Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-06
WILSON'S VOTE
WILL Be CAST
FOR SUFFRAGE
President Declares New Jersey
Will Be Greatly Benefited
by Change.
ANNOUNCES HIS STAND
ON PRIVATE CONVICTION
Makes 1t Plain That His Action
Is Not as Leader of Par
ty in Nation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-President
Wilson today announced he would
vote for the suffrage amendment in
New Jersey October 49,
He authorized the following an
nouncemeht:
II intend to vote for woman suf-
frage in New Jersey because I be-
lieve that the time has come to ex-
tend that privilege and responsibility
to the women of the States, but l
shall vote, not as the leader OF my
party in the nation, but only upon
my private conviction as a citizen of
New Jersey called upon by the Legis-
lature of the State to express his con-
victions at the polls. I think that
New Jersey will be greatly benefited
by the change.
My position with regard to the
way in which this great question
should be handled is we'll known 1
believe that 1t should be settled by
the States and not by the national
government and that in no circum-
stances should lit be made q party
question, and my view has grown
stronger at every turn of the agita-
tion."
The presidents definite stand on the
suffrage question has been forecasted
for several weeks and the opinion that
he would come out on the side of the
women's cause was strengthened
within the last few days when several
members of his cabinet announced
that they would vote for the woman
suffrage amendment as 1t would come
up in their respective States.
Secretary OF War Garrison and
Presidential Secretary Joseph P.
Tumulty, both of New Jersey, came
out for suffrage last week, closely
followed by Secretary of Commerce
William C. Redfield and Secretary of
The Treasury William G. McAdoo who
will face the issue in New York
State in November Secretary of La
Dor William B. Wilson, of Pennsyl-
vania, has also declared that he is in
favor of woman suffrage.
Secretary of State Lansing has
made no announcement Of his per-
sonal views much as II has been
sought after.
Were very much pleased said
Ethel M. Smith, of the woInen's SUI
frage national congressional commit
Iecs We DtltGN0 II1dL HtNlnB ouili dbo
TO the States means ultimately Fed
eral amcndment.
THE presidents declaration lis i'm
portant for it's effect throughout the
country 1t will go far toward carry
ing New Jersey, and If we carry New
Jersey October 10 that will help tre-
mendously in New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts,, where they
vote November 2. We believe we will
win all four States.
I'm New Jersey the presidents in
nuence will offset the fight being made
against suffrage by the Nugent or
ranization. think Nugent will find
he WAS premature In his ,boastful pge-
dictior1s that he would beat suffrage"
Mrs. Henry NJ Darcy, president Of
the Newark Branch Of the Associa-
tlon Opposed to Woman Suffrage, to-
day refused to comment upon the dec
laration of President Wilson fayoring
woman suffrage.
At the "anti' headquarters 1t was
asserted that the results of this dec
laration may mean "a few hundred
votes. nothing more"
The members, 1t was said, seem to
believe that Joseph P. Tumulty, SEQ
retary to the president, and his fol-
lowers, are the indirect cause OF the
president taking this stand.
Thousands OF Votes.
Mrs. Minnie J. Reynolds, executive
secretary OF the Women's Political
Union of New Jersey, today gave out
the following statement:
President Wilson has done one of
the manifest things ever done hv n