Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
SUFFRAGE HEADS
RENEW FIGHT FOR
RIGHT TO BALLOT
undismayed by Senate's Rejec-
ton Stand Back of Shafroth
Amendment.

WASHINGTON, March 2b.--Advo-
Gates of woman suffrage today de-
clared that they were not aiscour-
aged because they lost their tight IN
the United States Senate yesterday
to secure the adoption of an amend
ment to the Federal Constitution ex-
tending the right OF suffrage to
woman. The Senate voted 80 for the
amendment to "a against 1t, n two
! thirds affirmative vote being neces-
sary for passage.
Suffrage leaders we're pointing to-
day to the majority of one vote in
favor of tho amendment as proof that
their cause had scored O. triumph in
defeat and was far stronger than its
! opponents had ever been willing toI
admit. They profess to sec in the
! action Of the Senate only a tempo
rafy setback in their fight and e2-
press the belief that woman suf-
uage would eventually come They
w IRE hoping today that the Senate
wov I'D reconsider It's action before tbs
cloJe Of the present session.
Leaders TO Renew Fight.
D4Spite their defeat. suffrage lead
ers were prepared today to renew
their fight to secure the passage By
the Senate of a constitutional amend
ment enfranchisinR women. To this
end. it was announced today they
would support the proposed amend
ment of Senator Shaforth, of Colo
RADIO. The senator endeavored to Of
fer his amendment yesterday, and
though unsuccessful, will introduce
1t later. This amendment would re-
uuire each State to vote on the dues-
ton of extending the right of suf-.
frage to women, upon petition OF D
per cent. of it's voters.
The National American Woman
Suffrage Association announced to-
day through Mrs. Medill Mccormick,
chairman OF its congressional COM
mittee, that II would support the new
amendment. Suffrage sentiment in
the Senate" said Mrs. Mccormick.
lis strong enough to warrant us IN
renewing our efforts to secure ma
tional legislation and the amend
ment proposed by Senator Shafroth
will meet many of the objections
raised during the debate in the Sem
ate and the cause of suffrage will
be far advanced if we can secure
favorable action on this resolution
during the present session."
Suffrage leaders were also going
forward today with their plans for
the big woman suffrage demonstrn-
ton here.
They said today that ten thousand
{ women would take part In the parade
and that it promised to be the most
beautiful and spectacular procession
that has ever taken place. No effort
is being spared to make 1t an artistic
affair.
Nation wide Demonstration.
The Congressional Union for won-
an Suffrage. under whose auspices o
nationwide demonstration will be
held May 2. announced today that
Advices received from organizers IN
tho field showed that tho deepest
interest Is being shown In the pro-
posed demonstration.
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, president of
the National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage, in a latter to
Chairman Rucker, of the House COM
nfttee on election OF presidents and
Nice-presidents: made public today.
wrote that she would not ask that
her association might appear before
the committee to answer arguments
4 which win be advanced in favor OF
woman suffrage by the Federal
Equality League at hearing on
March "a.
How the Senators Voted.
The vote on the suffrage resolution
proper yesterday was as follows
Yeas-Ashurst, Brady. Bristow, Bur
ton, Chamberlain, Clapp, Clark, Wy
oming; Gallinger, Gronna, Hollis,
Hughes, Jones, Kenyon, La Toilette,
Lane, Lea, Myers, Nelson, Newlands.
Morris, Owen, Perkins, Poindexter,
Ransdell Shafroth. Sheppard, Sher-
man. Smoot, Stephenson, Sterling,
Sutherland, Thomas, Thompson,
Townsend and Works-3o.
Nays-Bankhead, Borah, Bradley,
Brandegee. Bryan, Catron, .Dilling-
ham, Du Pont, Gore, James, Johnson.
Lee, Lodge, McCumber. Mclean, Mar
tin, MARITIME, Oliver, Overman, Page,
sPitman, Pomerene, Reed. Shields,
Smith, Georgia; Smith, Maryland;
Smith. South Carolina; Swanson,
Thornton, Tillman, Vardaman, Weeks,
West and Williams-34.
: Announcement was made for Sena-
tor Root that If present he would have
voted against the resolution. Similar
announcements We're made for Sena-
tor Fan, of New Mexico, and Senator
Salisbury, of Delaware. Senator Lip
pitt, of Rhode Island, announced that
If he had not been paired he would
have voted against the resolution
Senator Chiffon, OF West Virginia.
on the other hand, said that If he had
not been paired he would have voted
for the resolution.
s Announcement was made that the
following Senators who were absent
would have voted for the resolution
II they had been present:
, Crawford, Cummns, Penrose, Smith,
Arizona; Smith, Michigan, and Walsh.
No announcement was made for
Senator O'Gorman as to how he would
have voted II present