The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-11
SUFFRAGE AGAIN
DEFEATED BY A
Votes MARGIN
IS Votes for and 29 Against,
One Less Than Required
Two-thirds.

One Less Than Required
Two-thirds.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-By n margin
Of one vote. equal suffrage met its fourth
defeat today in the senate. No further
action ut this session Is now possible,
but advqcatcs announced that the now
nearly half n century. old campaign for
submission of the Susan B. Anthony
constitutional amendment to the states
would be renewed when the sixty-siHth
congress convened.
On the final roll call today. IS senators
ono less th:6 the required two thirds
voted for adoption Of the resolution,
and 90 senator's cast their ballots against
it. Comparatively brief debate preceded
the vote, which officially killed the rcso-
luton adopted by the house on January
10. 1918, by vote Of 274 to 136. Defeat
Of the measure was witnessed by crowds
Of women in the galleries, but there
were no demonstrations and dramatic IN
cidents which. have marked previous SEN
ate votes on the question, were lacking
Up to the last moment. managers OF the
resolution expressed confidence OF secur-
ing the one vote they needed, but the op-
position held firm.
Immediately after the vote was an
nounccd suffrage leaders issued state
mcnts. prepared in advance critlcizne
the senate action and announcing that
the fight would be renewed in the next
congress. Supporters Of the resolution
generally predicted that success would
be attained then.
. Twenty four Democrats and 81 Repuo-
ljcans voted for the resolution today
while is Democrats and IL Republicans
opposed it, OF the senator's absent and
naired. eight wcr. recorded in the a1hrm-
ativc and four in ti:c negative. indicating
that sentiment Of the 96 members stood
So to SO in favor Of the resolution.
The senate first voted nn-the Susan b.
Anthony amendment In 1887. 16 senators
being recorded for 1t and "a against &c.
The next vote was in 1914 senators di-
yidine IS for and "a against. On October
I. 1915. the vote was 81 to so. or two
less than the necessary majority. J
The one vote gained today was that OF
Scnntor Pollock Of South Carolina DEM
ocrat who spoke in xigorouv support OF
the measure Senator Pollock. succeeded
former Senator Bcnct, who voted last
October in opposition and will retire
himself next month. In his address to-
day, Mr. Pollock denied the contention
that the amendment would anect white
rule in the South and declared that wo-
mon had earned the right OF suffrage py
their work In the war.
HOW They voted.
Those voting in favor Of the resolu-
tion wcrc::
Democrats: - Ashurst, culberson.
Garry. Gore. Henderson, Johnson OF
North Dakota; Jones of New Mexico;
Kcndrick. Kirby, Lewis. Mcclellan
Myers, Sugcnt, Pittman. Pollock. Rams
del. Robinson. Shafroth. Sheppard,
Smith, of Arizona: Thomas. Thompson,
Vardaman and Walsh-24.
Rcpublicans-Cald Colte, Cummins
Curtis, Fcrnald. France. FrelinEhuysen.
Gronna, Harding. Johnson Of California;
Jones Of WaShIngton; Kellogg, Kenyon.
I-aFollctte. Lcnroot. McCumber, Nc
Nary, Nelson, New, Norris. Page, Poin-
dexter, Sherman. Smith. Of Michigan:
Smoot, Spencer. Sterling, Sutherland.
Townsend. Warren and Watson.-31.
Total for-55.
Voting against the resolution were:
Democrats - Eankhcad. Bcckham.
Fletcher, Gay. Hardwck, Hitchcock,
Martin Of Virginia: Ovcrman, Pomerenc.
Salisbury. Simmons. Smith Of Georgia:
Smith of South Carolina: Swanson.
Trammeli. Underwood, Williams and
Wolcott-1S.
Rcpublicans-Baird. Rorah. Branda-
gee. Billingham. Hale. Lodge. Mclean.
Moses. pcnrosc. WadSworth and Weeks.
Ill. Total against-29.
The following were paired: Chamber
lain of Oregon and Martin OF Kentucky
with Reed of Missouri. NGoff OF West
Virginia and Owen Of Oklahoma with
Shields of Tennessee. Hollis Of New
Hampshir" and King Of Utah with
Knox of Pennsylvania. and Phnclan nf
California md Fall OF New Mexico with
Smith Of Maryland.
Because of the two-thirds required for
adoption. two adyocatcs OF the resolution
OF tho paired against ono opponent.
Immediately after the vote leaders Of
women'S organizations announced the
fight would be carried on in the next
congress. which Republicans will hold
both senate and house. and which friends ,
Of the resolution believe are certain to
adopt a new measure.
The Nation Dishonored.r
There was no demonstration either ny
advocates or opponents OF the resolu- ]
tlon as the senate vote was. announced. |
aftcrward. however. state !
mcnts prepared in advance were given
out by the National Women suffrage. IN !
which its officers severely criticised the
result
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president.
was quoted rs declaring: !.
"It is not the women. 1t Is the nation !
that Is dlshonored."
A statement attributed to DR.. Anna
Shaw honorary president OF the associa-
lion said:
1T Is TO be regretted that the United |
States congress has failed to measure up |
% the spirit Of democracy expected Of 1t
~ all the world" e.:
Mrs. Maud Wood Park Active cam
,aign. manager for the National asso-
,iation saidI
Our campaign for the next congress
las already started"
Chairman Jones Of the woman eufr-.
REe committee expressed keen disap-
but said nothing could have
een gained by further delaying vote.