Evening journal., 1920-04-02
SUFFRAGISTS TO
KEEP UP fight
contInued from FIrst page.

OF suffrage and Mr.. Lloyd, father OF the
resolution. is leader on the Republi-
can side agains, ratification.
In case the Senate should pass the
resolution introduced by Senator Wal
ker IL would then go 10 the House for
concurrence. With the condition ex-
istlng OF a suffrage resolution in each
branch that has not been acted on,
the fight is sure TO continue for at least
some days.
ME friends OF ratification should
they succeed in getting the required Is
votes which is a majority OF the
House membership, could any time
within the next three days that the
House is in session, which would De
until Wednesday, reconsider the vote oi
Yesterday and then pass the resolu-
( tion. The "antis," ln their efforts 10
I'm for all time the resolution, did not
20 FAR enough in a parliamentary way.
The members unanimously voted
against Representative Lloyd's motion
( IN reconsider. This action has no par
! hamentary effect whatever on Ihe
status OF the resolution II is claineu'
and majority can call II up any time
until the close Of business next Weu-
( nesday. The "antis" were eVlaentiy
Z irving TO reconsider the vote and tnen
mi through motion to lay II on the
table. Even this, however, would not
4 prevent a majority from taking II oi,
me table in case the sufiraslsts couu
rouster IS votes by "Wednesday AFTER
n.on Either Representative Lyons
Francls or Hart who changed from
..vesr IN no" TO be in a position 10
move for reconsideration, can mar
ench motion under the rules OF ihe
House any time before THURSDAY.
n is contended by the suIraelels
that Federal Amendment TO the con
{ sfithion is always before uie bee'
iei,,re of any State until ratlIeo. A.
could he voted on and killed ~ tlincs.
thev saw. and still would De ny ~
rasssnre until ratified There Is All
ssrence Of opinion on this, however
SSanv nersons contend that notNitn-
stsdine the fact that OF It being feu,
.-af amendment the resolution No'eu
-, ,,osferdav Is dead" unless the NOle
h considered before THURSDAY ul,
A. ,be rnles of the House Ihis, OF
Curse does not effect the standing OF
~ Ilovd and Walker resolutions OF
,. similar resolutions that might De
.sgsred They say that even feoerai
'-,ordnent could not change the rules
- ne House and that the Hart resolu-
- unless the vote is reconsldereu De-
sore Thursday IS dead under HOUSE
,,le No 36 which reads:
"A motion for the reconsideration oi
,,,sstion which has been decided
sbsil he made and seconded by mem
- who voted with the majority on
tbe original question; and no motion
CO.. reconsideration shall be In oroer.
,n,ess made on the same day or one OF
sbe three next succeeding days OF ac-
mai session OF the House tnerealtel,
In the application OF this rule the Woru
majority shall be construed 10 nlesn so
ne number OF votes that were sun
lent 10 prevail in the decision OF 'he
original question. ..7-,
Another House rule provides; y"
,nles of the House shall not De cnans<
"a or suspended except Dy Note y,
tyo-thlrds OF the members present anu
voting
An EFFORT viii propably be MADE 70
.s3 nm senator Walkers resolution lot
,,ofs I'm the senate early next week
,r the friends Of the resolution can get
nine votes for Il. Il was reported yes
,erdav that the situation in the senate
st that time was probably for rati-
ecation and Q against. Senator Bennett,
however. stated in conference several
dsvs AGO that in case his vote was
needed as the ninth to put over rati-
o,ation. he would give 1t. He is said 10
bave explained that he knew his as
,~ictI1vss against 10, but he considered
M nartv bigger than the individual,
ma therefore would be willing 10 sac
riace himself II It would benefit ms
,artv in the state and nation. Whether
ar not this offer OF Senator Bennett
vas for the day that 1t was made only
was not explained.
Governor Townsend made the follow
ing statement on the action OF tne
House:
Il am very sorry that the amendment
,,as killed in the House. / hope mis- Is
NOT final. Suffrage leaders inform me
thew have not abandoned hope for final
victory here. ] hope that the Republl-
can members Will ratify the amend
ment."
Il was said today that Governor
Townsend holds In writing a memor-
andum in which the Sussex county Re
publican members, 1t is understood
pledged themselves TO vote for suffrage
Ii the Governor retired from the dele
cate race. Its possession by the Gov
ernor is conceded to be a trump cara IN
his hands.
Governor Townsend declined TO make
public the contents OF the agreement
which was put In writing on behalf OF
the Sussex countians by Ruby r. Vale,
Philadelphia lawyer and by some per-
sons regarded as an asplrant TO wear
/ Senatorial toga from Delaware and also
desirous to be delegate to the HepuD-
llcan national convention. Mr.. Vale mas
a home In Milford.
Suffragists Take Hope.
Suffragists today took hope In the
announcement OF Alfred l. duPonts at
titude on suffrage In his newspaper,
I the Morning News. II stated that Mr..
dupont is ''in favor OF the adoption OF
4 the suffrage amendment for national
reasons. Mr.. dupont holds that the
issue is q national and not local one.
His position is that the adoption by
the country Is practically assured and
that therefore the women Of Delaware
VIII receive the right Of FRANCHISE re-
gardIess OF any act OF the Delaware
legislature or any efforts 10 antago-
nize It within the State. He holds
that the act OF the Delaware Legis-
lature for or against the adoption OF
tha amendment can Only retard or- ax