Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-10
WOMAN SUFFRAGE is
DEFEATED TODAY IN
NATIONAL CONGRESS-
For Fourth Time Resolution
To Put Question Before
States Is Voted Down.
By L. @. Martin,

Washington, Feb. 10.-For the fourtl
time the United States senate today
defeated the resolution to submit ;
woman suffrage constitutional amend
ment to the states.
The vote was 55 to 80.
The vote proved bitter disappoint
ment to suffragists who had counted on
President Wilson and other democratic
leaders to swing southern democrats in
line.
Not one Of those on whom the suffra.
aists pinaed their hopes voted for suf.
frage.
Thirty-one republicans voted for the
measure and ten against it, while "a
democrats voted in the affirmative and
nineteen in the negative.
Opposition Losing
Today vote was 55 for suffrage and
~ against it. But as the ayes did not
have two-thirds of the vote cast they
were defeated.
The vote last October was "a for suf
frage to 81 against it
Today's vote follows:
Yesi-Ashurst, Calder, Colt, Culber
son, Cunmins, Curtis, Fernald, France
Frelinghuysen, Garry, Gore, Gronna
Harding, Henderson, johnson, (Califor-
nia), johnson, (South Dakots), Jones
New Mexico), Jones, (Washington)
Kellogg, Kendrick, Kenkon, Kirby, La
Toilette, Lenroot, Lewis, McCumber
McKellar, McNary, Myers, Nelson, Nor
ris, New, Nugent, Page, Pittman, Poin-
dexter, Pollock, Ransdell, Robinson
Shafroth, Sheppard, Sherman, Smith
(Arizona), Smith, (Michigan), Smoot
Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Thomas
Thompson, Towensend, Vardaman
Walsh, Warren, Watson-Total, 55. Z
Those voting no were
Baird, Bankhead, Beckham, Borsh
Brandegee, Dillingham;, Fletcher, Gay
Hale, Hardwick, Hitchcock, Lodge, Nc
Lean, Martin, (Virginia), Moses, Over.
man, Penrose, Pemerene, Salisbury
Simmons, Smith, Georgia. Smith
(South Carolina), Swanson, Trammell
Underwood Wadsworth, Weeks, Will
Jams and Walcott. Total 30.
Will Wait Long Now.
Today's defeat practically means that
nationwide enfranchisement of women
must wait for long time. 1t will be
to get another vote this ses-
sion even were there any chance Of con.
vcrting the south which thus has again
blocked suffrage.
Next session, the resolution, will have
to be put through the house again and
this may prove rather difficult in spite
of republican control, because of the
many new members. However, suf.
frage leaders said Immediately after the
vote they will prepare to renew their
campaign at the extra session.
They also are determined, they de-
clared, to make the democratic party ac-
cept the full responsibility for today s
defeat.
Members of the woman s suffrage party
bitterly cosdemned the Washington mil
itants Of the national womans party
today, blaming their tactics in this city
for refusal of some democrats to change
their votes.
Created isfavor.
The burning Of President Wilson IS
speech in front of the White House and
picketing which had, several times caus
ed rioting, was held by Irregular" sufj
frage leaders to have created dis
tinctly unfavorable impression in con
gress which not only manifested itself
today but do SO later unless the mill
tants are curbed.
Up until the hour Of voting suffragists
had hoped that Trammell, Of Florida, or
Williams, of Mississippi, or perhaps
Borah or Dillingham; would either vote
yes or be absent.
But all were in their seats and voted
without hesitation.
President Wilson's cabled appeals,
pointing out that the refusal Of the SEN
ate to grant women the vote was bring
ing his world democracy ideals into sus
picion abroad, failed to move senators
who are confronted with racial ques
ton every time suffrage is discussed.