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OF the Legislature who have not been
elected on this issue to decide this I'M
porlant question affecting their future.
"They most respectfully desire to
caIl to the attention Of the members OF
the LEGISLATURE that their oath Of office
REQUIRES that they support the constitu-
ion Of the State OF Delaware.
THAT II the bin to approve the suf-
frage amendment is passed II Is IN op-
position TO the plain provisions Of the
constitution OF the State OF Delaware.
"That the Constitution OF the State
Of Delaware provides that any amend
ment or amendments 10 this
Constitution may be proposed
in the Senate or House OF Repre-
sentatives: and il the same shall be
agreed 10 by twO-thrds OF all the mem
bers elected to each House. such pro-
posed amendment or amendments shall
be entered on their journals, with the
yeas and nays taken thereon, and the
Secretary Of State shall cause such
proposed amendment or amendments TO
be published three months before the
next general election in at least three
newspapers I'm each county In which
such newspapers shall be published
and II In the General Assembly next
after the said election such proposed
amendment or amendments shall upon
a yea and nay vote be agreed to by two
thirds OF all the members elected to
each House, the same shall thereupOn
become part Of the Constitution
In other words. any effort TO amend
I the Constitution of the State of Della
ware should be submitted afler due no
/ tice 10 The electors OF the State.
"They are aware that certain amend
ments have been made TO the Cnsti-
tuition OF the United States affecting the
Constitutions OF the Individual States
but they insist that they were made in
Z mes OF great public crisis and that
there is no warrant for such action un-
+ der any other circumstances; that the
present question does not involve a
great natiOna crisis and that It's de-
sion should b. left to the electors OF
/ the various States.
"They most respectfully protest
acainst its passage and again assert
that they believe the members Of the
+ Legislature who may be induced 10
vote for the bin to approve the said
amendment VIII do so In direct OppOsi-
lion 10 their pledge TO support the Con
stiiuiiOn OF their own State.
"They believe that the passage or the
so-calied nineteenth amendment will In
volve grave legal difficulties which may
question the validity OF the next Presl-
/ dential election"
! Delegates from many towns IN the
lower part OF the State and also a
group from Baltimore will come to VIII
mlngton tonight for the mass meeting.
/ Originally II had been planned 10 hold
the meeting In the ball room. but this
has been found impossible owing 10
the room being engaged for tonight
Efforts were made to get the parties
/ that engaged the bail room TO postpone
their function, but this could not be
done, so the duBarry suite was taken
and arrangements made so that other
/ quarters in the dupont Hotel could be
utilized for an overflow.
] Dover, Milford. Milton and George
town will send representatives to the
reception and meeting. From Dover
VIII come Mr.. and Mr.. Henry Beers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Hall and Mr.. and
D Mrs. Harry Crawford.
/ Mrs. Rufus Gibbs, leader OF the Mary
! land opponents OF suffrage. telegraphed
today that 4 party Of Maryland anti
su1ragists were coming.
/ The opponents OF Delaware had hop
ed TO be able to get Elihu Root TO come
here to speak but prior engagements
/ prevented this Mr. Root leegraphed
/ that he was extremely sorry that he
could not get here to publicly express
once more his reason why be believed
/ the Anthony amendment should not be
ratified. He congratulated the OppOn-
ents on the fight they were making and
sent his best wishes for their success.
/ Judge Gray who will preside at the
meeting tonight will welcome William
j.. Marbury, the Baltimore lawyer who
/ IS to speak at the meeting. greeting Mr..
/ Marbury at the railroad station on his
arrival here.
Other DELEGATIONS Of local women will
meet The trains that bring Miss Mary G.
kilbreth, national president OF the op-
ponents TO suffrage and other distin-
gulshed visitors Ia the meetings.
/ Tonight's meeting and reception will
begin at 8 o'clock. In addition TO Judge
Gray and Mr.. Marbury, Miss Charlotte
Rowe, field secretary OF the National
4 Association Opposed 10 Suffrage, will
speak. Following the meeting there
will a reception will be rendered Miss
Kilbreth.
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