New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
fANDEN'S ANTS
PLAYING 'POSSUM
.at There Are Any Here,
thew Are Keeping Mum,
Saws Telephone Central
SIIFFRAGISTS MAKE
HOSTILE HIVE" HUM
uoreu with Family Cares Steal
Few Minutes to Plead
for the Cause.
p. ELEANOR BOOTH SIMMONS.

=, ELEANOR BOOTH SIMMONS.
zen. y j.. Sept. 2t.-This town
.,,-,es in New York TO be centre
'14rsce and Of anti-sufrage aetiv-
A. the Offices Of the National
-, suffrage Association and at the
S.., q The National Association Op-
o. o. % Woman Suffrage. respectively,
/ vas told; -
Took up our headquarters in Cam
we've got fine headquarters in
Camden. ,s...r.o.s
.ur a. SO Broadway, but the most
s',..c,t detective work failed 70 DIS
s s that Of the ants. At last went
-. .s,epbone and appeared to I'm
formation r.. q,
1--we got the sufrasists on my hs''
-. over the wire after long de-
30 as.d they do d lot Of talking, but
=, here are any antis in Camden they
don't do any talking
-,.rs are. however. plenty Of anti
,,s,see women in Camden. according
-. men / talked with at the City
v.u The Mayor having come out IN
Liar indorsing suffrage, went to
=, oAes to-day 10 see Il he would en-
49,. on the subject. He wasn't there
=. ,wo or three Of his assistants
,,n.s with tAst languid and non-com-
tel interest so frequently mani
s,,,,d IN the voting class toward the
..,.,o,s-s who are trying TO set IN.
-,,v told ne Camden men generally
.,,.5 little about the amendment one
~.v or the other. and said Camden
.ry;e affairs were so free Of corrup-
ION that TO change was needed.
The sufrscettes are certainly agi-
,..,,g q good deal" they said, "but
- Of The women here don't want
the vote
eoul.,t ind any anti-sufrage
markers in Camden. but l did meet sew
sral in Gloucester County later in the
ssv touring the countryside in an au-
,omobile ana giving literature to the
farmers.
Mrs. Cannon Active.
Tn. svfragists Of the 1st Congress
District Of New Jersey, which includes
Camden. Salem and Gloucester coun-
ties are fortunate IL being taken IN
hand by the worker sent here by the
Women Voters Campaign Alliance
Yrs. Laura G. Cannon. The alliance
was formed By Miss Anne Martin, OF
Nevada. who. being prevented by ILL
less from coming East 10 work IN the
campaign states, sent Mrs. Cannon.
Mss Martin has vowed 10 carry for
suffrage the district Of one Congress
han who voted against the federal
woman suffrage amendment, and Sc
lseted that Of William j. Browning, Of
Camden.
found Mrs. Cannon last night talk
Ing from a yellow-be decked booth at
the carnival Of the Patriotic Sons OF
America for the benefit Of poor chill
dfen.
q can't tell you how Camden IS go
ing" she said after her speech, be
cause we've only just begun canvassing
it Canvassing q city like this is a
tremendous work, and we haven't
enough women. I think from what I've
seen Of the Jersey campaign that it's
opening up as hopefully and that the
prospects are as good as they were in
Arizona or IN Nevada The best thing
that's been done in Camden Is getting
local women out 10 work for the cause.
Both here and IN adjoining towns very
GOOD outdoor speakers have been de-
Tsoped among the women"
Just as in other Jersey towns, few
sufragists are working hard and others
are sitting down on the Job. 1t often
seems 70 me that those who arc least
able 70 spare the time are most will
ING to give il. Dodging around in the
hoisz carnival crowd. handing leaflets
% Us men. saw pale, thin woman
VIE tsld me she had got the children
70 bed, and run over 20 help the suffra-
glsts."
Votes Bands at Fair.
New Jersey is handicapped" she
"id, because its mostly made up o.
people who aren't very well TO do.
Most Of US women can't give very much
une, because we have so much TO do
a. home There's the president Of the
local suffrage league. now" and she
hooded toward Mrs Ward y. Kerlin,
"ho' looking pale and rather tired,
5000 In the booth. turning the voice
Nss speech Mrs. Kerlin has three
children, and for that reason does
hardly any Of her work at headquar-
WIS She does great deal at her
"0ne' but it's IN addition to her care
" her children. And it's so almost
'efywhere in New Jersey where
'1nfage work is being done-the local
'0skers are taking what time they
AZ squeeze from their home duties"
me "suffs" sowed the carnival grounds
I'm yellow hstbands bearing the
Nofos "Votes FOR Wnnnnn and "Octn-