Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-11
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
IS AGAIN BEATEN
IN SENATE; ONE
VOTE IS NEEDED
Although the Lineup Was
Well Known, Friends of the
Measure Hoped to Last
Some One Would Change.
NEW CAMPAIGN is
ALREADY LAUNCHED
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, Cam
paign Manager for Women,
Says That Work for Next
Congress Is Under Way.
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Washington, Dee. l0.-By a margin
of one vote equal suffrage met its
fourth defeat in the senate. No fur
ther action at this session is now pos
stble, but advocates announced thai
the now nearly half a century old
campaign for submission of the Susan
B. Anthony constitutional amend
ments to the states, would be renewed
when the Sixty-siXth congress con-
vened.
On the final roll can today. fifty
five senators-one less than the re-
quired -thirds-voted for adoption
of the resolution and twenty nine
senators cast their ballots against it.
Comparatively brief debate preceded
the vote, which officially killed the
resolution adopted by the house ON
January 10, 1918, by vote of PA to
1876. Defeat of the measure was wit
messed by crowds of women in the
galleries, but there were no demon
strations and dramatic incidents
which have marked previous senate
votes on the question We're lacking.
Friends Were Confident.
Up to The last moment managers of
the resolution expressed confidence of
securing the one vote they needed, but
the opposition held firm.
Immediately after the vote was an
nounced, suffrage leaders issued state
ments prepared in advance, criticising
the senate action and announcing that
the fight would be renewed in the next
congress. Supporters of the resolu-
ton generally predicted that success
would be attained then.
Twenty-one democrats and thirty
one republicans voted for the resolu-
ton today, while eighteen democrats
and eleven republicans opposed it. OF
the senators absent and paired, eight
were recorded in the affirmative and
four in the negative, indicating the
sentiment Of the ninety-sx members
stood sixty-three to thirty-three in fa-
vor of the resolution.
First Vote in 1897.
The senate first voted on the Susan
b. Anthony amendment in 1887, six
teen senators being recorded for it
and thirty-four against it. The next
vote was in 1914, senators dividing
thirty-five for. and thirty-four against.
On october / 1918 the vote was fifty
four to thirty. or two less than the
necessary majority.
The one vote gained today was that
of Senator Pollock of South Carolina,
democrat, who spoke in vigorous sup
port of the measure. Senator Pollock
succeeded former Senator Benet, who
voted last October in opposition. Sem
ator Pollock will retire next month.
In his address today, Mr.. Pollock de-
MED the contention that the amend
ment would affect white rule in the
.1..Kas ta.,1
earned the right of suffrage by their
work in the war.
Washington, Feb 10.-Woman
suffrage by federal constitutional
was beaten again today
in the senate.
The house resolution for submis-
sion of the amendment failed of
adoption with fifty-five votes in fav-
or of it and twenty-nine against, one
less than the necessary two-thirds.
Thus ended what leading suffrage
champions had said in advance would
congress. The suffrage advocates
be the final test of this session of
went into the test knowing they lack
ed one vote, but hoping to the last
that it would be won over
The Vote.
Those voting in favor of the resolu-
ton were:
emocrats-Ashurst, Culber-
son, Gerry, Gore Henderson,
Johnson of South Dakota; Jones
of New Mexico; Kendrick, Kir-
by, Lewis, McKellar, Myers, Nu-
gent, Pittman, Pollock, Rams
dell Robinson, Shafroth. Shep-
pard, Smith of Arizona; Thomas,
Thompson, Vardaman, and Walsh
"a.
Republicans - Calder. Colt,
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