Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-03

port by the mayor ana MS auihIi''St'a
ton, receiving more than $1,000 votes.
Although President Wilson polled b6.-
sos democratic votes in this city d.
Gordon Bromley, the democratic CITY
committee chairman, received only %
927 votes in 1910 of the cltys l;Ze|
election districts. A feature of the cleo
ton was the contest for several places
on the judicial ticket on the non-par-
tisan section of the ballot Judges
Head and Orlady were reelected by
large majorities to the superior cou..,
and J. Henry Williams was chosen to
fill a vacancy.
Warm Fight for Court Places.
Sitting judges in the courts of common
pleas No. / and No. and in the inu-
nicipal court of this city were unop-
posed, having received more than 81
per cent of the vote in the primary
election September 81, but there were
warm fights for two places to be nlled
in the court of common pleas No. 2 ana
one in the orphans court. Assistant
District Attorney Joseph p. Rogers,
who was supported by the nspuoilcah
organization and by many independ-
in court No. .. and Henry n. Vessels,
who also was supported by the repup-
licans, was elected to the second place
in that court. City Solicitor Michael
J. Ryan, who was supported ny the
democrats many independents and a
section of the regular republican or
ganization, also received large vote,
but failed of election. In the orphans
court the sitting Judge Morris Dallett
was reelected over George MeCuray'
chairman of common council, who was
supported by one wing of the repub-
lican organization.
Plan to Celebrate Victory.
Suffragists refused to accept yester-
days result as a defeat and planned
to celebrate their victory by holding
a big jubilee meeting here tonight. Dr.
Alma Howard Shaw, president of the
National Woman's Suffrage Association;
Mrs. rank Roessing. president of the
state organization, and other leaders in
the movement were on the program for
addresses. At this meeting plans were
to be laid to continue the work for
the Acknowledgement of women. AL
though 1t will be. at least. five years
before the question can again be sub
mitted to "a vote of the people. suf-
fragist leaders announced their inten-
ton of beginning an immediate cam
paign to secure the passage OF another
amendment by the next state legisla-
ture, which meets in 1917. and also
the general assembly Of 1913.
Sees Long step FORWARD.
1.-THE tremendous vote cast for suf-
frage in all the eastern states where
it was voted on is long step forward
in the great drive for complete democ-
racy." declared. Mrs. Roessing. Two
years ago., when the amendment was
first passed by the legislature, such a
result would have been impossible
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 COM
monwealth 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 verdict
was SO emphatic as to remove all doubt
as to the popularity of the anti-suf-
fragists."
The complete vote for mayor'in Phila-
delphia was as follows:
Thomas B. Smith, republican, 1858
George D. Porter, independent, 1881;
B. Gordon Bromley, democrat, 5,3os.