The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
Majority in New York Reaches 175,O0O-Upstate Vote Goes Against the Amendment
MAJORITY AGAINST NEW CONSTITUTION
 MAY EXCEED 150,000
All Democratic Candidates for Supreme Court Were Defeated in New York State

New York, November S.-Returns on the election in New York state yesterday show that equal suffrage probably will be defeated by moro than 175,o0o, while the majority against the adoption of the revised constitution may exceed 10000.
 Upstate votes today decreased the ma- jority against suffrage and increased it against the constitution. Both suffra- gists and friends of the constitution ex- pected to poll their greatest strength up state.
 With 259 of the 5713 election districts in the state missing tonight the suffrage vote stood 5l1.4sS for and 6s5,s75 against Continued returns at this ratio would mean that the proposal had been beaten by 184,242.
 In 463O districts out of the 5713 the ma jority against the constitution was 4ls,- 46o, the vote being 314a39 for and 724,399 . against. At this ratio the entire state would defeat the proposal by approxi- lnately 462,753.
 State Assembly
 The personnel of the state assembly ap- pears to be definitely settled. There WIFI BS S6 TcpuDllcdIlSy Du 0chiOSldtS, progressive democrat and socialist. This will be loss of one each for the re- publicans and the progressives and gain of one each for the democrats and the so- cialists.
 No candidate running on straight dem- ocratic ticket won In any of the supreme court races. It appeared for time to- day that Congressman John J. Fitzgerald of Brooklyn had won in the Second dis-' -f,k 1,,,% 1of v.at.1 hA xriof to Stephen Callahan. republican. Fitz- gerald will return to Congress, from which body he did not resign to make the race. All the larger parties indorsed the First and Third district candidates and republicans won in the others.
 Tammany Rejoices
 Tammany is joyful over the outcome in New York county, having elected Judge Edward Swann district attor- ney. Alfred F. Smith sheriff, and a ma jority of the board of aldermen.
 Mayor Mitchell attrib uted the demos cratic victory in New York city to the direct tax imposed by the repub- lican state administration this year. He repeated his previous declaration of unfairness by the legislature to the greater city.
 The mayors statement was about the only one forthcoming. Elihu Root took train for the country without making any comment on yesterdays S results. Other leaders were silent.
 Suffragists. however. talked cheer fully even in defeat. They were at their various headquarters laying plans for continuation of the fight. A mass meeting will be held at Cooper Union tomorrow night to decide on. their fu- ture line of action. A campaign for $100,0o0 to help carry on their work also will be launched. Their leaders figured today that if they can convert one man out of every nine to suffrage victory will be theirs; hence, "get the ninth man." has become their slogan.
 Anti-suffragists said little, but were we'll pleased with the result. Miss Alice Hill Chittenden, president of the New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, said her organiza- ton spent probably one-tenth as much money as the suffragists and closed the campaign with cash on hand.