Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-02
SUFFRAGE LOSES
BY SMALL MARGIN
IN u. S. SENATE
Lacks Two Votes of Neces-
sary Two-thirds to Carry
the Res esOlution.
UPPER HOUSE POLLED So
FOR, 80 AGAINST MEASURE
President Makes Further Appeal
by Letter to Democratic
Members.
DEBATE CONTINUED ALL DAY
Resolution, on Motion to Reconsider,
is Still Technically on Calen.
dar for Another Effort.
UPPER HOUSE POLLED So
FOR, 80 AGAINST MEASURE
DEBATE CONTINUED ALL DAY
Try Associated Press. J

tRy Associated Press,
WASHINGTON, October Woman
suffrage was beaten to-day in the
Senate.
After five days Of bitter debate. cor
Tidor conferences and cIoakroom nego-
tiations, the Susan y. Anthony Federal
amendment resolution enacted by the
House last January received on the
hnal roll call two votes less than the
necessary two-thrds majority. Fifty
four Senator'S were recorded for II and
thirty against II. with twelve absent
and paired.
Before the vote was announced. SEN
atot Jones. of New Mexico. chairman
ot the woman suffrage committee. TO
comply with parliamentary require
lncnts, changed his vote from the af-
hrmative TO the negative. and moved
that the Senat reconsider. This made
the final official record SO TO 81. and
left the resolution technically pending
On the Senate calendar. in position for
,urther consideration planned after the
November elections, when suffrage
forces hope TO muster the requisite
Number OF votes.
After final plea BY President VIII
son In personal letters to Democratic
supporters In behalf OF the woman SUI
frage amendment and another Install
ment Of tense debate. the Senate began
disposing of amendments TO the reso-
luton and rejected. 81 to ~. the pro-
posal of Senator Williams. OF Miss!s-
sppi to limit the franchise 10 white
women. the Senate adopting a motion
OF Chairman Jones, of the suffrage COM
mittee. TO table the Williams amend
ment.
The letters from the Presiden, ar
rived In the midst OF spirited discus
sion by Senator Cumn,ins. OF Iowa.
Republican. He asked how Demo.
the President, after having often prom
ised 10 support ANYTHING the executive
SENATOR'S Oyprman
lima. and Shields, of Tennessee. Demo-
Gratis. were among those reported to
have received personal notes from the
FRELINGHUisEN AMENDMENT
GOES WAY Of OTHERS
BY vote OF so TO 33 the Senate also
rejected the proposal of Senator Fre-
l!nghuysen. OF New Jersey. TO restrict
suffrage 10 men and women who have
acquired citizenship by birth or nat
The Senate also rejected, 81 to II.
Of Florida. designed to apply the reso-
ment OF the franchise because of sex
TO the Federal government only. Sem
asor ,to ,las Pieteher %a 1,opossd to strike out
Calling Of the final roll on adoption
of the resolution began in the Senate
at $40 o'clock
Senator Martin. OF Kentucky. Dem
ocrat. announced In a speech he would
vote for the resolution lie was APP
James. who opposed IL.
To-daT'c debate had been op-n"i by
Senator Cummins, who favored the
resolution.
SENATOR CUMMINS REFERS
TO GROUP OF "WILLFUL MEN"
II fear that little group of will
full men," he said. are about to de-
fat measure ,ha' the Prssident has
prosecution OF the war. 1t is 4 strange
spectacle to me-.
quent "lecturing" of the Senate be-
cause OF opposition 10 administration
measures by Senator Williams, OF
why does he repudiatc the Presi-
dent now" asked Senator Ovcrman, Of
North Carolina. reputed 10 be against
clared had often said members had
right TO question the Presidents de-
cisions regarding necessity of legisla-
Turning to Senator Smith. OF South
Carolina. who. after the Presidents ad-
dress. spoke against the resolution,
Senator CummnS recalled that the
South Carolina member had objected no
inquiring into the necessity for the
telephone lines. Senator Smith replied
render of rights. but tina, the pending
resolution would strike at perpetual,
"In everything else the majority of
the Senate has accepied the jndgmeint
proceeded. you either accept his view
or YOU repudiate it."
Chairman Jones and other champions
OF the resolution DECLARED after TO
onrary. and ,hat he contest will be
y Sived after the November elections.
u1ieu changes in membership are GER
;,;n Administered ION leaders also adj
mitted thai the vote was the first inn
portan, reverse 1 resident Wilson has
met in advocacy OF what lie has de-
,I, tn he
OFFIt'iAI. RECORD OF
HOW SENATOR'S VOTED
The official record of the vote to-
uny. after Chairman Jones's change,
follows:
son. Johnson, of South Dakota: Ken
drick. Kirby. ewis. McKellar Martin
of Kentucky; Myers, Nugent, Owen.
Phelan,. Pittman. Ransdell, Robinson
Thomas. Thompson, Nardaman and
Walsh To,al 81.
Republicans IIormc;ailder: Colt, Cum.
Gionna, Jones. of Washing ton; Kei.
iorg, Kenyon LaFollettc, Lenroot. Nc
Cumber. McHary, Nelson. New. Norris
Page, Poindextcr. Smith. of Michigan;
Smoot, sterling sutherland. Townsend.
Warren and Wateson--27 Total for.
So.
democrats against-Bankhcad.B Benct.
Jones. OF New Mexico; Martin, Of vir-
gina; Overman. Pomcrene. Reed. Sauls-
hurry Shields. Simmons. Smith. of Geor-
sia;, Smith. OF Maryland; Smith. of
William AMI Wolcott-2I.
Republicans against-Balrd. Brande-
gee. Dillinggham. Drew; Hale: Lodge;
The following Senators were paired:
Beckham. of Kentucky. against. with