The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-02


san politics again an issue.
In last -.iors 10 win over Demo
Gratis opposing the measure. following
his address 10 the Scnat: yesterday.
President Wilson today sent personal
letters - Senators Orernan OF North
Carolina Shields Of Tennessee. Kennet
o. South Carolina. Martin OF Kentucky.
and, il was reported. d few others, earn
cstly seeking their support
Not Amended
All efforts today 10 amend the rcsoln-
t!on were futile. y motion by Chair
9nan Jones to table the amendment of
Senator Williams OF Mississippi de-
signed to limit the franchise TO white
women, was carried, 6l TO %. The pro-
posal OF Senator Frclinghuysen~ of New
Jersey to require American citizenship
Of women voters WAS defeated 40 TO 80.
while an amendment by Senator
Fletcher OF Florida. designed to supply
the resolutions prohibition against the
infringement Of franchise because az sex
to the Federal government only was
loSt.6 I to II.
Both factions OF the Senate which had
been in almost continuous and bitter
controversy over the resolution since IT
was called up last Thursday after two
formal little attempts during the
spring and sumper, were ready for the
lima Tissue today. The maximum attend
ancc or the Senate WIS mustered with
all abscntcds paired. Galleries filled
early and cycrflowcd as the final vote
nearcd, with the women of the orSantza-
tions who have fought for and against
the resolution for years In reserved Sec
tons
While the final discussion proceeded
last-lninute polls and pleas were made
with the opposition standing odanent.
When the vote was announced by Sen
ator Lewis of Illinois. temporary pre-
siding officer. there was no dcmonstra-
ton
Only Temporary.
Miss Alice Paul chairman Of the
National Wunan's party. issued this
statement on the vote:
This defeat is q temporary defeat
The vote of the United States senate
today, we are convinced, will be re-
vcrsed before this congress ends Our
efforts to secure that reversal will be.
gin at once and Will conunu. until our
victory in the house Is confirmed by
victory in tho senate"
Mrs James W. WadswoTth- president
Of tho National Association Opposed TO
Woman Suffrage. later ISSUED state
rnent saying:
Our faith in the wisdom and intcg-
rity of tho United States senate is JUS
tilted. The legislative branch Of the
government has retained its indcpcnd-
encc. The principle OF self-dctcrmina-
ton, the constitutional right or each
state to settle this question for itself
bv popular vote. has triumphed over
every consideration Of political pol
ICY"
Chairman Jones announced after the
roll call That he would not call up his
motion for reconsideration until he is
positively certain Of having the neces-
sary majority. Tho defeat is only tenn
porary." said he. The fact that we
needed only two votes shows that inc
country Iavors tho resolution. While
+ do not believe that the presidents er-
forts changed tho vote, I am glad that
he came before the senate and made
his position clear. Now 1t cannot 10
charged that he has not done and did
not DO an IN his power 10 scsure adop-
ton OF the resolution We made good
fight and will win the next time"
-wI1lful Men" Again
In the concluding debate in the sen
ate Senator Cummins OF Iowa. u Rcpub-
rican supporter Of the resolution. suG-
ccsted that another little group OF
willful men TcTn cOTEnlncQ ~ ocltaL
the resolution and rcpudatc the pres'-
dent. The Iowa senator asked il they
would be punished ny the president as
others have been who opposed the eS-
ccutivo'S war program.
Senator Lcnroot Of Wisconsin, an
other Republican supporter. said that
Democrats who opposed the resolution
must bc considered as not believing tho
nresident's statement that resolution
is q war measure.
Senator Pittrnann Of Ncvadu- DEM
ocrat, prominent IN championfnE tho
reiterated suggestions that
had. "tricked" the Demo
Gratis by withholding affirmative votes
TO cause defeat because the vote would
have serious effect on western scnat"-
rial candidates. He predicted. how
ever, that the women OF the western
states win visit their disappointment
alike upon Republicans and Democrats.
In announcing he would support the
resolution Senator Martin OF Ken
lucky. appointed to succeed the Iate
Senator James Of Kentucky. who OPP
posed It, declared he was moved largely
BIZ the presidents appeal
Tho race question again flEnrcd prom
tncntlv in the closing discussion, soma
tor Williams Of Mississippi supporting
his amendment to limit thn resolutions
franchise rights to whit" women. de-
clarin:. that without the amendment
the resolution threat eI,nd white dorNina-
ton IN tho south.