Evening star., 1915-10-20
Majority Against Votes for
Women Expected to Be
Over $4,000.
WORKERS NOT DISMAYED
BY GREAT LANDSLIDE
Will Canvass Members of Legislature.
Ants See Settlement of Issue
for Years to Come.

TRENTON, N. j., October 20.-Latest
returns today on the state election yes
terday indicate that the proposed
amendment to the state constitution
granting suffrage to women was de-
feated by a majority of more than
$4,000. Returns from 1.679 out of 1891
election districts give a vote of 1884,
657 for and 1s7,S49 against the amend
ment.
Ocean county. which returned ma
jority of 800 in favor of the amend
ment, apparently was the only county
carried by the suffrage workers. The
vote in Cape May county was close.
but in Bergen county, one of the com
muters' centers supposed to favor
votes for women" the returns indi
Gated a considerab BILE majority against
the measure.
Late figures indicated an adverse ma
jority in Essex and Hudson counties
of approximately $4,000. Complete re-
turns for ninety-six districts in Mer-
Ger county, which includes Trenton.
gave 1925 for the amendment and 10.-
301 against.
tion resulted in comparatively little
attention being paid to the results of
the other proposed constitutional
changes, provided for an easier method
of amending the state constitution and
authorizing counties and municipali-
the taking of land for public purposes.
Both of these proposed amendments
were defeated by large majorities, ac-
cording to latest returns.
Maiorities in Cities.
Some of the approximate majorities
against suffrage in certain cities of the
state were as follows: Newark, Hill;
Jersey City, 2.623; Paterson, 1881;
Trenton. 1900; Elizabeth, 1,50o; Cam
den $500: Hoboken, 1900; New Bruns-
wick, 1900: Plainfield, 900; Atlantic
City. 5000: Passaic. 4S2: Orange. 1890.
notwithstanding the tremendous
majority against suffrage greater
carried woodrow Wilson into Office as
governor in 1910-woman workers for
the cause said today that far from
being dismayed they were fired with
greater zeal than ever. Before the
filed her disheartening story, plans
were already under way to stir. the
state with campaign which, If asuc-
cessfui. would give women the vote in
selecting presidential electors next
spring.
Will Canvass Candidates.
Two weeks yet. remain before the
general election. at which will be elect
ed the entire membership of the lower
house of the legislature and one-third
Of the senate. A canvass of all candi-
dates for the legislature with a view
to branding them as for or against
woman suffrage next spring would be
determined on at once, 1t was thought
BY pledging majority of the candi-
for presidential electors it was be-
lieved that the adoption by the leeis-
lature of A resolution to this effect
could be secured Suffrage workers
claim that the Legislature has the
power to say who shall vote for presi-
dental electors.
Doubted Chance Of Victory.
Now that the election is history the
suffrage leaders do not hesitate to de-
clare that days before the polls opened
exceedingly uphill fight, very doubtful
of victory. Success at yesterdays cleo
tion would have amazed some of their
most enthusiastic workers The lead
ers, therefore, were not greatly sur
prlSeN at the result on the contrary
they seemed today to be pleased with
the fact that more than 130, 900 voters in
the state are on record as favoriny
their cause.
The anti-suffragists profess to see in
yesterdays result a settlement for
years to come of the agitation for wom-
an suffrage in New Jersey. Under the
state constitution as it stands today
the suffrage amendment cannot be
again placed before the electorate for
five years.
Bergen county home of the New York
commuter. probably would have been in
the suffrage column by a small ma
jority but for the city of Hackensack.
which went against the amendment
Essex Anti's Banner County.
The banner county of the anti -suffra- =
gists was Essex, where opponents of
the amendment were aided by the atti-
tude of both democratic and republican
leaders. including James r. Nugent.
former democratic state chairman. The
county's majority was about $4,000.
The two-to-o vote and more against
suffrage in President Wilson's own pre-
cinct in Princeton was no surprise to
suffrage leaders, who long before had
conceded Princeton to their opponents.
But for President Wilson's stand for
suffrage it is probable that the amend
ment would have been defeated by a
much greater majority in the state.