The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-03
WOMEN OYERRUN
POLITICAL CENTRES
Interest in Their First Presi-
Dental Campaign Brings
Them Out in Force.

Political headquarters. which have
been In charge of women during the
Presidential campaign. were last night
packed with their party adherents. Rain
failed to keep the women away from
their favorite centres, each Of which had
arranged for the returns.
Although there was enthusiasm as bull
letins were read and favorite candidates
seemed to be In the lead. there was never
n big outburst Of joy. Most Of the wom-
en- were worn out from long weeks OF
hard work, and they took the news as
they had taken their participation in
| the electon--with absolute calm.
The womens City Club was by far
the most alive of any of these gathering
| places of women voters and political
| eaders. There you saw Democrats, Re-
publicans and Independents seated side
by side waiting for the figures. II was
the one spot where all parties were rep
resented.
Three floors of the clubhouse at %
| Park avenue were packed with men and
women, though the women outnumbercd
the men guests. A telegraph operate
| received by special wire the returns
from all States and all districts of New
! York State as they came iIr And these
were read by women, first TO the groups
on the main floor then by Miss Mary
| Garrett Hay. president OF the club, on
| the main floor. and lastly, by a third
| woman on the floor above
Harding, Cox and Debs We're ap-
| plauded when the votes they were roll
| Ing up were announced. SIS Hay per-
| n,itted applause. but she requested that
Lalts .l.I t1,Arr In.
| ttrrupted the serious programme of ths
evening
AS bulletin after bulletin showed Gov.
| Cox was losing all but the Southern
| States Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait. who
| was seated In front of Miss Hay, wore a
grim expression. Mrs. Gait said that she
had nearly invalidated her vote by mark
ing n cross in front of the name of an
arch enemy because the booth In which
she voted was too dark for her to see
clearly. But she discovered the mistake
in time and asked for another set of
ballots one OF which she had cast for
Mr. Cox.
The Democratic women were there,
some to dine, but many OF them went on
to their own headquarters to the ma
tional in Grand Central Palace, or the
State, in the Waldosf-Astorla. Miss
Elisabeth Marbury, who Is n member of
the club. dropped in to see how things
We're going and to feel the political tenn
perature Of the gathering. And Magis-
trate Jean Norris was there with Demo
cratic friends
The Democratic women up to late
hour would not admit national defeat
and they said they had been sure of Gov
Smith all along.
The Women's City Club served a
buffet supper beginning just before mid
night. Newcomers replaced those who
had left, thus making it the busiest
wcmen's political centre New York city
ever saw.
The Womens State executive eom-
mittee held forth at the State head
quarters 20 West Thirty-ninth street.
where Mrs Arthur Llvermore presided.
Later she visited the campaign head
quarters in the Vanderbilt Hotel. where
Miss Laura Skinner was in charge.
The New York county committee, at
105 West Fortieth street, celebrated In
proper style All afternoon women mem
bers of the committee cut sandwiches,
slic~l ham and prepared big plates OF
cake for the evenings gayetcs. Miss
Helen Varick Boswell. Miss Mary Wood
and Mrs. Jessie Higgins presided over
the women's division.