Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-28
BET TRAYAL OF SUFFRAGE
CHARGED TO REPUBLICANS
Have Failed TO Deliver Thirty-Thrcc
Votes Promised Proponents
OF Resolution.
MAY BE FILIBCSTEH TODAY
Senators Martin and Lodge Declare
There VIII Be No Vote Before
Noon Monday. Which May Mean
Postponcmcnt Until November.
Ihl BE FILIBUsTEH TO-DAY,

WASHINGTON. September 21.-A
charge Of political trcachcry on tho
part Of the Republicans in the senate.
both 10 tho Democratic suffrage leaders
in that body and TO the members OF the
National Womans party. brought on
an acrimonious debate in the senate to-
day.
A. a result OF bitter feeling. a stua-
ton has developed which not only
places the suffrage amendment in jcop-
ardy. but may preclude the possibility
of a vote a this session of Congress
When adjournment was forced late
to-day the suffrage Senators were de-
termincd 10 20 on with their program
20 get vote on the amendment late to-
morrow. Senator, Martin. of Virginia
the Democratic floor leader. pledg ed
his word that there would be no vote
before noon on Monday. and in this he
was backed up by Senator Lodge. OF
who declared there would be no vote
at any time without a fun attendance
Both senators Lodge and Martin arc
opposed TO the. amendment, but the
statement OF senator Lodge carries
moro Significance because every effort
has been exhausted in the attempt to
have full attendance for the vote
to-morrow. and IL is regarded as highly
iinproba bic that another fun attenda nee
~ Senators can be arranged before the
November elections.
Senator Lodge said there would be no
Juggling with pairs" in the vote on
the amendment. and thereby accepted
on the part OF the Republican Senators
re-. rssponsioility Tor delay in vote on
the measure II pairs can be arranged.
WILL TAKE FILIBISTER
TO PREVENT VOTE
The only way that a vote can be
prevented o-morroW is through a fill
Senators. both Republican and Demo
cratic. and II the suffrage leaders do
not weaken in their determination the
senate may be kept in continuous ses-
sion after IL meets tomorrow until a
vote is forced or some satisfactory ar
rangemcnt is reached Suffrage SEN
folly on their part to force n vote when
the full strength of their numbers is
not present. and If members of the SEN
ate keep their engagements away from
Washington. especially in connection
with the Liberty loan drive the pros-
nect Of vote before the November
elections iS very remote.
senator Pittman, OF Nevada. mem
ber OF the woman suffrage committee G
and a stanch advocate OF the suffrage
amendment, made the open charge Of
political trcachcry against the Rcpub-
leans in speech shortly after the
senate met. and started the turmoil
that lasted throughout the day. II was
known that, the proponents OF the
measure. who had been assured tho
necessary two-thirds ajority for the
amendment at this time. feared trcach-
cry. but il wes not known in what
quarter until senator Pittman tossed
his grenade into the Republican
trenches.
SAYS REPUBIICASS PLEDGED
TUIRTi-THREf; VOTES
lie made the assertion that the work
ers for tho National Womans party had
been promised by Senator Smoot. of
Utah, that there will be thirty-thrce
Republican votes in the Senate for the
amendment. He then turned to Senator
Smoot and said:
You pledged them thirty three votes
SO that they would induce the Demo
cratic members of the woman Sunra ge
committee TO get this measure on the
floor i'm order that YOU could xiii it,
And then you could make campaign
material out OF the fact in the West
crn States"
lit seems to me that. this camou-
tlaGc that the Senator is trying to put
over on the Senate and the country is
uncalled for" Senator Smoot replied.