Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-19

amendment were abandoned IN many
Eases Workers, however, got out the
woe T, IN the negro precincts of Atlantic
mn, ana IN tho afternoon voting was
"Neher among all classes.
STILL SEE VICTORY.
=. Women who had worked tirelessly for
ue s.a,, sunrage cause declared they were
III conndent OF victory In the county,
basing their predictions on tho indie
Penuent vote of the mainland districts
women watchers were courteouslv re-
ceiVed IN gang" divisions. Election on
GERS threw away their cigars and many
men Tor the first time. removed their
a's wnen voting Women workers as
seit that many gang followers are really
IN sympathy with them, and helping the
cause IN the absence OF explicit orders
TO the contrary.
Women watchers at Hammonton sat
crocheting and knitting as they watched
Tor Illegal practices.
An election for city Commissioners in
cape May City made the vote heavier
there than in other parts of Cape Nav
County. Neither side expects TO carry
the county by more than 200 majority
ESSEX COUNTY cRux.
II Is In North Jersey. however. that
the iate OF the movement to give women
equality as voters will be decided suf-
fragists declare that n Essex Countv 10
carried the rest of the State will be won.
Essex County is customarily the pivotal
county in State elections.
IL has been said during the campaign
mat South Jersey would be favorab BILE
10 the suffrage amendment In the cleo
tlon, with the exception of cities where
the forces that oppose the movement
are strongly entrenched. But even in
the northern part of the State the
Votes-for-women faction is conceding
hothing. The workers declare they will
carry Passaic, Bergen, Sussex, Morris.
warren, Hunterdon, Somerset Union and
Middlesex in the northern tier Of counties
snd Cape May. Cumberland, Gloucester,
salem Mercer. Monmouth, Ocean and
burlington.
The "Antis" claim with great certainty
Essex Hudson, Atlantic. Camden and
possibly Passaic Counties, but the suffra e
gists will not relinquish Camden, Atlantic
or Passaic.
The 1900 polling places Of the State were
open at s O'Clock for the special election.
They will close at z tonight.
Even before the election officials
reached the voting places and the first
voters stopped on their way to work to
cast yes" or mo" ballot-before that
the women workers were out in force
Five thousand trained women watchers
mingled with hired detectives to guard
against corrupt methods at the ballot
boxes ...s
Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle. head OF the
Women's Political Union, took particular
pains TO impress on her workers the need
for keeping one eye on the balot-boxes.
Challenge every voter who looks sus-
picious," she instructed them. when a
man comes up with his hand bandaged
and needs help, make him take the
bandage Off. Bandages have concealed
multitude of votes in other elections.
When the voting is over sit on the bal
lot boxes until the counting begins No
matter what is said sit on those boxes"
Cameras were carried by the workers,
ready to be snapped and to register pic
torial proof of crooked practices.
The eyes of the whole nation are on
New Jersey because within two weeks
three other great States of the East will
vote on the same question-Pennsylvan
New York and Massachusetts,.