Evening journal., 1919-02-12
next congress
FOR SUFFRAGE
Senator Calder Estimates
20 Votes to Spare in the
House and Gin the Senate
DELAWARE WILL
GIVE ONE VOTE

- WASHINGTON. Feb. fs.-The Republic
81 can Congress Will pass the woman suf-
frage amendment by generous majori-
:. Ties In both houses.
This statement was made by Re
publican Senators. as well as by wo-
men suffrage leaders. who yesterday
washed their states clean Of all figures
. snd started new calculations on the
vote in the Slxtx-siXih Congress.
Suffrage will have twenty votes to
spare in the new House Of representa-
O. tives. and two, or possibly three, votes
TO spare in the new Senate. according
TO prediction made by Senator Cal
3 der. OF New York, this morning.
we shall have a solid delegation
from New York; ] believe. although
poss bly, the senior senator might not
agree with me- he laughed when
the measure was before the House
year ago four New York members voted
against it. doubt n that VIII happen
again.
In addition there will be. new votes
from Michigan and Oklahoma, which
have granted complete suffrage 10 wo-
men since last January, and there viii
be other additional votes from Vermont
Indiana and Nebraska, which have con
ferred pres dental suffrage upon wo-
men in the past year
Senator Calder ridiculed the idea cir
culated in Washington recently. ihai /
--nany Democratic Congressman who !
voted for the amendment last year be- /
cause Of President Wilson's request 10 /
thsm. will feel under no Obligation 20 4
do so next time
The President is the President st'll."
said Mr.. Calder His influence will
he thrown on the suffrage side lust as
resolutely as il ever was. No member
OF Congress. in the face Of The prosi-
dents leadership aud OF the growing
demand on the part OF The public Is
likely 10 reverse his vote Suffrage had
a margin OF only one last time II will
have at least twenty to spare next
time"
In spite OF tho fact that the most in
Auential Republican in the Senate. |
Henry Cabot Lodge Of Massachusetts,
is opposed 30 The woman suffrage
amendment. and that senator Wads-
worth. Of New York and other prom
inent Republicans are committed TO The
opposition, 10 is generally believed IN
Washington that their influence will .
not be raised actively against The suf- J
frase bill They Will net, iift finger
to help IL, it Is thought. bnl they win
not be able TO prevent its passing
In the Senate. Mr.. Calder said there
would be a margin of three votes,
counting the expected Affirmative vote
OF the newly elected senator from
Georgia, who takes the place OF Sem
afor Hardwick, an anti-sufragist. The
votes Of Senator-elect Walsh. of Massa-
ohusetts. Senator-eleci Edec. " New
Jersey. and Senator-elccl Ball. Of Della
ware. are already pledged 20 the amend
meni n
Senator-elect Dial OF South Carolina, y
however, is expected 90 reverse The U
'ote Of senator Pollock. who yesier- =
lay broke the solid SOUTH crying u
he approval Of the new south" for n
hc womans cause q
Suffragist leaders today were laying
Iians TO concert public opinion" 10 ~
ain new converts at large in both en
louses OF Congress. ".
The annual convention 0f the Ma -
lonal American Woman Suffrage As l
ISOLATION. which was 40 have devoted ~
Itself IN April in 81 Louis 10 rusi- ~. ei
lng the amendment DO ihe state legis 7u
latures Tor ratification, win take up -
anew The old tasks Of The campaign in GSin
Congress. or