Evening star., 1915-01-11
Advocates and Opponents of
Ballot for Women Gather
at the Capitol.
VOTE is DUE TOMORROW
AFTER FLOW OF ORATORY
House of Representatives to Pass
Upon the Proposed Amendment
to Nations Constitution.

Supporters of woman suffrage and
opponents alike were arriving here to-
day from throughout the country In
readiness for the battle which has
been staged for the House tomorrow,
when vote will be taken on the reso-
luton for a constitutional amendment
making woman suffrage nationwide.
They will occupy seats in the visitors
gallery during the debate on the reso-
luton.
Scenes of animation rivaling those
during the debate and vote on the pro-
hibition constitutional amendment re-
Gently are expected to be witnessed
during the contest over the suffrage
amendment. House leaders are pian-
ming for flood of oratory. The House
will meet an hour earlier than usual
with the intention of voting before ad-
journment.
Mrs Arthur NJ. Dodge. president OF
the National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage, and other members
of the organization were jubilant TO-
day. They asserted that the resolution
would be defeated by more than two
thirds majority. Champions OF SUI
frage made no claims.
Invited to Lunch With the Speaker.
Speaker Clark has invited DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw. president of the Ma
tional American Womans Suffrage As
sociation, and Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. president of the International
Woman's Suffrage Alliance, to be his
guests at luncheon tomorrow in the
House dining room. He has also in :
vited the members Of the congressional
committee of the National Association.
H.
ing secretary of the national body. and
Miss Caroline Rutz-Rees, who was third
vice president last year, to Sit on the
Speakers bench in the gallery during
the House debate on the suffrage resoiu-
ton.
DIR. Shaw is to deliver an address in
Philadelphia tonight. but she is going
to take a late train back to Washing
ton SO az to be here tomorrow for the
vote on the suffrage amendment to the
Constitution
Among the Spectators.
Among the many prominent women
who have come to the Capitol for the
purpose of listening to the debate on
suffrage are Mrs. Charles w. Cole pio-
neer suffragist, and her daughter, Miss
Elsie Cole Phillips, OF New York; Mrs.
Henry Willard. daughter of William
Lloyd Garrison; Mrs. Pethick Lawrence
of London. DIR. Cora Smith King. who
will represent the National Council of
Women Voters: Miss Anne Martin, the
young woman who is largely respons-
ible for the enfranhcisement of women
in Nevada; MISS Margaret Fay White
more of Detroit, Mich: Miss Julia
Hurlbut. vice president of the Women's
Political Union of New Jersey: Mrs.
Glendower Evans of Boston.
The women of Illinois will be repre-
Miss Florence Holbrook and Mrs. Sip
pey. Among the New York women are
Mrs Oliver II. P. Belmont. Mrs. Har-
riott Stanton Blatch. president of the
Women's Political Union of New York;
Mrs: John Winters Brannan, Mrs. Char
lotte Perkins Stetson Gilman. Mrs.
George H. Day and Mrs. Annie Porritt,
both members of the advisory council
of the Congressional Union, will repre-
sent Connecticut. The Columbus, Ohio.
sufrragists have sent Mrs Della Gary.
chairman of the political committee of
the Franklin County Equal Suffrage
Association of that state.
Brought in Under Rule.
Majority Leader Underwood secured
an agreement today whereby the reso-
luton will be brought under a rule
reported by Representative Henry from
the rules committee providing for its
consideration. Under the rule six
hours of general debate will be al
lowed, three hours to the supporters
and three hours to the opponents of
the constitutional amendment.
The rule will be voted on after q
discussion of about an hour. and it is
expected that it will be adopted with
out a record vote as result of the
determination of democratic leaders to
allow direct vote on the suffrage
proposal This follows the procedure
of the House in the recent vote on
the amendment for national prohibi-
ton.
Oppose Votes for Women
Among the antis who are making
their headquarters at the Shoreham
are Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, president of
the national association; Mrs. A. J.
George, representing the Massachu
setts association; Mrs. Daniel A.
Markham, president of the Connecticut
association. and Mrs. Rose. also of
CoDnecticut; Mrs. Horace Brock, prest-
dent of the Pennsylvania association;
Miss Harding, president of the Pitts
hmrph branch. and Mrs. John b. Heron
and Miss Eliza Armstrong, also of
pittsburgh: Mrs. F. q. SchwarZ OF Gin
cinnati. representing the Ohio asso-
ciation: Mrs .. O. Oliphant, general
secretary of the New Jersey associa
zion. Mrs Sidney ThaXter. president of
the Maine association, and Mrs. Ciar
ence Morgan, president of the Vermont
association