South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-10
REJECTS
SUFFRAGE FOR
FOURTH TIME
Vote of 55 For and 29 Against
Fails to Give Required Two
thirds in Favor of Amend
ment Resolution.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-For the
fourth time the United States senate
today defeated the resolution TO sub
nit woman suffrage constitutional
amendment TO the states.
The vote was 3 to %.
The vote proved a bitter disap-
pointment to suffra gists who had
counted on Prest Wilson and other
democratic leaders 10 swing south
ern democrats in line.
Fail TO Get Two-Thirds.
Not one of those on whom the
suffragists pinned their hopes voted
for suffrage.
Today's vote was 50 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 SO FOR
suffrage to 81 against II.
Today's vote follows:
VOTED YES:
Ashurst, Calder. Colt, Culber>on
Cummins, Curtis. Fernald. France.
Frelinghuysen. Gerry. Gore, Gronna.
Harding, Henderson, Johnson. calf.
Johnson, South Dakota; Jones. New
Mexico; Jones. washington. Kellogg
Kendrick. Kenyon, Kirby, LaFollet-
te. Lenroot Lewis. McCumber. Ne
Kellar, McNary, Myers. Nelson. New.
Norris. Nugent. Page. Pittman.
Poindexter, Pollock. Ransdell Rob
inson. Shafroth, sheppard, Sherman.
Smith. Arizona: Smith. Michigan.
Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland.
Thomas, Thompson, Townsend. Var
damann. Walsh. Warren. Watson.
Total So.
VOTED No:
Baird. Bankhead. Becl<ham.
Borah. Brandegee, Dillingham;. Flet-
cher. Cay. Hale. Hardwick. Hitch
cock, Lodge, Mclean. Martin. Nir-
ginia: Moses. Overman. PenrOse.
Pomerene. Salisbury. Simmons.
Smith. Georgia: Smith, South Car0-
lima: Swanson. TrammeT. Under
wood. Wadsworth. Weeks. Williams
and Wolcott. Total. %.
Started with Revolution.
American women first demanded
10 be included in government at the
time Of the revolution. John Adams
wife told him II they were not there
would be another revolution"
In 1S4s the first big suffrage dem
onstration was held at Seneca Fails
/ y. Y. II was the "woman's rights
convention"
Between lS4s and the civil war
Susan B. Anthony became leader
in the movement. The amendment
before the senate today bears her
name.
At the close OF the civil war wom-
en- sought 70 obtain an interprets
tion OF the 18th and 18th amend
ments 70 the constitution that would
allow them 70 vote. but failed
In 1870 Miss Anthony decided to
test her right 10 vote. She went 20
F the polls and was arrested. She re-
fused 10 pay her fine. but was not
sent 10 Jail
Introduces Amendment
II was three years later that Miss
Anthony drafted the amendment -
today and in 1873 Sen Sargent OF
Z Colorado introduced IL I'm the senate.
+ It has been introduced three times
/ in all and the senate has three times
/ refused 10 approve il.
ON Jan. 10. 1918. the house ap-
proved the amendment % states
giving IL their unanimous vote
on oct ]. 1918. the senate re-
+ jected the amendment Since rhat
time number Of changes have oc-
CURED in the senate personnel
While continuing their efforts Geo
obtain federal action. suffrage work
ers have won the vote In numbe-
OF states In some OF these they are
permitted 20 vote for presidenfial
electors as well as for local and stats
.