Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-08
PENROSE BEING URGED
TO SUPPORT SUFFRAGE
Thousands of Phila. Women Are
Sending Daily Letters to
Influence Vote !

Thousands Of Philadelphia women are
sending daily kilograms to Senator fehrose,
pleading with him to vote Tor the reue' a. az
suffrage amendment. which they expect W
be voted upon in the Senate Monday
The kilograms are the result OF an appeal
made nv the Equal Franchise Society OF
Philadelphia. one of the SIX Suffrage oreah,za-
tons of the city which have banded together
to work for the passage of the amehomeht
'sThere are three possibilities racing u.s.
said Mrs Wilfred Lewis. acting president OF
the Equal Franchise Society of Philadeiphla
"'rhe amendment may go through as we an
hope 1t may remain one vote snort as II uiu
last time, or. the worse alternative OF tne
three the Republican party may try 10 NIL
buster it, They may try to keep IL from
coming up at this time in order that theg
NAV pass II later when they are in power ana
thus win the glory.
Work Would Have to he Done over
"If the amendment dosen't come up at TINS
time all our work in the House VIII nave "
he repeated 1t would also mean deiay III
the ratification of the bill by three-tourths
of the State 1t gislatures. Many OF the state
Legislatures will not meet again TIL l9Ll' AS
forty-three of them are in session TINS year
II Is an excellent time for the passage OF our
bill -,
"Do you realize that we are the only Eng
ush-speaking people who do not have equal
suffrage? And yet we love TO Naunt our
democratic ideals. Even the new German re-
public has set us an excellent example u!
eIecting thrty-fo women to its national as
sembly.
"It is not that Pennsylvania as people
are opposed TO suffrage. This State in l9lo
lost suffrage by the smallest margin or any
of the four large States voting at that une-
New York. Massachusetts, New Jersey ana
Pennsylvania Since then the feeling Tor SUI
frage has increased greatly because of nat
urai development and because of women s
work in the war.
pennsylvania men have had no chance TO
express their change OF sentiment and recent
favor of suffrage 1t is up TO our Senators
to express this feeling for them Monday
Mrs. Pinchot Optimistic
Mrs Clifford Pinchot who has been identified
with politics since 1912 and has served on
many suffrage committees both state ana
national is most optimistic concerning the
passage of the bill. She says 'it is clearly W
| to the Democratic vote, for on the whole
| Republicans are solldly behind it.
| I'VE cannot be too grateful to Governor
| Sproul for his frank advocacy of the amend
| ment, and although Senators Penrose anc
| Knox have not changed their views. the senti
| is strong for suffrage. Furthermore, thu
| Legislature is pledged to ratify the amend
| ment IL II goes through
| In speaking of the position of Congress
| Mrs Pinchot said that both houses we're mucl
| stronger than when the amendment Wal
| brought up before, and she attributes th
| added strength to the fact that women hav'
done such admirable work during the war
The alternative, in case the issue is agaiI
| lost, will be a plan suggested by Governo
| Sproul of State referendum
The Equal Franchise Society has sent let
| ters 10 more than 400 clubs in the State
urging members to besiege Senator Penros
with kilograms and letters Other organlzs
| tions of this city active In promoting the pas
| sage of the bill include the National Woman
party, womans Suffrage party, College SUI
frage League. County Suffrage Society AM
| the Catholic womans Society.
| Representatives of some of these organza
| tions will be in Washington Monday to TAX
part in demonstrations and direct appeals /
the Senators.