The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-20
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
LOST BATTLE IN
j. S. SENATE
Proposed Amendment to Con-
stituti0n Defeated
VERMONT SENATORS OPPOSED
Southerners Against Resolution
Which They Assert Would
complicate Negro Question

Washington, March 20.--Woman
suffrage advocates yesterday lost
their fight in the United States Sen
ate for a resolution proposing an
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton giving women the ballot. The
vote was 35 for the measure to "a
against it--a two-thirds affirmative
vote being required for passage
and when it was all over, suifraglst
leaders jubilantly pointed to the ma
jority of one as conclusive proof that
their cause had created q triumph In
defeat, and was UNNECESSARILY strong
er than its opponents had ever been
willing to ccncede.
Immediately after the vote, Sena-
ter Shafroth of Colorado sought 70 in
troduce new resolution for a consti
tuticnal amendment requiring each
state to vote on granting suffrage to
women, upon petition from per
cent Of its voters. The Senate went
INFO executive session before the SEN
ator could get the floor, however, and
the resolution will be offered later.
Though otherwise the vote was vir
tualy nonpartisan, the southern sena-
tors. all democrats. lined up almost
solidly against the amendment. They
contended 1t would complicate the
Negro ques Jon in the southern
states. or the southerners only Sen
ators Ransdell of Louisiana, Shepard
OF Texas and Lea of Tennessee voted
for the resolution.
The vote was preceded by three
hour Kaleidoscope debate on the var.
ious phases of suffrage. Senator Mar
tine Of New Jersey was the only
member who stated he was opposed
to woman suffrage on principle, He
declared the participation of women
in politics had failed to purify the
ballot, and that it would be a sad day
fer both women and men when they
we're given the ballot universally.
The speeches Of suffrage senators, he
added, mad excited in his mind the
wonder If they found objection to the
"Savicr for MOI choosing six of the
apostles from among the women"
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, chairman
of the congressional committee OF the
national woman suffrage association,
issued a statement last night, claim
ing the majority vote rs a victory.
For the first time in so years" she
~ 4, rzf 1,-f1 u
strated their impression upon the
United States Senate. 1t is q sign OF
the times and 1t portends that all
womanhood in this country will be
emanicipated within this generation.
A statement issued by Miss Alice
Paul, chairman of the congressional
uion for woman suffrage, regretted
that the democratic leaders in
charge of the suffrage amendment in
the Senate allowed that measure to
be wrecked for the time being. by
forcing 1t TO a premature vote Miss
Paul added that the union hoped that
in the two or three months remain
ing before the session closes, Con-
gress would reconsider its action.
Senators voting for the suffrage
amendment were: Ashurst Of Arizo-
ma. Brady of Idaho, Bristow OF Kan
sas, Burton of Ohio. Chamberlain of
Oregon. Clapp of Minnesota. Clark of
Wyoming. Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, Gronna of North Dakota, Hol-
lis of New Hampshire. Hughes OF
New Jersey. Jones of Washington,
Kenyon Of Iowa, La Toilette of Wis
consin. Lane Of Oregon, Lea of Ten
nessee. Myers of Montana. Nelson OF
Minnesota, Newlands of Nevada. Nor.
ris Of Nebraska. owen OF Oklahoma.
Perkins Of California. Poindexier OF
Washington. Ransdell of Louisiana.
Shafroth Of Colorado. Sheppard OF
Texas, Sherman OF Illinois. Smoot of
Utah. Stephenson OF Wisconsin. Ster.
ling OF South Dakota, Switzerland OF
Utah, Thomas Of Colorado. Thompson
of Kansas. Townsend Of Michigan,
Works OF California, 80.
The senators voting against the
amendment were: Bankhead OF Ala.
bsma. Borah Of Idaho. Bradley Of Ken
lucky. Brandegee of Connecticut. Bry
an OF Florida. Catron OF New Mexico
/ Dillincham OF Vermont, DUPONT OF
Delaware, Gore OF Oklahoma. James
Ct Kentucky. johnson Of Maine. Les
OF Maryland. Lodge Of Massachusetts
McCumber OF North Dakota. Mclean
Of Connecticut. Martin Of Virginia
MARITIME Of New Jersey. Oliver o.
Pennsylvania. Overman OF North Gel
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