Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-27
SAY 122,478
WOMEN ASK
VOTE IN N. ].
MIdd|esex Had 5000 Names on
Petition Taken to Trenton
BIZ Special Correspondent.

on OpoCtUb COfTtSpOHUeHts
TRENTON, Jan. 27:-Following
the suffrage ratification meeting here
yesterday petitions were presented to
the legislature last night containing
the signatures of 122,478 women Of
the state who want to vote. Every
county in the state sent it's quota
except Ocean and Mrs. w. Howard
Jeffrey, of that county. explained at
the mass meeting that inasmuch as
Ocean had been the only county Of
the state to go "over the TOP" for
the state suffrage amendment In
1915 1t was not necessary to show
again that the people of that section
of the state are in favor of the vote
for women.
The suffrage leaders presented the
petitions at the ratification rally as
Mrs. e. +. Feickert, of Plainfleld,
head of the state suffrage organiza-
tion. called each county. In addition
separate petitions were offered on
behalf of some of the larger cities
Of the state. The presentation of
these signatures came as the climax
to the meeting at which stirring ad-
dresses were made for the cause.
Chief among the speakers were
Governor Edwards. former Senator
Gait. of Washington. Others who
talked were Senate President Clar-
ence II. Case, of Somerset, who ad-
mitted he was not yet entirely con-
verted to the cause; Speaker Glover,
of Bergen, and Senator Mackay, also
Of Bergen. swho is handling the rati-
flcation resolution In the senate.
Governor Edwards stirred the
women's meeting, which was held in
the Crescent Temple Auditorium, this
city. to great enthusiasm by his short
but effective speech
II am just as much in favor of
suffrage as l was before the election"
declared Mr.. Edwards In part, land
If you ladies' stand firm there will be
no question about this legislature
ratifying equal suffrage
Mrs. Gait made a brilliant speech
in which she pointed out that every
country. even Germany and Austria
Hungary, now have equal rights for
the women. except the United States.
Everybody else has got democ-
racy." she declared, but the country
that took democracy into the war"
Speaker Glover scored Camden
county for its part in putting over
the resolution of last week against
suffrage and charged that its assem-
blyman had tr1cked both himself and
Majority Leader Hershfie.d OF Pas
sale. Mr.. Colby said that while somo
Of the best brains of the s.ats were
fighting against suffrage they could
not stop its ratification Senator Mac
kay declared that he would work un-
ceasingly for ratification and Senate
President Case rather left the impress
sion that he would probably vote for
It.
Seated ON The platform, were the
wife and daughter OF Governor Ed
wards. Delegations Of women were
rrtsent from practically every end CT
the State. Following are the total
signatures. as presented by soma of
tn, more important Counties. -A:!an-
tic, $4,000; Bergen, 5000; Camden,
900: Essex, 80 900: Gloucester, 100;
Hudson, 24,900; M.ddlesex, 500;
Monmouth, 5000; Union 1910. In
ad Iition, a total O. 1898 names were
presented from Jersev City. 1885
from Newark, 5000 from Elizabeth
and 2T6s fro mCam1on. Miss Bes-
ste Pope. in presenting Jersey City's
signatures, said: I'VE would have hac
many more If our women wo ckers
had not been busy with war work."