New-York tribune., 1919-01-16
Women Cable
Wilson for Aid
On Amendment
sufragists Ask President to
Have Democrats Call a
Caucus to Force Action
Vote of Moses Is Lost
Mrs. Gait Charges New
Hampshire Senator De-
fcatcd Instruction Plan

The NatIonal Woman's party sent
able last night to President Wilson
/. Paris. asking him to come to the
r,s,ue Of the Federal woman suffrage
.nendrent. Without his help it is
..nerslly admitted that The amendment
!. lost fer the present session OF
CONGRESS-. BY the defeat of the suf-
fracs resolution in The New Hampshire
s.sfe legislature Oh Tuesday the wonl-
- lost the vote of Senator Moses.
tho vas bein. counted upon to furnish
,se one vote needed for passage of the
Chargss that Senator Moses himself
sud been active against the bill were
made by both wings of the suffrage
movement yesterday.
The cable sent President Wilson
reads:
ist.ation leaders to call caucus OF
Democratic party for suffrage amend
msnt. Protest arrest of American suf-
..sgiSts-
Mrs. Catt Explains
Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt. president
a, the Nataional American v cman Suf-
.~sge Assoc alton. said last night:
eScnator Moses told Miss Eva Potter.
sur representative, in November that
ao WAS rc. interested in the suffrage
cgcstiou. but that ii his Legislature
.bcuold instruct him by. resolution to
ro.e fer the Federal amendment he
Tculd do so.
when the Legislature convened
.;eaator Moses took trip to New
hampshire. hired . room in a hotel
gr5 madc ii his office There he saw
, erod NAM members of TIC Legis-
lature. and il was current opinion that
he was using his time and his influence
against the resolution. which was Ger
tain to he introduced. The results
secr, 10 hepr out this conclusion.
"Some eight or ten men deliberately
rcpudis.ed their signatures, which had
hecn affixed 10 petition calling on
Scnssc- Moses 10 vote for the suffrage
smendmes.. The average man does
TO. break /, pledge Ugh particular
iy hc dos rot when the pledge is a
writer enc.
~Thc resolution passed the lower
house Of tss New Hampshire Legislat
ure hv ii sasjority OF severtyfour. A
majority s. the Senators had already
net,tinrc.i Senator Moses to vote for
inc amendment. but these were seen
again on Fr;aay. January 10, and again
signi1ied :s'sir intention to vote for
,hc resolu on.
One r,a.. Andrew I. Hook. after an
Interview with Mrs. Anna Till'ng|,ast.
a suTisfis.. said hat he would vote
fer tro resolution IN the event that she
could gel 4 petition from 3 ma jority OF
.he manners Of the Republican town
committee in his district asking him
10 vote for l. The women got these
si ison they presented is TO him, and
s',rost ir.med s;ely on Tuesday, the
rsclution wa7 brought up and de-
'~alod Nr hook voted no What
fs7peued % air. Hook between the time
= az tho pl9dgc on Friday, and
TUrsday
"Nire other men signed the petition
I'D promised 10 vote for the resolution,
Sc. vote, against it,
Thinks Moses Was Surprised
3lss Doris Stevens. organizer for
'ac Womsn's pacty n New Hampshire,
made the same charges against Senator
Noses at luncheon given by the mill
-snt wing Of the suffrage movemen
u 'he Holland House yesterday.
Senator Moses didn't believe til.
eglslature would Dass the resolution;
IA. vas VII te felt safe in promising
. vote IS theY instructed him. When
y heard that public sentiment in New
hampshire was in favor Of suffrage,
and that The bill VAS likely to GO
.Nroagh, nc rushed UP there. His
,riends and mis- campaign manager, B.
v. Couch, lohbied against it. Mr..
ouch, moreover, voted in favor Of our
en- N the assembly because he didn't
tninS it would go through"
The mihtants sent their cable to
resident Wilson after the luncheon. in
Naeh all the speakers emphasized
''elr belief that he could force the
Fassage Of the amendment if he wished
The President has the power-in
'merica or France or Siam--to lead his
F@rty" said Mr~. Toscan Bennett, one
" 'ae pickets who was released from
iaH on Monday after burning the
s?eecaes Of President Wilson in front
. the white House. "See what he did
!" IRE hareor strike. See what he did