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

suffrage amendment TO the State 'on-
stition TO two who will oppose II.
A total of "a men who vote here were
Questioned. OF that number % favored
woman suffrage, 10 opposed it and /
were undecided how they would vote
when they 20 to the polls two weeks
from to-day.
"There are seven reasons why ! am
going to vote for the amendment one
man declared. "They are. first, my
wife; second, my mother, and the olher
five are my sisters"
Some of the apartments were occu-
pied only by women: in others the men
were not registered voters. ana IN one
instance. where the male members oil
the family were Cubans b. birth, they
were not citizens.
81 shall probably vote yes, but am
still open to conviction the other way
if | hear good arguments advanced
another tenant declared. NOT that
think woman suffrage Will make any
difference. but think that It IS IN
evitable and we may as well nave u
now as 10 wait"
Cubans Opposed TO Suffrage.
The two Cuban men said they woui
ynte against woman suffrage II they
,.ere citizens of the United States, the
idea of woman going 10 the polls pelhg
foreign 70 the ideals Of their country
Composed" registered another on the
,enth floor. lie suggested that
woman's sphere was the nome and tha'
Ec hated to think of her becoming mas
Culine. .:i,
because women are people ! VIII
vote to give them the vote, saId an
other II will also vote for them be
cause women ar. subject 10 the law
and should hav, n voice IN making IL;
also because there can be no real
democracy IT, America while one-na!i
q the people are subject 10 the oIhei
half"
At another apartment the woman
Who answered said her husband was
IN bed and that he could not be dls-
-urbed under any consideration. Nheh'
, however. the reporters object was eN-
ulained 70 her the woman exclaimed:
"If that's the case I'd wake HIM up
even if he didn't have any sleep Tor a
week. We're great believers IN votes
foI women"
If only knew they wouldn't abuse
the vote by not thinking properly ,
wculd vote for the amendment sald
IN anti" "but 81 present ! have my
doubts. | will vote against the meas
urc."
Made Good in California.
california women have made good.
said "A next door neighbor. 'and there
is no reason WIZ the women Of New
York shouldn't 4 they are given the
chance. After all they are just as IN
telligcnt as men I'm for women yot-
ing every minute of the day
81 am the original advocate FOR the
woman suffrage movement joknely
said one of the voting tenants Of the
apartment house. The woman SUI
frage party can certainly depend on me
marking my Affirmation 10 the amend
ment." he continued. you know
there is only one thing that can think
Of is the matter with registered
voter who is not going 20 vote for II,
and that is he must be crazy.
One said he was won over TO the
cause Of woman suffrage by his wiie.
con the last day Of registration, ne
said 81 returned from the road. Reg
istration and the fact that II vas the
last day was far from my thoughts
and if il was not for my wife recalling
The fact TO me / would have not gone
and REGISTERED The realization inat
enc who was not entitled 20 the ballot,
vas more thoughtful Of the necessA' N
nrcnsratiou for the male voter TO make
Than myself was conciuEivc enough rs
10 what | would do on Erection Day