The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-04
WOMEN
SUFFER
2 REVERSE
Suffrage Defeated
IN Three States.
ADVERSE VOTE HEAVY
ADVERSE VOTE HEAVY
Empire, Keystone and Bay States
Against Proposition.
STATE CONSTITUTION LOST

Work Of the Albany Convention Fails
to Receive Endorsement Of the New
York e-Massachusetts Re-
pubIieans Elect Mccall over Cover
nor Walsh-New Jersey, Maryland
and Kentucky Elect State Officers.
. New York, Nov. 3.-This state,
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts have
gone on record as opposed to woman
suffrage. The proposition was de-
cisively defeated in all three of the
commonwealth.
In New York the figures indicate
that the suffrage amendment has been
beaten by at least 100000 votes, with
the five boroughs of New York city
and the upstate counties about equal.
ly strong in supporting the over
Whelmingly adverse verdict.
In Massachusetts the majority
against was more than 100000, vii.
lagos, towns and great cities return.
ing figures of about 2 to l against the
suffrage proposition. Boston, Phila
delphia and Pittsburgh and New York
voted heavily against the gallantly
aspiring women,
In Pennsylvania, where suffrage re
ceiVed considerable support in the ru.
raj counties, the Republican organiza.
tion, swinging state and big cities,
smothered the suffragists. Returns
indicate that Pennsylvania mas voted
down suffrage by at least 100000.
Returns indicate that only three
counties in New York state voted for
the new constitution. This is said to
be the severest jolt ever given to a
proposed fundamental law for the
Empire State of the Union. Elihu
Root, formerly United States senator
and formerly secretary of war and Of
state, was the chairman of the consti-
tutional convention, and he threw all
the weight of his influence for the
constitutions adoption.
Three congressman were voted for
in New York state, in the Twenty
third, Thirty-frst and Tlirty-eighth
districts. The Thirty-first and Thirty.
eighth districts are safely Republi-
can. and returns indicate that For.
mer Congressman w. S. Bennett, the
Republican candidate, carried the
TWenty-third district,
The lower house Of the assembly
will stand: Republicans, 95; Demo
Gratis, SO; Progressive, /; Socialist, /.
The lone Progressive n the New
York assembly is Hamilt5n Fish. Jr.
In New York county the Tammany
ticket won easily.
In Massachusetts,.
Everywhere the vote on Suffrage
seemed to be cast quite irrespectively
of party lines or affiliations.
Massachusetts elected Republican
governor for the first time in six
years and lieutenant governor. The
majority of the Progressives have re,
turned to the Republican fold.
Three Republican congressman
were elected in New York and Penn
sylvania to succeed Republicans.
In the Twenty-third. New York dis.
trict, William s. Bennett, Republican,
and Ellsworth J. Healy, Democrat,
were in a neck-and-neck race to sup.
plant a Democrat.
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cans apparently more than held their
own. Reinforced by former Progress,
sives, they mainly elected their as
sembly candidates and municipal and
county officers.
In New York city, however, Tam
many routed Republican and inde
pendent candidates. Democrats claim
ed the election of their entire county
ticket 1t appeared probable that the
election of many Tammany assembly.
men in New York would reduce the
Republican lead in the state legisla,
ture.
In Maryland the Democratic candi
date for governor was elected and the
home rule for cities proposition was
probably carried.
In Kentucky Augustus o. Stanley
the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor, appears to be safely elected.
In Schenectady, N. Y, the Social
lists repeated history. DR.. George r
Lunn was reelected mayor.
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