New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-07

"A happy omen for our trip" cried
Mrs. Henry Bruere, as, sitting In the
"Pacifc Voter" the automobile IN
which she, Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley
Mrs. Robert Adamson and other mem
bers Of the New Jersey Next" com
mittee vii tour that state for suffrage
till October 10, she read President
Wilson'S statement in yesterdays pa
pers that he would vote for the amend
ment, and that be believed its passage
would greatly benefit the state.
Everywhere that the Pacific Voter
went Yesterday, In Newark, Passaic,
Paterson and other towns, II found
suffragists jubilant over the message
from the White House. The same emo 10
tons made the suffrage organizations
In New York places Of great rejoicing.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
Of the Empire State Campaign Com
mittee. believes that the Presidents
announcement not only presages VIC
tory in the campaign states this fa...
but that Il means a suffrage plank IN
the Democratic national platform next
year.
gone into a campaign with the Presi-
dent OF the United States and a ma
iority of his Cabinet on our side. When
we add that the Governor OF New fork
State and a majority of his staff an
the Mayor Of New York City and most
of the commissioners are for suffrage
no one can wonder that we feel sure OF
victory. All such things have strong
psychological effect on the doubtful
voter.
81 am not surprised at the news from
Washington. No man who could write
such a book as The New Freedom
could do otherwise than vote for the
enfranchisement Of women"
Mrs. Gait Thanks President
Then Mrs. Gait dispatched tele-
gram ito his excellency, Woodrow Will
SON.:
ION behalf OF million women In
New York State who have declared they
want the ballot, please accept gratitude
for your announcement tina: you VIII
vote for the woman suffrage amend
ment in New Jersey"
Miss Alberta Hill, executive secre-
tary Of the Women's Political Union,
who has been Wilson rooter ever
since she worked in REORGANIZATION
times for his success and who admits
that she Is even more Of Democrat
than a suffragist, could hardly wa: 10
wire her thanks and congratulations.
Another telegram went TO MN from
Miss Katherine d. Blake ION behalf OF
the 10000 members of the teachers
branch Of the Empire State campaign
Committee" and another from Ut.
Anna Howard Shaw. who is IN harris-
burg, Penn, speaking.
DR.. Shaw, In long distance phone
message to the headquarters OF the
National Woman Suffrage ASSOCIATION
here. remarked that the "antis hao
nobody but ex-es to stand ior 'heih
now"
"They have an ex-President, an ex,
Attorney General, an ex-Secretary OF
State and an ex-Secretary OF war, she
said. ave have all the live ones
81 don't like TO sayI told you so, but
whan with Mrs. Medill Mccormick and
NJ. Winston Churchill | interviewed
the President In Washington last Janu-
arv got a strong impression that ne
wa, a suffragist. and | have had faltn
that in his own good time he would tell
US So"
MIS-. Norman Dth. W IA. 80 :,
o. the Empire State Publicity Souncll,
said the Presidents action hlled ner
with new patriotism. at IS the
most important step any President mas
ever taken" she declared. ut gives
m, new pride in my country and new
enthusiasm for Americas greatest
Democrat"
wilson's Action Praised.
"Just what I expected" declared
Miss Mary Garrett Hay. Mr.. wilson
shows his great brosd-mindedness. and
in declaring himself now, instead OF
later, he demonstrates his honesty OF
New Jersey sunragists had, OF
course, special pride In President
Wilson. because they feel that he be-
longs 10 them. Americas greetesti
democrat" were words that echoed all
over the state in suffrage ranks yes
terday. Jersey suffragists now nave
no doubt that the amendment is won.
"The Presidents word clinches the
matter" Mrs. Everett Colby. chairman
OF the cooperative committee OF SUI
frage organizations in New Jersey. de-
.l.w.I M UI.op known his home