Evening journal., 1915-03-10
SUFFRAC|STS lose
IN BOTH branches
Eight Votes in House and
Six in Senate For "VoteS
For Women" Bills
LENGTHY ADDRESS
BY SENATOR WALKER

both branches Of the Legislature yes
terday afternoon defeated the propos-
cd amendments to the constitution to
give votes to women. The vote in the
House was % nays to yeas. and in
the Senate it was yeas to II nays.
The bill required two-thirds vote and
like ratification two years hence TO
become effective
Suffrage workers we're not un-
daunted by the showing. They had
not expected the bills to pass. al
though they had figured on greater
favorable vote in the House. Miss
Mabel Vernon. State organizer, said
plans would be started Immediately
\ leading up to the Legislature of 1917.
Two years ago the Democrats made
party issue of suffrage in the House
and passed the suffrage bill in that
branch, but il was killed in the SEN
ate
Representative Downward. who had
drawn a substitute for Representative
Saulsburys equal suffrage constitu-
tonal amendment that would require
endorsement by the male voters OF
Delaware at a referendum election be-
fore the ballot would be given TO wo-
men, was not present when the bill
was called up and his substitute,
] therefore, was not offered. MIR. Down
ward and Representative Hill were
calling on Representative Evans.
who was injured, when the suffrage
bill was called up. Representative
| salisbury, father of the bill. in a few
words, advocated the measure. I'VE
have heard it pro and con all session
and l think all understand IT," he
said There was no further discussion
and the vote was taken as follows:
| Yeas-Messrs. Davis, Dickey.
Hance. Salisbury. Schwatka. Short,
Williams. Speaker Grantlend-s.
Nays-Messrs. Allen. Bender,
Carey. Cubbage, Daisey. Donovan. Ell
liott, Hall, Hastings, Hoch, Jones'
Kenney. Betherbury. Lingo, Mabrey.
Milbourne. Rash, Richards. Roach.
! Salevan. Vaughan. Webster-22.
Absent--Messrs. Daley. Downward,
Evans, Hill. Warrington.
Ic the Senate. Senator Harris equal
suffrage bill had been made the spe-
cial order of business for $3.50 o'clock.
crowded.
Senator Harris called up the amend
ment and made a brief speech advo-
eating il. He congratulated the suf-
fragists for the diligent manner in
which they have worked for the bill.
and said il was the duty Of the Senate
to pass Il and let the question become
an issue in the next campaign so the
voters of the State would have a
chance to go on record for or against
it,
Look at that array of splendid
womanhood from all sections Of our
state" said Senator Harris. How
any member has the nerve to vote
against this bill fail TO see" As
he resumed his seat Senator Harris
waved the yellow flag emblematic Of
suffrage.
Representative Salisbury, who had
introduced a similar bill in the House.
was given privilege of the floor, hut
he declined TO make any remarks.
Senator Furniss was the only men,-
her TO oppose the bill on the floor Of
I the Senate. Senator Wharton as
serted that he would vote against IT,,
as he believed his constituents we're
opposed TO il. Senator Furniss said
be would vote against the bill because
he did not believe it was a good bill.
and because he represented 5000
people, not one of whom had ap-
preached him advocating the bill.
while a number had opposed it. I'VE
think down in my section of the
country, that the woman's place is in
her home" he concluded.
Senator Hart stated that he be-
lived that every member of the conf
mittee who voted TO report the bill
favorably should vote for it on the
floor of the Senate.
President Pro TEN Walker made a
lengthy speech in behalf of the bill
He spoke for near half an hour. He
said that two years ago he went on
record favoring the amendment and
he has never had occasion to change
his mind Pleading on behalf OF
, the suffragists. he exclaimed: "Wc
love our country and our people, will
/ you not give us the right and power
TO help you? Our fathers won the
! rights you enjoy; you inherited them
I from our common ancestors. Why
do you deny them to us? We obey
J the laws; we want a say in the laws
that govern us; we want a right "a
! protect our children and our prop.
Z erty and our liberties. Is that any
, crime? We have desires, inclinations
and ambitions that we do not want
l infringed on by any one. To hedge
! us about with restrictions is 70 de
stroy our pursuit of happiness.
"We desire to add the force of oul
votes 10 the commendable efforts yoJ
= are making for the uplift OF our kind
Can you not realize the necessity o
our help? Do not existing conditions
local and national. call TO be put int
: action all the high moral forces o.
our people?
"The reasoning In the other cham
Der a few weeks ago why this righ
should be extended 10 women madi
me proud of our Delaware women
We need no outside influences TO show
the men Of this state why they shoul'
be infranchised. II the kind of argu
ments used on that occasion by ou
own sisters falls on deaf ears it /
useless to reason on the matter. The
use hard argument and soft words
They appeal to your reasoning fac
ulties and drive home with hard an
guments and a keen sense Of justic
the wisdom of what they are cor
tending for. discountenancing a
spirit of militancy and wrong. appea
ing TO the intelligence, justice an
manhood of natures"
The vote on the amendment was a
follows: