New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
Senate Expected to Pass
National Amendment
Before Night
Surprises Looked
For in Final Vote
Democrats Assert Wilson'S
influence Will Swing the
Necessary Number
BY Emma Bugbee

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The wo-
man suffrage amendment is expected to
mass the United States Senate to-mor-
row by small majority. Predictions
az TO the exact number Of votes il will
nuster vary according to the optimism
Of the statistician. The great influence
of the White House upon Democratic
Senators is counted upon to afford sew
eral surprises when the dramatic mo-
ment arrives when each Senator mus,
answer "Aye" or No"
So far as the pledges are available
for publication, the sufragists have
sixtv.-three votes pledged. Four arc
doubtful. and twenty-niue are opposed.
Included in the sixty-tnree favorable
votes, however, is that of Senator La
Toilette who is on his way from Cali
fornia. but cannot reach here until FRI
day or Saturday.
Efforts were made 20 arrange pair
with Senator La Toilette, but owing to
his unpopularity with his colleagues. on
account of his pacitist policy, this had
not been accomplished late tonight,
and sufragists were hoping that they
would be able to achieve a victory with
ont him.
Drews Attitude Puzzle
The sufragists are also watching
with much interest the vote of Senator
Drew. Of New Hampshire. appointed to
fill the seat of Senator Gallinger, who
died in August Senator Ga!linger had
been friend Of suffrage for thirty
wears. and was one of its most ener-
eetjc advocates in the primary battles
IN the Senate. Senator Drew has al
~ r1.
gwen the women little reason to be-
lieve that he will change his attitude
even under the peculiar circum stances
attending its presence in the Senate
Suffragists have pleaded with him IN
the name of the dead Senator to cast
the vote Of New Hampshire as it would
have been cast had Senator Galllnger
lived
Mrs. Ralph Gallingcr. daughter-in-
law OF the late Senator, also went TO
see Senator Drew to-day. to beg him
10 vote in favor Of the measure.
Pressure has also been brought to
bear upon the New Hampshire man
from the Republican party leaders, who
are anxious to maintain the grand total
of thirty-three votes which they have
pledged to the measure since last
spring. They have had two-thirds Of
their membership pledged. and also
claim credit for the vote tomorrow be-
cause OF their caucus last week, after
which they urged that it be brought to
a vote at once.
Four ''Surprise" Votes
On the other hand the Democrats
claim that the influence of the Presl-
dent will swing the necessary number
of votes to make a handsome majority
tomorrow. In the list of four doubt
ful members, frorn whom the sutTra-
gists hope to draw the "surprise" votes
are three Democrats and one Republi-
can. These four are Senator'S Benet
of South Carolina, who takes the place
Of the late Senator Tillman; Senator
Drew. Senator Overnan OF North Caro-
lima. and Senator Shields, of Tennessee.
The Senators favorable to suffrage
are: Ashurst, Calder, Chamberlain
Colt. Culberson, Cummns, Curtis, Fall
Fernald. France. Frelnghuysen, Gerry
Gof, Gore, Gronna. Harding Hender-
son, Hollis, Martin, of Kentucky; John
son, OF California; Johnson, of South
Dakota; Jones, Of New Mexico; Jones,
o. Washington; Kellogg, Kendrick,
Kenyon, King. Kirby, LaF toilette, Len
root, Lewis, McCumber, McKellar, Nc
Nary, Myers, Nelson, New, Norris, NJ
gent, Owen, Page. Phelan, Pittman,
Ponde1ter, Ransdell, Robinson, Shat
roth, Sheppard, Sherman. Simmons
Smith, of Arizona; Smith, Of Michigan; !;
Snoot, Sterling, Sutherland. Thomas
thompson. Townsend, Vardaman n,
Walsh, Warren, Watson and Wiley.
Who the "Antis" Are
Opposed to suffrage: Bard, Bank
head. Beckham, Borah, Brandegec. Dill
lngham. Fletcher, Guion. Hale, Hard
wick Knox. Lodge, Mclean, Martin,
Penrose, Pomerene, Reed, Salisbury
SSmmons, Smith. of Georgia; Smith, Of
Maryland; Smith. of South Carolina ,
swanson. Trammell, Underwood, Wads-
worth, Weeks. Williams and W olcott-
Both suffragists and anti-suffragists
nave heen active at the Capitol to-day,
women coming from all parts of the
country 70 visit their Senators and
plead with them for the last time. The
jargest delegation Of anti-sutfragist
mat the Capitol ever saw put in a busy
Giay. fact from which the suffragi SITS
crew much pleasure, Interpreting it as
desperate effort on the part of their
opponents TO recover lost ground.
Visit to NIashall Brings Smiles
The suffragists themselves began the
Gay auspiciously with visit to Vice
resident Marshall in his office at the
NapitoL They emerged, wreathed in
smiles and admittedly much cncour-
aged at the result of their interview,