Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-31
SUFFRAGE CLANS ARRAYED
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We trust tha. Mississippi will be The thirty
seventh.
John G. Townsend Jr., governor
81. II. Ball, United States Senator.
Everett johnson. Secretary Of State.
John M. Walker, Senator in charge
Of suffrage resolution
William Lyons, Jr, chairman oi
House committee IN charge Of rati-
ficatIon resolution.
"Walter r. Hart, who offered resolu-
tIon in House.
Frank X. Pool, Senator New Castle
county"
Will LEAVE ~ TO THE PUBLIC.
When the telegram was shown to Sena-
tor Gornley one Of the mgners Of the
message sent to the Mississippi House,
Yesterday, he said 81 will leave II u
the public to Judge who lB better qualified
10 sneak for the Legislature of Delaware g.
the members Of the Legislature, or the
governor, a United States Senator and
the Secretary Of State
THREE HUNDRED woMEE WORKERS.
The sufTragists had 300 women here,
today, from 26 States, each wearing
sash with the name Of her tnwn on IT.
They did missionary work among the
Representative with what result. how
ever. only the vote could determine. as no
new pledges were obtained, az far as
could be learned.
OPPONENTS srAaDING PAT.
When Representative Lloyd of Blades,
one Of the Republican anti-sIfraRc
leaders, WAS asked. shortly before noon,
whether there was any change m the
situation There ia none, as far as
know" hereplied "All Of our men (the
Sussex anti-euffrage RepubIicans) are
standing pat
TARGETS FoR THE wOHEN
The members lives we're anything but
| "ggeet. this morning II made no differ
/ ence what side 0f the fence they we're on ,
/ they were targets for women at every
/ turn. and several say they have been
unable to sleep, eat Or fll private en-
/ gnyements with any one away from
1 home and wherever they happen 70 be.
/ 50 they have every reason 10 try n get
1 nd of the matter today II u is posTible
i 20 do 50
Roth sIDKs CLAIMING vfCTOHY.
On the eve of the converting ~ The
/ Legislature to-day. both sides were claim
ing victory Friends of suffrage said the
resolution would piss both hoIsrs today
The "AntIs 4aid they had - Housc
members gtre against suffrage, while y
would beat il
CROWD p FSoR@ors.
That was tho situation a. ~ o'clock
tut nothing was being left uldone IN ~
matter ~ lobbying The STATE House
was damned AZ 1890 O'Clock and wors'
than Jarnrned At noon. The bulk u IN
crowd was composed of Suffrage women
wearing yellow sashes many q theu
actively working among the members
The 'Antis also were well repreeenfe'
and were hard A. work
Hundreds If visitors were drawn here
Many motor ears were parked On Dove
Green and IN other parts of town. whiI
many of the visitors came by tram
BAcKED sY corsTTTUE-Ts.
Among the visitors were many Of n
substantial citizens of Sussex county
who came here. evidently, ~ compliment
their representatives upon the trn stan
they are taking making the wishes 2
their constituents paramount - a
political considerations and 70 their n
dIviduaI feelings in some cases Really
It was pointed out. this - q revelation 4
Delaware II shows that many of IN
legislators are representing the wishes {
the Deople who sent them here, regardles
~ the orders from the bosses.
r-wo REPUBLICAN CONFERENCES.
Today Republican conference was
be rratrlcted To members of the LegIsi'
ture, the purpose beng 20 digest the q
wee gwen ny the leaders who addrfsse
their meeting Yesterday. and map out
plan Of action for today lnere was sue
3 conference, which terminated AZ I I 2.
! O'Clock. Immediately, however, the
/, ,sss another conference Of the Republics
members. winch was attended ny SON
, non-members, including Governor owl
9 send. Henry 7. scott, Ruby n ale an
: ex-senator J Frank Alice This was Il
! last shot before the Legislature convene
: SENATE WOULD NOT VOTE.
BEFORE going into conference, the 81
fragisLs felt they had 'he Senate, an
they planned 70 bring the resolution :
/ there TINS morning, but lt Was s4ld x
i s.anti's.' were able to block tins, the q
p, .art,on heiDg to mass the buck 10 II