New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Amendment to Stay on CAL
endar Until Votes Are
Lined Up
Cd Are Required
To Assure Victory
Women Thank Wilson for
Aid; Will Invade the
"Solid South"
[Stof Correspondence

after the great battle and the great
victory the suffragists in Washington
have little time to discuss "has beens."
They are all grateful and very much
delighted at what 273 men and one
woman did for them in the House of
Representatives yesterday, but they
still have work to do, and they were on
the job this morning as soon as it was
parliamentary for them to be there.
The present situation in the Senate
is not, by any means. as favorable to
suffrage as it might be. The amend
ment is on the Senate calendar. and
there it will stay until Senator Jones,
of New Mexico, chairman of the Wom-
ans Suffrage Committee, finds that he
has enough votes behind him to bring
it up for debate.
There are ordinarily ninety-six men,
bers of the upper house. But there
IS one vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Husting. of Wisconsin. The
vacancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor tor Newl4nds, of Nevada, has been
filled by appointment, and the new
ad interim Senator from Nevada will
be here n time to vote on the amend
ment.
sixty-four Votes May Be Necessary
When the new Senator from Nevada
takes his seat the total membership
Of the Senate will be nnety-tive. The
amendment will require sixty-four
votes to pass. if the full membership
Is present and voting.
It is probable that all the Senators
Will not be present when the amend
ment comes up on final rollcall
have been told to day that it is safe to
count on five absentees. If that be
exists, the amendment Will need sixty
votes 70 pass the Senate
he National Woman's party. as soon
as its leaders were out this morning
began laying plans for campaigns in
the doubtful states, especially Con
hectlcut, where both parties have gone
on record as opposed to suffrage. The
Senators from that state are Frank B.
Hrandegee, of New London, and George
Z. Mclean, of Simsbury, both Republi-
cans. Friends Of suffrage have little
hope of either's vote unless they hear
clarion call from "back home"
That Is why the National Woman's
party has decided to hurry its cam
palgners to Connecticut. They will be
IN charge of Miss Maud Younger, Of
san Francisco, and Miss Anne Martin,
OF Nevada. Miss Martin, by the way.
has been asked by the women Of her
state to run for United States Senator,
to succeed the late Senator Newlands.
Other campaigners of the National
Woman's party. will invade the "Solid
South" just as soon as it seems prac-
tlcable. Since the Representatives of
the South voted so solidly against tho
amendment yesterday the suffrage
leaders are encouraged over the alleged
recent conversion of Senator Ransdell.
OF louisiana; Senator Nardaman, Of
Mlssissippi, and Senator'S Gof and
Sutherland, both of West Virginia
Within a week, so it was said Tonight.
senator Gore. of Oklahoma, has de-
clarcd that he will vote for the amend
ment Ito democratiZe the world, demo
cratlze the nation, and especially to
democratize the war"
he three most prominent advocates
OF suffrage in the Senate are Jones, of
New Mexico; Curtis, Of Kansas, an,l
Holils, of New Hampshire All three
oppose calling the resolution from the
calendar until they have a definite idea
OF where the votes are coming from to
pass 1t. Senator Jones said tonight:
My advice to the friends of the
amendment is that they get right down
TO brass tacks and obtain enough votes
1or the resolution to make it's election
sure, nen am assured of the votes
VIII do the rest. Friends of suffrage
IN me senate are ready and willing to
DO their share Of that work. The
friends of suffrage outside the Senate
must do the same"
Analysis of House Vote
An analysis of the House vote on the
amendment yesterday shows that
,Wenty-three states voted solidlv fo1
1t Arizona, Arkansas, California. Colo.
Tado, Idaho. illinois. Indiana, Kansas
Mane' MINNESOTA. Montana, Nebraska
NeFad"' New Hampshire, New Mexico
Rhode Island, South Dakota. Jtab
Washington and Wyoming SIX states
voted soiidly against it-Alabama. Del
aware. Georgia. Louisiana. Mississjnn
and South Carolina. The total vot,
by states was
Al,,ia", Aye. Nay