Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-20
JERSEY DEFEAT
SPURS WOMEN
suffragists Plan Campaign
to Secure Franchise Thru
Legislative Action.
MAJORITY OF $4,000
AGAINST AMENDMENT
But One County in State Shows Ma.
iority in Favor Of Woman Voter
President Wilson's Espousal Of Cause
Believed to Have Prevented Greater
Defeat-Women to Again Appeal to
President in Fight For Amendment.

turns today on the state election yes
terday indicate that the proposed
amendment to the state granting suf-
frage to women was defeated by a ma
jority of more than $4,000.
Returns from 1879 out of 1891 elec-
ton districts give a vote of 133657 for
Ocean county, which returned ma
jority Of 800 in favor of the amend
ment, apparently was the only county
carried by the suffrage workers.
Women workers for the suffrage cause
said today that far from being dis
mayed by Yesterdays vote they were
fired with greater zeal than ever. Plans
were already under way, they said, to
stir the state with campaign which, If
in selecting presidential electors next
spring by means of Legislative action.
Believe Agitation Dead For Years.
The anti-suffragists. however, profess
to see in yesterdays result settlement
y
woman's suffrage in New Jersey.
Under the state constitution suf-
frage amendment can not be again
placed before the electorate for five
years.
The two to one vote and more against
suffrage in President Wilson'S own pre-
cint in Princeton was no surprise to
suffrage leaders, who long before had
Dc;D hot fc
But for President Wilson's stand it Is
thought the amendment would have
been defeated by greater majority in
the state
Other Prapossd Amendments Defeated.
The struggle over the suffrage ques
tion resulted in comparatively little at
tention being paid to the results of 9TH
er proposed constitutional changes, pro-
viding for an easier method OF amend
ing the constitution. and. authorizing
counties and municipalities to make ex-
cess condemnation in the taking OF
lands for public purposes.
Both of these proposed amendments
We're defeated by large majorities, ac-
cording to latest returns.
Sentiment All One Way.
Where suffrage triumphed, the un-
ties to be small Glen Ridge, with
complete unofficial returns, gave a
majority of seven votes in the 651
cast Nine districts in MiddleseX
county out of seventy five. showed that
the amendment had s3S votes in favor
and s12 against it. Returns came
in much more rapidly than had been
anticipated The tide was all one way
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the headquarters of the suffrage asso-
citation here realized early in the even
ing that only landslide in the rural
sections could save the day for them.
Late returns showed that instead of the
hoped for landslide, the country com
munities had, in many cases. voted
against the amendment. This was not
ably true in Essex county. where nine
Of Newark's suburbs arrayed them
selves solidly against suffrage
Election Is Orderly.
Election excitement was intense
thruout the state and an unusually
large vote was polled. Everywhere
the suffragist workers, arrayed III
bright colors and waving banners,
urged the voters to support the
amendment The election was quite
orderly, no disturbances having Dee!l
reported up to late hour last night.
President Wilson cast his vote for
suffrage at Princeton shortly after
noon and left Immediately afterward
for Washington. The president wrote
a large yes" in the space opposite
the suffrage amendment when he cast
his vote 1t was the first vote ever
cast by president Of the United States
for equal suffrage. He was vigorously
applauded by number of suffrage
workers.
AS the president handed the election
officer his ballot corps of photog-
raphers asked him to pose.
"No." he said. This is too seri-
ous matter to make a spectacle Of
Women to Try Again.
Coupled with admission of defea.
Mrs. Feicker embodied a promise of
a renewed fight next spring.
"Altho we apparently have lost the
election for woman suffrage" she said
this will not end the fight In New
Jersey. We feel much encouraged by
the great number of votes received
and this will impel us to continue the
battle in this state. Instead of quitting
as our opponents said we would. we
have new plans in view. When the
New Jersey legislature opens next
spring we will present solid front for
an amendment to the state constitution
to give women the vote"