Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
SUFFRAGE BOOM
REVIVED AT DOVER
Delaware Legislators Impressed
by Action Of Republican
State Convention
ANTS ARE MUCH ALARMED
By n star correspondent

Dover. Del. April oI.--Therc was
striking evidence In the House and Sen
ate today that many members heretofore
opposed 10 suffrage ratification were un-
dergOing n change of sentiment.
Endorsement Of woman suffrage by the
state convention and tho tremendous
demonstration Of approval IL received
from delegates and spectators has con
WINGED. the ahtis in the Legislature that
tho citizens Of Delaware desire the state
to add the flushing touch to ratification
by tho country.
There are n few Of the antis still,
stubborn. however and on hearing this
morning there waS u possibility of the
suffrage ratification resolution being
drought up in the Senate tomorrow they
took steps to obtain " recess. They con l.
tended that tho commission appointed
recently to consider the school code re-.
vision required time to make an OK
! haustivc investigation, SO IL has virtu
| ally bern decided to take recess TO e.
morrow for three weeks.
Ants in tho House and Senate who
believe that they will have a rest from
tho suffrage agitation during the recess
will. however, have considerable disap
pOintmcnt.
Vigorous Campaign Assured
! rlans were mapped out hero today y
by tho SuffragstS for n more vigOrou,
campaign than over. Several thousa nc
copies Of tho resolution indorsing woman
suffrage. which was adopted by the con
vention yesterday, will he sent to resi-
dents of every town and hamlet in Dcla
ware.
These will he followed by suffragis
speakers armed with figures and fact
to convince the doubtful ones that {
great majority of the people of the stat,
want il to he in harmony with the res
Of the country on the right of womcr
to cast the ballot.
Miss Alice Paul chairman of the ma
tional wOman'S party. is expected her
tonight to map out plans for the con
tinucd fight
Especial efforts will bc made to wiz
over the ID moCratr antis in House ant
, Senate. and for this purpose the storm
center Of the battle will undoubtcdl,
switch to Wilmington.
Mrs. Florence BaIard l1illes, stat
chairman Of the national woman
party. said:
Our campaign will be. made au
along more vigorous lines than ever T.
convince those in doubt that Fuffrng
ointment not only exists. but is consid
craby greater than they had an
idea of.
"Whilc the Legislature is having it
recess, members will have better Oppor
tunity of learning the sentiment of tn
people. and when both. branches NEE
again all members will No doubt b
convinced that the people. of Dclawar
desire to join the all American pla
7 for woman suffrage.
It was reported today that GovNrno
20 Tn,,ny.nl Nsb az Tod Il, his nt
: tempt to go as delegate to tho naiionG
4 convention. would rctaliatc on those re-
| sponsiblc for preventing him.
When seen at tn" Capitol. the Cover
d nor declined to discuss tho subject. g
= will hav" a statement later he sale
"cXplaining Just whore stand an
: what my plans are.
q Alfred du Pont Star in Ascendancy
II 1t Is believed the suffrage measul
- will he turned into political capital b
y the followers of Alfrcd,I du Ponf an
g used as means of carrying him To III
II ultimate Republican leadership Of Del
o aware.
p The first victory toward Mr.. d
n Points leadership was scored ycsterda
when Governor Townsend was defcate
in his attempt to go as one of Il
delegates to tho national convention b
Those who opposed Townsend are n
. supporters Of Alfred ! du Pont. az
row the way is being paved, 1t is-saiC
TO give MIR. du Pont the prestige I
putting the suffrage ratification resolu
. tion through the Legislature. n, tas
;s which could not he accomplished BY h
- cousin. General II. Coleman du Pom
present member Of tho national CON
IUittcc from Delaware.
y During the last two weeks :, bot
II du Points went on record as favorir
suffrage. r. Coleman came to Dov,
+ and directed an aggressive fight viii
the Endorsement of Alfred |. was aT
parcntly passive When T. Colema
lpndc an attempt to force the moAsu
u through. the way was jammcd. AT
10 now Alfred l. is to have the honor
Opening the door. according to those
position to know.
is Daniel J. Layton, lieutenant of \
T.; fred |. du Pont aud leader Of Suss
a county. has declared frequently that
J" personally favored woman suffrage. b
said the residents Of Sussex coun
pr were opposed to it. Regardless Of {
opposition by the Sussex county lcgi
,p lGtOrs to woman suffrage in the pas
10 IL is predicted that an affirmative n
Of the head from Layton will he
J. them to change their mind on the ma
IN ter.
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