Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-27
FATE OF SUFFRAGE
HANGS IN BALANCE
BEFORE ASSEMBLY
Each Side Working Hard to Make
Converts Over the Week
End.
E&PUBLICAN WHIP
is BEING WELDED
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stan Correspondence of Every Evening
STATE House, DOVER. MARCH "a.
The fate of suffrage, before the General
Assembly of Delaware, hangs IN the
balance.
While both of the major parties have
officially mdorsed il, the Republican whip
is being welded terrihcally over the
week end in the hope OF driving into lne
those who have been favoring the "antl $.
State Chairman Daniel j. Layton, Jr;.
is working Just as hard to hold the anti
lines tight, justifying his actionby what he
saws is strong ''anti' sentiment particular
" in Sussex When the ''anti" MEM
bers left Dover last night none showed
signs of changing. What the weekend
will produce is uncertain. Missionaries
from both camps are touring the state
and will continue to do so tomorrow
Although the Legislature was IN ad-
journment until nc xt Monday, today saw
little let-up IN the struggle Tor and against
its ratification of the woman suffrage con-
stitutional amendment. Workers on both
sides continued campaigns In preparation
for the vote expected next Tuesday or
Wednesday.
Throughout Delaware today champions
wearing the yellow and purple colors of
the suffragists, and the red roses of the
opposition were engaged with special
pressure on members of the lower legIsla-
tive branch, which so far as maintained n
majority against ratification. Many cam
paicncrs were in Wilmington, Philsdel-
nhia. and some at Washington enlIstlng
aid in the fight.
Suffrage advocates declared that should
Delaware refuse to be the 36th State need
I'D fnr ratification of the proposed con-
stifutional amendment they will turn
their attention to four other States
Connecticut, Vermont, North Carolina
and louisiana Suffrage organizations
now have representatives at work IN all
four. They are seeking special session of
the Connecticut and Vermont legislatures
and counting on action at the North Caro-
lima Assembly called for July. But Della
ware remains their hope major for effect
ing ratification of the amendment IN time
10 insure nationwide suffrage in the COM
ing primaries.
MAY NOT REPORT TILL TUESDAY.
Senator j. Frank Alice, Jr., was credited
with blocking a report on the suffrage
resolution yesterday afternoon IN spite Of
the wishes of Senator Walker to take such
action. This would have enabled n vote
in the Senate Monday on the resolution,
but now hopes of its being acted upon in
the Senate before If comes up in the House
for yea and nay vote are slight.
Those working for the amendments
passage yesterday centred their efforts to
insure its success on Senator Brown, Re
publican, of Sussex county, who up to this
lime has been counted as a stanch op-
ponent to ratification. II could not be
definitely learned what success the
naneuver met with, but Brown, it was
intimated, might be found voting in the
affirmative. Senator Richards. of New
ark. though counted upon by the suffra-
gists regards the submission OF the ques-
ton TO the legislature as a 'goat-making
proposition. saying it should have first
been made the issue of legislative cam
paign.
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