New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-01
Rural Apathy Is Brushed
Aside by Outburst of
Enthusiasm.
WOMEN UNDAUNTED
BY FOES IN CITIES
Sixty-five Movie Houses Help
Cause in Buffalo--Many
Towns Seem Won.
Bv EMMA BUGBEF.

the words Of 40 men, representing
the entire state from Niagara Falls to
Yonkers. from state Senators 10 har-
vest hands in the pumpkin fields and
clerks IN crossroads grocery stores.
when I counted up, found that 23S
OF the 42o were going TO vote for woman
suffrage tomorrow. Less than half
that number-ll3-w sure they were
going to vote against II, and only sixty
nine had not made up their minds.
II suffrage wins, I shall be the first
TO say, "I told you So" II it doesn't, |
shall say: "Well, all my farmers and
honest grocers were for us. 1T was
your factory hands and ward politicians
in the big cities that beat the women"
There is no doubt about IL that the
small towns and cities OF the eastern
and central parts OF the state have a
very strong suffrage momentum.
Whether they will carry over the great
divide on Election Day Is question
few are brave enough 10 answer Ed
itors. political bosses, ministers and
soda clerks hedge on il. Far be Il from
me 10 rush in where such as these fear
10 tread ! only know from what
actually saw and heard myself. that
public opinion is rushing over TO the
suffrage side so fast that somebody IS
going 10 be very much astonished on
Wednesday morning at the size Of the
vote we get.
Cause Now Serious Issue.
1t will be better than that of New
Jersey.
New York has better organization.
. more money, more newspaper support
and a better foundation Of public opin-
ion to start on than New Jersey had.
Three years ago | marched with Gen
oral" Resale Jones through both states.
We marvelled even then at the differ
ence in the way we were received on
the Hudson and on the Delaware. In
the one state farmers stood out IN the
snowstorm pleading with General
Resale TO stop and make them a
speech. In the other we were hooted
and snowballed. In the one there were
delegations of women 10 meet them n
every village. with luncheons and pink
teas in their honor. In the other.
there were luncheons, too, but thew
were private affairs. and did not repre-
sent much organized suffrage work.
Yesterday ! came down from Albany
little Army Of the Hudson" in the first
march on Albany ] was eager TO SCI
what changes three years had brought
whether our old friends of the win
ter Of 1912 were going 10 vote for Us
tomorrow.
At Upper Red Hook lives Abner Ham
and Mrs. Ham. of blessed memory. who
opened her house and her cans Of baked
beans for a shivering mob OF women
= l. 1880
"How is Mr.. Ham going to vote y
asked her Yesterday. after We had
laughed over that snowstorm Though
il wasn't so funny them.
"How are YOU. Abner?" she called
out into the woodshed
81 have believed for twenty years
that women ought TO vote" called back
Abner. appearing just then with his
coat covered with -four. "Of course, I'm
going 10 vote for them"
Abner didn't tell US that three years
ago.
The "hikers" were freaks in those
days We were chose crazy suf
fragettes" three years ago. Yesterday
we had attained the dignity Of a pc
litical issue Of so perpleXing nature
that wise men refused to prophecy a.
to the outcome on Tuesday. We nae
attained the dignity Of political issue
deemed il worthy Of his efforts as &C
celerator, and Lou Payne never men
tons IT,
Men make mems opinions on mos
political issues. 1t is all very open ant
aboveboard: every one knows whethe
Tom Jones is a Republican or a Demo
crat. Any one who is curious cal
count up and see which side 10 goini
20 be the winning side. In this cam
l.. - I'LL ~
nobody knows how his chauffeur !
going TO vote. That is why the poll
iicians are keeping very still, and VIII,
the editors Of country newspapers ar
giving the women Of both sides al
equal amount OF space-unless the
happen 20 be very brave editors indeed
Intense Interest Prevails.
Along the route Of the suffrage arm
/ found intense interest everywhere Il
the women's bill In Hudson the SUI
fragists are going TO have a place j.
the municipal halloween festival
though the anti-suifragists, who ar
rich and fashionable NUMBERING
among their followers Nus. Rober
Evans. wife Of the owner OF the Evan
ale brewery did their best to proven
political issues from marring the 10
Of the harvest jubilee.
I
chants suffering from sort OF anti
suffrage reign Of terror. On their count
ers lay copies Of an address By Stephe
II. DIN, who owns one of the big coun
try places along the Hudson.
"The sufYragettes certainly starte
something when they marched u
through here" said one merchant
They've been at II ever since. especial
ly this last six months, with stree
meetings and mass meetings and let
tiers 20 the editor And now the othe
ladies are getting busy. ! guess TIN
town will give them about an eve
vote"
Suffrage sentiment in the western
mart OF the state two weeks ago wa
only lukewarm, compared with what
found in the Hudson Valley. The
many men had not thought about SUI
frage at all. To-day there is scarcel
an indifferent voter.
II you find that hard 70 believe
board with me the accommodation tran
and come down the river from Pough
keepsie 70 New York. IL is d poky
smoky old train, and everybody who !
blessed with the power 20 sleep sleep
behind a newspaper. We do not dis
turb them. even for che cause.
Train Poll II TO 5.
In the first seat is bored lookinI
individual. ..,
IDENTIFY laboring under the delusion Una
I was a suffraRette who would stan'
and argue with him all the way 70 IN
city il ne showed any signs OF weaken
ing. 80, A. .v,