Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-29
SENATOR MARTIN DENIES
MISS PAUl's STATEMENT
Says He Has No Intention OF Vot.
Ing for Federal Suffrage
Amendment,
DON'T THINK WOMEN WANT II
Meeting OF Woman's Party Repro.
sentatives Held ut Homo OF Mrs.
Meredith w m N Opposed to
Suffrage VIII Meet Tomorrow.


Alice Paul, national chairman OK the
Womans Party. Miss Paul, who was
recently released from jail after ar
rest for picketing at the White House.
was IN Richmond yesterday. and was
quoted In an afternoon paper IS say
ing:
in favor of the Federal amendment"
Senator Martin. who is majority lead.
er Of the Senate. said last night that
he did not know Miss Paul and had
made no promise whatever to support
the sufrragist propaganda.
SENATOR MARTIN MAKES
EMPHATIC DENIAL.
When the Senator's attention was
called to the statement OF Miss Paul
he eaid:
II don't know the lady. / have never
seen her TO my knowledge. She may
have been among the suffrage lobby
lists who stopped me In the Capitol cor
ridors at different limos, and IL she
was, ] did not know IL. She has no
authority whatever to make such dec.
laration. / have no present intention
to vote for tho suffrage amendment.
II were satisfied that majority
oc the white women Of Virginia want
ed suffrage might vote for the amend
ment. / arm satisfied, however, that a
majority OF tine white women do not
want tns DAllOt, Auu. tnefeioTc. rave
no intention 10 vote for IT.. Further
more. have never told any one that
would vote for it,
Mics Paul came TO Ricnmond TO work
UP Statewide drive 20 lombard the
Virginia Senator'S with demands that
they vote for the pending Susan Is.
Anthony anne ndment which has already
passed the House.
MEETING OF WOMEN OPPOSED
TO SUFFRAGE IS CALLED
In view Of tho activities OF the milf
tant wing OF the suffrage organization.
In which organization IL included me ut
Of the women responsible for the pick
citing OF the White House. and the
evident effort OF leaders from out OF
the state who are not affiliated with
the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia
to impress the Virginia SENATOR 4
call has been ISSUED for n special meet
ing OF the executive committee Of the
Virginia Association Opposed to Won
an Surr2Ee for Tomorrow afternoon
at 4 O'Clock at the residence OF Mrs.
F. Randolph Williams. 126 Test Frank
lin Street, when steps Will he taken
TO assure the Virginia Senators that
considerable body Of the most rep
rcscntatire women OF the state 'lo not
desire Federal Interference with SUI
frast.
In regard To Senator Martin. Miss
Paul was quoted AS saving: senator
Martin will probably vote in favor NJ
the Federal amendment We are par
icJlaily glad Senator Martin has prac-
ticn!,y come around, az he is Demo.
cratic leader in the Sonata, and stands
rs true representative Of that partv's
feeling. What he wants now is the
support OF every woman in the State
for IL this Ia given. there Will be No
question that both Senators VIII give
n IL.
constituents desire
MEETING HELD At HOME
OF MRS. G. v. MEREDITH
Al an enthusiastic meeting N SUPPORT
OF the movement for national woman
suffrage held yesterday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs Charles V. Meredi n.
State chairman Of the National Wo-
mans Party. resolutions were passed
stating that the members Of the organ
izatton considered 1t unpa.rioiic to he
forced to work for suffrage State BY
state at time when so mucn money
Is needed for war work. and that all in
nuence be brought to bear 10 secure
the passage by the Senate of the Susan
b. Anthony amendment. Copies OF the
resolutions are to be forwarded TO the
President and members of Congress-
MISS raul was the most prominent
speaker OF the afternoon. and in dis
cussins the prospects in regard to the
bilIs passage, she said:
III the Republicans had the vision TO
see that II was wise party policy 10
secure the credit for the passage Of the
amendment In the House, and the
Democrats believed II an unwise par.y
policy to be responsible for it's defeat.
the same arguments must hold for
the vote In the Senate, for while more
than two-thirds OF the Republicans
have already promised their votes, only
half the Democrats arc at presen.
pledged in the Senate. The Democrats
are. however. being guided by Presi-
dent Wilson's Endorsement. With the
same vigorous Republican support that
we received in the House, there is no
question as to the passage OF the
amendment and it's submission TO the
states. Just before the vote In the
House the Republicans caucused in
favor of suffrage for the first time in
the political history of any party. The
Republican strength is even greater in
the Senate than 1t is In the House"
CLAIMS ONLY FOUR VOTES
ARE NOW LACKING
When the poll was taken in the
House we lacked forty votes. but after
further work. followed by the stand
taken by the President. there was no
difficulty difficulty In IN, gaining ami, the REQUIRED
s.rength. NOW after similar poll in
the Senate, only four additional votes
are said to be necessary 10 make the
amendment safe.
II think there is every prospect OF
Its passage at this session of Congress,
but we do not wish the vote to be
taken just yet as many Of It's support
ers are not In Washington. Two Sena-
tors are Ill and will be at their desks by
early spring. while others urge us to
wait until they can be at the Capitol;
you may be sure we are waiting for
them"
Although no definite date has as yet
been set, the members of the local
organization are completing plans for a
large meeting at which Dudley Field
Malone. former collector of the port Of
New York. and an ardent advocate of
woman suffrage. will be invited to de-
liver an address. One hundred dollars
was collected at the meeting held yes
terday toward defrayinE the expenses
On this occasion. Among members OF
the society from out Of town were Mrs.
Pauline F. Adams. OF Norfolk, and F..
*. Reed. OF Highland Springs
Alvin N. Smith. former president Of
the Rotary Club. will address thu rAon