The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-20
LOSE FIRST ROUND
WOman's Suffrage Prospects
Are Not So Bright.
Effort to Have Date Fixed for
Consideration Defeated
PLATFORM PLEDGES.
Members Indicate They Will Be
Given Preference.
Moving Picture Regulation Bill
Reported UnfavOrably.


mans suffrage battle was fought out in
the house Thursday afternoon and. the
opponents OF the equal suffrage won.
A yea and nay vote was taken to de-
termlne whether or not the equal suf-
frage bill should be made special or
der, of business for next Wednesday af-
ternoon at o'clock The nays won
81 to 81. Consideration of the equal
suffrage resolution was indefinitely
postponed.
olutlon hangs in the balance and may
be thrown into the discard for the rea-
son alone that it has to be passed in
the form of a constitutional amend
ment and as only three of these amend
ments can be passed at a session those
amendments embodying platform prom
ises nave the right of way, or should
nave in the opinion of many of the
house members vino would otherwise
favor the suffrage bill.
Abrams, Of Cowley county, arose from
his seat like & phantom of wrath in the
path OF the suffrage bill when he put
the question to the house in regard to
the s1detracking of platform promises
for equal suffrage. Other members took
up the question and the suffrage reso-
luton went down the toboggan slide of
postponement like a boy on bobsled.
Beachey of Sedgwick, started the
trouble when he made motion to set
next Wednesday afternoon as the time
LOT OCDdt6 OH the Suffrage resolution.
The house was about to pass the mo-
ton when Reeder of e Doniphan called
attention to the fact that the house had
Just few minutes before agreed that
all constitutional amendments be laid
over until 1t was reasona bly, certain
that all that would be submitted were
in and then the house could be able to
make a. fair and intelligent selection of
three from the lot.
There was a lively debate for a few
minutes over the Beachey molten Dur
ing this debate the question Of ccnSti-
tutional amendments that involved
platfrom promises was brought up. The
recall, the Initiative the referendunl; the
direct vote on United States senators,
the constitutional convention and other
important resolutions of similar char
acter were mentioned. Many members
went on record during the debate and
roll call as favoring woman,s suffrage.
but at the same time they intimated
that they would give platform promises
the preference in selecting three con-
stitutional amendments.
There will be one big fight on the
suffrage bill. 1t looked like cinch for
the women few days ago, but now
there is every promise of. a hot debate
and a close vote. The women will have
to have a two-thirds majority to pass
their concurrent resolution and their
chances look doubtful in the light of
Thursdays test vote on the PROPOSE
ton
While the roll call vote below does
not indicate with accuracy the ,senti-
ment of the members on the suffra ge
question, ; t 1t is in a measure a test
vote. Those who voted for the motion
are the members who can be depended
upon by the women. Those who voted
nay may some of them favor thu
proposition to q degree but they! are
lukewarm. and the majority of the
IxoI tn Sl1f "a "a,
following is the vote on the Beachey
motion to set Wednesday as the day
of debate on suffrage:
Yeas-Alexander. Armstrong. Barrett,
Barrier, Beachey, Bentley, Block, Boyd,
Brown of Linn, Brown of Butler, Bur-
tbs, Cain. Cassin, Cones. Davenport,
Davis of Sedgwick, Davis of Gray, De
Camp, Don Carlos, Emerson, Fair,
Gray, Goddard, Hazlet, Herr, Hines,
Holden, Jackson, Keene, Kerr. Kyle,
Lacey, Laidlaw, Lambertson, Mahurin,
McComb, McDannald, Mcmillan, Moore,
Newlin, Olinger. Ostlind, PARROT, Rear
don, Schafer, Shields, Stone of Shaw
nee Tyler Veatch, Wartman, Watson,
Williams. Yoxall. Bucknan.
Nays-Abrams, Brown of Kingman,
Burke. Bunger, Carriahan, Carney,
Cron, Daley. Davis of Bourbon, Davis
of ottawa, Davis of Edwards. Deacon,
Drew. Elder. Ellis, Ewing, FEEDER. Frey,
Graham, Hyer Johnson, Kelley,
Keraus, Iaing, Malone, Maloy, Man
chester. Martin, Matson. McGregory,
Meek, Mercer, Miller, Mulroy' Napier
Noble, O'Connor. Orr, Parker, Phillips,
Reeder, Schaumburg, Schlicher, Sharp
less. Shearer. Shuey, Stone of Sherman,
Thomas. Thompson, Thorpe, Turner,
Ward Wray, Wayman. Westerman,
Wettack. Wheeler. Wilson of Marshall.
Wilson of Greeley, Wolfert. woodbury.
1ror- IF Rarher county a Democrat
and a new member, made good fight
in the house Thursday, afternoon for
little old bond issue for school dis
trict in his far western county, and he
won it, too Herr wanted the bill pro-
viding for the bond issue to be adj
vanced to third reading and passed.
He stated his reasons for an emer-
gency so clearly and convincingly that
the house gave him the right of way
with his bill and it was passed. Herr
will get the solid vote of that school
district next election if he tries for his
seat again.
1t looks pretty certain that Senator
G1enn's reapportionment bill would
pass the legislature this session.
Thompson of Reno has introduced a
similar bill in the house.
The bill introduced in the house
Thursday by Haslet of Sumner county
relating to primary elections amend ed
the present law by providing that
nominations be made by filing with the
city clerk or county clerk or secretary
of state an affidavit declaring the in
tention of the person to become a
candidate for an office. and that such
person is a bona fide candidate A fee
| of $40 will be charged in case of a
county office and $50 for state office
The bill further provides that the
| judges of election shall be the official
ichallengers for their respective par
ties and whenever they have reason to
believe any person is not a member of
| the party whose ticket he calls for, be-
fore giving him the same they will
compel him to make affidavit that he
voted for a majority of the candidates
of that party at the last prec ding cleo
ton. Hasiet is a Republican.
Malone of Rawlins, chairman of the