Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-02
SUFFRAGE DEFEATED
DESPITE PRESIDENT
White House Plea Fails to Move
Senators: Amendment Lost
by Two Votes.

Washington. Oct. President Will
sons personal appeal for favorable action
of the Susan b. Anthony Woman Suffrage
Amendment rs war measure was
utterly ignored yesterday, Not Sem
ator Of either party changed his attitude
= and the Joint resolution was rejected by
a vote of III TO 80. This was two votes
short of the two-thirds necessary for Its
adoption.
As the roll call approached completion
Senator Jones of New Mexico IN charge
of the Suffrage forces changed his vote
from ave To no. This was done In order
that he may hereafter move reconsldera-
ton OF the resolution and secure its
restoration to the calender without
prejudice.
The vote rs officially announced, follow
ing the transfer of Mr.. Joncs's name
into the negative column, was 81 to 81
II was n $3.50 split between Repub-
hcans and Democrats n support OF tho
resolution, twcnty-scven of each party
voting for its adoption. In opposition
there were twenty Democrats and ten
Republicans
The concluding scenes in the great
struggle were dramatic hut devoid ct
demonstration The MAXIMUM OF 81
lencc prevailed rs The final roll was called.
Senator Underwood sat in the front
row and kept tally for the Anti-Sufira-
gists. while a similar service was performed
nv Senator Shafroth for the advocates
OF equal franchise privileges Senator
J Lewis was in the chair
Comparative quiet reigned when the
result was announced. There wtrn
neither cheers nor handclapping Lodge.
PcnroSC, Underwood, Martin and other
antagonists of Suffrage smiled loyously
Mt each other Mrs Wadsworth. PTesi-
dent of the Organization Opposed
Woman Suffrage and her friends in the
gallery grlnncd proudly Mice faul
and her band of mihtantS looked dis
gusted but made no sign Of dlsapproval
Almost before Senator Lewis had
declared the result, Miss Paul rs head
Of the National Woman's Party, gave
out this little statement
Thus defeat is a temporary defeat
The vote % the nitci States Senate
today. we arc convince. will be reversed
before this Congress ends Our efforts
TO secure that reversal Will begin at
once and will continue until our victory
in the House is confirmed IN the Senate.
In changing his vote senator Jones
of New Nexico sand that on the next
Legislative day. which viii be Thursday,
he will move To reconsider the suffrage
resolution He said this would not be
done for the purpose of further discussion
or action. but merely 10 obtain Is rvs
foration tn the calendar. Bv taking this
step the resolution will occupy the same
status as prior 10 being made the I'M
finished business Of the Senate II
the advocates Of suffrage should gam
the asccndancy any lime between now
and March t. OF next wear. the rtSo-
luton can be taken up by a majority
vote and brought to formal action. rs
was done TODAY If not restored ia the
calendar as proposed the resolution
would have so undergo all the preliminary
processes Of legislation including re-
adoption by the House. 1t IS realized
that this cannot be accomplished during
the present Congress
The polls show that neither Senator
Salisbury nor senator NolCott were
moved by the White House appeal Both
voted no Only three Democratic Sen
ators and two Republicans for repre-
scnting the Southern States voted
in favor of the amendment
The amendment rejected yesterday
was the first piece 81 legislation dcSig-
mated as a war measure which did not
meet the unqualified and prompt APP
prevail Of Congress The President IS
known rs a good fighter and friends Of the |
lost resolution confidently believe he
viii come back 10 secure carly accept |
ance Of the rejected amendment