The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-19
Equal Suffrage Resolution Re-
ceives 40 Favorable Votes:
81 Adverse
GAIN OF II In LAST
TWO YEARS IS SHOWN
Women Who Seek Franchise
Jubilant Over Outcome-Bu-
reau Of Markets Measure ls
Rejected

by a vote of 50 to 40, the Virginia
House of Delegates yesterday denied
the citizens the right to vote upon
the question Of whether or not the
franchise should be given to women.
Though the resolution failed TO carry
the equal suffrag lists were jubilant, the
vote having shown them that they
have gathered strength in remarkable
manner during the last two years.
The vote in 1914 on the resolution
was thirteen for submission OF the
equal suffrage referendum TO seveis
ty-four against: in 1912 the vote was
twelve for 10 eighty-five against.
The resolution. which had been ad
yersely reported from the Privileges
and Elections Committee OF both
branches Of the General Assembly.
had been made a special order for
|ll:30 O'Clock Yesterday morning and
at that hour it was taken up after
the House had disposed of but one
hill on the calendar The debate on
the resolution, during which several
|spirited addresses were made on both
sides. and khe roll call consumed
nearly an hour and half, though
each side had been allowed but half
an hour for the presentation of its
case. and the House adjourned before
the calendar could be resumed.
How the Members stand.
The vote on the resolution was:
Ayes-A. $. Adams. W. w. Baker.
Baum Birrell. Bond. Bonham, Buck.
tsuhrman. Commins. Cook. cornett.
Cousins, Cox. Davis. Edwards, Good
win, Gordon. Green. Henley. Hundley.
pett. Jones, NJ. X. Lowry. Mann,
faeetze. Musgrave. holland. Norris,
parr. Pence, Phillips. Pitts. r w.
Price. Russell. Sutherland. Williams.
Willis, winston. L, J. Wright. Thomas
MAght--4o.
Noes-B n Adams II. L. Baker,
h8eale. Beattie. Bristow. Brown.
Browning, Burke, Cato. Clement, Cold
iron. Crockett. Dodson. Epes. Floyd.
Fuller. LAKEWOOD. G1fpln, Han. Har-
eis. Harrison. Hobson. Horsiey. Hudg-
ms. Jordan. Kent, Leedy. Love, II. c.
Lowry. Moss. Myers, over. Page, J. II.
Price. Ramsey, Reed, Rev. Roberts.
Rois,on. Shumate, Smith, Slant,
Efubbs. Swift, Taylor Tiffany, Turner.
Valentine. walton, White. Witten, and
Speaker Houston~~5e.
Just before roll call was begun the
House rejected an amendment offered
By Delegate Gordon. OF Louisa. add
big a property qualification. MIR. Cor
hons amendment provided that a wo-
property. He was tho las. speaker for
The passage of the measure.
Make Evil Influences Tremble.
II am in favor of submitting this
Question to the people said Mr..
Borden. II have scant respect for the
men who get up on this floor and talk
about chivalry when they know that
great industrial army of women are
working for a mere existence, and the
possession of the franchise would help
hem in securing better pay for the
work they must do.
do we believe we will Jeopardize
he home he asked. when We give
10 our mothers, our wives and our
listers the right of suffrage?
Every evil influence In this Conn
nonwealth will tremblo II you give
women the ballot Are you not will
ing to add her pure, sweet voice to
he song of Democracy that we sing@''
Closing he urged the House to sub
nit the question to the people. The
General Assembly lot the people vote
Pn the prohibition question and il
Mould let them decide this question
{ woman suffrage. He quoted from
he "Bili OF Rights" insisting THAT
II power Is vested in. and conse-
Iently derived from, the people,
Let Men of State Pass on II.
Delegate r. !. Wright. of Rocking
am. who immediately preceded Mr..
Gordon. said that he was not alto
either In favor OF woman's suffrage.
nut that he raised his voice TO ask
hat the men of the State be given the
light to pass on the question OF
Fhether women should vote or not.
Mr. Love. of Lunenburg. Ahe last of
everal opposing the resolution to
peak. was met with applause as nc
rose and advanced toward the center
K the hall His talk continued but
wo minutes. but II was filled with
haracteristica.ly happy humor and
uring most Of the short period the
House and the two-score women,
rho were on the floor, and the crowd
d gallery were convulsed with
kughter.
Mr. Love appealed ! o the House to
efeat the measure that the women of
ie State might continue womanly ana
he men manly. When Almighty
od made woman" said Mr. Love,
He did not take her from his head
lat she should rule him.. or from his
bet that she be tramp.ed ~ him, but
ON his side that she might be near
nd dear to shim."
Love Woman Scared OF Rat.
He closed with what he called an II
ff@nnfin,ted ~ T4-ird paxeA