The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-02-13
Defeated
N SENATE DESPITE
PRESIDENTS APPEAL
Washington, Fob. tt.--The suf-
rage resolution was defeated in the
Senate when put to q vote this at
ternoon.
The vote was SIS to %.
Nv United Press.

N oy OHtteO FreSe.
Washington, Feb. 1t.--For the fourth
time the United States Senate today de-
feated the resolution to submit a wom-
an suffrage constitutional amendment
to the states.
The vote proved a bitter disappoint-
ment to suffragists who had counted
on President Wilson and other demo
cratic leaders to swing southern demo-
Gratis in line.
Not one of those on whom the suf-
fragists pinned their hopes voted for
suffrage.
Todsy's vote was SIS for suffrage, and
20 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 1t.
How They Voted.
Today's vote follows:
Ashurst, Calder, Colt, Culberson.
Cummins, Curtis, Fernaid, France, Free
linghuysen, Gerry, Gore. Gronna. Har-
ding. Henderson, johnson, California;
Johnson, South Dakota; Jones, New
Mexico; Jones. Washington; Kellogg,
Kendrick, Kenyon. Kirby, LaFollette,
Lenroot, Lewis. McCumber, Mcclellan,
McNary. Myers. Nelson, New, Norris,
Nugent. Page, Pittman. Poindexter,
Pollock, Ransdell. Robinson, Shafroth,
Sheppard, Sherman, Smith, Arizona;
Smith, Michigan; Smoot, Spencer,
Sterling. Sutherland, Thomas. Thomp-
son, Townsend, vardaman, Walsh.
Warren, Watson-total IS.
Baird, Bankhead, Beckham, Borah,
Brandegee, Dillingham;, Fletcher. Gay,
Hale. Hardwick, Hitchcock, Lodge,
Mclean, Martin Wirginia), Moses,
Overman, Penrose, Pomerene. Sauls-
bury, Simmons. Smith (Georgia), Smith
(South Ca~rolina). Swanson, Trammell,
Underwood, Wadsworth. Weeks, Will
Jams, woIcott. Total. 20.
Thirty-one republicans voted for the
measure and 10 against, while "a demo-
Gratis voted In the affirmative and 10
In the negative.
Today's defeat practically means that
nationwide Acknowledgement Of women
must wait for a long time. 1t will be
impossible to get another vote this
session, even were there any chance of
converting the south which thus has
again blocked suffrage.
Will Renew Fight.
Next session the resolution will have
to be put through the House again
and this may prove rather difficult in
| spite OF republican control, because
of the many new members. y
However, suffrage leaders said i'm
mediately after the vote they will pre-
pare to renew their campaign at the
extra session. They also are deter
mined. they declared, to make the dem
ocratic party accept full responsibility
for today's defeat.
Members of the woman suffrage
party bitterly condemned the Wash
ington militants Of the national
woman's party today blaming their
tactics i'm this city for refusal Of some
democrats to change their votes.
The burning of President Wilson's
speeches in front of the White House
and picketfng. which had several times
caused rioting. vas held by regular"
suffrage leaders to have created a dis
tinctly unfavorable impression in con-
gress, which not only manifested itself
today. but will do so later unless the
militants are curbed.
Wilson Appeal Fails.
UP until the hour of voting suffra-
gists had hoped that Trammell, of
Florida, or Williams, of Mississippi, or
perhaps Borah or Dillingham; would
either vote yes or be absent. But all
were in their seats and voted without
hesitation. 2
President Wilson's cable appeals,
Epo.nting out that the refusal OF the
Senate to grant women he vote was
bringing his world democracy ideals
into suspicion abroad, failed to move
senator's, who. are confronted with a
racial question every time suffrage Ia
discussed.
Just before the Senate took UP the
suffrage question Anne Martin, Neva-
da, suffragist, filed with Senator Pome-
rene, chairman of the privileges and
elections committee, specific charges
backing up her claim that Senator
Henderson's election last November
cost more than the law allows. Hen