New-York tribune., 1915-11-03
FIGHT TOWCTORY,
UNIONS SLOGAN
Appeals to Legislative
Bodies Next Step, De-
clares Mrs. Blatch.
WOMEN'S WORK
PRAISED BY MEN
Marks Predicts Success for the
Cause-Constitutional Amend.
ment To Be Urged.

One by one the watchers returned
to the womsn's Political Union at 663
Fifth Avenue to hear the returns las.
night. The ticker at the platform
clicked without stopping and the
women listened Anxiously for Miss
Alberta Hill to read to them the mes.
sagss that came In. In the interval
between each message the watcher,
discussed their experiences during the
day.
my dear, In my district the votes
were so mixed up when the men started
to count them that they said women
could not have done worse" said one
watcher to another.
Just then Miss Alberta Hill said.
Here 10 q statement that suffrage was
badly beaten in Philadelphia, judging
from early returns"
The women tried to laugh of the
disappointment Of the news, but one
was heard to say:
."If we're beaten like that In New
York, think what II will mean to edu-
cate the people oil over again"
To Renew the Fight.
The women are determined to re-
sumo the fight with redoubled earnest
moss IL they are beaten. Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blateh was unwilling to ac-
knowledge tho defeat of the amend
ment In New York State. but gave as
surances that the fight would continue
! II the cause was lost.
until the data as to the vote art
most carefully analyred and the fac
revealed as to where the forces mimi
cal to US are centred, il would b
/ premature to lay down any definite
/ plan Of action, but one thing is Ger
tain-no one connected with the Wom
ems Political Union will cease to wor!
to attain the enfranchisement Of WON
en-. Our armor Is still buckled OF
and we shall do battle until our cause
! is won.
Last Appeal to Voter Made.
"The union feels that II has mad
/ it's last appeal to the individual voter
/ We are glad that men enjoy the bene
| fits Of liberty and self-government, bu
rs we hold with even greater intensit.
to ths conviction that IL 10 mer'
license and tyranny for men to depriv,
US Of the benefits Of sslf-governmen
and freedom, II is the intention o
every member Of the executive boar
Of the union to devote her energy Z
winning the political emancipation o
women through appeals to the legisla
tive bodiea Of men.
"Next autumn q political campaigl
will be carried on to press upon candi
dates the question OF conferring upol
women the Presidential vote. It vii
! be my personal, eim 10 start q move
ment toward amending the Fourteenth
Amendment of tho United States Con
stitution. There Is an immense bod,
= OF opinion In the Republican party tina
could be appealed to for this work, an
/ surely there must be a large number
J especially among Northern Democrats
who would respond to any appeal tow
ard amending the Fourteenth Amend
/ msnt In such q way a. to insure its en-
/ forcement. believe the voting powe
: Of the colorsd race and Of women cal
be pooled in an effort aiming to bas
representation on the number Of vote
cast at the last Presidential election
| in stead Of basing representation, as a
present, on population, and thei
| threatening to cut down the repre-
sentation Of a state II 1t disfranchise
its male citizens"
Fine Showing, Says Marks.
Borough President Marcus Marks
, lowered near Miss Hill, that he nigh
be the first to hear the returning