The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
DEBATING THE EFFECT
 OF WOMEN'S VOTES

Washington. August -(Special) Despite the contention of Miss Alice Paul that neither of the 'vaciuating political parties" can justly claim credit for having secured ratification of the Susan B. Anthony amendment, at the convention of the national woman's party, soon to be held in Washington, the indorsement of a presidential can didate will be discussed.
 However, 1t Is said to be a foregone conclusion that the women will emu late the example of that other political organization. the Anti-Saloon League, and remain hands off. But for the fact that it is practically too late to get into the field, little doubt is entertained but that the women would nominate a ticket of their own. They have as many votes as men have. it is pointed out. and Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont. Miss Alice Paul Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, and other leaders, it is admitted, would serve acceptably as President of the United States
 BRANDAGEES HOPE
 Both parties are playing and have played for the votes of the women. Senator Brandagee of Connecticut com tends that both parties will be disap-- pointed, and that the women will vote as patriotism directs. InasmHch7 as bTdHQdRee WAS one Ol lnS SlFouSc opponents of female suffrage in Ameri ca, hope may be father to his thought. It is said that the participation of women in the Connecticut election this fall will result in the retirement of Brandagee and the sending to the Sen ate of Homer $. Cummings former chairman of the democratic national committee.
 The Brandagee statement in part fol- lows: Women will vote in the com ing elections exactly as they please. Both political parties have been play | ing a game in attempts to capture the woman vote. They will both be fooled. ! The women will vote exactly as they l please on the great issues before the
 country. as they ought to. They will align themselves between the partie, according to their convictions. and the
 artful politicians who have been ang- ling for their votes will be disap- | pointed"
 REPRESENTS PENROSE 1 Senator Brandagee. from the repub- l lican camp, speaks with considera ble authority. He is regarded as one of | the trusted lieutenants of Senator Pen- | rose, credited with being the boss brain of the republican organization. Tn the Senate, Brandagee was a bitter ender respecting the Eeague of Nations, and his course for the past several years was characterized by his cynical re- gard for all the idealistic ideas and expressions of the President of the United States, and furthermore as em- phasizing the great power which Bran dagee wields in the republican camp, the Connecticut senator was one of the
 chosen nine or ten which in the notori- ous room of the Blackstone hotel. Chi
 cago, at 4 o'clock. one June morning, decreed that Warren G. Harding should
 be a President of the United States.
 So the hope of Brandagee that the
 women of the United States will not re- member with gratitude their real friends and proceed to punish their en-
 enies, may be the hope of the repub- licau. party Senator Harding and Sem ator Penrose himself
 WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT On the other bod Miss Eliza beth Mar --v of N@~' 70 vas a "big