amendment of the Muncl-
psl Court act. the annexation Of the two
towns Of Morgan Park and Cicero, and
firm rule amendment 10 the public utii-
ties act.
Three thousand saloons in Illinois VIII
survive or perish on Tuesday by the votes
Of 5000 newly enfranchsed voters in 800
townships where wet and dry elections
are 10 be held. The women voters hold
the balance Of power, and their vote is
an unknown quantity. All except fifteen
of these coo townships are now wet ana
he prohibition forces are seeking 10 place
them in the dry column.
Centres Of Liquor Fight.
chief among the cities where the fight
has centred are Springfield, Joliet Au-
rora. Elgin. Rock Island. Moline, Deca-
tur. bloomington. Woodstock and other
important places.
Anti-saloon forces in Chicago tonight
announced their decision TO launch cam
paiyn Of education. 10 eliminate IN
hght I'm 1915 or 1916 to vote Chicago dry.
y. Scott Mcbride state superintendent
OF the Anti-Saloon League. predicts tha'
more tnan 70 per cent Of the women VINO
will vote or TUESDAY will vote against TIE
sale Of LIQUOR. Provisions have been mace
for the women 10 vote in separate baUor
boxes. and the count will show just how
many voted for and how many voted
vaH