Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
WILSON AID ASSURES
NEW JERSEY VICTORY,
SUFFRAGISTS ASSERT
workers Declare Favorable
stand of President and Two
of Cabinet Makes Sue
cess Certain
ALL STATES TO FOLLOW
rxnect Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
and New York TO Extend Fran
chise to Women

-. tremendous influence which the
,..,,rs,Ion for woman suffrage Of Presi-
-, Wilson and two members Of his
c.h,ret will have on the fate of the en-
,-...n,sen,ent amendment that will come
1870 the New Jersey. electorate Octo-
10 IA responsible for the wide smile
~, The Garden State sufTragists are
wearing
=, ,he four campaign States to have the
.,nortunity of voting for the women this
IN IN New Jersey Is the first and the
,.sslts of the election two weeks hence
y. nping eagerly awaited. The force OF
s..mnlc, Is IL felt by the leaders OF 1.-THE
esuse.' is a big thing; therefore, IL New
ssrsev goes on record as the first Eastern
s,ste TO endow Its women with political
snsech. Pennsylvania, New York and
msssachusetts cannot do less than fol-
Dw.
NO STONE UNTURNED
Those who have watched the campaigns
,slnc conducted i'm the Eastern theatre
n suffrage war" believe the Jersey suf-
srazists have left no stone unturned in
,heir endeavor to get a favorable return
an october 10, and the authoritative dis
naich from Washington this morning de-
elarlng that President Wilson will not
only speak out" before the election, but
viii give a detailed statement of his
rascn for approving and voting for the
,mendrnent, is regarded as the last drop
needed to I'LL the cup of victory.
1T is Just what we have been waiting
for 10 clinch our victory" said Mrs. w
d Kerlin. chairman of the Camden
county womens Suffrage League, "and
nf DraaiHpnf nd
members of his cabinet will more than
onset the unfavorable stand which Boss
lin Nugent has taken against u.s.
Nugent controls the city of Newark and
Essex County. which polls one-fifth of the
entire wore of tht State. He is the arch
enemy OF the Jersey suffragists and has
made no secrecy of his antagonism to
their amendment In view of the Presi-
dents declaration and of the fact that he
will 20 to, Princeton to go on record
October 49, at the polls. as q suffragist, 1t
d thought that Nugent's strength will be
considerably vitiated, and the women's
chance of creditable victory enormously
Increased.
WILSON'S AID INVALUABLE.
1--WE had prepaI ed ourselves" said Mrs
Kerlin enthusiastically, Ito be satisfied
with a mere declaration from the Presi-
dent 'Dut the announcement that he
win go further and give detailed reasons
has filled us with elatlon. Wilson'S pro-
nunciamentos are always so logical and
80 brilliantly convincing that we feel GER
tain great number of out-and-out antis
will be converted, to say nothing of
many indfferents."
The activities of Mayor Riddle, of At
lantic City, in behalf of the suffragists
are expected to go a long way in maxi
ing the city by the sea swing for the
amendment on election day. Riddle loses
no opportunity to advertise his stand, as
Is demonstrated by a large sign which
gfaces the property close to the Board
walk lately occupied by the Riddle Build
ing and owned by the Mayor. The sign
reads:
The owner OF this lot believes in
woman suffrage, and so does any man
who remembers a good mother. Vote for
suffrage October 49,"