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Show SIX THOUSAND WOMENWATCHERS Suffragettes Arise Before Daylight Day-light to Be at New York Polling Places. New York, Nov. 2. Some six thousand thou-sand women arose long before daylight day-light and when the polls opeued at 6 o'clock this morning were on duty in every election district of New York City as watchers for the cause of woman suffrage. Proposed changes in the constitution were the only state wide issues before the voters of New York today. A new constitution was submitted for popular approval, but the suffrage question appeared on the ballots as a distinct proposition calling call-ing for a separate vote. Suffrage leaders declared they would win, but the estimated majorities majori-ties they gave were considerably more modest than the sweeping predictions of the anti-suffrage workers. In addition to tho proposed suffrage amendment the people of the state today voted upon proposals regarding taxation, reapportionment, the issuance issu-ance of $27,000,000 In bonds for the completion of the barge canal and the question of permitting the legislature to change tho rate of Interest on certain cer-tain debtB already Incurred. The taxation and reapportionment proposals wero among those submitted submit-ted by the recent constitutional convention. con-vention. Tho other sixteen proposed ; changes in the constitution were plac-' plac-' cd beforo voters to bo accepted or re- jected without division The regular stato political organiza- tlons bent their efforts to the con- i test for control of the lower house : of the legislature. This body, the assembly, now coutains 99 TCepubli- caiifc, 40 Democrats and two Progres- tlves. The only other state officers HHHI9IBiEEB15L7MHBiHHBQssc3i5 elected today were eleven justices of tho supremo court. Women's List of Don'ts. New York, Nov. 2. The Women's Political Union and the Woman Suffrage Suf-frage party which shared control of the arrangements of the suffragists to watch today's election, Issued td" their watchers at ho polls today the following follow-ing list of "don'ts." "Don't bubble with experience at the polling places; be merely pleasant." pleas-ant." "Don't wear fluffy ruffles; mako 3'ourself small; most polling places aro limited in space. "Don't ask the inspectors to sharpen your pencils; do your own work. "Don't jog the chair of tho inspector. in-spector. "Don't talk, but keep your eyes and ears open. "Don't regard yourself as an exception excep-tion and important. "Be dignified; be serious. Do not argue with any one." |
