Evening journal., 1919-06-27
DOUBT FAVORABLE
SUFFRAGE Vote BY
1919 LEGISLATURE
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suffrage bill at the last session. Is
there any reason 10 think they would
vote more favorably on ratification OF
the amendment?
ANY time that you can show me that
a sufficient number Of memoirs OF the
Legislature have changed their minds.
or are even in a state Of doubt, Will
be glad TO call a special session TO con-
slider ratification Of the amendment"
The wisdom OF the Governors state
ment was generally acknowledged at
the luncheon Various speakers, who
were applauded, expressed the view
that . would be more in the interests
OF Delaware Equal suffrage. to cam
paign for a hearty and favorable pub
lic sentiment before urging the call
ing OF a special session OF the Legis-
lature. Present members Of the Leg
islsture which defeated the suffrage
bin will be in office until January,
1921.
Mrs. Henry 5. Bidgcly. a member Of
the energetic Equal Suffrage AssOcia-
tion Of Dover. and one Of the most
active workers in patriotic and vel
fare movements in the state, urged
a campaign 10 get Delaware public
sentiment strong for ratification, so
that legislators would be in no doubt
as 10 how their constituents expected
them 10 vote on the question. She said
the failure OF towns 90 adopt The new
state school code was an object les
son Of the futility Of putting things
through before there was a general
understanding and consequent demand
for them.
Mrs Bidgely referred 10 Rehoboth as
the summer capital' Of the state
where influential politicians were to
be found in numbers, especially over
the weekend.
The state equal sufiragists viii pay
much attention TO Rehoboth Beach
this summer. The New York state
Association will send live-wire speak
ers 90 make addresses IN the Hotel
Henlopen parlors on saturday nights
in August.
Mrs. Ridsely advocated a general
adoption Of the Dover plan. The Dover
suffragists will hold bi-wcekly town
meetings 10 discuss questions OF pub
he interest 90 the town These meet
ings will arouse the women 10 an in
terest in town, State and national af-
fairs, and prepare them for the vote.
Also it will demonstrate that women
are ready and capable IN public az
fairs. and the meetings Will be one
means Of arousing suffrage sentiment
Mrs. Albert Robin, president or the
State suffragists, presided at the lunch
con. which was attended by 10 guests
She gave the slogan. "A Vote for Every
Woman by 1920
Mrs. John A. Cranston, honorary
president. who has been identified with
equal suffrage activities in Delaware
since It's early days. gave a history o.
, the movement In this State. Susan B
| Anthony herself, and other woman
leaders. went before the Delaware leg
/ Iislators In 1887, being given hearin.
Inv a committee. David Eastburn an'
Louis Thompson were the first tw'
Delaware legislators 10 vote for woman
suffrage. chief Justice Charles b. Lor'
was an ardent supporter. Mrs Mary A
Stuart. OF Greenville. began local efforts
in 1880.
She described the organization OF The
state work by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
/ Gait. Much was done for the cause b,
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. who considered wOmen's Vot'
/ would do away with the sale Of liquor
In early days. said Mrs. Cranston
/ there was so much opposition L
"feminismr that Mrs Julia Ward How
was refused an opportunity to make al
/ address in Grace, West, or other cit
churches applied TO. Finally Dr.. J. D
j c. Hanna gave permission for the us
OF Union Church, and she spoke at tn
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church in IN
evening. The Unitarian church wa
always open TO suffrage speakers.
Miss Emma WOrrell. another suffrag
worker since the early days OF tn
movement. told Of courteous treatmen
she had received when circulating SUI
frare petitions many years ago. Sh
even went into saloons, and was AWAY
lpolitely received. and quite a number 0
saloon men signed the petitions. IN
mentioned Clement p. Smyth, Wesle
Webb. Caleb Johnson, James Laird d
You. Samuel Pusey, as men who sup
ported the movement.
Dr. Josephine VI. r. de La Cour, pres
ldent OF the city suffargists. urged en-
ergetic work for ratification.
Miss Mary r. deNou, auditor OF IN
association. said: Let us put In
will into Wilmington, and the raj
into ratification. The latter will shoN
women are no longer afraid Of rats.
A letter OF greeting was read fror
a former state president, Mrs. Winhel
) Quigley.
Mrs. Roswell Hammond. president
the Dover association, invited the men
bers TO hold the next state conventio
at the capital city.