The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-22
James r. Nugent, of New Jersey, and
Stephen B. Fleming, of Fort Wayne,


Ind.
The burden OF Governor Ferguson's
argument was that suffrage being
purely a states right question, the
wording OF the majority plank was a
presumptuous Recommendation to the
states on how to conduct their cleo.
torates.
Anti-suefrage delegates on the floor
piled the governor with questions
which brought out in the answers
fresh arguments against the admins.
tration plank. When Ferguson had
finished the convention was in confu.
sion and the tone of the uproar in
the delegate sections was indicative
of sympathy with the opponents of
the administration plank.
Stone Defends Plank.
When Senator Stone took the
speakers place to defend the plank he
was bombarded with questions and
argument from delegates on the floor
which eventually exhausted most of
the time allotted to him.
Anti-suffrage delegates loudly chal-
lenged his references to Governor
Ferguson'e statements with cries of
that's not what he said" and "that's
not fair" Many delegates openly
took the position that the question
was becoming much confused by the
manner OF It's presentation. Finally,
Senator Stone yielded to Senator Pitt.
man OF Nevada, one Of the suffrage
champions.
The crowd wanted to howl Pittman
down and cried "vote. vote"
Eyes, know you want to vote"
P1ttman shouted at his opponents,
you'd rather do anything else than
hear tho truth. Are you men who
are willing to hear women denounced
and afraid to hear man say some.
thing in their behalf? want to ap-
peal to you to give your sisters and
daughters and mothers the right to
vote"
whats that got to do with this 2"
chorused the delegates.
Finally, ignoring lesser outbreaks
and shouting above the din and con-
fusion, Pittman managed to get
through with his speech.
Essential for Victory"
In an impassioned speech Senator
Walsh swept aside the smaller uues.
| tions which had been injected into
the fight and told the delegates that
President Wilson himself knew that
the plank was in the platform and
considered 1t essential for party vic.
| tory.
Whatever your opinions may be-"
he said, 1--WE shall never be anything
but discordant and divided party
unless we surrender some of our con.
victions to the wisdom Of majority.
Here You are confronted, as one Of
our famous leaders said, with a con-
dition, not theory The twelve suf.
frage states represent 81 votes in the
electoral college. Every political
party has made this declaration in
some form or other. 1t becomes a sim.
pie question Of whether you will incur
the enmity Of these women. There is
no possibility of losing single vote
II you adopt this majority plank, be-
cause every other party has done the
same.
II ask you," he cried, 'if you're
going to put resolution in here
that's lie. You can't adopt this
minority report without stultifying
yourselves"
Senator Walsh then explained that
the President knew about the suf.
frage plank and added
''He believes 1t vital to his success
that 1t stay there. ask you with
all the fervor OF my being who is
there here who Is wiser or more pa.
triotic than he?"
Fight Won as Storm Rages.
While the fight had been going on,
a thunder storm burst and when the
row on the convention floor was at It's
height the storm reached its climax
The booming OF the thunder, mixed