New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29
City's Big Men Conceal
VieWS-WOmen'S League
Active for Cause.
VICTORY NOW HANGS
ON FINAL CAMPAIGN
Jersey Sentiment Wavering-
Persuasive Work May Win
Those Still in Doubt.
BY ELEANOR BOOTH SIMMONS.

on October 10, with a visit 10 the
4 classic shades Of Princeton.
Nobody knows what the count will
reveal In Jersey on October 20, any
more than anybody knows what the
count will reveal In New York the day
after election. November 3. Mrs. +. r.
Feickcrt, president Of the New Jersey
Woman Suffrage Association, says that
out Of every eleven voters eight are
for the amendment 70 three against il
or "up in the air" Mrs. Clara Vein,
campaign manager for the anti-suf-
fragiSts Of the state, assures me that
great majority of the voters are
against n.
But when the suifragsts tell me a
certain street yields large per cent
Of friends 10 the cause. and the "antis
or some politician assures me Just the
opposite. and ! 90 on little private
canvass Of my own and get result
that TALES with neither, what IS one
TO think | think that what certain
thoughtful and hard working sufragist
said to ne in Newark one day about
sizes up the situation.
I'VE are canvassing hard and. getting
all the pledges we can" she said, but
don't consider that all these" and she
pointed to a heap Of pledges, ARE Of
much value in showing the result.
There are q great many men who will
vote for us, but don't care TO commit
themselves in writing now. There are
a great many men who sign Just TO
obnge a woman and viii forget the
promise as soon as made
Final Battle Important.
On the work that is done between
now and October 10 will depend IN
Il IL, toto Of tho sniff pc
Amendment ] cant agree with George
J. Reiss. the Union County labor lead
er. who told me that the men OF New
Jersey had their minds made up and
all the talking between now and Elec-
ton Dav wouldn't make any difference.
Some men have their minds made up
but great many are teeterlng on the
fence.
Everywhere ! went | was told the
rural vote was counted on to offset the
unfavorable vote in the big manufact-
uring tres-Paterson, Elizabeth
Jersey CITY. etc. 1t seemed to me that
the farmers. so far as | saw them. were
inclined 10 vote for the women. IL
is cufious, but in many instances
found the men of rural community
much stronger for suffrage than their
wives were.
was told it was diplomatic
dodge" for the wife of politician IN
bucolic districts to side with the ants,
while the husband would proclaim HIM
self as neutral" or more or less
friendly to suffrage. In that way" my
informant said. :"the politician keeps IN
with both parties" -
Suffrage is percelating through an
the country regions. Hardly little
farming village but has its little league
: .bo kapu1nR tn q
suffrage torch alight The New Jersey
Sta+e Grange has Endorsed woman suf-
frage.
What Of the manufacturing centres
and towns? NJ,
Nina Van Winkler. president OF the
Women's Political Union, the organi-
cation directing suffrage WORK In tnat
city. are putting up stubborn nght'
I saw the Newark women, but truth
compels one to admit that many OF the
sneakers are from the outside. MISS
Aimee Hutchinson, Maggie Hnchey and
manv other workers from outside
states have given much time TO New
ark. ! have heard 1t prophesied tha'
the suffragists would wrest Jim NJ
gents own bailiwick-Essex county
from him.
Workers Favor SuH1aRe.
The Elizabeth Suffrage League,
headed by Miss Esther Ogden. has been
organized much longer than most Jer-
sew leagues. and il is canvasslng
hard and holding many meetings out
side the Singer and other factories
Camden is just getting under way, IN
der the leadership of Mrs. Laura ".
CannoA, the Californian sent Dy lhe
CapopafoD Alliance 10
win the First Election District OF New
Jersey. comprising Camden, Salem and
Gloucester Counties. 1t seemed to me
that the foreign vote was being neg
lected in Jersey City. Plans were un-
der wav to hold meetings for the Poles
and Italians. but il will take much
harder work than is being done II the
immigrant vote is TO be reached;
II seemed everywhere that the real
workinpman was interested IN sur
frage. ready to hear what the suiirag-
lists had TO say. The Socialists OF thee
state will. their leaders say, vote Solo
for the amendment. Senator Gauh !
.ooke If this as looking very bad
81 don't like these Socialists being so
favorable 10 the cause" he told me-
But the suffragists are very glad 10
get the Socialist vote, though they
promise support to no party. -.
Probably majority of the public
mon Of New Jersey have declared Tor
suffrage. The suffragists have pub
Gshed a long list Of them, mayors,
iudcos educators. "The best men OF
The state are for it," Felix Tumulty,
secretary TO Mark Pagan, Mayor OF
Jersey City. told me; but he added
that the support Of some-oi me poll
TEXANS was not to be trusted, that they
would knife the amendment secretly
Evervwhere you hear that the corrupt
interests. the ward politicians, are
fgbting il. but invariably politicians
will tell YOU they aren't doing thing
"The 'antis' don't have 10 fight it, I'd.
ward Handy. their press agent, told
mo at is beaten already
Father Duegan. Of st. Patrick's
fhurch IN Elizabeth, who keeps abreast
~ worldly things. assured me that a
,arsistent underground fight was go
NO on against the suffrage amendment
hat the evil interests, from their point
NJ view. could not afford TO let women
vote.
Naturally the man upon whom Jersey
sufFragists have their eyes is President
Wilson. His support would mean
much 10 them, and Mrs. Feickert. the
state president, says she has II
straight from his secretary, Felix Tu-
,oultv's brother. that he intends 10 de-
clare himself fsvorsbly before Election
nav He is certainly coming home 20
princeton 20 vote. Princeton, by the
wav has a fair-sized suffrage league
wbich holds dignihed meetings in Al
wander Hall The local sufragists
saw they are too wise TO try TO nave