The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14

Indicated D. 'nuiC- for Mayor. More
than 27.ooo .rc1 negle ;e1 10 ues.gnitc
4 choice fo- Municipal judge.
Womcn's Intelligence shown.
lu to Nldeimar.c CON e.: t., irteili.
Z nee uf the women was shown 'l"l Is
iu . number a." places. In the ~'irst
ward ninky Dink konna Vas e c,ld.-
dat" FOR tcnpmination His opponent
htd rot q < ust uf = show OF Winning.
only Loo democratic women took th"
trouble 10 Vote on tho Aldermanir qucs-
ton. hut 1000 Of them voted for Mayor.
The male democrats ~ the ward
though is more Important; 80 vote for
"Thc Niuk' than for Mayo. SO j.S7i Of
them voted for Mayor ard 6.2Hj for the
boss ~ Oh" loon ward In another ward
tho Nom.u t'o ""spousibic foy tie cleo
;iou uf IN" Progressive
IN . general Nty national. state ard
local suffrage leaders are much clated
ov"r the progress they have made in
Illinois. Local suffrage l'adeIs call
their great achievement the influence
they brought 20 bear - rctain Ella
Fligs YOUNG - superintendent Of pubic
schools
The progress they have made. they
say. is revealed In comparison with the
previous primary. when only f.i2i
women voted. Suffrage leaders then
-'d the Nomcr Were averse to declaring
their party affiliations Esen in the
spring election of 1914. whore the women
made 4 record by casting l6i,02s votes.
tho Total "as Mt much greater than
that - ,hc last primary.
The next Effort OF the suffrage leaders
will 10" - bring about q constitutional
com eutIun ~ as early q date as possible
TO provide tins state with a constitution
mat ven give women the right OF full
~unraLc Action IN these lines has been
accelerated 10y the decision Of County
Judge Scully this week "a barring
women FRO n service as Judges and clerks
Of election IN Cpok county after the
MdyortitN election next month.
Plans have already been made for
large mass meetings to protest this de-
c,siou The county Judge took his
action following q decision 90 tho Al
torucy -Gcn"rsl Of the state to the effect
that poll officials must be fully qualified
voters.
'Th, Whole suffrage movement has
boon uplij,ed IN the United states as a
re-u.t 81 our progress In Illinois" said
Mrs Grace Wilbur Trout. president Of
the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
"Our vote IN ChicaC has destroyed sew
oit' potent stock arguments that have
met Us at every legislative lobby. These
Mere
W omen VIII ueSkIp. t0f parties ~
yot ng for visionary and radical
parties.
They vii not appreciate the vote,
but after hayInE procured it will drop
70 Ike 81 stale toy
"'rhcy odunot difcren'iaie properly
'u making political selections
It'll" results show. and viii continue
% show, that there - nothing 20 the
cry tua' tho women will follow thcti
husbands N party division. The voting
80 far shows that the women are ts
' human as the mon. They Vltc for the
same reasons and accept the same poli''-
eel Institutions. They do not follow their
husbands After the April elections the
suffrage movement viii go for~ard In
every d.recton'
Mrs - ". McCirRw, cha ma NJ th"
Icgi-',',c committee Of the association,
S.fd
Tie men have been greatly aston
shed 80 our activity at the elections that
nav, already been held. They will be
NOR. SO IN The elections 20 come. And
the greatest astonishmeNt Of all will
coma at wha. We snail do at national
elections II 40 ever get the full ballot