New-York tribune., 1919-01-26
suffragists See
Duplicity in Vote
In New Hampshire
Senators Pledged to ResoIu-
ton Voted "No" Under
Pressure From Lodge and
Weeks, Women Declare

The truth about The New uamp-
shire suffrage situation, as seen by the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association, is told in report Just
issued.
Stating that "the inexpicable change
of front of the New Hampshire Senate
IN regard to a resolution indorsing the
1ederal suffrage amendment has set
that state agog and filled honorable
people with disgust" the association
declares that Mr.. Moses thought him
SELF quite safe when he demanded a
resolution. He was shocked when he
received petition signed by more than
two-thirds of the Legislature and
"rlggled out from under by declaring =
petition wouldn't do He must have a
resolution. Then he went to New
Hampshire and, apparently, requested
his special friends to save him from
the responsibility of his own proposal.
tie was shocked again when the House
stood by its sentiments and passed the
resolution by a majority of seventy
tour. Something had to be done.
Something was done.
Lodge Opposition Cited
FOR one thing, Senator Lodges in
huence was brought to bear. One Sen
ator reported he would vote against
the resolution because Senator Iodre
wanted him to- for another thine =
letter was printed in the press. sjpned
Dy senator Wadsworth and Senator
Dillingham;, protesting against the
rlght OF the National Republican Com
mlttee to speak for Republicans in the
matter OF the federal suffrage amend
ment. Again wire is reported to have
been received by other New HAMPSHIRE
Senators OF the same import signed bv
senators Lodge and Weeks Yet again.
on Monday morning, Merrill Shurtleff
OF Lancaster, alleged to be the personal
representative of Senator John W.
Weeks and reported to be the best lob
Dylst IN the state assisted by Burns
r. Hodgman, clerk of the District
Court, and John Brown. of Governors
Council, appeared, and by some mvs-
ferrous process these mighty three per
suaded men to repudiate honorable
pledges and vote the other way.
ne noble defence set up by the
gentlemen is thus described in The
Manchester Union:
group of Senators explained TO
THE Union Leaders," Legislative rep
resentative that their agreements to
support the Moses suffrage resolution
were made before the House voted on
the subject at all. They readily agreed
to 1T in the full belief that it would be
Killed in the House of Representatives
When the House passed it and actually
put it up to the Senate. an entirely
different situation confronted them.
and they resent the charge of shifting"
their votes
Moses Accused of Duplicity
ut is clear from the evidence that
Mr. Moses conspired to prevent the
Senate from passing the resolution
which he himself had proposed as a
condition Of his voting for the federal
suffrage amendment. 1t is clear that
senator's Lodge, Wadsworth and Weeks
threw down the gauntlet to the ma
lority OF the Republicans in the United
States House of representatives, the
United States Senate, the New Hamp-
shire State House Of Representative
and the National Republican Commit
tee by taking vigorous hand in the
campaign to reverse the attitude of the
New Hampshire Senator'S
but these items do not account for
the change of two Democrats who
signed the petition and voted NO
Last week" continues the Nation
ais statement, lowing to misunder-
standing of our wire to New Hamp-
shire, there were included in the list
Of men who signed the petition and
yet voted against the resolution the
names OF some who had made their
commitments in favor of the resolu-
ton in other ways than by signature
to the petition. Notable among these
was the name of George H. Eames.
Mayor of keene, whose case is fully
analNzed further on"
Full report on New Hampshire Sen
ate follows:
Signed petition and voted yes
Fred II. Perry. Republican. Charles
town; Herbert B. Fischer Republican,
Pittsiield; Jonn j. Donahue, Republ-
can, Manchester; Richard H. Horan,
Democrat, Manchester
Did not sign petition but voted yes
George W. Barnes. Republican,
Lynne.
"Signed petition and absent - Frank
n. keyser. Republican. iIaverhill ill
ness of wife); John L. Meader Repub-
lican, Rochester.
"Signed petition and voted no-Jo-
seph P. Boucher, Republican, North
Benjamin G. Hall, Repub-
lican, Marlborough; George l.. Sadler.
Republican, Nashua; William T. Sulh-
van, Democrat, Nashua: Gideon Lari-
Were, Democrat. Manchester; Alvah 7.
RamsdeN, Republican. Dover; Oliver
B. Marvin. Democrat, Newcastle.
Consistent in Opposition
Did not sign petition and voted no
George A. Blanchard, Republican.
NJ Moultonborough; Burt S. Dearborn.
Republican, Laconia; Benjamin T.