New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
The Dawning of the New Dav
day, and Mrs. AL Smith voted with her
husband. '~'e' "'0" ne'

day; and Mrs. AL Smith voted with her
husband
Suffrage headquarters kept open all
gay and all evening giving out informa-
.ion ABOUT the candidates and the loca-
ZION OF polls. Women all over the CITY
went TO the sutfragists as old hands at
the business to find out the mysteries
ot'vosng One deaf and dumb woman
hunted out the Brooklyn suffrage Office
TO get the data on the candidates.
Inc suffrage political committee who
s1eered the women through their first
Gt'sls is composed of Mrs. David Clark
ward Van zile, Mrs. John McCutcheon
Mrs. Arthur Lott and Mrs, Ros;ns
Flanly. '''' nos'"a
n ai9y Creditable." Says Miss Hay
MISS Hay. made the following state,
ment last night: ''"'e
,,Suifragists Of the CITY arc natn.
rally pleased at the showing made Nv
IN we women voters at the nrimaries
mat such goodly proportion took tho
pans TO cast their ballots for their
parties's candidates is highly credita-
o.e' Mhen women get used to the idea
VI Young at the primaries we shall
eSpect great things of them, but at
p paes .ne newness and the strange
That numbers came back to the citv
from the country for the express pur,
pose OF voting at the primaries shows
neal'hy interest in the political situ
a'ion' Among many women the inter
est was intense. The suffrage head
quarters yesterday and to-day were full
OF women who came to look up the rec
ords and views of the candidates that
me City Suffrage party had collected
for their use
Suffragists Impartial
Many of them were disappointed
because we did not advise them how
10 vote, but as non-partisan orpani
zatlon we are pledged to be impartial
IN our treatment of the parties and the
cahdldates, and so we let the records
SPEAK 1or the men and women who are
asplrants for Office. 1t is too bad that
some candidates did not get their an
s"ers to the suffrage QUESTIONABLE to
us IN time to be exhibited, as in MANY
cases their women constituents had to
go away. without the data they came
Tor. inns was not our fault, but that
OF the men who were dilatory in their
replies. 80 -
"On the whole, I feel proud of the
women OF the city who have been quick
20 avail themselves of their opportuni-
ties and conscientious in their devo-
ton to duty. At every step they are
]]ustlfying the bestowal on them Of the
Miss Boswell Pleased, Too
Miss Helen Varick Boswell, chairman
OF the women's division of the Repub-
mean County Committee, in her room
at the headquarters of the committee,
said last night:
Il am Immensely pleased with the
results: 1t was only what I antici
pated, but am glad to have my antici-
patlons realized. The women were all
on the job, and, as one of the men
leaders expressed it, mot one DEVELOPED
thirst and they all stayed at their
Miss Boswell told, with considerable
interest, of one woman watcher in the
18th Election District of the 18th As
sembly District who had been at the
polls since the opening, and when the
chairman of the Board of INSPECTORS
called, Mine o'clock. polls closed {"
the woman watcher stepped up and
SAID: "Well now that it is all over. |
guess III cast my vote"
ON, no. you won't" said the chair
man. ITS after o'clock, and the law
says that the polls must close and
voting cease at 8 O'clock"