New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20
Bosses Pity, Then Praise
Patient Women Watchers
Smiles Hide eartaches of Jersey Suffrage Guardians Who
Willingly Go Hungry for Cause-Men Officials
Touched Bring Sympathy and Candy.

81 figure the women got four out Of US
about two hundred and forty in all.
Boss Praises Patient Watcher.
81 have a bet on with Mrs. Bloor
here that the women won't carry one
ward in Newark. If they carry a sin
gle one out of the sixteen she gets the
best box of candy in Newark"
Then his manner changed.
"Say, she sure is one plucky little
woman" he said. Been here all day,
and not word Of complaint. It's too
bad, really, but the women can't have
the vote yet They haven't seen enough
Of the world TO mix in this game"
Mrs. Bloor is going to Philadelphia
tomorrow to help in. the last two
weeks Of the Pennsylvania campaign.
visited five other polling places in
Newark In the Italian district | saw
rose plush hat and a white dress
standing out against a background of
shabby men and tobacco smoke. The
policeman refused to allow us to enter
there, as il was too crowded.
In a garage in the better residential
district the occasion was given some
thing Of the dignity Of function by
the presence of Mrs Z. c. Eagleton in a
silk frock with an imposing bunch OF
Aaron Ward roses at her belt But
Mrs. Eagleton had no time for small
talk. She laid eager hands upon us.
GO out and find out about those
men who have promised to vote for
u.s." she commanded, and turned from
me in disgust when | explained that |
was only an onlooker in the fight.
The road grew more and more yell
low as we neared Orange.
The houses blossomed with yellow
banners, ard even a small dog wan
dered about bearing Votes for Wom-
en-" banner around his neck. The East
Orange suffrage organization kept open
house, and coffee and sandwiches were
on tap for the watchers.
Don't make me eat any more"
laughed one woman. 81 have had lem
onade and candy already this morning.
and | am expecting ice cream, and |
wouldn't refuse II for the world. The
men at my place are all on our side.
and III eat everything they give me II
= kills me"
The watchers had a breakfast party
Z the homo OF one OF the vice-presi-
dents OF the society at 8 o'clock yes
terdsy morning. Lights and loud voices
20 inquire il any one were sick.
A typical voting place IN East Orange
was in the clubhouse OF the Presby-
terrain Church. Here we found the first
anti-sufrage watcher. He was a large
man with very red face.
Suspicion clouded the smile OF the
surragists as they gazed upon him.
Aren't you from Newark" they de-
manded.
Then the red-faced man grew very
righteous. He was an honest plumber
of East Orange. he informed them, and
he had worked for their fathers many
times. As for watching at the polls.
said he. il was a farce. The laws were
so strict nowadays that nobody dared
20 vote dishonesty.
"You have made a plucky fight.
Shake hands on IT," he urged as they
parted. The suffrage leader, however,
drew herself up haughtily.
Never will | shake hands with an
anti" she said.
The four members Of the election
board looked up and nodded sympathet-
ically.
81 surely hope you win" one of them
said in a low voice. AL the commit
ing towns are for you. This Is such
fine day. there is big vote out around
here. Il ought to go pretty far against
Newark
II was in Montclair that we found
the polling place de luxe. There was
nothing here 10 offend the most care
fully cherished woman. In small.
very clean little building, which Is used
for skating house by the youth IN
the neighborhood Of Tony's Brook,
mother and daughter presided over the
destinies of the suffrage amendment.
Mrs Harold Cole and Miss Dorothy
Cole. the latter in a white dress and
scarlet coat, sat in state, 10 receive the
salutes OF their friends and well WISH
ers. who seemed TO be about the whole
voting population Of the district. Mrs.
Arthur Hunter, president OF the mont.
clair Suffrage Club, dashed In 10 see II
anything was needed.
"Our friends are turning out nooly,
she stated, just 10 keep things cheer-
full. I'VE expect 20 carry Montclalr.
Mrs. William Hard and Mrs. William
T, Ropes, president OF the New jersey
Federation Of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Id
gar Wiers and Mrs. Robert l.. Cox were
among the prominent women VINO
watched over the hickering breath OF
the dying cause in Montclair. o.,
There was nothing 20 cheer the vlgh
Of the woman | found as II grew dark IN
dingy street in Passaic. She was a
little mouse OF n woman and dldn