Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-10
HUGHES CONTINUES
STRONG FAVORITE OF
PHILADELPHIA WOMEN
Poll Shows Almost Universal
Dissatisfaction With Policies
of President Will h
son
REASONS TERsELY STATED
Six Votes Out Of Eight for Republi-
can Candi-
date

philadelphia women today continue 90
designate Charles Il. Hughes as their choice
for next President OF the United states IN
the political poll now being conducted ny
tho EVENING LEDGER
The voting TO date shows an almost uni
versal dissatisfaction with President VIII
sons record In the past and his policies TOT
| thefu ture. Some criticize his handing OF
| the European situation: others his Mexican
! policy; still others his so-called eight-hour
| law and his inability TO control the high
cost OF living. But one and all, they PICK
some salient point about his administra-
tion because Of which they do not want
| him returned TO the White House.
Yesterday five expressions OF opinions
| were quoted four OF them declaring em-
phatically for Hughes, with only one stand
| ing out against the tide for wilson TO
day eight more are quoted, OF which SIX
| are I'm favor OF Hughes, with one In favor
| OF Wilson. and one neutral or noncom-
| initial These opinions are from repre-
! sentative women OF Philadelphia active In
! all lines of work--civic, social, charitable
literary and political
MRS. CORNELIUS STEVENSON
Mrs Cornelius Stevenson, president OF
the Acorn Club former president OF the
| Contemporary Club, the Civic Club ana
the University Museum. the only woman
! ever given the degree of doctor of science.
| and who was recently made an officer or
| the Legion OF Honor by the French Gov
| ernment for emergency aid WORK ana VIII
ings In behalf OF France, said:
81 am for Mr.. Hughes because. as an
American. loyal to the traditions OF WASH
ington and the founders OF our nation, l
could not possibly stand for a candidate
who. I'm four years has so lowered the
dignity OF our fag-the nag whlch We
proudly called old Glory'--to n point where
il Is held in contempt by the world; who
has shirked his duty 10 protect our citizens
| abroad and turned them over detenseless
in Mexico to brigands, armed with Amerl-
can weapons; who has pusilahimousy "o.
cepted the outrage Of the Lusitania ana
other marine disasters involving the loss
of American lives and who has refused
word OF protest against the German crime
perpetrated In Belgium-an OF wnich ! re-
gard as stultifying to American manhood
and honor.
Therefore, trust that all who value
American ideals as bequeathed to us by
the builders OF the American Republic VIII
vote for Mr.. Hughes and lift TINS great ma
tion out OF the depths where It has fallen
/ under the Wilson Administration. reinstat-
, ing II among the great nations or the
l DIR. LUCY L. w. WILSON
DIR. Lucy Langdon williams Wilson. prin-
cipal of the South Philadelphia Hlgn
: school for Girls and wife OF the director
OF the Commercial Museum II am toi
: Wilson I'm the presidential campaign because
I feel that he stands for real democracy
! ! That does not mean that I necessarily ap
prove his every act. He may have mad'
rnistakes-who doesn't? But they shoulc
Q No treated lenIently In return for his othei
u aeryces to the country feel that ne ue
: serves a second term. and that his second
term would be still better than the first.
u REV. ANNA HOWARD SHAW
u Tho Rev. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, hon
/. ornry president Of the National American
L woman's Suffrage Association and one o
d the pioneer suffragists of the United states
: 'I do not favor either Hughes or Wilson
e as candidates for the presidency So lonI
= as women do not have the vote and are no
e consIderd worthy OF the vote. or capable o
deciding political questions, they should no
sneak one way or the other. NO uisrran
chised woman should be asked such n ques
tion and until have a vote refuse 1
p sneak shall never take part in partisa
" politics until / have vote ana then
o shaIl take a determined stand and declar
my Views regarding candidates
q . MRS J. WILLIS MARTIN
n Mrs, ]. willis Martin, vice chairman an
A. acting chairman Of the Emergency AID Sc
TX ciety: 81 am in favor OF Hughes but
would take too long to go into all my rea
sons for that judgment"
MRS. WILLIAM II. WILSON
Mrs. William H. Wilson. wife Of the ID
cd rector of Public Safety-'T favor Hughe
because believe In Republican principle
is This is all will say because / am not pr
10 pared 20 give detailed reasons for my pre-
N erence."
MRS. EDWIN C. GRICE
Mrs Edwin C. Grice. president OF n
Home and School League. and vice pres
en- dent of the Philadelphia Business Women
ye League:
Inn | because OF his unfriendly attitude towar
or the women's movement. which Is the large
n public question In the United states
ke present. He has pointedly sidestepped u
ali Issue his presentation at Atlantic City WI
n. | almost ridiculous; in effect, all he said wa
1 Wait think he Is the most reversib
man In public life and II would be vei
rls unsafe 20 put him I'm a position OF tru
an again / am also opposed TO Wilson for u
re recent legislation he forced through Co
~. Kress / favor the Republicans, not 4
~ their partisan policies. but for the hope tn
~ there will be a betterment OF conditions 4
~, women by a change from the Wilson
,ot ministration."
SIX MRS OTIS SKINNER
Mrs. Otis Skinner. president of the Gus
man Club, Twelfth and Locust streets;
"of course we women who have no vo
should not be expected to declare a.
preference, but II / had vote / wou
cast It for Mr.. Hughes. However. I do n
my feel able to enumerate all the reasons WI
tls favor him, as am not familiar enou
Nv with the situation to speak 20 any exten
nes MRS. l. III. OHARIiA.
as as Mrs l. H. OHarra, a vice president
ins the Civic Club. OF Philadelphia:
hey II am decidedly In favor OF Hughes.
oo think he, II elected, will change conditio
.| entirely for the better II he is not elect
think conditions In this country will
deplorable. Although Il is said by Wilson
partisans that he has kept us out OF Wi
his methods have not been entirely adm