The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-05
C. O.P. LEADERS
|. FEAR SUFFRAGE,
HACKERS CLAIM
Women Also See influences
Among Democrats Working
to Prevent Ratification Be-
fore Election, SAYS Expert.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent OF Tho New
Sclmltar.)

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 5.--women arc
sometimes supposed TO arrive at con-
clusions by intuition, but whatever Is
at the bottom Of 1t, the fact is several
suffrage leaders who are keeping a
close watch on Gov Cox and Senator
Harding openly say the Republican and
democratic candidates for the presi-
uehcy either separately or together.
tan iurnish the necessary state to make
Eald INC Nineteenth amendment en-
IldllchlStng the women OF the country.
ne suffrage leaders make out a cir
cuinstanual case tending 10 show that
theN are ,thc victims OF political Chi
cahery And il Tennessee doesn't ratify
the amendment next week they Will
not hesitate to place the blame where
they think 1t should be placed. The
women have expressed suspicion about
the sincerity of both the Republican
ana Democratic efforts to get the suf-
rage amendment ratified Complaint
Is made that Nhe Republicans in the
senate could have furnished the extra
vote TO get the amendment through the
session OF congress in which the Demo-
Gratis last exercised control and that
more time would have thus been avail
able to get the approval OF state legis-
latures before the presidential election.
II Is declared, for instance, that Sen
ator Hale Of Maine, Republican, could
have voted for suffrage as easily when
the Democrats had control as when the
Republicans came into power few
months later.
But the quarrel of the suffrage lead
erS Is not with the Republicans for that
but the Republican campaign managers
this year, who, II Is charged, have been
able whenever they wanted to say the
word 10 get ratification through either
Vermont or Connecticut legislatures, but
have feared the women vote on the
league OF nations issue might swing to
Gov. Cox.
To some extent, the same sort Of talk
Is heard among Democrats who say the
Republicans have 1t In their power
to ratify the suffrage amendment, But
the women are not altogether positive
That there isn't some adverse influence
among the Democrats, too, some of
whom might rejoice If the Tennessee
legislature or any, for that matter,
failed to furnish the necessary vote.
II is whispered, for instance, that the
Democrats are afraid the women might
oppose Gov. Cox for his alleged views
in favor OF modification OF the pro-
hibition laws On the other hand, the
women are voting in New York state
for president, and Charlie Murphy was
more than eager to have wet candi-
date on the presidential ticket this
year and Is said TO be cocksure Of car
rying New York state for the national
ticket,
The suffrage leaders have camped on
the doorsteps of both the Republican
and Democratic nominees for the presi-
dency. They insist that Gov. Cox can
control the Democrats in the Tennes-
see legislature and that Senator Hard
ing can influence the Republican mem
bers. Thus far the women leaders say
the effort has been more or less per-
functory. What they would really like
would be for the two presidential can
didates- TO play the same old-fash
toned prewar politics, which they be-
lieve will be played to get the mascu-
line support in vital states, namely,
promises Of reward later on and all that
sort OF thing. Presidents and candi-
dates for the presidency do not hest
tate to use patronage to get results and
the suffrage leaders while scorning such
tactics as highly distasteful. neverthe-
less recognize those methods as the
effective ones IN practical politics,
The suffrage leaders are tired of reso-
lutions pledges and public statements
assuring them Of support for the Nine
teenth amendment What they want
Is the old practical politics and II the
two candidates fon the presidency to-
gether don't succeed In winning suf-
ficient number of legislatures In Ten