Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-01
JEALOUSY Behind
FIGHT ON SUFFRAGE
p.asor for Opposition Is Given
republican Women by John
Crier In Address
EXPECT 100000 TO VOTE

,s, ;s at the bottom of poll
,,.,ans, opposition to woman suffrage,
@ I.sS Grier. real estate assessor anu
JOE" :, tbe officers of the Republican
'a, ,,,,,use told members Of the Repuo-
n ,,.an vomen's committee this after
noon at their headquarters QUO Sou'n
Broad street .,. A.. Ana
accompanied Mr.. Grier to the
rs.tipg and also addressed the women
The meeting at the women's mead
.,,rters was held at o'clock. An
-. later the executive committee OF
.s.uomen's ~ committee was scheduled to
into conference with the city cam
s.;an committee of the Republican city
sonm;ttee at their headquarters ut
]rloveptb and Chestnut streets.
4 This conference was arranged by
THOMAS +. Watson, chairman of the
.;,v committee, and Councilman Charles
Hall Mrs. Walter $. Thomson,
chairman of the Republican women,
has been in conference also with Sena-
tor Penrose and officers of the Repub
ijcan Alliance. 1t is expected that the
Republican women, without references
TO the factional differences OF the men
,ho are eagerly seeking the role of their
r,sntors. NON will work for the Republican
candidates in the November election.
Many Attend Meeting ..
rbo meetinr at the women's head
suarters this afternoon was largely at
. tended. Mr.. Grier said:
Naturally the voting of women has
coused the men politicians to specu-
late, and opinions expressed vary as to
how the problem of voting will work
ant | am surely opposed to some of
The ideas offered. The fear Of conges-
tion at the polling places can easily be
obyiated IL a little bit of common sense
and good Judgment is used. The prac-
tical political worker knows well that
Al each voting place the men voters
ccme to cast their ballots at the hours,
saw, In the morning from Z to s, and
AZ noon. from 12 to 1, and again from
I'm. m. until p. M, when the polls
close Thus one can see that only four
hours Of the twelve are used by ap-
proximately 90 per cent of the men
voters, thus leaving eight hours when
the election officers receive the ballots
Of only a very few voters.
"Now it is well known fact that
by far the largest majority of women
voters are at home during these eight
hours, while the men are at their va
rious places Of employment. Now, il
the women will 90 to the polling place
during these eight hours the congestion
not only will be relieved, but the elec-
tion officers will be continually employ
ed. much to their satisfaction, for only
an election officer knows how heavy
hangs the time on their hands when
no voters come to the polls
Jealousy Blamed
Jealousy is the cause of opposition
on the part of some men politicians.
This attitude, in my opinion, Is very
muca to be regretted. 1t seems to me
that it is more manly to cultivate a
spirit of co operation, for it is a we'll
established fact that no great thing was
ever accomplished by men that did not
have its inspiration from some sweet,
noble sympathetic woman"
The speaker produced figures to show
, that an average of 211 women have
been assessed so far for each division.
There are 1886 divisions, and he said
that this ratio, if carried out, will give
q grand total of 200, 900 women.