Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
Amendments in Seven States
Giving Women Ballot Seem
to Be Defeated.
BLACKLIST" CANDIDATES
OBTAIN REFLECTIONS
Wherever There Is Female Suffrage
the Democratic Majorities Ap-
pear Normal.

Campaigns of the woman suffrage
leaders seem to have been not very
effective There were four branches to
this effort.
First-In seven states where the suf-
frage referendum was voted upon. with
the suffrage factions united in its sup
port, it seems to have been rejected.
Second-In the nine states where
women have the vote and where the
Congressional Union for Woman's Suf-
frage made special appeals through
stump speakers to defeat all democrats
there was little noticeable delection
from the democratic vote.
Third--In the campaign for re-elec-
ton of nine members Of the Senate ana
nine members of the House. comprlS-
ing a black list announced by Dr- Anna
Howard Shaw. president OF the Ma
tional American Womans Suffrage As
ISOLATION, there was increased MAJOR
tiles rather than loss of votes
Fourth-In the solid south, wnere the
Congressional Union appealed for deteat
of all democrats in reprlsal LOT re- usai
Of that party to put through suffrage
legislation, there were republican gains
but this, it is said, is traceable Directly
to feeling on the tariff rather than 10
the suffrage opposition
Suffrage Voted Down.
The seven states that voted on the
suffrage referendum are Ohio, Nebraska
Missouri North Dakota. South Dakota
Montana and Nevada. In each OF these
it appears that the resolution was de-
feated In Missouri 1t was emphaticaiiy
rejected In Montana the returns are
not certain, and in Nevada news dls-
patches reported it had lost; but Miss
Alice Paul, chairman of the Congressional
Union, said today she had dispatch
dated about s 80 this morning from the
state organizer saying that the resolu-
on would carry by about 1000. rms
was the only state in which an actiHe
campaign was waged by the suffrage
speakers.
The democratic gain in the Senate of
from three to six seats shows that here
the suffrage appeal did not prove effective
In the nine states where women vote the
results, estimated from early returns
show as follows:
Arizona. Mark A. smith, democrat.
reelected. with the democrats losing
little from their customary overwhelm-
ing majority.
Kansas, doubt as to whether G. A.
Nicely, a democrat, or Charles Curtis, A
repu blican. succeeds J. L. Bristow, a
republican. In the congressional con
tests the republicans gained TWO ana
the democrats lost one.
In Aall1Ofnld ellneF d. NIloNi
republican, or J. d. Phelan, democrat,
will succeed G. C. Perkins, republican,
the vote being in doubt.
Colorado is yet in doubt. {. ;.
Thomas, democrat. at first seemed re-
elected, but later returns indicate that
the republicans may have defeated him.
Oregon reelected G. G. Chamberlain.
democrat. but the republicans seem
to have gained in the house.
Washington reelected Wesley Jones,
sentation in the house seems to have
held.
Utah is yet in doubt. Some returns
say that ]. H. Mayles. a democrat. has
defeated Reed Smoot. republican
Idaho showed democratic gains. j. H.
Brady. republican. seems to have been
reelected to the Senate.
Wyoming shows the democrats max
ing slight gains.
Black List" Wins Out.
The "back list opposed by the Ma
tional Suffrage Association seems to
have come through the elections as fol-
lows: Senators-Clarke of Arkansas and
Fletcher of Florida had no opposition;
Gore of Oklahoma reelected, Root of
New York didn't run. Lodge of Massa-
chusetts was not up for reelection
Smith of Maryland, against whom the
women waged particularly strong CAM
palEn. mad sweeping victory. lill nSh1 II
of Vermont won with about the usual
ma jority. Shively in Indiana had close
call and Brandegee in Connecticut won
easily.
Representative Garrett of Tennessee
had no opposition. Underwood of Ala
bama goes to the Senate. and his cleo
ton was never questioned. Fitzgerald
of New York won easily. as did also
Mann of Illinois. Galloway and Garner
of Texas has sweeping reelection.
inn,
Page of North Carolina seems to have
been reelected without much danger.
Hay of Virginia won without difficulty.
A woman ran for Congress in the
sixth district of Kansas with a lively
campaign conducted in her behalf. The
returns show she ran third.
Two women. leaders of social settle
ment work in Chicago. ran for county
commissioners, but each made very
poor showing.