The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26

Mrs. Minna J. Reynolds. executive Sec
rotary Of the Women's Political Union
OF New Jersey. says that James n
Nuscnt, the Newark Democratic leader.
has come out against MS and is doing
everything possible TO bring about the
defeat Of the amendment-that he is
doing so openly. and ii Is. therefore. fair
Tor us to assume that the voters that
he can control through his l~ieutcntan,s
and other followers will be instructed to
vote against woman suffrage"
ON the other hand sheriff Eugene F
kinkeaa Of Hudson county. who is
giving his old friend otto Wittpcnn a
strenuous flgh, for the Democratic lead
ership around Jersey CITY. is 2 stanch
ally OF the suffrage movement. AID de-
clares his county will show a huge ma
Jority for the amendment. Einkead sus-
poets the liquor interests. along with
petty gang political interests Of CON
spring to overthrow the suffrage move.
ment. lie believes Wlttpenn may go
along with the ants. But II is n fact
that Mrs. Wittpenn. formerly Miss
Caroline r. Stevens " the family which
founded the Stevens Technical Institute.
is one Of the most prominent North
Jersey suffrage leaders.
Both sides are making an active cam
paign. Newark is State h~eadduartcrs
for both suffragists aud ants. and upper
Jersey from Trenton north has been
worked over carefully. S~urragis;s
within the last few weeks have paid
more attention to south jersey. ny.
Anna Shaw and other national leaders
who are cooperating with the State
workers in Pennsylvania. New York and
Massachusetts lave been imported Cor
the Jersey night. Since New Jersey
Nntag tuun upa.lu haf,ra ,ka ,h,,. a..
States, the s~uffragists are eager for a
victory for tho moral effect" on the
other States.
One diScouraging fact. they sdmit. IL
the relatively small registration to date.
About ~one-quarter only OF the qualified
male electors registered on the first
cgistration day. Two more days will
be given over ia registration. In an
effort to get out a vote the suffragists
are taking a leaf out OF the book OF the
politicians and are now engaged in ring
ing door bells, distributing literature.
making speeches and employing other
agencies to get their male champions in
line for the November election.
The big guns NJ both sides are 10
he brought in now in the closing days
or the campaign. The ants in pa rticu-
lar are out to make a killing Among
their active workers are such notable
women as Mrs. Thomas j. Preston. Jr..
formerly Mrs. Grover cleveland OF
Princeton MIR. Carrot \. Hubar, of
Paterson. widow Of Nico-prrsident Ho-
bart Mrs, q. u. Oliphant of Trenton,
Mrs, Edward Narle Breesc Of Trenton,
president Of the state Organization OPP
posed to Suffrage Miss Minnie Bronson,
Mrs. Frank j. Goodwin, Mss Marjorie
borman, Miss Alice Chittenden. Mrs,
I. +. Browne, Miss Mary Lawson Leach
and Mrs. sherman II. Joost.
The suffragists plan to utilize the ora
torical batteries Of "A galaxy of suffrage
stars in the windup of their campaign.
They have secured Senator Helen Ring
Robinson of Colorado, Mrs. George Bass
OF Chicago, Miss Aimee Hutchinson and
Miss Julia W"rnig OF New York, Miss
Margaret Foley. Mrs. Robert Could
Shaw and Mrs, Francis Peabody Magoun
of Boston. Mrs. Antoinette Funk, chair
man OF the campaign committee OF the
National Suffrage Association, and Miss
Agnes jerks, president OF the Rhode
Island Equal Suffrage Association.