New-York tribune., 1918-01-11

Representative Chandler, Of New
/ York, said:
The imperial commonwealth of New
ork, the greatest in the sisterhood of
states, first in population, first in
wealth and foremost in the fine in
tell'gence, the high purpose and the
progressive ideals of it's citizens, has
declared for woman suffrage and placed
itself permanently at the head Of the
victorious columns Of woman suffrage
states. in the future political battles Of
the Republic
New York Vote Significant
The overwhelming victory for
woman suffrage in New York CITY is
deeply significant because it is HIGHLY
symbolic The population of New York
rs truly typical Of the population Of
'he cntire world, and especially Of the
population of the states of this union.
1t has been stoutly contendcd that Tire
recent victory for suffrage in the State
OF New York was due to Socialism and
pro -Germanism; that it was created by
disloyal and unpatrotic influences, and
: that 1T Is not, therefore, worthy of
imitation or approval. This contention
Is utterly groundless and ridiculous.
my district, for instance, in which
are located Columbia University and
Grants tomb, gave an overwhelming
majority for woman suffrage, and in
vote of Hillquit, the Socialist cand;
date Tor Mayor, was almost negligible
Admitting that every Socialist vote was
cast for woman sufrage-and this is
a Wrecklcss admission-thcn approxi.
mately fve times as many Democrats
and Republicans as Socialists voted 70,
equal suffrage in my district
But the most exquisite compound
OF humor and satire or irony and sar-
easm, of oss-eyed and club-footed
logic IS the contention that the suf-
trage victory in New York was due
to pro Germanism. If there is any
thng that German hates worse than
ne does the devil, prohibition and the
Aliies 1t is woman suffrage"
Offered an Amendment
1t was we'll after the hour set for
the closing Of the debate before the
talking actually stopped. Then Repre-
sentative Morse, Of Indiana offered an
amendment to the amendment whicl,
provided that the Anthony resolution
should not be submitted to the legis.
latures OF eequarters Of the states
put to constitutional conventions of
those states created by special acts of
the state legislatures. This amend
ment was voted down, 272 to 1871. Rem
resentative Gard, of Ohio. introduce ed
another amendment providing that the
suffrage resolution should fail if it
were not ratified by three-quarters of
the states within seven years. This
was also voted down, and then fol-
lowed the final roll-call.
An analysis Of the vote shows that
the solid South ran close to form. A
Dig majority Of the votes cnst aru;n &c +
the anne ndment came from states south
of the Mason and Dixon line. TEXAS
was the one Southern state whose rem
resentatives seemed to have given
some thought and preference to the
women. AS for New York, "she seen
her duty and she done it," She be-
haved handsomely, not to saw nobly.
and the .Tammany delegation was the
most gallant of them all. Representa-
tive Dan Riordan, of the 18th. was
the only Representative of the greater
city who voted against suffrage. OF
the .upstaters, there were two antis.
Norman j. Could Of Seneca Falls. and
Archie D. Sanders. Of Stafford. Rep.
resentative Sanders's vote is or rec
ord even if Stafford, his home town.
isn't on the map.
When the result was checked up and
verified and Speaker Clark had de. de-.
clared the amendment carried there
was much cheering. much applause and
when the hands were not working with
the applause, there was a great shak
I ing OF them and some embracing. Miss
RANKIN was surrounded by many Of
her fellow members and so warmly con.
graduated that the tears got in the
v;sIon way OF an otherEise perfectly good