New-York tribune., 1915-09-23

Another man who says the liquor in
terests are working hard 10 defeat
woman suffrage in New Jersey is the
Rev Father Duran, one q the Gu
rates Of ST. Pl'iick'3 Church. IT,
Elizabeth went TO big open
air meeting in front Of the church
Monday night. Miss Esther Ogden,
head Of the Elizabeth Equal Suffrage
League, presided. and Mrs. Harry
Whiteside, Of Kentucky. and Mrs. Helen
Hoy Greeley, Of New York, spoke TO the
crowd that had been gathered, partly
through the efforts Of the Rev. Father
Michael. rector Of the church. The
clergy OF Elizabeth aro mostly keeping
safely astride the fence on the suf-
f~cgc question and Father Michael
hasn't .ndorsed il. but he did advise
his par.>Aioner, to attend that meet
ing, and they responded with an en-
thusicam that flied he street solid for
half block
II shall vote for the amendment"
Father Dursar told me. standing on
the outskirts Of the crowd. I'm not
sure that I'm doing right and a wor-
ried look crossed his jolly face, but |
can't see how women would do any
worse for Us than the men. Look at
Elizabeth the government rotten with
corruption. This very day our Excise
Board is being tried the case that
strtcd with that house. ye know. being
laided. The ring has got US IN their
grip. and many a time I've told them
I'd be glad to see the stripes on them
And they'd laugh and jolly me. and By
my faith they're running for office
again. I've hopes the women would
vote such rascals out, but the rgscals
are taking pains to keep the women
out"
They arc working against the
arnendmen: ," | asked.
"Can you doubt it," he returned.
why, the brewers assoc alton raised
q fund for Au?ent. Of Essex. to Tight
suffrage OF course they'rc against il
IN every unde-handc. wa"
asked WHIT the sentiment was in
Father Nichac's Parish.
81 really couldr tay," he answered,
cautiously. "Bu; there's 4 surprising
amount OF intercs. in the dI2-t.on. The
young mel II the institute there ~
the church ta.t aEou. II a good deal
Mrs. Greeley N her speech touched
on the school topic and the large num-
Der OF children o. part tine III New
Jersey. Father DuN2Gn nodded ap-
proyingly.
That touches Catholics he said.
Look AT the school we have built next
the church there, school where tif-
teen hundred boys and girls are study
ing. We're supporting that, and we're
taxed for the public schools, and at the
same time thousands of children are
on part time. believe the women
would be for bigger school appropria-
tions."
Miss Ogden is giving her time to
the campaign. The league has head
quarters IN a store on Broad Street,
The use of which was given them for
a year by the owner. II. II. Isham. and
an aunt of Miss Ogden mas turned a
big automobile over to her for the
campaign. Few towns in New Jersey
are organized as well for suffrage as
Elizabeth. which had a big working
club as far back as when General
Rosalie Jones's suffrage hikers passed
through on their way 10 Washington
They aren't holding more than five or
six street meetings a week, but Mr.
Reiss, the labor man, told me they
had canvassed the town from end TO
end.
Meetings are frequently held at the
Singer factories. Elizabeth. Miss Og
den also goes out through the county
a good deal. She said she encountered
a lot of conservatism among the farm
er women, but that lots of the men
working in the fields would call out;
"Yes; we'll vote for the women
The Mayor of Elizabeth, Victor
Mravlag. is said to stand for suffrage
but he was away testifying at the trial
of the Excise Board. and | couldn't see
him. was referred by the men in hi:
office to Controller Sauer, but the Con
troller waved me away.
"My little lady" he said, 81 have
too many important matters on my
mind to tell you my opinion on wom
an suffrage to-day"