Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
MADE TO
PROLONG SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
Politicians Who Want to Insure
Life Of School Bill Passed
Yesterday.
ADJOURNMENT TODAY
is LIKELY, HOWEVER
Special Dispatch From stat Correspondent

Special Dispatch From stan tbrresfontehe
SrATr HousE. DovER June
Notwithstanding concurrent fcsolu-
tion had fixed to-day for Inc Legislature to
adjourn sine die. Republican politicians
suggested this morning that the special
session he prolonged until june II OF u,
with several recrsscs mcanv hue, but they
did not receive much encouragement
The suggestion was made hv persons
who thought Governor Townsend might
disapprovr the bill providing now school
laws With the Legislature continuing
III session the governor would have ten
DAVIS for consideration Of the hlll, tut
should final adjournment occur to-day.
he could consider the hill for 40 DAYS
Failing to obtain executive approval
within tho latter limit the hlli would not
become law Suggestion for rraiong-
ing tho session came from individuals who
said the Legislature could pass tho biit
over the governors veto should he refuse
10 sign If
Like drowning men catching straws
some friends Of suffrage sanctioned the
proposal because they saw m il oppor-
tunity FOR continuing the suffrage fight
until he assembling Of the Republican
Natiosa! Convention The prohphot
may have prophcsled correctly, anti
suffragtSts jokiugly remarked today We
may possibly see the Legislature sitting
once \ week and patriotic Delaware event
ually giving the nation equal suffrage for
n Fourth Of July giit
Friends Of Governor Townsend states
that because ol IT'S great Importance he
should be gwen ample time for consider
ing the school bill They said be would
violate his official oath If he acted hastily
1. IL tsssiF 10 hall
June 10 and nominations must be filed
June 1 Only two DAYS intervene between
now and the day for fling
"sUFFs' READY To GIVE BATrLE.
No program for todays battle FOR rati-
fcation Of the Federal suffrage amend
mcnt had been outlined early this morn
ing One thing seemed certain, and that
was that equal suffrage would not die
ithout another struggle. The Senate
ratlfving resolution is IN House committee
OF the whole II may be kept there and
a House vote on the resolution may not
be taken bat should suffraglsts insist on
recording the opponents which Is regard
ed rs probable they could do 50 BIZ NOV
ing that the House resolve ITSELF into
committee OF the whole Anyone who
voted negatively on such motion would
be considered an anti
Although all the chances seem q be
against them. some sltfragIst- proicSscd
optimism this morning and few pre-
dicted suffrage would 60 over w,th a
bang The prediction was probably
based on a telegram which 81 Republican
National Committeeman mot Will IL
Hays or Coleman du Pont Is reported
10 have sent from Washington making
like statement Ants exhibited CON
fdencc and announced that poll taken
today showed at least q Representatives
opposed to equal suffrage. Eighteen
are sufficient to accomplish the defeat Of
suffrage.
Toward noon It was expected that the
suffrage fight would centre on a motion
that the House resolve itsff into commit
tee OF the whole
Late in the morning agitation for pro-
longing the special session had not subsidized
Suffrage lobbyists and "ants were busy
an morning Jack Bradley, Kent
county Republican politician. arrived 1T
the State House early
Compared with previous occasions. the
suffrage interest displayed today WAS
slight Few visitors came 10 Dover this
morning Arrivals included John G. say
Tor and Robert W Kramer. representing
the Central Labor Union Of Wilmington,
who urged ratification Of the Federal suf-
fragc amendment.
The Senate met at 1890 o clock, stand
ard time. and without transactlng business,
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