Milford chronicle., 1919-11-14
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
STATE CONVENTION
WANT GOVERNOR TOWNSEND TO CALL
SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
TO RATIFY AMENDMENT.
HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TOPASS
MISS LEAH BURTON REPORTS ENOUGH
MEMBERS HAVE PLEDGED THEIR
SUPPORT TO PASS THE LAW.

The Delaware Equal Suffrage AssO-
citation closed its two days session
last Tuesday at Dover after hearing
reports from the legislative commit
tee on resolutions. Miss Leah Burton
of Lewes. daughter of DR. Hiram Bur-
ton, chairman of the legislative com
mittee. reported that at the poll of
the members of the General Assembly.
so far taken, thirty-four members had
been seen and that but two of them
had refused to pledge themselves to
vote for the suffrage amendment, If a
special session were called.
Miss Burton said they were very
hopeful in securing the special session
and believed that it was PRACTICAL
assured; that the Governor was Wltn
them and they believed he would do
all in his power to bring about the de-
sired ends. She further stated that
the canvas of the members of the Cen
eral.Assembly would be continued and
another poll taken in the near future
to ascertain just how far-reaching the
pledges would strengthen the cause.
Chairmen of the local committees in
the State were urged by Miss Burton
to write TO their espective senators
and representatives and secure from
them their sentiment in the matter
of a special session and the ratiiica-
tion of the suffrage amendment.
The committee on resolutions. with
Mrs. J. Frank Ball as chairman, pre-
sented the following which were unan-
imously adopted:
Want Delaware to Ratify
Resolved, That we hail with joy the
g In
Susan B. Anthony amendment to the
Federal Constitution, and we voice our
appreciation of this act of justice to
the women of the land by the repre-.
sentatives in the Congress.
Resolved, That the women of the
nation are not only entitled to such
recognition as a matter of right and
justice, but by their sacrifices, pa
triOtism and devction to every war
work behind the lines during the great
war have earned the right to have
the States promptly ratify such amend
ment.
Resolved. That in the critical days
of reconstruction and readjustment,
when Delaware Nth other States is
called ~ perform her full share
il. attling questions of highest i'm
portance to the State, the nation and
the world, the women of the State,
keenly alive to their responsibilities.
anxiously desire to be given the priv
ilege of sharing the rights and duties
of citizenship at the earliest possible
time.
Resolved, That Delaware with its
proud boast Of being first in so many
great events of national history
though it cannot be first in this
should not be the last of the proud
States which are taking their places
in the ranks OF the thirty-six neces-
sary to ratify the amendment; that
this may not be the case, we request
the governor to call a special session
of the legislature at the earliest pos
sible date. We ask this net as favor
to women, but as a right; not because
Delaware is necessary to ratification,
but because Delaware with all the
other States at this critical time needs
the council the service and the votes
of her women, and we appeal to the
fair-minded men of the State in the
name of justice liberty and democracy
and in the interest of human progress
and development to join in a demand
that sue hspecial session be called and
that the legislature confne the work
of such session to the ratification of
the constitutional amendment
I'VE deplore the fact that, in pO
litical affairs throughout our State,
seems to be in the saddle
and we earnestly advocate electoral
reform which shall insure a pure bal
lot and an awakening of conscience in
the individual man.
I'VE place ourselves on record as
desiring such an elevation in our
State, of educational standards as
shall insure to every boy and every
girl a fair education. We look with
confusion of face upon Delaware's
rank in the columns of illiteracy and
in convention assembled, we enter
tain the hope that in Delaware this
battle of life shall not be won alone
by the swift or the strong, but by
those whose ambition has not been
stifed by 'the very State that gave it
birth
your resolutions committee re-
ioices over the growth OF suffrage SEN
timent in Delaware, and sees in the
.wenty-nine auxiliaries just that many
centres from which to create and rad
ate suffrage propaganda. The long
)ull has been taken during the evenly
-hree years of your State Boards ex- (
stenee. Now for the strong pull and
he pull all together"