The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-11
WIN IN HOUSE
BUT RESULT IN
SENATE DUBIOUS
Representatives Pass Suffrage
Amendment, PA to 1876.
Women Leaders Demand I'm
mediate Vote by Senators.
EVERYBODY CLAIMS CREDIT
Even Militant Pickets Assert
sits Our Victory"
Recent Senate Poll Indicates
Suffs Lack IL Votes.
Representatives Pass Suffrage
Amendment, 274 to 1876.
Women Leaders Demand I'm
mediate Vote by Senators.
EVERYBODY CLAIMS CREDIT
BY L. c. MARTIN.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE battle of
the nations women for full suffrage
swung into the senate today. Fresh
from a complete victory in the house
last night, where the suffrage amend
ment 20 the constitution won by
vote of PA to 1856, leaders today were
demanding immediate action in the
upper branch.
4 With President Wilson's influence,
b. the psychological effect of the house
victory and the growing strength of
the movement turnout the country,
suffragists predict a close but win
ming vote in the senate. They admit,
however. the certainty of a hard fight.
A poll of the senate recently showed
suffrage lacked eleven votes to get the
necessary two-thirds. March IA. 1914
the last time a vote was actually
taken or the amendment-it was
beaten. 35 to "a, with 26 senators not
voting.
War Made a Change.
But war has come upon the United
States since 1914 and with it many
changes. The appeal of the, women
for suffrage as war measure and as
reward for working side by side
with tie men in the struggle, is hav-
ing it's effect. 1t has been sponsored
by President Wilson and members of
his cabinet
Not for a minute would we concede
sttlat this congress would lag behind
the parliamentS of Europe in making
democratic history" Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait president of the National
American Womans Suffrage associa-
lion, said today. TT is with supreme
confidence, therefore. that we now
turn to the senate and expect passa ge
OF the amendment by that body with
in very short time"
20 Goes to Senate Today.
The mouse resolution was reported
IN the senate today and a senate suf-
rage resolution is now on the calen-
dar- A conference was planned TODAY
ar which decision will be reached on
When to put the amendment to a vote
~ The power of the women's vote in
states already suffrage and the lin
eylta bleness" of their eventually get
Jung what they want is the note be-
hind their confidence in the senate
outcome. Mrs. Maud Wood Park
leader of the congressional forces, to-
day said it was gripping how the
men of both parties suddenly and with
faclle grace" rose to the suffrage ap-
peal and secured to each party some of
the advantages bound to accrue to
those thru whose votes the amendment
was passed.
voted for the amendment and 1O4
Democrats
Already the women ars planning
their tight to have the amendment
TdtlIleu by the states They are Ger
tain of thirty-six states, Mrs. Gait said
today. and included New York
We expect that most of the 1918
legislatures-there are only a few in
session this year-will dispose of the
amendment favorably at an early date
To Be Ratified in 1919.
1.-THE legislatures of forty-one states
convene next year. A few of these
states will need additional time for
suffrage education, but we are conf
dent a majority will ratify before the
close of 1919"
Victory Credit Claimed by All.
Today everyone is claiming credit
for the house victory. The woman's
party militants say they did it bv
picketing ITO show what sacrifices we
could make for the cause; the ma
tional association leaders say they did
it by refraining from picketing and
working state by state until the psy-
Geological moment came to press for
an amendment; Republicans claim
credit and point to their superior vote
favoring the amendment and to the
vote of 1922 Democrats and only SO
Republicans against it; the Democrats
claim the credit, saying that if it had
not been for President Wilson the
amendment could not have passed