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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

change in the sentiment of his con-
stituents, he says. Mr.. Lonergan
says he always has believed in
woman suffrage. When the vote
was taken in January, 1918, refer
endum in Massachusetts had re-
fused to grant woman suffrage only
a short time before. At that time
the Representative felt that it was
expedient for him to follow the SEN
timent of the referendum.
Nicholas Longworth was another of
the Representatives voting for SUI
fragc this week who had voted
against the amendment in 1918. He
made a short speech during the de-
bate, explaining why he had changed.
He said that when the amendment
had come up before he had not
thought the time for granting wom-
an suffrage opportune. He added
that he believed suffrage expedient
now, and that was the reason he
voted for it.
The vote on woman suffrage in
the House the first time it passed
was 274 for, 1856 against and II not
voting. If one of the Representa-
tives voting for the amendment had
changed to the negative side, Speak
err Clark would have voted for the
amendment and it would have passed
by an even two-thirds to one-third-
274 for and 1877 against Without
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
"Who's Who" Among Senators ON Suffrage

woman suffrage will be brought up
for a vote. Senator Hiram John
son will be chairman of the new
Woman Suffrage Committee.
The new Senators who have an
nounced that they will vote for the
Federal woman suffrage amend
ment are:
Capper, of Kansas, Republican;
Edge, of New Jersey, Republican;
Elkins, of West Virginia, Republi-
can; Ball, of Delaware, Republican;
Harris, of Georgia, Democrat ;
Keyes, of New Hampshire, Republi
can; Mccormick, of Illinois, Repub
lican; Phipps, of Colorado, Repub-
lican; Walsh, Of Massachusetts,
Democrat; Stanley, Of Kentucky,
Democrat.
Vote in the
Last Session
The Senators who voted on suf-
frage in the last session of Congress
are:
Ayes: Ashurst, Calder, Chamber
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Way Is Open
For Other Changes

With the declaration of Senator
Hale, of Maine, that he will change
his vote of last February from "No"
to aye" when woman suffrage
comes up again in the Senate, there
is speculation as to whether other
negatives will not come over to the
affirmative side. Senators Borah.
Lodge and Wadsworth are expected
to stand pat. Then, too, the belief
that acknowledgements of negro
women in the South will be damag-
ing during so-callcd reconstruction
when the negro soldiers return from
the war will probably hold many
Southern Senators firm in their
anti votes. But Senator Hale has
opened the way for other changes
of vote.
Several days ago it was said by
Republicans opposed to suffrage
that no effort would be made to
delay the vote. The bill was intro
duced by several Senators this week
and referred to the Committee on
Woman Suffragc-that is, the old
committee, with Senator Jones, OF
New Mexico, as chairman, which
holds over until the new committees
are appointed. But as soon as the
machinery is in working order
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

lain, Colt, Culbertson, Cummins,
Curtis, Fail, Fernald, France, Ere.
hnghuysen, Gerry, Gore, Gronna,
Harding, Henderson, Johnson, Of
California; johnson, of South Da-
kota; Jones, Of New Mexico; Jones,
of Washington; Kellogg, Kendrick
Kenyon, King, Kirby, La Toilette,
Lenroot, McCumber, Mcclellan, Me
Nary, Myers, Nelson, New, New
berry, Norris, Nugent, Owen, Page,
Phclan, Poindexter, Pittman, Rams
dell, Robinson, Sheppard, Sherman,
Smith, Of Arizona; Smoot, Spencer,
Sterling, Switzerland, Thomas,
Townsend, Walsh, Of Montana !;
Warren and Watson.
Noes: Bankhcad, Bcckham, Be-
rah, Brandegee, Dillingham;, Fetch
er, Gay, Hitchcock, Knox, Lodge,
Mclean, Martin, Moses, Overman,
Penrose, Reed, Pomerene, Shields,
Simmons, Smith, Of Georgia; Smith,
Of Maryland; Smith, of South Caro-
lima; Swanson, Trammell, Under
wood, Wadsworth, Williams, VOL
colt, and Hale, of Maine, who has
decided to change his vote.
Three Of the Democrats who are
for woman suffrage are not in
Washington this week. They are
Senators Gerry, Of Rhode Island !;
Harris, Of Georgia; Johnson, Of
South Dakota. Senator Harris has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25


gone conclusion The amendment
stands to-day, after it's second pas
sage by the House of Representa-
tives, with sixty-six Senators pub
licly declared in favor of it, two
more than the necessary two-t thirds
vote of the Senate. 1t is likely that
within the next week additions will
be made to the number of Senators
favoring the measure.
Only two of the newly elected
Senators have not come out for
woman suffrage Senators Dial, Of
South Carolina, and Harrison, of
Mississippi. Both of them have been
known as "antis" heretofore. Sena-
tor Harrison voted against the
amendment in the House of Repre-
sentatives in January, 1913. And
Senator Dial, who ran for this Con-
gress at the same time that Senator
Pollock ran to fill out the remainder
of the late Senator Tillman's term
in the 65th Congress, was under
stood to be against suffrage, whereas
Senator Pollock was for it. How
ever, as to how Senators Dial and
Harrison will vote on the amend
ment in the 66th Congress there is
still doubt among suffragists of the
Democratic party.
1t really doesn't matter particu.
larly whether any more Senators see
fit to climb on the bandwagon.
Predictions have been made that
there will be a scramble for places
when the final vote comes. The
whole matter has resolved itself into
practical question as to which
party shall claim credit for the ma
tional enfranchisement of women in
the 1920 election. The women who
have worked for suffrage for some
forty years or more are resting at
last in the knowledge that their
work, in Congress at least, is done.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
The Personnel of the Republican
Women's National Execu-
tive Committee

brings her experience in this work
to politics. She is chairman of the
State Republican Women's Commit
tee as well as of the national conf
mittee and is accounted one of the
cleverest women politicians sin the
game" Miss Hay is treasurer Of
the women's committee.
President of the National Wom-
ems Trade Union League, Mrs. Ray
mond Robins, of Chicago, may be
said to represent the women in in
dustry on the women's national
committee. For years she has been
active in all work which improves
women's industrial conditions, and
her alignment with the Republican
party is significant indication of
her belief in its principles and it's
intention to carry out the progress
sive measures for which she has so
consistently fought in the past.
Liz N1iOulc w cSC is represented
by Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, of
Kansas, public-spirited woman and
an able writer; the Northwest by
Mrs Josephine Corliss Preston, of
Washington, whose worth in the ed
ucational world has been recog-
nized and rewarded by election to
the office of Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction. A California woman,
Mrs. Florence Collins Porter, of
Los Angeles, represents the South
west. Mrs Porter was the first
woman delegate to a nationa! con-
vention and has been prominent in
California club work, politics and
progressive work generally.
Miss Maude Wetmore, of Rhode
Island, brings the conservative New
England atmosphere to the commit
tee and adds her practical expert
ence' in woman's work to the COM
mittee conferences. The national
capital has given to the committee
Mrs. Thomas J. Carter, though, as
the widow Of former United States
Senator from Montana, she may be
said to represent that progressive
state as we'll.
Mrs. John G. South, of Frank
fort, KY, puts the "South" on the
Republican map. She is d daughter
Of former Governor William G..
Bradley, the first Republican Gov
ernor Kentucky ever elected, and
one of the two Republican United
States Senators ever sent to the
national capitol by that state.
Much Of the work of the women's
committees will be educative in
character, so that the many women
who have made no decisions as to
party may know the principles for
which the Republican party stands
and the ideals for which it strives.
eve are organizing for the pur-
pose Of electing, not selecting, the
Republican candidates. said Mrs.
Mccormick in a recent statement.
"Our organization problem falls
into three groups Of states-thosc
where the women are fully enfran-
chised, those where there is partial
enfranchisement and the unen-
franchised"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
A Baby
Aristocracy

ME babies of Brockton,
Mass, have their own aris-
- eocratic circles. In a study
- made public recently the
saiioren's Bureau of the United
s !. Department of Labor shows
..A' ,ne baby who belonged to the
s.aied "aristocracy" had a much
se,'er chance of living than the
'''s who could not qualify.
10 be member Of the aristoc-
'aey baby had to meet five re-
elements: First, the father must
earned fair wage. Second,
- Ae mother must not have been
~s'"'oi'y employed either during
year before or the year after
oaoy's birth. She must. in the
80 pace, have had at least fair
~u'cai care when the baby was
- Fourth, both father and
~ ,psr must have been able to read
- write. Finally, the house the
- ived in must have been we'll
a'ed' clean, sanitary and not
yA'y zo5 Of the 1910 babies
49, awe in Erockton in the year
n.s4. 60 could meet these require
t. Fifteen Of the 205 died be-
ii. To ss we're year old, so that
60 mani mortality rate for the
nsI,.s cIacy was 70, which is "a
~ NOR more favorable than the rate
1osxton ~ . wholc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
RS. FREDERICK P. BAG
LEY, of Boston, chair
man of the Americaniza-
ton Committee of the Ma

tional American Woman Suffrage
Association, has been in Wash
ington making an investigation
preparatory to outlining pro-
gramme of legislation for sub
mission at the next convention
of the League of Women Voters.
The proposed legislation is planned
to combine one of the foundation
principles of the league, "to improve
the electorate" with the aims of the
characterization Committee, ito
make English the language of the
country and "to promote the citi-
zenship Of aliens"
Speeding up the granting of pre-
hminary naturalization papers so
that the would-be citizen is detained
no longer than a minute and a half.
the organization of an Americaniza-
ton department among the factory
workers of Lawrence, Mass, and the
establishment of school to instruct
American women in the teaching Of
citizenship to aliens are some of the
results which the committee has ac-
complished this year.
In Boston there have been success
fully completed series of expert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
NV TOMEN are thoroughly
~ wv at home in the Repub-
lican party in New

~ !
~ wv at home in the Repub-
lican party in New
York State, and are
now launching movement to poll
N 1920 the largest Republican vote
;or President that this state has ever
east
This was the declaration made at
the organization meeting of the Re-
uublican State Women's Executive
Committee in New York last week,
when the members discussed the po-
litical and legislative needs Of the
women of the state, and agreed that
the G. O. P. is the cure-all.
Mrs. E. S. Knapp, of Onondaga
County; Miss Mary Garrett Hay and
Mrs. John Ives, Of Westchester.
drafted resolution which the gath
ering accepted with acclaim, pledg-
ing the committee to assume the re-
sponsibility to secure 'such forward
looking legislation as will urge ade-
quate protection for women in indus
try in the next Legislature"
Women, selected by the county
chairmen of the great population
centres of the state, as we'll as from
distinctly rural communities, for
Office On the state executive commit
tee met for the first time to take up
active political work. They main
tanned that politics is distinctively
woman's business and that it is the
duty of every woman, wife, mother
or other citizen to take an interest
in party politics, for only through a
political party can a country be
rightly governed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

vote would have killed the resolu-
ton
Number of 1918
Noes" Fail to Vote
Many Of those voting against suf-
frage in the last session were not re-
turned to the House A number of
the 1918 "Noes" did not vote at all
Wednesday. And changes of vote
were conspicuous. Men who voted
against the amendment in 1918 and
have now switched are Ashbrook,
AsWell, Dallinger, Goodwin, Howard
kearns, Kinchel, Lonergan, Long
worth, Lufkin, Oliver, Parker, Wei
ty, Winslow and Young. Ten of
these are Democrats, showing that
more Democrats changed their votes
than did Republicans. However, the
Republicans in winning a majority
of the House in the fall elections re-
placed number of Democrats who
were ants with mcn who voted for
suffrage.
The vote as it stands this year
304 to S9-gave q wide margin over
the necessary two-thirds. Predic-
tons before the vote was taken
gagged the surplus votes at from ten
to forty. There were more than
forty votes to spare.
Women of the anti-suffragist or
ganization have shown more agita-
ton over the voting of the Goth
Congress than the suffragists. I'M
mediately after the House vote was
/ announced they began calling on
Senators. The sut'ragists say that
they believe the men will pass the
amendment without delay, and are
consequently letting we'll enough
alone. Most Of them have turned to
the consideration Of problems upon
which they feel they should be edu-
Gated in order to vote intelligently.
The old arguments for and against
woman suffrage were conspicuously
lacking in the debate in the House
OF Representatives Wednesday. The
measure has taken on an aspect pure
ly political, and it is now simply a
race between the two parties to see
which can claim more credit for it.
Republicans Intended
10 Pass Measure
Although the Presidents message
urged the passage of the amendment
the Republicans had already report
ed the bill out of committee when
his message was delivered. They say
that every one knew they were going
to pass it at once, anyway.
1t was with a rather helpless air
that the Democrats who debated for
suffrage made their speeches in the
House. They knew that the resolu-
ton was going through under the
management of James R. Mann, and
they knew that they would have to
vote for it, whether it had the atmos-
phete of a Republican measure or
not The Democrats arguing against
the amendment tried to make their
stand seem the party's stand, but
the large number Of their party who
voted for the measure belied their
attitude.
The Susan B. Anthony amend
ment passed as it was drafted by
Susan B. Anthony in 1875: THE
right of citizens of the United States
to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by
any state on account of sex"
Senator'S supporting the amend
ment believe that there will be no
change in the wording when it is
brought up in the Senate. They be-
lieve the only amendments that
could be introduced would be for
purposes of delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Enfranchised to Work,
Not to Loaf

Mrs. Medill Mccormick, chairman
OF the Woman's National Republican
Committee, in stirring speech urged
the women to begin at once, canvass
ing, card indexing and finally enrol
Ing women in the Republican party.
we were enfranchised to be
workers, not loafers,' Mrs. Nc
Cormlck said, land to produce re-
suits by industry and intensive or
ganlzation. We must forget the
sex line. We must seek to enroll
men as we'll as women.
"A women's national executive
committee was appointed by the
republican party so that women
Could choose their own leadership
and become bureau of informa-
uon to the national committee. That
the function of the women's
executive committee in this state
10 advise as to the qualifications
VI the women with whom women
nave worked and who represent
inherent elements.
1t Is a national disgrace to this
country that only 100000 votes
were cast in the Presidential cleo
slon OF 1916. In 1920 the women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Several Members
OF House Changed

The announcement of Senator
Hale that he would support woman
suffrage was in line with several
changes in the vote in the House Of
Representatives Wednesday. New
England has been falling into line
on the measure since the Republi-
cans announced that they would
pass woman suffrage. Representa-
tives Lonergan, of Connecticut, and
Dallinger, of Massachusetts, who
voted against the amendment in the
65th Congress, changed and voted
for it on Wednesday,
The change in Representative
LonerCan's vote came about through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Organized Women and
Party Results

Women were officially recognized
in the Democratic party in the cleo
ton of 1916. Mrs. George Bass was
appointed to help the party get the
votes of women in the twelve states
where they were enfranchised. A
notable feature of that election was
the fact that the Democratic party
carried ten out of the twelve states
where women voted. After the cleo
ton Mrs. Bass's position was made
permanent and she established head
quarters in Washington as the Wom-
ans Bureau of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. At her recommen-
dation an associate national commit
tee has been appointed by the chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee. The members of this
committee will meet in Chicago this
week.
In the personnel of the Republi-
can women attending the conference
in Washington was shown the genius
of Mrs. Medill Mccormick for polit-
ical organization. Many Of these
women have turned from other
careers to enter the field of politics
at her suggestion or request. Grand
opera careers have been abandoned,
society's glamour has been for
sworn, business openings have been
cast aside by women who respond
ed to Mrs. Mccormick call to poll
tics. Those who have rejected more
feminine callings for what was once
distinctly mans game" say they
have no regrets over what they
might have done and that they in
tend to stay in the political whirl.
"Among Those
Present"
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, a mem
Der of the committee, claimed by
both Indiana, her birthplace, and
New York, has been actively inter
estcd i'll suffrage for years and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

been in Europe and is expected in
this country this week. Senator
Gerry is also in Europe, but the time
of his return is uncertain. Any abb
sences from the Senate at the time
of the vote on the amendment will
be protected with pairs, it is thought.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
News of the Week Am0ne Women
The Republican State Women's
Executive Committee Goes
to Work in Earnest

of twenty-nine states will vote, or
total of 15,500,O00 women. All
Of these women must take an in
terest in the government of this
country. All of these women, as
we'll as vast number Of men, must
vote if the will of the people of
this country as to party principles
and candidates is to be rightly ex
pressed"
Mary Garrett Hay, member of
the National Women's Executive
Committee, the big boss" of the
Republican women Of the East, sup
plemented Mrs. McCormick's re-
marks, urging complete organiza-
ton down to every election district
and city block, so that New York
may have Republican Assembly
again next fall and may give the
G. o. P. huge majority in 1920.
"Be partisan. Enroll. Enroll
in the Republican party. I did so
the first chance 1 had and | urge
other women to do likewise. The
Republican party is the party of
sound constructiveness and politi-
cal freedom" Miss Hay said.
The Time to Begin
Is Now
Hearing of Miss Hays speech
after the meeting, Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, jr., a member of the
committee, who was prevented by
illness from attending, wrote:
Miss Hay is a great Republican,
whom the women of this state will
do we'll to follow and whose example
of enrolling in the Republican
party should be emulated by all
thinking women"
State Chairman George A. Glynn
quoted figures to prove that the
tendency of the women of the state
is toward the Republican party.
With Mrs. Livermore the COM
mittee members are Mrs. Roosevelt,
Mrs. Charles S. Whitman, Mrs.
Walter Damrosch, New York; Mrs.
William Boyce Thompson, West
chester; Mrs. j. Sloat Fassett,
Chemung; Mrs. Eli T. Hosmer,
Erie; Miss Mary Cahoon, Clinton;
Mrs. Ruth Lift, Suffolk; Mrs. E. S.
Knapp, Onondaga; Mrs. frankie
Merson, Yates; Mrs. A. H. Gleason
and Mrs. Nathan Glauber, New
York; Mrs. Anna G. Dewitt, Kings,
and Mrs. H. G. Danforth, of Monroe.
In the women's committee rooms,
on the third floor of the Republican
State Committee headquarters at
43 East Thirty ninth Street, there
is every evidence of preparations
for vigorous campaign. Mrs.
John Ives has been appointed execu-
tive chairman of the committee and
with Chairman Livermore is at
headquarters daily to give a con-
slant line of women election dis
trict leaders and captains advice.
The work is beginning from the
ground up, for the Republican lead
ers believe that the time to start
the national campaign of 1920 is
now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
By Fl A N NJ All MTG HELL

NcaU York Tribune
Washington Bureau
va WASHINGTON, May "a
wv Woman suffrage is up to
the United States Senate
AGAIN PassoCo ic q fora
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

the Speakers vote the loss of one
vote would have killed the resolu-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

.HE Republican Women's Ma
tional Executive Commit
A tee, of which Mrs. Medill Nc
Cormick is chairman, was APP
pointed last fall by Will Hays, chair
man of the Republican National
Committee. Stress was laid on the
clause describing the women's
committee as "acting with" the ma
tional committee. The women ap-
pointed by Mr.. Hays represent all
sections of the country and all inter
ests. In the Republican party the
system of women's committees will
be carried to the smallest party
units. And in every case the women
of the county, state or township will
"act with" the regular Republican
committees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
"Among Those

Miss Mary Garrett Hay, a mem
Der of the committee, claimed by
both Indiana, her birthplace, and
New York, has been actively inter
ested i'll suffrage for years and
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