New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
ASK WOMEN VOTERS
 TO TEACH THE MEN
State Democratic Forum Hears
 High Praise Of FeminineS

New York, Dec. 2S.-The State Democratic forum, of which Mrs. Robins A. Lau is president. met at the Hotel Astor yesterday afternoon, took in one group of 300 new mem bers as a Brooklyn branch. besides a number of individual women, and was told by democratic politicians that it's to use the ballot.
 This meant the, mechanical methods of registering the vote on the ballot which Edward F. Boyle, former pres ident of the board of elections, told them half the men did not know. State Senator John J. Boylan told the women that if they learned their bal lots we'll they would elect a demo- cratic governor next fall.
 Senator Robert F. Wagner was to have been the speaker of the after noon. but he sent word that he was unable to be with them as he was assisting Judge Hylan, that he had prepared his address and would sure ly attend their next meeting. Senator Boylan brought the senator's regrets and the message.
 One of the first acts of the club in the business meeting, preceding the addresses, was to endorse the presi- dent, Mrs. Lau, for member of the Democratic State committee.
 i. The women were pleased when Mr. Boyle, with an envelope of ballots to use as exhibits told them that instead of learning from the men how to cast their ballots he expected them to turn teachers.
 1T am looking forward to making you women educate the men, said MT. Boyle Election is a large sub- R,,1l 4f to nd hot io a point women are strong on. I wish l personally knew as much about my 1 new job as I do about election, but 1 there are a good many men who know 1 very little about the mechanical part of voting. Thousands of men march up to the polls as though they knew all about it and then fold a blank bal lot and drop it into the box, or else write across 1t and lose their vote. Some of the best educated people are 1 the most stupid. They are too con- ceited They think they know all about it and won't let anyone show them. Just to see them march up to that polling booth with the sol- emnity of an owl. go in, stay the time it would take to fill out the ballot and not do a thing, we talk ourselves blue 1 in the face telling the men what to do" .. ' ] t"You women have won a notable victory" said Senator Boylan, ''attrf- 1 butable in my mind to the democratic | party. The democrats in the senate 1 have stood together for the women. l You women who are leaders of dis
 tricts and officers want to bring home | that fact. Your victory came on the
 heels of a great democratic victory. ! You cant emphasize this too strongly.
 The honor should go where it is due.
 You can't do anything without reg
 ularity and that means organization. i We have had an example in the ad-
 ministration just closed of what comes l from not having a regular organ1za- l tion. It goes out after four years of
 service receiving less than 25 per cent of the votes. If you divide your vote
 among a number of parties you won't 1 do anything. I advise you as leaders
 to take an interest in the primaries.
 If you nominate a man, you feel that
 he is yours and it leads to a triumph
 ant election But you have got to give l your regular support to the democrat
 ic party
 i've have no idea of a woman s
 party" said Miss Isabella Pettus, of 1 the Woman's Law class of the New i York university. We do not exercise the privilege of voting as women, but l as citizens. We are making study o1
 the baAat in the law class. I hope all
 the women will form circles to study
 the ballot and make them centers o1
 inspiration.' The women endorsed 1 Miss Pettus for judge of the Chil- 1 dfen's court. Mrs. Simon Baruch became a mem Der of the club and said she would