The Detroit times., 1912-12-16
PLAN TO DELAY
FRESH VOTEON
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
"ANTIS" in Legislature VIII
Attempt to Bury Re.Submis-
sion Measure in Committee
WILL ARGUE THAT VOTE
IN SPRING is LIGHT
Wayne Delegation Is Divided,
Majority of Members Lin
ing Up With Women

Opponents OF woman suffrage will
make a fight to keep the legislature
from re-submitting the constitutional
amendment TO the people I'm the spring
election
Their plan is to keep the measure
I'm committee until II Is too late to
print the ballots. AS the legislature
Is expected 10 sit well into April. IL
would be easy for the committee TO
delay action until after the election.
on one pretext or another.
II IL comes 10 a question OF reason
or excuse for this action, the "antis"
have the argument that the spring
election vote Is always a light one.
and that woman suffrage is question
on which the fullest expression by the
states electorate should be given.
This, they will claim, can be secured
In a fall election better than in the
spring.
And inasmuch as there is no fall
election in 1913, and the same argu-
ments would apply TO any special cleo
ton, the "antis" would thus hold up
the suffrage amendment until the fall
OF 1914, when the next general state
election will be held.
IL seems impossible for the "antis
to defeat the re-submission OF the SUI.
frage amendment, and the only line
open for them is delay. In the state
at large, equal suffrage carried in
majority of the districts, and the mem
bers of the legislature returned from
these districts will hardly dare 70 dis
regard the expressed will of their con-
stituents in this regard. In the cities,
where the rapid growth of population
has brought about a'condition where
one representative stands for many
more thousands of people than Ia the
country districts, suffrage lost. But the
cities control fewer members Of the
legislature than the pro-suffrage coun.
try districts, and hence the "antis'
see that IL will be welLnigh impossible
to defeat re-submission.
Moreover, the city delegations arc
badly split. In Wayne county II Is
apparent that a majority OF the dele
cation is for re-submission OF the sur
frage amendment in the spring OF
1918. Rep. Charles Flowers will have
the legislation in charge, as in the spe-
cial session last spring. Advocating
the measure with him will be Reps.
Copley, Ashley, Leonard and Greusel
In the house, and Senator Gittins In
the upper DfanCn. WIN THESE can Uo
put. without doubt, Rep. Palmer and
Senators Oggs and Hanley,
Expressed opponents of tha meas
ure are Reps. Martz and Mas and
Senators Scott and Murtha.
"The vote in my district was more
than two TO one against suffrage, said
Senator Scott unless | can make
up my mind that the suffragists were
defeated by fraud, will feel bound to
vote against the re-submission o. the
suffrage amendment"
Senator Murtha says that in his
district the vote was heavily against
suffrage to 2,707, according u
the recount--and that he viii there
fore vote against re-submission.
Rep. Mas is saloonkeeper. and
Rep Martz Is the legislative organ OF
the brewers association.
Rep. Jerome has not decided how
he will vote. Reps. Koehler and UNI
soeld are believed to incline TO lib
erar' views Both were on the liquor
dealers slate in the primary.