Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
Viii[L BLAME c. 0.P.
|F SUFFRAGE FAILS
,.l,ware, Vermont and Con-
nscticut Regarded unfavor-
able to Amendment
woMeN NEED THREE MORE

,,.,.,o, March 5.--with thirty :
nrss states already IN .,. .ne S,ore 70
'nr.. ,...,r the women need three more, more 20
coiu~", liant ratification. West virginia
nr,aS ,.a tbs Democratic governor ana a
n n..nblicsu Legislature mas c,, oss"
hepu ",od on. but after Governor Corn,
eoun'eu a,od v the assembly in special
..ior, wen the best the state senate ~ou'u a'',
sesS'On' ,;o vote. The deadlock still
'v,,irs at Charleston. -,
'0,s'1 ,%s ,bs West Virginia Legislature
80, - ra,fy the suffrage amendment
'ano statement authorized by the Ma
say. .., Women's party last night tine
s.n" s.nnhlicun party will be responsible
s.p. .,,p. the majority of the Legislature is
Republican, tia .,0.;o, SOS.
~, March 90. which will give the
nIn 'S'.,r fourth state if West Virginia de b
,n,. .,. INC amendment. The two add
,. ,,.,, states needed must come from a
,,orD uy in which both the governors and
s,I,,,rres s'OsL are strongly Republican,
- ns-mare Vermont and Connecticut.
&c, far the governors of these three
,.,rb,icsp states have refused TO call
...cj,, sessions. II they continue to
81 .o,i6cation may be delayed until
fetuse e.. ,,onen 70 vote in the fall
700 ,a.s ~ n women are denied the
ees,iVn', ee. 10 vote for the next President and
f,sas rsarsss se the Republican party must
t,ar Svr The full responsibility.
pest smont will not call special ses-
- The Legislature to consider ratl =
~ IT, The federal equal suffrage
Noonsduent, according to an announce
insth st hr Goyerpor Clement. The gov
men. ea;d he preferred to have the
rs etIO. register their opinion by ref
'..drm before calling on the Legisla
,n,e to act in the matter.
char,estou, W. Va. March Rat
,s.otion of the federal suffrage amend
rsnt by the Senate in the West Nir-
niu;s legislature is yet possible, accord
s.r n leaders of that body favoring
...ssscatiop, ~ who announced last night
a., senator Jesse A. Bloch. of Wheel
irS I was fastening from California to
,bsou, S his vote on the side of the pro-
ponents of suffrage.
Hartford, Conn, March 5.-Woman
,uHrage stands no more chance today
AZ aid from the governor of Connect
sat than il did months ago or even
l.st week, when the possibility of
Connecticut being the necessary thirty
,iytb state to ratify the Susan b..
Anthony amendment was not so ap-
parent. , p,.-
THAR Efforts to persuade the governor
,hst Connecticut has very definite
oppor,unity to acquire lasting glory by
Miug the ratifying state, but the gov
sror's attitude very likely will pre-
slude any action by this state until
the regular session of the Legislature
II January, 1921.
Wilmington. Del, March ). - AT
present there is very slight probability
d a ratification of the equal suffrage
amendment to the federal constitution
BY the Delaware Legislature this year.
Il could be obtained only at a special
session Of the Legislature. and Governor
Townsend. although favorable to suf
frage, is reported to be disinclined to
tali special session lest legislation in
imcal to public interests might result.
The governor is especially apprehensive
about the new school code, which has
encountered much bitter opposition, and
he believes the code should be given q
trial in actual operation.
1t also is said that ratification would
not be assured, even IL a special sessier
should be convened. as doubt is ex
pressed of majority in either house
being favorable to suffrage.