Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-07
CONFIDENT SENATE
FAVORS SUFFRAGE
Advocates Announce That
Matter Will Be Put to
Test Friday.
HOW SENATORS STAND

Confident that they have enough
votes to put through the resolution for
| woman suffrage amendment to tho
Constitution, friends of suffrage in the
Senate yesterday announced they would
put the matter to the test Friday.
Senator Jones Of New Mexico, chair
man Of the woman suffrage committee.
announcing that he had been instructed
by his committee to endeavor to obtain
a vote on the resolution this week.
stated that he would move to take 1t
up Immediately after morning business
Friday.
Passed House in January.
After months of waiting. because
they feared they had not sufficient
votes to carry the resolution by the
necessary two-thirds, the sufrragists
today expressed their confidence that
the resolution could not fail in the
Senate, The resolution passed the
House last January.
Before announcing he would move
to take up the resolution. Senator
Jones asked unanimous consent that
it be voted on at o'clock Thursday.
Senator Smith of South Carolina OBJ
jected. Senator Jones followed with
a request that the resolution be made
a special order Of business for Thurs
day at l o'clock, and Senator Smith
again objected.
Special Order Motion Loses.
A motion to make it tho special
order of business Friday at 1 o'clock
was submitted by Senator Jones of New
Mexico. A roll call on this showed
that forty voted AYE" and twenty
one voted mo-" 1t requires two-thircs
ure a special order of business at
future date, SO the motion was lost.
At first it appeared that the op-
ponents Of woman suffrage had won
a victory. But If so 1t was hollow
one. for the roll showed that Senator
Vardaman of Mississippi voted against
making the resolution a special order
Of business. and it is known that he
will vote for the woman suffrage reso- |
luton. He said later that his vote on
the motion of Senator Jones did not
mean he had changed his position on
the resolution itself.
How Senators Voted.
Also, suffrage leaders said they had
three senator's in the Capitol ready to
vote for the resolution who failed to put
In an appearance to vote on the motion. |
The vote on the motion yesterday was
an follows:
For adoption: Democrats-Ashurst. !
Reckham. Chamberlain. Culberson, Ger
Mexico. Kirby. Lewis, Mcclellan Nu-
gent Pheian, Pittman. Ransdell. Robin |
son. Shafroth. Sheppard. Thompson and
Walsh, Total. democrats: 20. ~
France. Gallinger. Gronna: johnson Of
Jones Of Washington, Ken |
yon. Lenroot. New. Norris. Page. Pom |
dexter. Sherman. Smoot, Sterling. Suth-
erland. Warren and Watson. Total. re-
publicans. 20.
Total for adoption. 40.
Against adoption: Democrats-Bank-
bead Fetf hsad sheda
Simmons. Smith of South Carolina.
Swanson. Ttllman. Trammell. Under
wood. Nardaman and Williams. Total. |
16. |
Lodge. Mclean and Weeks. Total. 5.
Total against. 81.
Action on Friday Expected.
That the motion to take up the suf-
frage resolution Friday will prevail !
was confidently predicted today
vote or a two-thirds vote Of the SEN
ators present.
The supporters of the resolution say
they do not intend to debate the reso-
luton. desiring only to vote on It, II
there is to be extended debate or a |
"hlibuster.' 1t will be on the part of |
the opponents of woman suffrage.
How New Senators Stand.
The new senator from Missouri, SEN
ator Wiley, succeeding the late Sen
ator Stone. is expected to be on hand |
Friday. and it is reported, he will
favor the es,lu.ion. Senator Guion of
Louisiana, who succeeded the late Sen |
ator Broussard, it was said today, has |
not yet told any one how he will vote
on the resolution. Both Senator Stone |
and Senator Broussard were opposed to |
the resolution.
The Senate voted March II, 1914. on
a similar woman suffrage resolution. |
A majority favored the resolution. IS to |
"a. but the vote was far short of the