New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20
Wilson Casts Lucky IS
As First Suffrage Vote
President Works on Trade Note Great Britain and Signs
Federal Pardon During Trip to Princeton
Cheering Students Escort Him.

Washington, Oct 19-W Woodrow Will
son voted in Princeton, y. J., to-day u
enfranchise the women of his state. t
was the first time e President OF the
United States had cast ballot for
equal suffrage Supporters Of the
cause say no future President, so rap
idly is the movement succeeding
throughout the country, will have an
opportunity to duplicate his act. Thus
he may go down in history as the only
executive TO back his opinion on sui
frage with his ballot.
Between the time he left Washington
after sunrise breakfast and his re-
turn st dark Mr. Wilson experienced
several changes Of personality. On the
way in his private car Advance he was
President Wilson. As he descended TO
the station platform in his college town
and was surrounded by a throng OF
admiring undergraduates he became
Alumnus Wilson. 10 And At the poll
ing place in the old engine house he
vas plain citizen Woodrow Wilson.
Presidents party, there were no dem
onstrations by the suffrage organiza-
tons, either in the cities he passe1
through or in Princeton itself. The
private car was unobserved at Balti-
more hardly awake as the train
paused At the station-at Wilmington
or at Philadelphia.
At Princeton, howver, the students OF
the university turned out in large num-
bers. greeting the eX-president OF their
alma mater with familiar cheers and
songs Among them were a few gray
boards Of the faculty and their wives.
who claimed a moment Of the Presi-
dents time for personal word.
As the President started up the hill
toward the polling place the students
formed parade, OF which he unwit-
tingly became the drum major. He
set brisk pace, but soon fell into the
Irresistible cadence OF an old Princeton
songs
ooh, we'll whoop 'er up for Woodrow
Wilson,
We'll whoop 'er up again,
With a tiger, ais. boom, All"
chanted by his enthusiastic followers.
As the procession reached the main
street a grocery wagon, driven by a
specter Of persons. crossed It's path.
Shouts of "Stop," imperiously uttered
by undergraduates and the warnings
OF the Presidents bodyguard failed TO
arrest the passage Of the wagon. Mr..
Wilson halted abruptly TO avoid being
run over. The grocer's boy leaned out
and shouted fairly in the Presidents
face: "Hey, youse, who do think you
are funeral"
The Presidents frown, which may
have appeared trife funereal, changed
10 a smile. while the students laughed
heartily.
Mr.. Wilson spent only few minutes
In the polling place. After depositing
his ballot a Photographer, who had
perched his apparatus on a ladder in
side the engine house. asked him 70
pose for Aashlight Turning upon
/ him quickly, the President said: This
Is too serious a matter TO be made a
spectacle. Photographers have no bust
ness here. You should be a hundred
feet from the polling plscel"
There were no women watchers on
duty al the polls, and not a suffrage
banner greeted the President as he
went to and from his duty.
Mr. Wilson's ballot was the eighty
MIN cast IN MS district, ana ne WAS
quick TO note that the sum OF the
digits made up his old lucky number. +"
As he left the polls the Secret Service
men waved the crowd back, and the
party started OF almost at a double
quick
Instead OF going to the golf links, as
he usually does on his strolls about
Princeton, the President went 20 call
on some old friends IN the faculty, and
70 renew acquaintance with his former
residence. lie found the same griz-
zled gardener there. and greeted him
warmly. inquiring for the health Of
the flowers.
With the President was Or. Cary T.
Grayson. his personal aid and physi-
clan. Secretary Tumuity accompanied
the party part Of the way. going to
Jersey City 10 add his vote 20 the
suffrage cause.
On The way up 20 Princeton Mr.. vii
son spent nearly all his time with
stsnoSraphsr. Part Of the time he