New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-19

into automobiles and were driven on
whirlwind visits 10 the Furthermore
districts Of the county. Sixty. factory
meetings were held in Newark al
noon time and as many more az 9
o'clock in the evening. During the
afternoon a school OF instruction was
conducted at headquarters for the
men and women who are 70 serve a
watchers at the polls to-day.
Leader Afraid of Fraud.
az nm not overconident." Mrs. Van
Wrinkle said yesterday. 81 hope We
will win, but we shall have fight
against fraud in this county which will
be hard 10 eliminate. II we have
majority Of one vote in each election
district when the final returns are
counted | shall be very happy
Following a ruling made yesterday
by Supreme Court Justice Francis J,
Swayze, II was learned that the polling
places would be open from 6 in the
morning 10 7 at night. As to-day
is registration day for the regular
elections in New Jersey, the ballot
boxes will be sealed at T o'clock, left
in plain view until o'clock, when REG
istration closes, and will then be
counted.
Suffrage organizations were unable
TO carry through their plan OF having
the ballots for the special election
numbered. This omission increases the
opportunity for fraud, and to offset
this George NJ. La Monte, chairman OF
the mems campaign committee. has Of
fered 500 to anyone who can prove
repeating at the polls. In some pre-
cincts i'm Newark a camera squad VIII
photograph the voters in an effort 70
make IL more difficult for man to cast
more than one ballot.
Bitterness. never absent from the
campaign, has grown stronger between
the two parties, as the fights near
close. A variety Of anonymous rumors
have been started and squelched by
the prompt action of the suffragists
Barrett l.. Crandall, publicity mana
ger for the ants in Newark, puollshee
Yesterday morning an interview Pur
nortin0 TO be with Newton A. X. Bug
bee. Republican state chairman, IL
which Mr.. Bugbee was alleged TO say
81 EXPECT the Republican party to vot'
solidlv against votes for women"
When this was called 70 the attention
of the state chairman he said:
at is absolutely and unqualified
false, and you can't make the denin
too strong. The man representing him
self TO be the publicity director di'
meet me on the street, and ! told him
was not taking any hand in the mattel
and had nothing whatever TO sa'
about IT,"
Another report issued by the oppo
nents of suffrage announced that thu
Catholics were bound by their creed q
oppose female enfranchisement.
Bishop McFaul. head Of the Trenton
diocese, repudiated this yesterday, say
ing that although he was opposed tC
equal suffrage Catholics as q class
were privileged TO vote as they saw mt
Aid from Labor Men.
/ Another point in the "antis'" Of
fensive crumbled away yesterday, wher
labor leaders of Colorado repudiateC
William T. Hickey. A letter from
Hickey was published by the opponents
of suffrage on Friday last, in which h'
claimed 10 be secretary OF the Colorado
Federation Of Labor and said, From
The standpoint Of labor woman suffrage
IN Colorado has been a failure.
Under the caption what Is Hickey ?
Mrs. Van Wrinkle printed yesterday sew
eral statements Joe d. Cannon, or
ganizer of the Western Federation OF
/ Miners. says:
"The antis call William T. Hicke!
secretary of the Colorado Fed
Grafton Of Labor. He Is not. lie di'
hold that position once, and used II u
strengthen his affiliations with the rot
tenest political machines from whiei
Colorado ever suffered. OF course
Hickey had no support from the womel
Of Colorado. lie never deserved any
John McLennan, president OF the Col
orado State Federation Of Labor, tele
graphed:
William T. Hickey expressed his owl
personal views, and not those Of tn
labor movement of Colorado, when h
stated that woman suffrage Is q fail
ure in this state. Organized labor il
this state is not opposed 10 woman SUI
frage. strongly favor woman suffrag
and believe il to be one Of the funda
mental principles Of true democracy
and entitled 20 the support Of all VIII,
are interested in liberty and progress"
Opponents Of the Cause in Newarl
had no refutation 20 make 10 thi
eleventh hour comeback.
Il wouldn't believe half the suffrag
lists say unless / saw the evidence il
self" was the only comment Mrs
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