Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16
ASSERTS DELAY SHOWS
STRENGTH OF SUFFRAGE

The vote Of the judiciary committee
of the House of Representatives yes
terday to hold tho national suffrage
amendment in the subcommittee until
December IA shows the strength of the
national movement for woman suffrage,
and the postponement cannot possibly
save the democratic party from respon-
sibility at the next election. This is
the view taken by Miss Anne Martin
of Nevada, chairman of the legislative
committee of the Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage of the adoption.
by vote of to Z. by the committee
yesterday of a motion to postpone a
report on the Susan B. Anthony federal
amendment until the next session Of
Congress.
This effort by democrats to save
members of the party from going on
record this session by blocking the
amendment will be interpreted by
woman voters all over the country as
a hostile act against measure Of
nationwide Importance" stated Miss
Martin today.
Democrats Vote for Delay.
1.-THE members who voted for the de-
lay were all democrats, four Of them
being southerners. They were Repre-
sentatives Webb of North Carolina,
Carlin of Virginia, Walker of Georgia,
Whaley of South Carolina, Caraway of
Arkansas, Igoe of Missouri, Williams
of Illinois and Steele of Pennsylvania.
Those who voted to report the bill
to the House were Representatives
Taggart of Kansas, Volstead of Min
nf
iof New York, Thomas of Kentucky.
Dale of New York and Graham of
Pennsylvania.
THE four friends of the measure
Moss of West Virginia, Nelly of West
Virginia, Dyer of Missouri and Nor
gan of Oklahoma"
To Seek Reconsideration.
The Congressional Union suffrage
forces announce that they will imme-
diately launch a fight for the reconsid-
Grafton of the action by the committee.
The suffrage vote came after a heated
conflict between various factions that
have been supporting the proposals.
Representatives Of the Congressional
Union, who were eager for vote on the
amendments. urged members until yes
terday to vote Immediately on reporting
1t. Mrs. Antotnette Funk of the Ma
| tional American Woman Suffrage As
ISOLATION. however, fearing defeat of the
measure. began to pledge its friends to
vote for an indefinite postponement.
At the outset Of the meeting yester-
day Representative Gard of Ohio Of
! fered resolution to postpone indefinite
| ly consideration Of both the suffrage
and prohibition bills. After much
wrangling the two propositions finally
| were divided.
Fight Fund Grows.
The Congressional Unions subscrip-
ton fund to be used in the fight to
procure the passage of the national
| suffrage amendment has now reached
$109.5G6.S2. OF this amount $2.657 was
| raised during the past week, according
to reports given out at headquarters
] yesterday.
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, chairman of
the finance committee, has announced
a number Of recent large contributions,
among them gifts of $1,000 each from
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont and Mrs Will
lard Straight of New York, 81, 900 from
Miss Ella Riegel, $500 from Miss Mary
Burnham and 5000 from Mrs. A. Mar
shall of Philadelphia.
The west is also responding gener-
ously. The fund has recently been
| swelled by generous checks from Mrs.
A r COlyin of MinneapOlis and Nrs