The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-27

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though probably not mare than hall the
membership IS IN town tonight. Il was
estimated that not moro than 81 of IN"
- members Of tho house would % here
FOR the suffrage fight. 80 that tS or -
votes will decide the issue IN that bod
Fight 10 =. Spirited.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Fen g :
with less than "n"-rourth "f -" w"w-
ber, OF the stature IN :he ,.iy e..
night. IL was apparent th&t "a" ,!Gi.'
over the ratification OF Tho >W:frag"
amendment WHOM 1.-The sp"csh ScSSi"l
convenes al u"ou tomorrow viii he :"
great deal Iuoru spirited than though.
possible few days age.
or tho members present. nearly haH
os them are reported 10 hs opposed :"
ratification and they were h"nlS ~
Couraged III every Way r"S>ihl" 10y TIE
land the suffrag" workers, who HI"
more numerous. were dong eN'FNtiLne
possible 70 line up the members 70"
their cauS" a. rapidly as they am" II.
no effort WIN be made by tho" favor
! .ng ratification TO push the reS"'"i."n
10 a vote tomorrow afternoons
No Vote To-day.
I, will ne allowed to go over 4" Sat
urday under Nle rules. I; was sad aU-
rhUritativcly. and the only possibility
~ = test ON the question wound come
IN the event HON" opponents shout:
move. at tho tim" - resolution IS IN
PRODUCED to refer IT I" some commit
tee.
Tho suffrage leaders claim ,hat they
will have sufficient votes il "arh hOus"
% adopt the resolution "n saturday
| with a good margin ~ spar. Tn" ant
suffrage leaders have made Il" claims
, that thsy will be ablo +" defeat -
adoption, but say that there VIII he 4
big surprise when the lineup IS tnS'F
made. J.,
the situa,,on tonight. was thu II.
arnendmen, would be ratified. but w
:, much smaller majority Than III" >n'-
, CvaSists claim.
Every elertIN" state ofnctal. all 'H""-
hers OF tho HOUSE Or Representatives
md both Senators from Nos N,,~.mjL
and all the Republican, caNdHn'"% i"'
governor and for the other STATE "l""t:' "
Offices, haN. coma ouj openly IL ne
last weak n favor Of ratir%tng IN" am
eudmen'.
having been made ny both state ald
national RepubliNaH leaders sunraEistr
believed It entirely unlikely that thcS"
would ne repudiat"G by tho Legislature.
which IS largely E"pNbI'"ao IN both
houses.
! Undoubtedly, however there \
strong sentiment among tho members
a. they arrive IN the capital 1" v"r"
against tho proposition and real HEht
IL in prospect whereas II has been
thought up until today he opposition
ne q g!ble..
wolfe Tor Amendment.
! 7. Luther Wolfe, speaker OF TIA" House
Of Delegates, who has come ont openly
! for tho suffrage amendment said tonight
re had no Intention or calling a caucus
| on tho question OF tho Republican, nom
hers just TO give some of the members
q Chanc. TO be bound by caucus whoa
they we're Vt heart against II.
H. did not say Ia would not cal 4
| caucus OF the members OF the NoUsc un-
der any circumstances but declared 10
! would havs 70 have further "yid"u""
that II wa needed before n" would
! agree to T.
There IL little discussion Or any sc The
other subjects included In 'hr call ~
Governcr CornwelI for the sp"r."i ..rN-
sion. although tho high cost &C li''ng =
expected to occupy considerable TIN"
after the suffrage question haa ''"r Il g
posed Of