New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-29
new JERSEY ANTS
MAKE HARD FIGHT
Five Hundred Women Take
Legislature at Trenton
by Storm.
pABBI WISE SPEAKS
FOR SUFFRAGE CAUSE
GAYS if Noses Mother Had Had
Vote Exodus Would Not
Have Been Needed.

,.., hundred women marched upon
--,,.o- yesterday and compelled the
Jersey LEGISLATURE 90 aodicste IN
- f.,or Let no one glory prema-
.- .tis as a suffrage victory. how
Coz there were Just as many anti
.r.sris,s who we're willing TO sit in the
~ tie politicians ~ there were
.Tac.sts
.-., .tt.sirous legislators stood al the
.ttre room while reasons we're pre-
..f .o -hem why they should or
s.,f not pass the bin providing FOR
..-,,5urr to the voters on the question
% woman suffrage
~ts IS the .I when was passed last
..- la tre legislature With only ten
-ss,~t-a votes. but which. owing 20 an
-.--,-. trat has never been explained
-.s -ot advertised In time for il 10 be
..ssei trc second time.
.,lrt. hearing was requested by the
.....s,~-acc association when the oll'
Go, DOL, aeat- before this legislature
.. ... ss0racists White processing TO
...tge- such hearing waste OF time
..-.,..e4s consented 10 present their
,--umert> acsir. Sayins tat even
.t,rrb trcy knew the Legislature was
80. treu in the case OF suffrage doc
...,, ono could never hear too much OF
good tnns
TIE LEGISLATURE resolved itself into
..~r,.r.,a .f tHc whole with Assembly
--., oliver Holcombc as chairman. The
-.fi-.a-, Committee 90 the Serate sat
s.thil House.
Tho hearing was marked hy much fer
I'D .rruencc. particularly when diff
.,..r.. az 0ninion arose between Rabbi
s,srber Wise. OF New York. who hao
.- imported 90 speak for the sunra-
acts and former Assemblyman John y.
Matthew'S % Newark. who said he want
81 20 poo Governor. but wasn't afraid 10
ST fAr women that he didn't want any
20 their help in achieving that position
The trouble started with Rabbi solo
-.- Foster. % Newark. who saio No
,-,s, 10Y tho majority Of the men and
rs-s- % the Jewish race. who were
-o,she hcnekeepers and resented nav
..r f1eir nomemakers dragged into the
urmol of politics.
-Komsr.s indirect influence he SAID.
-s me strongest thins ~ the world
Tho mother OF Moses had TO vote.
-s.,he- did SamueIs mother or any ~
ire mothers O. the great men of Ihls
-sruf-, We cannot legislate reforms
INTO Tho world The transformation must
,ore about through the influence Of good
women in the home
Rabbi Wise then rose and protested
ne Ill
his people into the suffrage controversy.
This is not religious controversy,
p, said .I am here not as a Jew. but
an American. The great boon Of de-
merfacy which has been given 70 the op-
r-erss5 of Europe J wish 10 share win
no women of America. As for the inol-
ret influence Of women. ] say that Where
pover S there should responsibility be.
The mother Of Moses did not have
,oie YOU save Wen. neither dio his
fatber. n. however. both the mother and
me father OF Moses had had vote the
exodus from Egypt would have been IN
rscesSsry. because they could nave fe''-
sded conditions where they were.
The forces Of the sufragists were mar
stsled bv Mrs Everett Colby. chairman
N the legislative committee Of the New
Jersey Woman Suffrage Association The
cher speakers for the suffrasists were
NrS Minnie j. Reynolds and Mrs. Desha
Brecknr.dge Of Kentucky. grand
tsughter Of Henry clay and one of the
v.oe-pres.dents Of the National Woman
Suffrage Association.
The anti" hosts were led 10y Miss
Cara Ves.n Of Elizabeth. The "antis
c.inumDered their adversaries. Their
speakers were former Chancellor William
Kssie Of Elizabeth: Mrs John Emory, "
Yorrlvovn. Mrs. sherman b. Joost Of
PSnfeld Rabbi Foster. Mrs OrVihe D.
Oaphant Miss Minnie Bronson and ior-
rr Assemblyman Matthews.