New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20
By EMMA BUGBEE.

In almost every voting place in New
Jersey yesterday there sat woman
Very quietly. very bravely, she sa:
there through the long tiresome day.
watching the men coming out from be.
hind the little white canvas curtains
where the fate Of the suffrage amend
ment was hanging in the balance.
Most of the time she smiled. There
was hurt behind the smile, but she
concealed it bravely. With the four
election officials, VINO ruled in the poll
ing places, she established the most
diplomatic relations. To them this spe-
cial election was more or less OF
Joke. To her it was the end Of a great
crusade, but she didn't try to explain
that TO them.
In a whirlwind visit to the polling
places Of six New Jersey towns | found
the same atmosphere everywhere. On
the surface the utmost good nature
prevailed. found the women watchers
enjoying apples and candy, proifered
BY the amiable election officials. Then
| saw the smile with which they
greeted a fellow suffragist WHO came
TO bring tidings, and that smile toll
OF their loneliness. In the brief glance
that passed between them 1t was easy
TO read that these men were veil mean
ing creatures, and we wouldn't hurt
their feelings for the world, but they
couldn't understand what this election
means TO US.
As the day wore on realization OF
what IL meant to these quiet, brave
little women penetrated 90 the hearts
of the men There were more apples,
more boxes of candy, more crude at
tempts to show that they were sorry.
They didn't know exactly what fox.
and they covered it up with jests, but
the feeling was there that they were
watching something sorrowful.
Take the case of ". WeiSmann, boss
of the Fourth Ward, Fifth Assembly
District. Newark In the dirty empty
store at 1877 Mulberry Street, we iged
in between a barber shop and back
alley. was one Of the bad" places IL
Newark. The most efficient womsn
watcher in the ranks, Mrs. Ella Reeve
Bloor, was assigned TO this dangerous
post. Mrs. Bloor led the parade IT
Newark the night before election.
Then she made speech In Paterson
until midnight. She rose in time -
make a speech ut the Rowing Shop in
Newark at o'clock. When the cleo
ton Judge arrived at i57 Mulberry
Street at o'clock she was there 70
open the polls with him.
No Time for Luncheon.
found her at o'clock, sitting at
long table with the four men. The
polling place was empty just then, SO
she had leisure to talk.
"Have you seen anything Of the
lunch wagon" she asked. 81 didnt
have time TO put up sandwich. had
to be out speaking at o'clock, and /
got kind Of hurried"
There was a bottle Of root beer on
the table. One Of the men had brought
her that at 10 o'clock. but there was
no food in that barren waste Of fac
tories and cheap lodging houses.
"Oh, everything is going very nice
ly!" she said. in answer TO a question.
"Only one man who WAS unfit camo in
here, and didn't have TO speak about
him q. all. These gentlemen put him
out, right away"
Mr.. Weismsnn grinned amiably from
his chair tilted back against the win
dow.
"We1l make 1t comfortable for the
ladies'" said he.
"How about the vote for suffrage"
asked.
Mrs Bloor flashed me one Of those
lonely smiles. but Mr.. Weissmann
chuckled audibly.
"My dear young lady" he said.
"When we count these ballots tonight
you'll not want to hear of vote for
ten years
"Haven't you had any suffrage votes
at all?" persisted.
Just three" he grinned. Just
three cut of forty-fve."
How did he know? OF course. he
knew. That was his business as boss.
Mrs. Bloor did not challenge one
voter all day. There were tales about
The city of rough work, Of women who
were not allowed 10 watch, or were
made victims Of old political tricks.
hui none Of these were attempted IN
the 9th District.
wound up with Mrs. Bloor at the
last minute before the polls closed
last night. She WAS still there, smiI-
ing wistfully at the long line OF rough
looking men, negroes and dirty whites,
mo crowded in 10 swell the vote AT
$40 She was too busy then to taik'
Mr. Weismann was still on the Joo'
toe. SO, .iiad