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Show SUFFRAGE IS DEFEATED IN WILSON'S STATE New Jersey Refuses Franchise to Women, Who Are Far From Discouraged Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 19. Now Jersey registered at tho polls today in emphatic not to woman's nppcat for tho ballot, Indications shortly after midnight wero that tho whlto and yellow banners of Votes for Women, Wo-men, had fluttered down to dofent In each of tho state's twenty-ono counties coun-ties and that tho majority against adoption of tho constitutional amendment amend-ment to enfranchise women wbb bo-twecn bo-twecn 50,000 and C0.000. Undaunted by tho overwhelming tldo against them, suffrage leaders announced tonight that they would start tomorrow with now plans intent in-tent upon p'edglng candidates for tho logislnturo to permit them to voto next spring for presidential electors. Thoy havo two weeks In which to mako their most effective campaign. Candidates for tho legislature havo been nominated by both big parties and will como boforo tho voters for olection November 2. Wilson Failed to H.slp President Wilson's recent nnnounco ment that ho wouM voto for suffrago In tho opinion of suffrago leaders, converted thousands to their cnuso. His stand, however, and thovigorous campaign waged by tho women to tho last minute failed to provent a heavy voto against adoption of tho amendment. In his own voting pro-clnct, pro-clnct, the Seventh district of Princeton Prince-ton borough, tho voto was moro than two to ono against tho amendment. .Unofficial returns from nearly two thirds of tho districts in tho stato showed that In 1222 out of 1801 districts dis-tricts tho voto was 88,275 for tho amendment and 121,119 agalnBt It, n majority of 35,844 against suffrago. Suffrago lost in every big city In tho stato and In nearly every town. Whero it did win tho majority was small. Newark voted overwhelmingly overwhelming-ly ngalnst It. Jersey City with seven sev-en districts mlslng, gavo 11,180 vote for tho amendment and 14,595 ngnlnpt it. Trenton, with soven districts missing gnvo a majority of 2218 against it. |