New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Leaders Hope Majority
Won't Be Overwhelm-
ing Either Way
Election an Aid
To Women Workers
Stenographers May Dis
card Ancient Subway De-
lay Excuse for Hardness

looks of "Boss" Mary Garrett Hay,
chairman of the Woman's Suffrage
party of New York City. "Boss" Hay
doesn't care rap now the 10000 regis
tered women vote; IN fact, she would
be slightly embarrassed if either party
won an enormous majority of their
votes, because "Boss" Hay pridcs her
self just now on keeping the woman
suffrage movement non-paTtisan.
What she wants Is for every woman
who registered to come out and vote
one way or the other For that reason
every woman has been circularizod with
literature from the party headquarters,
at 3 East Thirty-eighth Street, and to-
day hundreds Of cagle-eyed women
watchers are going to take their knit
ting bags and their fountain pens to
the polling places to keep tab on the
woman vote.
Mrs. Charles Tiffany, chairman of
the Borough of Manhattan for tho
rarty, is going to tour the 2tst Con
cress District this morning. Later she
will go the rounds, bringing out the
laggards in her automobile.
The women's vote is expected to come
IN three relays: First, the stenograph
ers, on their way downtown IN the
morning; second, the "markct basket
vote''-that is, tho women who take in
their polling places on their way to the
butchers and the grocery store, and,
third, the "baby carriage VOTE" the
women who get their housework done
and the baby all dressed UP in his best
pink ribbons to enjoy the afternoon
sunshine.
New Excuse for Tardy Workers
Inasmuch as the polls close at
o'clock, it will be impossible for women
working down town to vote at all un
less they vote early in the morning.
Miss Hay appealed last night to all en-
ployers to be lenient with their clerks
who are late to work this morning. She
set the example by forgving Miss Hen
rietta Wald in advance for her tardi-
ness. Miss Wald is Miss Hays stenog-
rapher. She came to her yesterday af-
ternoon blushing with embarrassment
and served notice that she probably
would be late, as her voting place, at
Edgecombe Avenue and 141st Street,
was long way from her home and
from the subway.
Never mind how late you are, my
DEAR" said Miss Hay. "Thc thing
wouldn't forgive would be your not vot-
ing at ALL"
Five negro girls who work in the
suffrage lunchroom and live in the vot
ing region of Harlem were likewise no
tilted by Mrs. Mabel Russell that they
would be forgiven for tardiness, even If
she had to peel the potatoes herself.
All the girls at the suffrage hcadquar-
ters belong to a war savings stamps
club, to which they pay % cents when
they are late. Half an hours grace will
be allowed this morning.
Every polling place Will be decorated
by two women watchers, or hostesses,
appointed by the Republican and Demo
cratic leaders of the districts, and in
addition there will be suffrage watch
crs, whose only business will be to
count the women who vote. The suf-
fragists are afraid that proper atten-
ton will not be paid to this important
part of the days events, unless they
themselves watch over it. Miss Hay
announced that by evening she would
have received the reports from her
watchers and that the total of the
woman's vote would be known at once.
Every suffrage watcher will be pro-
vided with printed copy of the regis
tration list of women in her election
district. AS each woman enters the
polling place to cast her vote her name
will be checked off on the list. This
will not be a record of how the women s
vote is divided according to parties, but
only of the total number Of women s
votes.
Woman Named Ballot Clerk
The first regular woman inspector OF
elections is Miss Alice Burgoyne, TWEEN
ty-two years old, who was appointed
last night by the executive committee
of the I'd Assembly District of The
Bronx to serve as ballot clerk. Miss
Burgoyne, who is known in The Bronx
as the "child preacher" is the daughter
of an election commissioner. She de-
clared last night she was going to keep
her father up late teaching her how tc
handle her new job so that she could
be credit to her sex. Miss Adeline
Sterling, who won much unwclcome
tration day at Broadway and 126tt
Street, has resigned, leaving Miss Bur
goyne alone in the field.
Some Of the women regularly ap
pointed by the Republican and Demo
cratic leaders as political watchers are
well known in suffrage circles. Mrs
John Blair, organizer of parades ant
suffrage baseball games, is going tt
watch at roofing store at 1886 Secont
Avenue. Other we'll known sufragist!
who will watch in the 18th Assembly
District are Miss Janette Hynes, at tn,
18th Election Distric: polling place
Miss Bertha Hess, in the 20th Election
District, and Miss Mary Phillips, in tn,
18th Election District
The woman's campaign in Manhattan
has been pa articularly lively. and cam.
20 finish last night with politica
meetings Seld By women Of both par
tIcs. The Republicans are marshalle,
by Miss Helen Varick Boswell, aide.
by Mrs. N. l.. Ogan, Miss Adele Fri
and Mrs. Sidney Clinton Crane Tn,
Democratic leaders are Mrs Elizabetl
Willard, tMiss Rita Cassidy and Mis-
Catherine McCuskcr. They made n,
attempt 10 get non partisan women ou
20 register, but win visit all the en-
rolled Republican and Democratic wom
en- to-day 20 remind them 10 vote
Democratic Women Active
Democratic women have been espc
ca!ly active on Warrington Heights t.
eounteract the influence Of Miss Jean
nette Rankin, the only woman mcmbe
Of Iongress, VINO campaiRned Their
Iazt week on behalf Of the Republican
candidate, John A. BoiIcs. Two wome,
have been appointed in each election
district, and these have canyasged TN
entire section for Democratic votes
Their report TO jerome f. Donovan Iaa
plHht propheaicd victory for their can