Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-05
.ANTI-SUEFRAG|STS
IN THE ASSEMBLY
HAVE NOT CHANGED
Those From Sussex Say Opposi-
ton There is Strong as
Ever.
ADVOCATES MAKING
DETERMINED EFFORTS
Only Letter From Alfred /. du
Pont Said to Have Gone to
Senator Short.
NO VOTE LIKELY TO-DAY
Special Dispatch From Stan Correspondent

STATE HOUSE, DOVER, April D..
Indications point to quiet time IN the
Delaware Legislature today. Senators
and Representatives believe the womans
suffrage question will not be taken UP
again before next week.
Speaker Corbit announced the receipt
of hundreds of kilograms both tor ana
against woman suffrage. Onthe suggestion
of Representative Lyons 1t was decided 10
cast aside the unimportant messages ana
arrange the important ones for consiue'"~
ton at some future time.
The House met at ii o clock. but tne
Senate did not convene until noon.
The suffrage lobbyists and anti
were at the Capitol today.
Replvinp TO a rumor that he has told
Sussey cotintians he Is out of the fight Tor
delegate to the Republican national con-
vention. Governor Townsend says he has
made no offer to withdraw since making
the tentative offer last Thursday.
Sussex county legislators say the
woman suffrage campaign In sussex Is
not changing the situation.
Senator J. c. Palmer OF Milton declares
that honor actuates the sussex opponents
and no man or party can swervc them
from, honor. 4 Sussex member Of the
House states no pressure from anywhere
can affect Sussex opposition:
Sussex legislators deny published state
men,s that they have received personal
letters from Alfred l. du Pont. They say
Mr. du Pont wrote only 20 Isaac ID. Short
nj Milford. president pro tempore OF the
senate. and he advised that they vote Tor
woman suffrage, but did not attempt to
I;c,ate Friends Of Mr. du Pont declare
40 did not enter the battle until urged by
he Republican National C'mmittee,
United States Senators from various
,cctions OF the country and men associated
with him in business outside wilmington;
The consensus OF opinion Is that Alfred
\ An pom, will not urove more influential
, n the woman suffrage fight than Will H.
Hays Coleman du Pont, United States
senstor Ball former United States Senator
Alice. Congressman Layton. Governor
townsend and other Republican advo-
,ates.
Renresentative II s. Smith OF George
own saws saffragettes received a cool re-
,eption at Georgetown Saturday. and ex-
perienced difficulty in getting places for
holding meetings.
The House has until Wednesday for
reconsideration of last Thursdays defeat
II womans suffrage.
MAY FIGHT FOR A MONTH.
Some politicians believe the woman
suffrage fight will be prolonged for 8
month or longer Should amendment OF
the School Code he referred TO a COM
mission and the General Assembly ad-
iourn 10 give the COMMISSION time Tor
work. they say, final action on suffrage
might be deferred until the Legislature
reconvencs 10 receive the School Code re-
port.
REPRESENTATIVE McNabb, Democratic
eoor leader of the House, and Representa-
tive Lyons. Republican floor leader, do
not anticipate any suffrage movements IN
the House today.
When the suffrage battle is renewed it
viii probably be transferred TO the Sen
ATE. and il is not likely 10 be staged there
until there is prospect OF both the Senate
and House adopting the Senate resolution
ratifving the proposed amendment 10 the
constitution OF the United States extend
ing the right OF suffrage TO women.
PRESENT MARYLAND PUBLICATION
Legislators resent an article, entitled
'The Delaware Drama" published last
SATURDAY. by the Maryland Suffrage News
a Baltimore publication. II was written
bv Mary Fennimore Sheppard, and was
as follows:
Delaware howl against the ratifica-
ton of the suffrage amendment is Ike
bray of donkey-funny, but irritating
Can anyone conceive thing more absurd
than diminutive Delaware, the size OF
comfortable park, staging this rather
clever farce, demonst rating its ingenuity
of keer ing well in the linelight? The
laughable or pitiful comedy or tragedy
staged in the lower part of Delaware
during the smallpox epidemic, when
inhabitants armed and forced health
officers from their community and won
the distinction of being the most ignorant
spot in the United States, now trans
plants its efforts 20 the blocking OF tho
ratification.
'Such an act is not differentia to oul
cause, In view of the position Delaware
holds in the estimation of the vast
majority. for the first / / States 10 ratifS
the suffrage amendment contained 1
majority OF the entire population OF tbs
country But in Delaware it is not ;
consideration Of the majority or oi
Justice. but q political controversy anon,
men of the State seeking political prestige
"Judge Gray, who Is opposed T.
suffrage, SAYS: We are confronted witt
the possibility Of a great wrong beinI
inflicted upon the people Of the State,
but ignore the vast majority OF tn
United States. He states that for tim
the right of each State TO control 1t
electorate was CIreg lrded, rIgh
which before and since the Civil War ha
been regarded as sacred.
why is il that If such a sacred righ
was disregarded for the emancipation 0
the Negro, il cannot be disregarded TO
the emancipation Of the mothers, wives
sisters and daughters Of today? NJ
doubt the poise Of these women at tn
polls viii be more ladylike than tn
conduct Of the senatorial candidate Basl
was manly. Mr.. Bass attacked Edit
Harris In Florida few weeks ago anG
punched an eye out"