Evening journal., 1919-07-24
Want DELAWARE To
RATIFY SUFFRAGE.
Women Hop. Delaware Will
Be 18th State to
Ce. in Line
BELIEVE THEY HAVE
LEGISLATIVE VOTE

Active work to line up Delaware
with the States which have ratified the
suffrage amendment will be started By
the National Woman's Party Of Della
ware at meeting at the Hotel dupont
o'clock. on Monday afternoon.
Twenty-four States have or have ex-
pressed a willingness to ratify the
amendment. The local suffragists hone
70 make Delaware the 2Jth State 30 line
Up for suffrage.
Mrs. Frederick Bringhurst will pre-
side in the absence Of Mrs. Florence
Bayard Hilles, who is stll engaged In
reconstruction work in France. Mrs.
Benton Mackaye, a member of the Ma
tonal Advisory Council, will be the
principal speaker. She will make
speeches In other parts OF the State
during the proposed Intensive cam
paign. Miss Marie r. Lockwood. head
OF tho Visiting Nurses Association.
VIII present resolutions. A speech will
be made by Miss Catherine Hilles, !
daughter OF the absent chairman OF the |
Delaware Woman's Party.
The party hopes TO show Governor
Townsend that enough members Of |
the present legislature will vote favor |
ably upon ratification 10 warrant him /
In calling a special session. The Gov
ernor has expressed a willingness TO
call a special session If there seems a
probability that the legislature viii
ratify the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment. only a majority vote is re-
quired TO pass the amendment by the
Delaware legislature.
"Of course, the securing OF a spe-
ciai session Of the Legislature in Della
ware is walk away" said Miss Kath-
crime Hilles when seen by a Journal re-
porter at the National Womans Party !
headquarters, No. II East Seventh (,
street this morning "rhe Governor IS !
y Republican. th,rty-four Of the nifty =
two members Of the Legislature be- >
long to that powerful party. They =
alone could pass our amendment but"
said Miss Hilles, 81 have a family in j.
terest 10 the staunch old Democratic :,
party, and t-know the Democrats are \,
not going TO be so foolish as 10 let i.
the Republicans run away with all the N
glory in Delaware any more than they A.
have in the eleven great States which =,
have already ratified The amendment ~
Icok for the same thing 10 happen in
my own little historic State. that has ~,
happened In New York, Kansas aud =,
Michigan, Unanimous In Both Houses m,
"0f course ] could boar II IL Della
ware gave as large majority as Penn
sylvana and the rest OF the States li
have done, but unanimous is the
trench ] want to take. Delaware boys p'
have helped TO preserve Democracy in
girls are now called v
r4f -. Ia, III
brothers In the Legislature will not v
'aii us now We PIN our faith 10 every II
ne Of them" "
Mrs. Frederick Bringhurst. OF the y,
iational Woman's Party, OF Delaware bll
as sent invitations TO Governor Town
nd Senator Ball and Congressman ca
ayton, TO attend the conference which SCI
e party will hold I'm parlOrs and h, ne
the Hotel dupont, on Monday after AM
'on This conference will inaugu- the
te a suffrage amendment ratification an!
mpaign in Delaware. Senator VOL thi
70 win not receive an invitation be- pre-
use Of the opposition stand he has abs
ken. can
Many members Of the State Legis- tre'
ure, especially those favorable ."
ward equal suffrage, will be asked 10 alie
present. Wi,
rhe Susan B. Anthony amendment has Me,
en ratified by the legislatures Of -
ven States. Special legislative ses- he
ms have been promised in twenty teri
n other States. A poll has been cou
.en in the legislatures of these and
enty-four States. which demonstrates be
Il they will ratlfy the amendment sati
!, viii make total Of thirty-flve and
ies for ratification. AS only thirty liga
States are necessary, suffrage work gait
IN other states are hurrying up pro
.ir osmpaigns in order TO give their witt
te the honor Of being that thirty ate
th state. For this reason the Della Of
re Woman's Party will conduct an and
ensive campaign to have a special from
sion called Of the Delaware leglsla- as
g. thot