Show POLLS IK NEW YORK ARE GUARDED BY I WOMEN I I I Feminine Watchers Are on I Duty in Every Election District in City j I Ii i VICTORY PREDICTED I Suffragists Estimate Modest Modest Mod- Mod est cst Majorities but Feel Confident of Battle NEW V YORK Nov 2 2 Some Some women arose long before dayl daylight and when the the polls opened at 6 o'clock this morning morning morning morn morn- ing were on duty ditty in in every election elec elec- lion tion district of ot New York York- York City City as watchers for fOl the c cause use of ot wo woman an suf suf- I frage Crage rage Proposed changes hanges In the constitution con con- con I were th the only state w wide de is issues issues is- is sues before belore the voters of New York today tOda- A new constitution was submitted submitted submitted sub sub- for popular approval but the suffrage question appeared on the ballots as a distinct proposition callins call- call l ins for tor a separate vote Suffrage leaders declared the they would win but the estimated majorities majorities majori majori- ties they gave were considerably more modest than the sweeping predictions of the suffrage anti-suffrage workers In addition to the proposed suffrage su- su suf frage amendment the people of the state toda today voted upon proposals re regarding regarding re- re garding taxation reapportionment the issuance of in bonds for tor the completion of the barge baige canal and the question of ot permitting the legislature to change the rate of ot Interest in interest interest in- in terest on certain debts already in In- In The taxation and reapportionment proposals were among those submitted submitted sub sub- by the recent constitutional convention The fhe other sixteen proposed proposed pro- pro i posed changes t in the constitution were placed before voters to be accepted accepted accepted ac- ac J or rejected without division The regular state political bent their et efforts orts t to td the contest coni contest con con- con con- i test for control of ot f the lower house of I the legislature This body the as asI assembly as- as assembly I now contains ninety-nine ninety Republicans Re publicans nine forty Democrats and andI I two Progressives The only other I I state officers elected today were eleven eleven elev elev- 1 en justices of the supreme court Dr Anna Howard Shaw and officers oWe offic- i ers of the National Woman Suffrage association will receive election returns le- le c turns tonight at the national headquarters headquarters head head- quarters here They will the get returns re- re turns from all three states where Votes otes for women is up uJ for decision Miss Shaw came to headquarters Just before noon She was cheerful and optimistic Well she saM said win or 01 lose Jose It has hasten been ten a a. great campaign the greatest I have ever been through I I |