Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-19 | Page 1 | President Votes for Woman Suffrage

PRESIDENT VOT VOTES FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE E I Executive Makes Trip to New Jersey and Casts His Ballot MEETS OLD FRIENDS Wilson Declines to Pose for Ph Photographers While at Polling Place PRINCETON N. N J. J Oct 19 President Wilson came to his legal residence here today and voted for woman suffrage In common with other electors of ofIs his Is home state he went to the polls tg cast his ballot on a constitutional amendment submitted to the people by the legislature The president arrived here shortly af at after er noon noon left immediately after voting and is due to arrive in WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington at o'clock this evening On the trip here he was accompanied panted by Secretary DrCar Dr Car Cary T. arr T T Grayson his physician hIss his s stenographer and several White Whit WhiteHouse It House se who also vote in r- r w Jersey Greeted by Students r h president was waa greeted at at the station by a large crowd of ot students He He H. walked Immediately to the old fIeh firehouse use where the polling booth of ot othis his precinct is located The president bowed and smiled and r. r raised his hat hatas as he be heard the old familiar Prince Princeton ton yells Terming Forming i In a solid mass ab about ut the thep p president the the- students marched march d with h him m to the polling booth singing Princeton songs and cheering at the Several suffragists were were- station and thanked the president for forI I his announcement that he he would vote ote to give them hem t the e balot On bis his w way y Ioto to vote yoto ha hs frequently stopped to rv tt oid r It took the president a tew few seconds to cast his ballot H He wrote a large yes in the space opposite the s suffrage amendment I As the president handed the election elec elec- lec-I lec tion of officer ticer his ballot a corps 0 of photographers ap ers asked 1 him to p pose e. e KNo K- K Declines to Pose I No he said this is too serious a matter to make a spectacle spectacle- of ot I After Atter voting yoUng the president walked about the campus The crowd of students followed singing and cheer- cheer Ing On his way to the station a boy driving a grocery wagon ran over the president ent The boy saw Baw the cr crowd crow wd but did iid not see Wilson Who Vho do you think you are shouted 1 the boy as the crowd bore bor down on his wagon Then he saw the pre president ident almost under his horses horse's feet teet and pulled away The president smiled and the crowd laughed