The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
Picturesque Campaign Is
 Waged by Women of New York City-24-H Hour Meet
 ing in Times Square
FORGE OF WOMEN SIX
 THOUSAND STRONG TO ! WATCH POLLS OF CITY
Will 100000 Women of Massachusetts Have the Privilege of the Ballot? Remarkable Campaign

New York. November 1-Whether wom- l en shall be permitted to vote is the over shadowing question to be decided at the ' New York state election tomorrow A revised constitution, drawn by conven- ton at Albany last summer also is to be voted on. and three congressman, a full assembly, Il supreme court justices and some county and city officials are ! to be elected, but all of these questions | are running poor seconds in interest to equal suffrage.
 The battle of the women campaigners for and against their enfranchisement has made the campaign picturesque. The speaking ended tonight with a 24-hour suf- frage meeting at Times Square but the ' suffragists' work is not done More than 5000 women who will be watchers at the polls tomorrow agreed tonight to be at the polls at 5:30 o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
 ! Shortly after. Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, president of the Women's Po1it- ical league, announced early tonight that she was retiring early to arise with the watchers tomorrow, word came from Mrs. 5 Arthur M Hodge and Mrs. Alice Hill ssChittenden, presidents of the National As- sociation Opposed to Suffrage, and the New York State Anti-Suffrage associa- ton, that they were going to the theatre No anti-suffrage watchers will be at the , polls, The antis say that women do not } belong at the polls and that they are con- fident of Square deal'' from the men in charge of the booths, anyhow.
 Leaders Optimistic
 Leaders of hoth sides expressed opti- x.E4 ALA Estimates of the suffragist leaders are more conservative than those of the anti- suffragists Mrs. Dodge and Mrs. Chit tenden said tonight they fully expected to see the suffrage proposal beaten by 100000 votes. Mrs. Blatch predicted that the result would be close, but that the . proposal would carry by less than 10000. x Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, in an eleventh hour announcement tonight said that his organization was strictly neutral in the suffrage fight. .ss
 srs rl i.aiiy Hall is absolutely 4ieGtral Don the question" Murphy said, 'The central organization promised the lead- CTS of the movement to keep hands off and we are sticking to our promise with no reservations whatsoever"
 Much greater feeling of uncertainty ex- sists regarding the fate of the constitu- tion than about suffrage. It has been discussed less and doubtless many votes Will De influenced Dy the ''reaQfng cam paign'' that has been carried or in the newspapers.
 Supporters and opponents of the con- ytitution have widely advertised their opinions regarding the instrument.
 Massachusetts Election
 Boston, November 1.-Overshadowing in popular interest the election of gov fernor and legislature is the issue a;so to be determined at the polls tomorrow, of whether Massachusetts will enfran- chise it's 100000 women of voting age.
 Credit for the aroused public sentiment is due to two sets of women who have conducted the most remarkable cam paigns ever waged in the state for or against constitutional amendment Usu- ally the vote on amendments falls far below that cast for head of the ticket, but on the woman suffrage amendment it is generally agreed that the vote will be a heavy one, for tonight there was hardly voter in the commonwealth who had not been counted and made to wear, figuratively at least. the yellow of the euffragists or the red rose of the antis. Leaders of both sides await the out come with serenity. The suffragists de- (Continued on Page Three)