New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-04

meagre; suffrage slightly in the lead.
MRS. DRAPER SMITH,
President Nebraska Suffrage Associa-
ton.
Early returns indicated the defeat
of the woman suffrage amendment IN
five states. Ohio. Nebraska, Missouri,
North Dakota and South Dakota.
Suffragists of New York City gath
cred mt the Woman Suffrage party, 4o
East Bath ST.. last night, expecting to
hear the results of the election IN
the campaign states. In Ohio, Ne
braska, Missouri. North Dakota, South
Dakota. Montana and Nevada the
question of woman suffrage was voted
upon yesterday. The right of 2,939,OOI
women TO vote was determined
The early reports were adverse, but
they were so meagre that the suffra-
gists did not permit themselves TO be
discouraged Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
Miss May Garrett Hay, Mrs. Norman de
X. Whitehouse and Mrs. John Rogers,
jr., made optimistic speeches, and there
were quantities Of tea. coffee and mo-
ton pictures to help keep the crowds
cheerful.
The first report was from Columbus,
Ohio. where 81 precincts defeated the
suffrage measure by $1,000. This was a
blow, because early in the evening Mrs.
Rogers had given glowing account OF
Columbus, where she herself cam
paigned, and which she said was un-
usually well organized for suffrage.
York County, Neb., voted almost two
TO one against woman suffrage.
Early reports from South Dakota in
dicated the defeat of the women's bill
throughout the state.
A report from Cincinnati indicated
that the women had lost throughout
Ohio.
st. Louis reported that scattering re-
turns from all parts of Missouri indi-
Gated that the suffrage amendment was
overwhelmingly defeated.
The apparent defeat in North Da-
kota was by majority of 3 10 2.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. president OF
the National American Woman's Suf-
frage Association. arrived at the head
quarters at II o'clock after a two
months trip through the campaign
states.
Remember California" was the re-
tort su;fragists made to the discourag-
ing reports from the campaign states
early in the evening. DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw reminded her sisters that
when California gave its women the
right TO vote in 1911, it was twenty
four hours before the facts were
known. The first reports said that Cal
iforn,a had defeated suffrage.
"The early returns are always from
the large cities" said DR.. Shaw, land
the cities are to be expected to go
against US.
Z IL shall wait until tomorrow night
before | admit that we have been de-
feated. Ii then it seems certain that
we have lost we shall begin all over
again en- Thursday. We cannot be de-
teated, because the campaign we have
waged this year is firm foundation
for victory throughout the whole
United States within ten years.
"if we do lose our amendment, it
will be because the vice interests and
the trusts have worked against US. In
each of the campaign states the presi-
dent of the ant-sutfrage association is
the wife of trust magnate.
"0hio | never expected to win, be-
cause il has so many large cities"
Ten states already have woman
suffrage Wyoming, Colorado, Utah,
Idaho, Washington, California, Kan
sas, Arizona, Oregon and Illinois. The
territory of Alaska enfranchised its
women in 1913. Wyoming, the first,
came into the Union as a suffrage
state in 1869. Colorado gave women
the right to vote in 1898. Utah and
Idaho followed in 1896. Since 1910
the suffragists have had a victory
every year. Washington fell into line
in 1910, California in 1911; Kansas,
Arizona and Oregon in 1912, and Hi
nois in 1913. 1t Is reckoned that g.
100000 women have the right to vote
in these states. They represent
eiehty-four electoral votes
The seven states in which the suif-
rage question was voted upon yester-
day represent siXty-seven electoral
votes. This would give the sutfragists
l5l votes, more than enough to con-
troll Presidential election, provided
votes for women were the chief issue.
The chief Importance of the result in
the seven states is its effect upon New
York State next year. The theory is
that if seven Western states joined
the ranks now, New York would bow
gracefully to the inevitable and en-
deavor to make the best of the situa-
ton by clutching the honor of being
the first Eastern state 10 enfranchse