The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-11-09
SUFFRACISTS ARE
CHEERFUL LOSERS
CALL RESULT A VICTORY.


d portunity Of Expressing Their opin-
ion They Will Certainly Win--Demo'
Gratis Not Downoast Over Results In
the Several States They Lost.
Although overwhelmed In every east
ern state that had the opportunity OF
voting on the question, the women suf-
fragists have gone TO work with re-
newed vim and confidently predict that
the next time men have the chance to
vote OH the issue the result will be In
their favor. New York state voted
against the amendment by about 200.-
900 majority. Pennsylvania by about
125.O00 and Massachusetts by practi-
cally the same majority.
"on the next campaign" They showed
themselves excellent losers and bore
the disappointment caused by the ad-
verse returns bravety.
1t was asserted by DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw that IN reality victory for the
cause had been achieved, because on
no occasion in history had such huge
vote been cast for the enfranchisement
Of women.
I'VE have lost nothing said DR..
Shaw. ut Is our opponents who have
lost They had the whole state before:
they haven't now"
Call Result u Victory.
DIR. Shaw was Of the opinion that II
only the suffrage amendment was I'M
der consideration II would have been
successful. Thousands Of voters. ac-
cording TO her theory, who voted
against the amendment did SO In the
belief that they were following the or
ders To XIII the constitution proposed
for New York.
So far us the result Of Massachusetts
IL concerned DR.. Shaw said she was
not surprised. as Massacli1 1setts could
not be regarded as a progressive state
Massachusetts has rejected the amend
ment by majority of 125.000. And In
Pennsylvania, where the hostile ma
State. DR.. Shaw smilingly announced
that the woman suffrage leaders are to
stnrt anew there at once.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch. presi-
dent of the Womans Political union.
announced that the women had made
their last appeal TO the individual vOt-
ers Hereafter, Mrs. Blatch says. wOm-
en- viii address their demands for po-
tlicnl equality TO legislative bodies Of
men.
Miss Alice Hill Chittenden, president
of the New York State Association OPP.
posed to Woman Suffrage. said:
The women have won! The anti
snffragists have always said they stood
for the majority Of women, and that
their confidence that men would prop
erly represent them at the polls was
not misplaced has been amply demon
Strated."
White House Ia Blue.
That the feeling In White House cir
cles was one Of deep disappointment
over the result of the elections through
ont the country is manifest the loss
OF Massachusetts TO the Republicans
and the close vote In Maryland being
the main factors. Consolation was OBJ
tained In the election by the Demo
Gratis of Augustus StaIey ns governor
of Kentucky, and IL is understood that
the defeat OF the new constitution In
New York was not regarded with dis.
favor.
The association of iIlihu Root with
this instrument and the possibility of
presidential boom being based upon
the success of the measure at the polls
had been studied with great interest In
! Washington.
II Is foreseen that the rejection Of
woman suffrage by four great states in
the enst will result I'm greatly increased
pressure upon congress by the leaders
of the party In the fight for equal fran
chiSc
The defeat of Governor Walsh IN
Massachusetts. whose election slogan
was "a vote for Walsh is II vote fol
Wilson is also n cause of disappoint
ment.
Administration leaders insist that,
while the elections indicate that the
Democratic organization Is not as
strong as they believed. they are still
Of the opinion that Mr.. Wilson Is
stronger than his party and that he
cannot he beaten in 1916.
Republican leaders who are In Wash
ington assert that II the president and
his administration are rs strong rs has
been represented the Democrats
should have gained smashing victories
IN all the states In which elections
were held
In the case " Governor Walsh Ot
Massachusetts, and In the Twenty
third district Of New York. where VII
liam y. Bennet. the Republican candi
date for congress made the tariff thu
issue. the administrator was said t.
he on trial. In Massachusetts ant
In the Twenty-third New York distric
there was substantial slump In thu
Democratic vote as compared with tn,
returns In 1912