The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
Senator Shafr0th Offers an
Amendment to Obtain
Action in States.
yrGRo SUFFRAGE UPHELD
Wil,iams's Plan to Give 'White
Women" the Franchise De-
feated, ~ to 81.

WASHINGTON. March is.-while the
ana. o. suffrage did not win In the Sen
-. ,o.asy Il I. regarded a. intensely sig.
,,ec.n, that majority Of the Senate
zen, on record in favor Of constitu-
con.I amendment, for equal suffrage. The
ont. was 80 to % In favor Of the reso-
h,,,on. but as wo-thirds were required
~ s6op. the resolution tho Vice president
,-,ounced that It had failed OF adoption
This defeat is the hardest blow the
s-n suffrage advocates have received in
,sei- campaign TO force Congress to act
nvorably on the equal suffrage question
;-., before the final vote on the resoiu-
Ton proper two test votes were taken on
amendments restricting suffrage to white
e.tsens
senator Vardaman's amendment to re-
,sl the Fifteenth Amendment Of the Con-
ctu,ion. enfranchising negroes, was lost
vote OF IS to -.
An Amendment offered by Senator WILL
ANS OF Mississippi restricting woman SUI
tsss TO white women was lost by a
wte Of ~ to 81.
vste Against Negro Franchise.
ne votes in favor OF Senator varda-
I. Rsns amendment to repeal the Fifteenth
Amendment Of the Constitution and to dis
franchise the negroes were cast by the
following Senator's:
Bryan. Florida; Gore. Oklahoma
James. kentucky; Lea. Tennessee: Lee.
Maryland; Martin. Virginia: Myers. Mon
ana; overman. North Carolina: Ransdsll.
louisiana; Reed, Missouri Sheppard.
Texas. Shields, Tennessee Smith.
Georgia. Smith. South Carolina: Swan
pn. Virginia: Tillman. South Carolina
> vardanlan, Mississippi; West, Georgia,
Williams, Mississippi--1s.
The votes In favor OF Senator John
Sharp Williams's amendment restricting
woman suffrage to whites" were cast by
u. following Senators:
Bryan. Florida; Gore. Oklahoma
James kentucky; Lea, Tennessee; Lee,
Maryland Martin. Virginia; Myers. Mon
ina; Newlands, Nevada; Overman
North Carolina Pittman, Nevada; Rams
DELI louisiana: Sheppard. Texas; Shields
Tennessee Smith. Georgia; Smith, South
CAROLINA; Swanson, Virginia; Thornton.
louisiana. Tillman. South Carolina
rsrdaman, Mississippi; West, Georgia,
AID Williams. Mississippi-:l.
Lineup on the Resolution.
ne vote on the suffi age resolution
roper was as follows:
Tsss-Ashurst, Brady. Bristew, Burton
clsnbsriaip. Clapp, Clarh. Wyoming
eallisser. Gronna, Hollis, Hughes, Jones
Inyoa. La Toilette. Lane. Lea- Myers
sassa. Newlands. Norris. Owen. Per
lhL Poindexter. RaasdelL Shafroth
slsppsrd. sherman. snoot stephenssn
.s,eFiias. sutherland, Thonss. TAonDsen
townsend and Works-56.
IN ,Nsys-BankheAd, Borsh. Bradley
Vnhdeeee. Bryan. Catrons Dfnnghan
Dupont core. James. johnson, Lee. Ledge
ssCumb.r, McLrnn, Martin, Mastine, Oh
sef, Overman, Page. Pitmsn. RonsFeae
Reed, Shields, smith, Georgian Smith
Maryland, smith. south Carolina, swan
ph. Thornton. TilImnn, ysrdaman. Weeks
West and wiliiams-A.
Announcement was made for Senate
Root that II prescn, he would have vote'
against the resolution. Similar announce
hehu were made for Senator Fall Of New
Mexico and Senator salisbury OF Della
ware Senator Lippltt Of Rhode Islam
announced that If no had not been palre,
ne would have voted against the resolu
ton
Senator Chiffon of West Virginia, OF
ne other hand, said that II he had no
'seh paired he would have voted for tn
resolution
Announcement was made that the fol
owing Senators who we're absent woul
nave voted FOR the resolution II they haI
be.l PRESENT.
NaNlord, Cummins, Penrose. Smith
AhLoaa; Smith. Michigan. and Walsh.
mr. 0'Gormsn's stand Unknown.
No announcement was made for Sena
'" oiormsN az to how he would hav
VOTED ]! present.
mined ately after the vote. which wa
moved With keen interest by the crowde
y sSAs'les e1ntainlng many suffragisti
senator SHafroth OF Colorado stron
~'Hate Of woman suffrage. offered
'~o'lhon IN the form Of a constitutions
'Na'nent which he tried to Introduce
wy winch wls finally cut off entirely b
motion from Senator Hokc Smith to g
"" executive session. The Shafrot
resolution IL as follows:
|. whenever any number OF legal voter
any State 10 Q number exceeding
cent OF the number Of legal voter
r0hs at the last preceding general cleo
w." neld In such State shall petition "a
S O.. submission to the legal voters Of sal
.e O. The question whether wome
'' nave equal rights with man In n
70 voting at all elections to b hel
such State such question shall be Z
a'ted, and n voting on the questio
vote IN favor Of granting the wons