The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-11-05
SUFFRAGE LOST
ALL ALONG Line
Massachusetts,, New York and
Pennsylvania Jolt Women.
REPUBLICANS WIN BAY STATE

Walsh, Democrat, Beaten for Re-EIec-
ton as Governor by About $500
Democrats Win in Kentucky and
MaryIand-Prohibitio Beaten in
Ohio-Other Results.
NEW YORK = Woman suffrage
was decisively defeated in all three of
the states where the proposition was
submitted to the voters-New York,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
In this state the figures at midnight
indicated that the suffrage amend
ment had been beaten by at least 200,.
900 votes, with the five boroughs OF
New York City and the upstate coun-
ties about equally strong in support
ing overwhelmingly adverse verdict.
In Massachusetts, the majority
against was more than 100000, vii
lagos, towns and great cities return
mig figures of about two to one against
the suffrage proposition. Boston, Phil
adelphia and Pittsburgh and New
York voted heavily against the gal
lantly aspiring women.
In Pennsylvania, where suffrage re-
ceived considerable support in the
rural counties the Republican organi-
zation, swinging state and big cities,
smothered the suffragists. The count
of votes was so slow that no accurate
estimates could be supplied but the
opinion was that Pennsylvania had
voted down suffrage by at least $780,
900. Everywhere the vote on suffrage
seemed to be cast quite irrespectiyely
of party lines or utilization.
So far as national deductions can
be made from Tuesdays elections, the
drift is toward the Republicans.
Throughout the country four congress
men were elected, three in New York
and fone in Pennsylvania. The Re-
publicans have won two Of the three
districts in New York and it looks as
if they had won the third, returning to
the lower house of the national legiSla-
ture the veteran congressman w. S.
Bennett of this city. Returns from the
oath Pennsylvania district indicate
that the Republican candidate has
been elected.
Mccall by 10000.
In Massachusetts the early returns
indicated big majority for Mccall,
the Republican candidate for govern
or. AS the evening grew older the re.
turns from Boston were. heavy for
Walsh and at the hour of writing it
looked as if Mccall would win by
$500. Woman suffrage has been beat
en- in Massachusetts by close to 100,-
O00 In many localities it was beaten
two to one.
Drys Lose in Ohio.
In Ohio, the principal issue was
statewide prohibition and it has
been defeated by about 100000. The
Republicans elected a mayor of Gin
cinnati
In Pennsylvania the Republicans
elected the mayor of Philadelphia,
Smith going in by between $4,000 and
100000 The probabilities are that wom-
ans suffrage is beaten in Pennsly-
vania by something like 100000.
In Maryland the Democrats easily
elected Harrington governor.
In New York City the Tammany
county ticket for district attorney and
sheriff is elected by about $50 900. The
lower house OF the state legislature
will be about as follows:
Republicans, 90; Democrats, SO;
Progressives, l. The lone Progress
sive in the New York assembly is
Hamilton Fish, Jr., whose father was
once the speaker of the assembly,
elected by Republican votes.
Early indications are that the pro-
posed constitution for New York
state for which Hon. Elihu Root. a
leading candidate without his consent
for the Republican nomination to the
presidency, worked so hard. is defeat
ed by about 100000 Only three coun-
ties voted for the proposal.
Woman suffrage in New York City
according to returns is beaten by
about $4,000.