The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-02
ELEICRER NCoTToH PRICES BNET AEAlsI SUFFRAGE

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SENATOR DiSAIFeliN1s DSAlplt' VI ADso- AZ
Gates OF VOTES fo'f.
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Intense interest," DisplaYed as ll1. i1e
explains Mhy nc Sslniol l<.lllls Supl,lsil
Measure.
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washington, Sept zst5Z-oei'asol
Christie Benet this afternoon sdsashea
the hopes OF the women s1lis s1aiffrage az
lvocates The situation was hanging
| by hair and is probable that II /
| the South Carolinian had done as the;I
sufragettes expected that he Wouid
do, and had sided with them because
Iof administration pressure, they could; |
have mustered enough votes TO car
Fry their resolution. AS the matter
islands now, it is generally regarded
las certain that the suffrage amend
1ment. has beensd efeated Tor the pres
Eent, If not for some time It IS Wei
known here that for the past month,
and particularly for the past week, week
Senator Benet has been subjected 70
Ia barrage fire" from both sldes OF
the suiirage Guestlon. mas pes1
S1slted oy nunoT'sd ol e11sas,s,sIlisss sal'
mas received tnousanus OF ieeleiss aiia
tetegranls. fne5 pro-suillasisss t.,a
assumed very connCenltiy tfal - 1s tie
known athtude OF Presldent WILSON, e son.
together with the fact stha1 the Jun
Tor senator from South carolina mao
been frequently IN conference VIII
the president at thew Vhlte House aad
had been asked by the execntlVe i've &c
support the reSoIutlon,7 Woulo s Settle
the matter as they Wlsheo.
There was intense lnteres1 IN sen
ator Benets speech, Wnlch was IKE
bombsheH in It's erect. Ine .Iol.oW- row
ing extracts give the suostantiai = puI- Ut
port OF the senator remains
/ MI. resident coilliils mere 1s 1n s
appolnlee TO succeed q se1lsseol '.1la VIZ
was against suffrage COMING COMING iloill
state the senior senator OF WHICH -
opposed to the suffrage amenonene
and all the representatives OF 5Walch
voted against the suiirase 1dnteiid- lesllsl'
ment IN the mouse, q s.tuaeion 3pie
sented itself to me Wh1cn l,! was uii.
usual ana, at me Same tiliie, hio0e
far-reachlng.
We have heard statements maze
about the attitude or the president
the leader OF my party. nave hearu
statements made by senator's 70 the
effect that the suffrage resolu.lon =
war measure and 1 nave ilseeHea sell
to their enlightenment on eiiee pa
tlcular point
say mere ana now ttat, were
convinced that sutiraee HaS sln
sehtiai war measure, u = 70.
lnoer this ahieiioiiiene a1 ~
only lor .ie peiiou " .He -
'Wouio uiiiiesie.1.ilisiS
nae, "di' ss'pea:' ie.-A.s 4s,:s ;aa.t;
tna1 q measure @AicL, ii .1A.s S..o.. ta,
| cal ioldn mas Desn 49, voc VOC
SLICE Ao'o' nv S9 o 80
oorn' caiiiol ue a wa ,a
having reacheo .iia. eo 4h;a - noa+-
iurtnei Aho"tie 20 st - 49,, oo,,-
sei mn"' 80 III - +.lsa, ont ~
s.ieoeton' 1;,,o 4ra ,,;ra
III any .ei s..t,o, h;li
control DILL Tue 1s.li. oeu so aaa 80
tue seleoe1se ~, ~, ~ w. no rtv
o1hef war measures Wiz 10y .ts,;eo, ~
III colJune'lon W.. afeaot IN this
parry, iias po -, oos,,ra, n,;ll
country az y, W." ~ - - ,rar or
terminate at ene ely. ~ ~ = =
shortly tnerea1ser, ,leei at;+,,or .na =
my duty, representing tiae coase.e 49, 49,
Icy that oo' anu WIN ,iie a1,,+,ans sis"S .,,e
nave TO vote against 'ne leels - 80
It is hard posluon lor man ~ an
who supported the presloent prior ~
the Baltimore convention, ION VINO nrior SUP ~
ported him in ehis campaign prlof ,,,.o ~
that convention ana ever s.ice' WV
took the stump IN ms oehaii III 'oula
Carolina this past SUMMER ahu l"ito
has done everything ~ MS po"ei
uphold his hands IN tnis wa.
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