The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-08
Suffrage Means a
Dry New York


NEW YORK Nov. THE great
State OF New York awoke today to
find nearly 100000 new voters with
in it's borders.
Woman suffrage has won in New
York and latest indications are that
it carried by more than $4,000 votes,
after 50 years of continuous effort
since the first woman suffrage con-
vention was held in the United States.
New York is the first of the great
eastern states to grant women the
ballot. and having won their fight. the
suffragists of the Empire state now
will turn their attention toward a
federal amendment to enfranchise
women throughout the United States
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE news
from New York" today stirred official
Washington. The declaration OF the
Empire state for suffrage marks the
beginning Of the end of organized op-
position to votes for women.
Politicians who are students of
events agreed on this fact today. Only
one thing will prevent favorable ac-
ton by the coming session of con-
gress on the Susan b. Anthony amend
ment and that will be the action OF
certain suffrage organizations that
have advocated militant methods in
the capital. If they continue their
demonstrations they will furnish an
excuse to certain representatives and
senators-an excuse which they have
been looking for-to vote against the
amendment.
Tie result in New York, undoubtedly
gives the needed votes in the house
for the measure.
Advocates of the measure have
claimed that they had sufficient sup
port in the senate. And veteran poll
ticians point out today that, with New
York lined up for suffrage, no mem
Der of congress could very well afford
to vote against extending suffrage TO
the remainder of the states. These
men will be candidates for reelection
next fall and they will have to justify
their attitude on the Anthony amend
ment to the women voters of their dis
tricts.
That this result is recognized was
seen in hurried conferences here be
tween leaders of the anti-suffrage
movement. When it became apparent
that suffrage had carried they began
getting into touch with each other by
wire and telephone to decide what will
be done. While so far an agreement
has not been reached it is certain that
the fight against suffrange will CON
tinue along the lines that it is a state
issue and as such it is not a matter
for congress to act upon This has
been the expressed view of the presi-
dent although at all times he has
whole heartedly sympathized with suf-
frage but it was considered here today
that this measure of defense" for op-
position congressman was buried by
the New York voters Yesterday
1t is understood that conference of
suffrage senators and representatives
will be held in about three weeks just
before congress meets for the long
session and at that session and ag-
gressive plan of campaign viii be
agreed upon. The leaders will make
an effort to have the Anthony amend
ment made an early order of business
in both houses and they feel sure that
they can get il through so that the
issue can be submitted to all os the
states at a very early date.
The wOmens campaign for the
franchise in the Empire state culmi-
mating Tuesday at the polls has been
the least forceful of any thus far In
former years we have seen lively. en-
ergetic drives pushed with every
ounce of stamina and personality the
suffrage leaders could bring to bear;
but in this, our first year at war. the
women have bent their efforts rather
in patriotic endeavors. and the dash
of their accustomed assault has. as a