The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-03
those above 90 years of age. were taken

those above 90 years of age, were taken
to vote In automobiles.
Miss Helen varick Boswell of the Re-
publican County Committee. was or
hand at 10 O'Clock to see that every.
thing was all sight She reported thai
all the old ladies had voted between
and 10 o'clock, thus avoiding the
crowds
II used tc go down TO these homes
and get the old men out to vote" re-
marked Miss Boswell, '"but now l don't
bother about them. I'm interested In
having a big showing of women"
Miss Boswell reported a surprisingly
large vote of negro women. She toured
the uptown district where they live and
found that many who gathered In from,
Of the Roosevelt League. in West 131si
street, were enthusiastic about rolling
up big Republican vote, and partic-
ularly about electing "Mistah Johnny
Lyons" their favorite for Secretary OF
State.
In the Hungarian Quarter.
In the Hungarian quarter, which is In
the Fourteenth Assembly district. ex-
tending from East Seventy -eight to East
Eighty-sixth street, the women reported
In sharp contrast to these districts
were the lines of voters in the silk stock.
Ing district yet the contrast was only
In the appearance Of the voters and in
the places in which they voted. for the
silk stocking class turned out in ar
amazing force.
There were three polling places in the
public school in Fifty-first street. be.
tween Park and Lexington avenues. Be-
fore O'Clock one of the voting places
had registered more than 700 voters, an
other $50 and the third 600 The men
and women came In their limousine.
and stood in line as patiently as they
could.
An indignant woman. in the Gramerc,
Park district who evidently had not hat
any trouble with crowds when she voted
before. found herself at the tail OF 6
long queue when she arrived at hel
voting place. 1t was tiny barber shop
She turned and went home, declaring
that she would not wait at the end o.
queue to elect any candidate. Yet sh,
returned later and cast her ballot
Miss Mary Garrett Hay and Mrs. Car
iie Chapman Gait, who have an apart
ment in Riverside Drive. raced to th'
polls and Mrs. Gait won. Mrs. Cat
marked her ballot at quarter past eigh
o'clock and Just two minutes later Mis-
Hay handed hers to the clerk.
Both expressed satisfaction at seeing
so many women watchers at the poll
and added that hundreds had volun
teered. Mrs. Gait remarked that tn
men had evidently gotten over thei
feeling of restraint at seeing womel
voters and the women had become &C
customed TO their new duties and votet
intelligently.
Mrs. katherine Smith. mother OF Gov
smith, voted ballot No. 1sl ac Public
School No. 8. In Hicks street. neal
Middagh street. Brooklyn. She votet
the straight Democratic ticket.
II hope AL will win," said Mrs. Smith
although 1 would like to have hin
here in New York, where could Be,
him more often"
Mrs. Smith lives at 9 Mlddagh stree
and voted In the Second Election dis
trict of the First Assembly district
She was accompanied by her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. JohI
Glynn.
Mrs. Caroline l.. Anderson, 30 year!
old. of 797 Carroll street. Brooklyn, wal
one of the first voters at the pollins
place at Seventh avenue and Presiden
street. She was asked whether sh,
voted the Republican or Democrat,
ticket.
Whats all this fuss about. anyway
replied Mrs Anderson. "Can't a woman
vote without getting her name In tn,
papers?" Then she went home: