New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20
Fisher Folk of Ocean
County Alone Give
Majority.
ALL. BIG CITIES
WON BY ANTS
Few implications of Fraud
and Those Confined to
Nugent's Territory.
POLICE GUARD WOMEN
POLICE GUARD WOMEN
States Average About Three 10
Two - Commuters Fail 10
Rally for Amendment.

Suffrage was decisively defeated
in New Jersey yesterday by an esti-
mated majority Of $4,000, At 10
o'clock last night, with only third
Of the returns in, Mrs. L. +. Feick
ert. president of the New Jersey
Association for Woman Suffrage,
acknowledged that her party had
lost.
Throughout the state the vote was
heavy and fairly even In its results.
Large cities, suburban towns and
rural districts rendered returns IN
favor Of the ants in the average
proportion of three to two.
One county alone, Ocean, gave a
majority to equal franchise Of ap-
proximately 300. The large cities of
the state-Jersey City. Hoboken,
Newark. Paterson. Trenton, Eliza
beth and Camden-all opposed the
amendment.
Late returns indicated that the
agricultural counties - Hunterdon.
Gloucester, Salem, Sussex, Burling'
ton. Cumberland-wo all return
substantial majorities in favor Of
the ants.
tttf1 Ath 4 anfa
submitted TO the voters yesterday, both
Of which were defeated by big major-
ties. One OF these provided for easier
changes In the constitution. and had Il
been adopted the suffragists would have
been able to bring up the suffrage
question again next year. Now they
are barred from popular referendum
for five years.
The counties In which commuters
have their homes, counted on by tbs
suffragists for substantial majority,
were Essex, Union, Somerset. Bergen,
PassaIc and Morris. They went
against the cause. In Bergen the vots
was close, and il is probable that,
omi,ting the returns from Hacken-
sack. suffrage would have won there.
Not only did these commu;er coun-
ties reject the amendment. but some
Of the towns in them which had been
regarded as positively supporting
suffrage, few failed 20 give the an;is
a large majority.
Machine Caused Defeat.
Caldwell, Verona, Essex Fells and
other exclusive communities in Essex
County voted against the cause. Glen
Ridge went for equal franchise by
margin Of seven votes. Summit defeat
ed votes for women By two to one.
Orange, regarded as certainly pro-suf-
frage, turned down the amendment.
The vote in East Orange was praeti-
cally even.
Beaten Lack by city voters and viii
layers throughout the state. suffrage
found support alone from the fisher
folk Of Ocean.
Jersey City also went against the
suffragists, the vote being: For, i2.-
1893; against, 1879. Jersey City and
Newark are the largest two cities in
the state. Hoboken went against the
amendment by vote OF 5.l53 20 2,i05.
Weehawken was the only Hudson
County community 20 favor suffrage,
its vote being: For. s45; against. $50.
Newark. where Jim Nugent, the Dem
ocratic boss. made his hardest tight.
gave majority OF nearly 10000 against
the amendment, the vote being 1850
for and 1903 against In Essex
County, In which the city is located. IL
was estimated that the majority against
suffrage would approximate $4,000
The story OF the amendments defeat
Is the story of scattered effort against
well-oiled political machines; OF we'll
meant enthusiasm against perfect or
ganization. In spite OF the strenuous
struggle. there has been little bitter
ness expressed, and only few implica-
tions OF fraud. These last all sprang
from Essex County, where Jim Nugent.
the Democratic boss, was determined
that the amendment should be DEBATED
and used every possible political vile to
carry through his desire.
Accusations Of fraud have already
been advanced BY the sufragists OK
Essex through their leader. Mrs. Nina
C. Van Winkle. against the opposing
machine. In Newark alone through.
out the state, as far as could be learned
last night. women watchers at the polls
were so much annoyed BY remarks OF
bystanders that IL was necessary 10
appeal 10 the police for protection.
Numerous cases Of electioneering At
the polls were also reported.
Presidents Example Useless.
Throughout the state. lack OF tuf-
frage watchers pointed out the defects
in the loosely-hung suffrage machine.
There were not enough women or me,
OF the party at many OF the polling
places TO allow the watchers a chance
for rest or meals. Many women and
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