Evening journal., 1915-10-20
WOMEN Of JERSEY
RE-OPENCANPAIGN
FOR THE BALLOT
Defeated at the Polls, They
Will Ask Legislature
For Franchise
$4,000 MAJORITY
AGAINST Amendment
BY The United Press.

TRENTON. N. j.. Oct 20-A new
fight for woman suffrage opened in
New Jersey today Undaunted by their
overwhelming defeat In the election
yesterday suffrage leaders Of the
State are already laying plans TO
carry their cause before the legisla-
ture in an effort TO obtain presiden-
tial suffrage and will also join the
movement seeking an amendment to
the national legislation granting
women the vote.
Practically complete returns carly
today show that the suffragists were
beaten in yesterdays election by up
wards Of $4,000.
President Wilson's own district
went anti" The district rejected the
cause" by vote of l5O to Ga. The
town Of Princeton. in which the Presi-
dent voted. rejected the suffrage
amendment by a majority of 1S2.
The suffragists apparently carried
but one county in the entire State
! That was Ocean county Incomplete
returns give the cause a majority
Of 21O there. but even this may be lost,
Stories to the effect that the cleo
tion would probably be contested on
the ground Of fraud, received little
oredence here today The headquar.
ters of the suns here were early thil
morning practically deserted and NJ
expression of opinion could be gleaneI
from this source.
In the defeat Of the equal suiira.
amendment partisans are pretending
n see a reputation of President Wilson
/. views on the subject Impartial o
y servers, however, are unwilling 10 aqr
that the chief executive has lost prosti
Is by this result. IL Is pointed out tn
n the President in declaring for suffra
= expressed his own personal opinion
y the subject and that his sentimen
/, were Of no political significance
: There does not seem 10 be any for
: lof alihi for the defeat of the amendmer
= Had weather conditions been adycr
! yesterday. this excuse might have bel
advanced, but the day was almost pc
:. feet. thus insuring q large vote. Thu
, New Jersey people were awake 10 q
= lmomentousness of the issue before the
: seems evident by the big vote pole
=. throughout the State.
II may be claimed that the politici
machines encompassed the downfall {
. equal suffrage. but in those centers ,
, the State where party influences are No
. considered TO dominate the electorate
/ the anti-sufrage maiorities remaine'
lunhroken.
/ Having met and defeated the issue
New Jersey. after the strenuous cam
paign which stirred practically ever
nook and corner of the State, ma
now lean back and watch the battl
within the confines Of her neighbori
New York. Pennsylvania and Massa
I chusetts Each Of these common
wealths will decide the question Nc
vember 2. New Jersey expects he
stand to effect the results in the sis
< ter States.
3 Those versed In the early histor
s of the State today recalled that Il
Il the second time in her career Ne
< Jersey has deprived the women
equal suffrage In 1907, the constitl
- - tion which then contained a provisiC
= for woman's enfranchisement, was r
y vised and this section stricken out,
u The last special election held
N New Jersey. in which the woman su
% frage question figured was held
10 Tuesday. September 2S. 1897. and I
fo suited in the amendment being d
I'd feated by a vote of 75,170 agair
Nv 65,021 in favor Of the amendment.
being lost by a majority Of 10,149