The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-02
Dupont NOzV
For Suffrage
Political Leader in Maryland
at Last DiSCardS Neutral
AttitlIde-HOpeS Revive.

Dover. Del, April 2-Despite the
decisive defeat yesterday by the
lower house OF tine Delaware legls-
lature of the resolution TO ratify the
woman suffrage amendment, friends
OF the measure said today 1t was by
no means dead, as a ratification res
olutlon is still In the senate and the
parliamentary situation is not such
as to make 1t impossible to recon-
slider the vote in the house.
Suffragist leaders were greatly en-
couraged by the announcement last
night that Alfred |, Dupont would
support the resolution and declared
they would make every effort to have
It reconsidered in the house when the
legislature reassembles on Monday.
Until last night Mr.. Dupont. who
exerts a powerful influence In repub-
lican politics OF the state, had as
sumed neutral attitude In the SUI
frage fight and his announcement
caused jubilatiou in the suffragists'
camp.
The antlsuffragists were elated
over their victory and declared there
was no possibility that Delaware
would be the thirty-siXth state TO
ratify the amendment, the requisite
number for the acknowledgment Of
American women.
Fight Not Lost Yet.
Washington. April "a. N. ST.
The suffrage fight in Delaware is
not lost yet.
That was the message Miss Alice
Paul, OF the national woman's party
brought today when she returned
from Dover, where the lower house
OF the Delaware state legislature
yesterday defeated ratification OF the
suffrage amendment.
A motion for reconsideration OF the
vote. by which ratification was de-
feated, viii be introduced early next
week, Miss Paul stated. "The senti-
ment for ratification throughout the
state is steadily increasing and the
legislature, we are confident, must
sooner or later follow the will OF the
people of the state" she added.
Hopes in Three States.
North Carolina, Vermont and
Louisiana also held hopes for tho
suffragists.
The Vermont situation Is rather
however and there is no
definite assurance that the governor
OF that state win call a special ses-
sion OF the legislature to act upon
the suffrage amendment. Gov. Bick-
EFT, OF North Carolina, has promised
D special session of the legislature
there In June or July and suffrage
leaders here feel that with President
Wilson's support they can secure
In North Carolina. II Is
also felt that the presidents in
nuence could assure ratification by
MAY FORM WoMAN'S PARTY.
Defeat Of the ratification in Della.
ware has not dashed the hopes Of the
suffrage leaders here, but II has led
10 new talk OF the formation OF a
Woman's party to 90 into the field.
0ne wing Of the suffrage group here
,as been anxious for the formation
II a woman's party, but such lead
'rs as Miss Alice Paul have ooun-
eled against such steps until rati-
ication OF tho amendment 10 COM
,leted.
Declaring the action taken by the
Delaware legislature unjust, some OF
no leaders now urge that tho forma-
ion OF a womans party would have .
! salutary effect upon those legisla-
ures which are yet to act upon rati-
ication.
Miss Anne Martin will enter tho
for senator; an effort will
10 made to build TO party around
Ter in the campaign, although she
vas one OF those who advised against
he formation OF womans party.