Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-11
WOMEN TOCARRY
FIGHT FOR VOTE
TO UPPER HOUSE.
House Votes to Submit
the Amendment Granting
Suffrage to Women to the
States of the Union.

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States of the Union.
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 to the constitution won by a
vote Of 274 to 1876. leaders today were
demanding immediate action In the
upper branch.
With President Wilson's influence,
the psychological effect Of the house
victory and the growing strength Of
the movement throughout the country,
suffragists predict a close but winning
vote in the senate. They admit, how
ever, the certainty of hard fight. A
poll of the senate recently showed suf-
frage lacked IL votes to get the neces-
sary two-thirds. March IA, 1914-the
last time a vote was actually taken on
the amendment it was beaten 35 to "a,
with 26 senators not voting.
| WAR APPEAL EFFECTIVE.
But war has come upon the United
States since 1914, and with it many
changes. The appeal of the women
for suffrage as a war measure and as
a reward for working side by side
with the men in the struggle, is hav-
ing it's effect. 1t has been sponsored
by President Wilson and members OF
his cabinet.
| mot for a minute would we con-
cede that this congress would lag be-
hind the parliaments of Europe In
making democratic history" Mrs. Car
RE Chapman Gait, president of the
national American woman's suffrage
party, said today.
ut is with supreme confidence
therefore. that we now turn to the
senate and expect passage OF the
amendment by that body within a very
short time"
I The house resolution was reported
in the senate today and a senate suf-
frage resolution is now on the calen-
dar. A conference was planned today
at which decision will be reached or
when to push the amendment to 8
vote.
| CHANGE IN SENTIMENT.
The power of the women's vote IL
states already suffrage, and the "in.
evitableness" of their eventually get
ting 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 1t was gripping" how tn,
men of both parties suddenly and will
, ''facile grace rose to the suffrage APP
peal and secured to each party som,
of the advantages bound to accrue t.
those through whose votes the amend
ment was passed."
One hundred and sixty five Repub
licans voted for the amendment AM
14O Democrats.
Already the women are planning
their fight to have the amendment rat
/ flied by the states. They are certain
of SO states, Mrs. Gait said today
and included New York.
. I'VE expect that most Of the 1911
, egislatures-there are only a few il
|, session this year-will dispose of tn
amendment favorably at an early date
SOME NEED EDUCATION.
THE legislatures of Al states con
vene next year. A few Of these state
will need additional time for suffrag
education, but we are confident a ma
iority will ratify before the close o
1919"
Today everyone is claiming credi
: for the house victory. The woman
: party militants say they did it b.
: picketing "to show sacrifices we coul,
5 make for the cause" the national as
: ISOLATION leaders say they did it b.
refraining from picketing and working
state by state until the psychological
moment came to press for an amend
ment; Republicans claim credit an
point to their superior vote favorin
. the amendment and to the vote of 10
Democrats and only 33 Republican
against 1t, the Democrats claim TIL
credit saying that If it had not bee
5 for President Wilson the amendmen
r couldn't have passed.
r STATEMENT ISSUED.
t Suffrage owes its victory in tn
e house to neither of the great politicf
parties-but to friends Of the move
ment in all parties" leading suffra
gists declared today.
To offset efforts already under wa
both by the Democrats and Republi
cans to claim full credit for the hous
vote favoring adoption of constitu
tional amendment giving women tn
franchise, the national woman's sui
frage association issued statemer
today.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi
dent of the association. emphasize