New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20
Stick to Their Posts Despite Tricks of Wa

they were not seen in the course OF ali
afternoons tour Of Newark
Except in few instances nobody
tried 70 help the suffrage watchers
who we're sent TO take stands at the
polls. And in many instances the op-
position by election clerks and district
captains was decidedly underhsnded At
one place a watcher was refused ad-
mittsnce because the certificate she car
r;cd bore the name Of another person,
though the law permitted this to allow
for the relief Of fstigued watcher
by another.
Advantage was taken Of the igno-
rance Of watcher sent 20 37S Eigh-
teenth Avenue. This woman had evl-
IDENTIFY neglected 20 note that the hours
OF voting were from 6 a. m 70 7 p. m.
When she arrived at the polling place
about O'Clock in the morning she was
told that all the votes were IN and
had been counted Thanking her in
forma't for this. she hurried back -
sufTrs., headquarters and asked for
s0o'hcr assignment. 1t took about ten
n minutes 10 convince her OF her error.
Voter Could Not Read.
MANY women watchers had trouble
because Of Misunderstanding Of the
,sw. IN a polling place at IS Center
street negro voter who received
oallot STUDIED IL for few minutes and
hen announced that he was puzzled.
IT, developed that he possessed not even
"a minor .cague knowledge of the arts
% rcad,ng and writing, and was in an
cverwh Ginning quandary as TO just how
ne could indicate his attitude on the
suffrage question.
When Ar election inspector stepped
IN 20 assist the voter the woman
watcher protested, declaring she should
have say. but she gracefully gave IN
when she Vas informed that zone or
more persons" may be assigned to as
sist a voter.
A5cu. noon two men went to suf-
frsge headquarters and informed Mrs.
Nina &. Van Wrinkle, president Of the
New Jersey Nomen's Political Union,
that in the polling place at rs Green
Street voters were confronted by
man who told them to vote against the
amendment. As electioneering within
100 feet OF the polls is violation OF
the law. Mrs. Sommer went 70 the place
in an automobile and announced that II
she received further complaints of a
similar nature she would notify the po
lice
The voting up to 4 o'clock was so
remarkably heavy that suffrage lead
ers declared the totals would equal
those Of 1874 Presidential year.
The absence Of incident at the ma.
jority Of the polling places betokened
unusual Each place had its
police guard. and these minlons OF the
.sw gave courteous attention TO every
question asked by the suffrage watch
qrs In some Of the places scornful
laughter marked the entrance of
watcher. but the police saw TO il that
this Gisrespect was not continued.
H. few barber shops set aside for
voting the tonsorial artists could not .
restrain their eccentric habit of trying
10 earn an honest Is cents. But when
the suffragists complained that these
operations were interfering with bal
citing, the police ordered the razor
Hielders TO desist.
At the headquarters Of the anti
in the Wiss Building, Mrs.
Henry NJ. Darcy, leader Of this or
yanization, smilingly declared that the
would be beaten. The OPP
oonents of the measure had no watch
,rs, Mrs. Darcy explaining that she
and her followers were so confident OF
he amendments defeat that this was
rot necessary.
I'VE trust the men Of our state"
she said. They have never betrayed
hat trust, and we know that they
never will. Our interests are safe in
heir hands"
Both headquarters were very busy
III day, interest centring in the reports
hat the vote was very heavy. Natu-
ally, both sides said that this proof
# interest meant victory for each.
Returns were received at the head
quarters last night by telephone and
elegraph