The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-05-23
Vote on Susan b. Anthony
Amendment Wednesday
Was 304 to 80.
MORE THAN is REQUIRED
Two Hundred Republicans, 1O2
Democrats, One Independent
and One PrOhibitiOnist Voted
for Measure.

Washington, May 22.-National
suffrage for women was endorsed by
the house Of representatives for the
second time yesterday when the Su.
san b. Anthony amendment resolu-
tion was adopted by vote OF 304 to
80 Supporters of the measure i'm
mediately arranged to carry their
fight to the senate where, although
twice defeated at the last session.
they are confident of obtaining the
necessary two-thirds vote.
The victory for the suffrage forces
was by AZ votes more than the re-
quired two-thirds. On the previous
ballot on the resolution, cast Jan
uary 10, 1918. exactly the neces-
| sary number of affirmative votes
| were recorded.
House leaders or both parties in
the breif debate preceding the vote
urged favorable action but many
! southern democrats opposed the
| measure as did several New England
republicans.
Voting against the resolution
| were:
Republicans--Bnooks. Pennsylva-
MIA; Browning, Dunn, Focht, Ger
land. Greene. Massachusetts; Hull
Iowa; Lampert. Luce. Moore. Penn.
| sylvania: Mudd. Paige, Sanders, New
York; Stephens. Ohio; Tilson. Tin.
ham. Voigt, Walsh, Watson, Penn
sylvania--19.
Democrats-Amon, Bankhead
Bell, Benson. Black, Blackmon
Bland, Virginia; Brand, Brinson
Buchanan. Byrnes, South Carolina
Gambler, Clark, Florida; Coady. Col
lier, Crisp. Dent, Dewalt. Dominick
Doremus, Doughton, Eagle. Flood
Gard, Garner. Garrett, Hardy. Tex
as; Harris. Hefiin, Holland. Hun
Tennessee; Johnson. Mississippi
K1tchin, Landlord. Lazaro. Lesher
Lever. McDufTie. Mansfield. Martin
Montague. Moon, Tennessee: Mich
oils, South Carolina: Overstreer
Park, Pou, Ragsdale. Raynurn. Rio
dan. Robinson, North Carolina
Rouse. Kentucky; Sanders. Louisi
ana; Saunders, Virginia: Sissons
Small. Steagall, Steadman. Steele
Stephens. Mississippi; Stevens, Ven
able, Vinson, Watkins, Watson. Vir
ginia; Webb, Whaley. Wilson, Lou
isiana Wise. Woods, Virginia
Wright-70
Total against, so.
The Vote Analysed.
n The favorable vote was more b,
IA than would have been necessar,
had all members OF the house beer
!, present. The political division O
the vote showed that 200 Repubh
cans, 102 Democrats. one Independ
ent, and one Prohibitionist voted 70
adoption while the negative pol
showed 20 Democrats and 19 Re
publicans. Speaker Ginett. VIII,
voted against the resolution on pre-
vious ballots. did not vote.
Efforts OF opponents to amerd tn,
icSoiuliOil WAS undVallnP. Repre-
sentative Clark, of Florida, Demo
crat, leader OF the opposition. pro
posed that the states ratification b,
comnulsory within seven years, anc
Representative Saunders. OF Vir
ginia, Democrat, sought to compe
state adoption by popular vote. TIL,
overwhelming denial OF roll cal
on these proposals by a vote OF 24I
to 80 preceded the vote OF adoption
and indicated the relative strength
Of the resolutions supporters and
opponents.
Suffrage organization leaders ex
pressed qualification at the large IA.
vorable vote and predicted victory
in tho senate due to changes In mem.
bership. 1t is expected the resolu
tion will come up for a vote mex,
month in that body.
Unlike former occasions when
suffrage was before either branch OF
congress, only a small crowd was
present when debate began. Before
the final roll cali. however. all seats
were filled. principally by members
OF suffragist organizations. Ere.
quent applause punctuated the de,