The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-06

TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN ZOO.
women on the Ticket for Higher
once In the Empire state.
We complied the other day from
ne Official list of candidates at the
coming election in this State table
showing the number Of women nomi-
mated for the various offices and the
distribution of such nominations
among the several parties.
Altogether there are 1887 ofhces
20 be filled on November 5. and there
are just 100 women candidates This
is q little more than 5 per cent. for
the newly enfranchised sex against
q little more than "a per cent for
their fellow citizens Of the mascu-
J line gender. The novelty Of the stu
alton from the political point Of view.
and the fact that suffrage has been
80 recently extended to the equally
intelligent and equally public spirited
half of our voting population &C
counts for the marked disparity in
the sex totals. We are willing to bet
Z man fried doughnut that this dis
parity will In a measure disappear
~ time passes.
Nor do we attach much significance
to the comparative exhibit as between
ne two leading political organiza-
lions. These are the figures:
women nominated by Democrats.
all onces. ~
women nominated by Republicans.
It Is o noteworthy fact that about
three-ffths Of all the nominations Of
women In New York State this year
are for minor posts In the counties,
cities and towns; for county clerk.
for alderman, for town supervisor,
for town clerk. for justice Of the
peace, for collector, for overseer Of
the poor, for assessor, for mayor. for
county auditor, for receiver Of taxes,
for member of the board Of education,
for county treasurer-even for coro-
ner, for constable and for sheriff. In
many Of these posts the adaptation
Of womankind to the work is so OBJ
vious and the ability Of womankind
& TO do right and well In that sort Of
work has been so conclusively DEM
onstrated in our present experience
with war activities that nothing can
: be more certain than a swiftly in
creasing proportion Of such nomina-
lions in the future.
Turning to the nominations of
women for the higher State offices,
executive and judicial, and for legis-
lative office In nation and State. we
get these totals, distributed as fol-
+ lows among the several parties:
xOr Governor. Socialist Labor.
For Lieutenant Governor. Socialist.
Prohibition ....- I
Total ......--......--.-. q
Tor Secretary of State, Socialist. l
Prohibition. see. I
TOTAL .-...-..s'..'..-.'' 2
5 Dor State Treasurer Socialist Labor.
, .
Tor Justice of tho Supreme Court.
Socialist .-...--...-....---.
Total ...-.-.........---.
Dor Representative in Congress
Socialist .----..S
Democrat ..... "a
Republican ---.1
Total --...s....-..-...:. -. $1,000.
FOR State Senator. Socialist. 8
Republican,.
Democrat..... 2
Total $4,000 ..ss.....s..~.s-.s.. III
Z Tor Member Of tho Assembly,
Democrat ..--..10
Socialist .......S
Prohibition 80. s
Republican -
Total 81
Grand Total &:
This makes the partisan apportion
ment of all the higher Offices figure
as follows:
eociaiiN .''............... p
democrat ...............1 II
Prohibitlon ..............,..,..
81 republican NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Socialist Labor.
Aotai ''''''' ............,. 81
AS we remarked'before, THE SUM-
purpose In making this exhibit is en-
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