Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-03
SUFFRAGE GOES
DOWN In THE STATE

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from Philadelphia and Lancaster
counties. The complete Philadelphia
figures are not available but Lancaster
has returned an approximate majority
of 5000 against us.
Total figures received up to noon
to-day are as follows: 1857 precincts
out of the 6,736 In the State give
95,662 votes in favor of suffrage and
1O2,039 against. We fear that the
heavy majorities rolled up against us
! in Philadelphia will defeat US, but we
are eminently satisfied with the show
ing made in other parts of the State.
And we do not intend to concede de-
feat until the last vote is counted"
The State s.t Large
An Associated Press dispatch from
Philadelphia says:
Although the constitutional amend
ment which would have granted the
women of Pennsylvania the right to
vote was defeated at yesterdays cleo
tion, the vote against II was not nearly
so large as was indicated by last
nights meager returns. Indications
early to-day were that the plurality
against the amendment would be re-
duced to between fifty or sixty thou
sand. A number of counties outside
of Philadelphia returned majorities
for the amendment while late returns
from others were materially reduced.
In Philadelphia where ii was at first
estimated that suffrage had lost by a
very large majority, was reduced to
S9.277. Eight hundred and sixty
seven districts out of 5,622 in the State
outside of Philadelphia showed that
41.400 votes had been cast for the
amendment and 45,0SS against it. In
Philadelphia the suffrage vote was
$685. while 105,S7S ballots were cast
against it,,
'Suffragists refused to accept yes
terday's result as defeat and planned
! to celebrate their victory by holding
big jubilee meeting here tonight.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president of
the National American Woman's Suf-
frage Association; Mrs. Frank Roes-
sing, president of the State organiza-
ton, and other leaders in the move
ment, were on the program for ad-
dresses. At this meeting plans were
to be laid to continue the work for
the enfranchisement of women. AL
though it will be at least five years be-
fore the question can again be sub
mitted to vote of the people, suf-
fragist leaders announced their inten-
tion of beginning an immediate cam
paign to secure the passage of an
other amendment by the next State
Legislature, which meets in 1917 and
also the general assembly of 1919.
More Statements
The tremendous vote cast for suf-
frage in all the eastern States where
II was voted on is a long step for
ward in the great drive for complete
Democracy" declared Mrs. Roessing.
Two years ago when the amendment
was first passed by the Legislature,
such result would have been impos-
sible."
Mrs. Horace Brock, president of the
Pennsylvania Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage, said:
THE victory at the polls yesterday
| is pronounced and emphatic verdict
of both the men and women of the
! Commonwealth in favor of the ideals
of womanhood which have always pre-
vailed In America. The men of Penn
sylvania voted just as the women of
Pennsylvania wished them to vote and
we feel greatly pleased that the ver-
dict was so emphatic as to remove all
doubt as to the popularity of the anti
suffragists."
The Harrisburg Views
We feel highly gratified at the
way Harrisburg responded to the
appeal of the women of Pennsyl-
vania for equal suffrage. The re-
turns from the city show that the
amendment has been defeated il
Is true, nut tnc NOte pOlle0 is GER
tainly anything but discouraging.
And of course we mean to con-
tinue tho fight.
MRS. JOHN .OENSLAGER, Jr.
City Chairman.
Woman's Suffrage Committee
Returns from the county dis
tricts are so incomplete that we
can hardly discuss the outcome
definitely hut we surely do not
feel discouraged over yesterdays
results. We feel that the efforts
to educate the people during the
past year to the cause of equal
suffrage were productive of re-
suits that are more than pleasing.
Furthermore we propose to con-
tinue our campaign along SINH
lar lines. We surely will continue
the fight.
MRS. HARVEY +. SMITH,
County Chairman,