Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-18
Suffrage Amendment Passed By
The House OF Representatives.

The resolution for the submission to the
States of woman suffrage amendment to
the Federal Constitution was passed on
Thursday night of last week by the House
of Representatives at Washington 1t now
goes to the Senate. where the vote will be
close when it is taken.
The vote was so close that Representa-
tive Saunders, of Virginia, demanded re-
capitulation. The vote. however, as an
nounced by Speaker Clark after recapitu-
lation was 274 for and 1856 against the
resolution, three more than the required
two-thirds
l04; Republicans. 1855; Socialists, Prohi-
bitionists and Progressives, S. Total, 274.
Democrats voting against the resolution,
102; Republicans. SO; Progressive, l. To-
tai. 1856.
When Representative Cantrell of Ken
lucky, told of going TO the White House
conference the night before, at which the
President approved the amendment. the
House broke out into laughter, applause
and jeers. He was not ashamed, he de-
clared, to ask advice Of the President.
This House will follow absolutely his ad-
vice." said Cantrell.
Nothing doing T. shouted Representa-
tive Ragsdale. Democrat. of South Carolina.
An amendment by Representative Moores,
of Indiana, to provide for ratification by
special convention or popular referendum
by each State. instead of by State Legis-
latures, was beaten by viva voce vote
and Mr.. Moores demanded a roll call. The
Moores amendment was defeated, 272 to
1871.
Maryland's six Representatives in Con-
gress cast two votes for and four votes
against the Federal amendment for woman
suffrage. Representatives Talbot, Coady,
Price and Mudd voted in the negative and
Representatives Inthicum and Zihlman
voted in the Affirmative.
II was not until two hours before the
final vote was taken that it became def
nitely known how Maryland would divide
her vote. Representative Mudd who was
on the verge of going over to the suffragists
finally resisted their Turing call and lined
up in opposition TO the amendment. Rep
resentative Linthicum. who also had been
undecided what to do. announced after
celebrating over President Wilson's views,
that he would support the amendment.
Representative Talbot and Price, who
have never wavered in their opposition to
woman suffrage, also made it plain that
they would not be influenced by the Presi-
dents stand.
This is one question upon which have
deep and strong feeling. said Representa-
tive Price. Il am against woman suffrage
on principle. and do not intend to yield
my views on this subject to the Presidents
views. have a wife and a daughter.
They are against woman suffrage. They
would not vote if suffrage wins. and
don't want them to vote il the ballot is
forced upon the women OF my State against
their wishes. ! also want to say that the
sentiment Of the Eastern Shore is against
this proposition and strongly against il.
regardless Of the opinion to the contrary
Of few persons favorine it,"
Representative Talbot not only talked
in the cloakrooms against the amendment
but he worked like beaver against il all
day. He urged his colleagues from the
South not to vote for the amendment on
the ground of political expediency or to
win the favor Of the women voters Of the
women suffrage States in the West.
you are making the mistake Of your
lives to yield to such argument" Mr.. Tai
bott told Southern members. you believe
that by voting for the submission of this
amendment you will win the approval Of
the women voters Of the West. Iwant to
say the approval will be shortlived. You
must face the issue squarely again. Your
Southern States will refuse to ratify the