Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
COUNCIL TO PLAN
FOR WOMAN VOTE
.Sum Of $114,a2s.5o Will Be
Appropriated at Special
Session Today
ADDS TO ELECTION COSTS


iicitor Smvth. will he introduced prob
ably hv Richard WeClcin. president Of
Council which met in special session at
2 o'clock.
Oro measure provides for n transfer
OF SO5.i0O to tho board Of registration
commissioners the other n transfer of
81" %lS.D to the county commission
hrs. The funds are IN nay tho cost of
printing and cle~iral work and the com
pcnsation Of division assessors.
The ordnance providing the funds for
the registration commissioners calls on
the city controller to transfer from an
item in the city treasurer's Office to the
registration commissioners the sum of
$4,000 This item is called n sinking
fund inStallment on existing sinking
fund bonds. The balance of the sum.
SS0. soc is to be obtained nv trans
fer from on item called Interest on
existing sinking funt bonds"
The funds are to be- allotted as fol-
lows: For extra clerk hir" and CvN--
time. $4,000 for the payment of tho
election division registrars. SSO.IO0
Students Of city finances. discussing
the source OF the appropriation, pointed
out the interesting coincidence between
the advent of the women in politics and
the more careful scrutinising of tho
sinking fund for surplus money that
might be thfrc.
The ordinance transferring money for
the Use Of the county commissioners
and assessing women voters provided as
follows:
"The Council Of the city of Ph!a-
.delphia ordain. That the city control
.ler be. and is hereby authorized and
directed. TO transfer from Item A-6. in
the anpron~ia'io" to the CITY commits
,sioners. to Item 80. city commissioners.
the sum of SlJ,3@S 80. and from Item
40. city commissioners to Item 30 city
commissioners. sum of $500. said
tsums to be transferred to be used for
the purpose Of meeting the expenses Of
assessing the women voters of the city
Of Philadelnh!a. including the pay o;
the assessors. the printing Of the asses
sors' lists. tho necessary tatiOrary and
any other incidental expenses involved
therein. provided that any balance left
after defraving such expenses shall be
used toward meeting the increased cost
OF the general election due 70 the extern
sion of the right Of suffrage to women"
The assessment of tho women will he
made over period of FIVE consecutive
days. EIcn division assessor will be
entitled, under the law. to $40 for
each Of the five hsvs. 1t is estimated tho
! printing hill will be- about $40 Tor each
of the 1856 election divisions.
! County Commissioner Eucnzcl said
today he will urge Council to brush
aside teChnica'ities. based on the in
junction served on the governor of Ten
nessee.
81 believe t'ris CITY should 20 ahead
and provida IN" funds for assessing the
women he stated. 1T is moral
| obligation we owe the women"
! Mr.. KuNEzcl said notices to all divi- -
sion assessors aro ready for mailing.
iThcy will BE- sent out. he asserted, as
soon as Council takes favorable action
on the ordinances. Another session of
Council will bn held tomorrow. IL is be-
heved. for final passage Of the bills.
CITY Committee Go. Operates
! The Republican city committee. plans
. TO co operate with the division asses
sors. Thomas +. Watson. cnarrman Of
the committee, today called a meeting
, OF that body for II o'clock tomorrow
morning at the committee headquarters
! Eleventh and Chestnut streets.
At the committee meeting the mem
I bers will discuss the practical problems
raised by ratification of the suffrage
amendment. Ward committeeman win
( be called on to aid the division as
3
, mittees will meet tomorrow night and
! form plans for carrying out the orders
OF the central body.
Many prominent sufragists will at
tended today's meeting.
Mrs. j. Willis Martin. Of Chestnut .
Hill. Of the executive committee Of the
Republican Womeu'S committee Of !
Pennsylvania. and wife of Judge Mar /
tin, Of Common Pleas Court. said to- .
day the suffragists Of Pennsylvania are .
confident the anti suffragists will all .
vote.
Women Won't Control
Now that tkc fight is over. and
the 'antis' know they are beaten. We
suffragistS feel they will vote and CO.
operate with us in making the influence
OF woman felt in politics." said Mrs.
Martin.
1T was the anti Sufragists that
were keeping Us from the vote, not the
men.
II personally don't believe that
women will ever control politics. ! be.
hevc that will always rest with the
men. But the women will do an in.
estimable amount Of good. in a field that
man has !rft virtually untitled. when
you consider the vast development of il
that may be made And ] am referring
to civic conditions. The schools. the
pay Of teachers, the public welfare
work. etc.
"The political hand Of women will
be found in this.
1--WE women in Pennsylvania arc
certainly going to stump for Warren G..
Harding for President. and We will
start in all over the state of Penusyl-
vania. for we are organized with chair
men in every county, rs soon as the
governor Of Tennessee notifies Washing
ton that his state has made the amend
ment law.
Most Women viii Vote
Every woman will do her part. and
in Pennsylvania we have some mighty
fine feminine speakers, and those who
are Republicans will certainly make
themselves felt in the campaign to
make Senator Harding the next Presi.
dent Of the United States.
"Although some women may have
said that they won't vote even il al
lowed to. they are far in the minority"
Although the woman suffrage amend.
ment Is not considered effective by state
officials until it is promulgated in
county officials in the state
are preparing to enroll and assess the
new voters.
As September | is the last day on
which n voter can be- assessed, speed is
necessary or some of the women will be
deprived of the right Of franchise. Con-
siderable anxiety is indicated in many
inquiries being received by the State ]
from county officials re
xarding the procedure to follow