New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-21
Workers, Undismayed, Set
Out with Renewed VigOr
in Final Fight.
JERSEY REACTIONARY,
IS GENERAL VERDICT
Defeat Held Incentive TO Men or
Massachusetts, to Shake On
Machine Grip.
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Boston. Oct. 20.-Dsfeat OF the SUI
frsge amendment In New Jersey pro-
voked much comment among suffrage
leaders in Massachusetts.
Alice Stone Blackwell, president OF
the Massachusetts Woman's Suffrage
Assoc;stion. said: what leaders Ike
President Wilson and Thomas Edison
see now, the rank and file Of the voters
wul see before long. Ohio defeated
Woman suffrage in 1912, but that mad
no effect on Kansas, Oregon and ATT
IONA. The failure in New Jersey does
not mean Massachusetts,. New YORK ana
PENNSYLVANIA will defeat suffrage ne
orostion is much better understood IN
this state -, r ,o,;oro tho
Margaret Foley said: u believe the
loss OF New Jersey will be an lhceh-
tive 10 the men Of Massachusetts 70 De
the first to grant woman suffrage III inc
East" III cha was
sorry to hear OF the unexpected aeiea
hut did not think 1t had any speGlai
bearing on inc Hu''
sets. ~
Joseph Walker, former speaker OF
.he Massachusetts, House OF Represent
stives said: THE action Of the men
of New Jersey is unjust and ungener,
ous No question should be settled
mill II is settled right. Their action
viii not have any controlling erect on
The vote in Massachusetts and otner
states | believe the question should
no settled on its merits IN each state
and | hope for a splendid victory III
Massachusetts, on November q
According to Samuel L. Powers,
former Congressman, the defeat OF
soual suffrage in New Jersey was not
unexpected. New Jersey, he said, neV-
az had been progressive, having peer
the only state during the civil war 70
onpose the administration OF Llneola
and vote for the Democratic ticket. Inc
suTrage cause, Ike every other re-
form. required time and would take
little more time in New Jersey tnan
almost any other state.
Machines Grip Shown.
William Shaw. Prohibition candidate
TO- Governor, said: THE defeat OF
woman suffrage In New Jersey en-
nbasizes that the state has been
IN tho grip OF political machines.
hone Massachusetts, will see her oppor-
unity and give woman her equal place
,yitb man in making and helping 20
orforce IN. laws so vital to the &C.
velopment and success of the chlldrch
she bears and trains.
81. et not the women in MASSACHUSETTS
be discouraged by the action OF reac-
tionary New Jersey. Rather let the
result there be an incentive to them
"a do the finest, hardest work during
tho next twelve days. The victory IN
Massachusetts, will more than onset the
defeat in New Jersey" ,r-..
William II. McMasters, puDllcity
oh AMMAN. said: Everybody knew tho
;rterests that were working againsf
tbe women of New Jersey, and that ire
same interests were at work in TINS
state but that the men Of Massachu-
! setts were rot so dominated by them
There is little to say about the New
Jersey result" said Mrs. Susan vase
Fitzgerald, head of the Political Eaual-
! itv Union. Except that a big thlhg
/ doesn't win the first time of trying /
| ebould think the result in Jersey would
make tho people Of Massachusetts feel
! thew must get out and work and DO
better from now until election. ! don
moan TO abuse New Jersey, but she Is
ANYWAY. the result should answer
the 'antis'' claim that vote for SUI
frage is a vote for socialism. Pater-
son. strongly socialist. went aga,ns'
us. The fact is that although social