Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-01
DELAWARE HOUSE STALLS
 ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Dover. Del. March H.-The DeIa- ware house of representatives today faled to take a vote on the woman suil-age constitutional amendment. l Plans had been made for a vote to- day but when the house met, the | sponsor of the house resolution. Rep resentative Hart. democrat, said cer- i tain things had happened since it was | first decided to take vote and he was not ready to call it up. Men and women jaTnned every foot ! of the small gallery -ef the house and
 stood i've deep along the walls of the chamber. There was great con fusion on the floor and among the
 spectators when 1t was realized that
 a vote would not be taken, and the anti suffragist members demanded
 that the resolution be called up at l once. Hart. however, refused to do
 so and left the chamber.
 The antis followed up Hart's refus-
 al to call up his resolution by intri-
 ducing similar one. It was present
 ed by Representative Lloyd. repub-
 lican. Without comment, Speaker
 Corbitt referred 1t to the committee on revised statuates which yester-
 day reported the house resolution "on its merits" by a vote of to 8. , Efforts to suspend the rules and
 force vote on the resolution with
 out the consent of it's sponsor were unsuccessful ad the house proceeded
 with the consideration of other meas ures on the calendar.
 7 Despite a republican caucus in
 which dramatic appeal was made by
 party leaders for ratification and the offer of Governor Townsend to make , political sacrifice if the resolution had been assured of passage today 2 the situation tonight. according to the l 1arr a.F,t T., q
 material change. It was reported , | about the state house that a private 5 poll of the members of the house n showed that the suffrage resolution = lacked three votes and that it has a
 majority of one in the senate. Many
 of the members refuse to publicly state how they stand on the question :. prior to the taking of the vote. Tn, house has membership of 35 ana 5 the senate IT.
 The republican caucus was helC
 prior toe the meeting of the house Among those who attended it werl ;" Governor Townsend, United State e Senator L. Heisler Ball. Forme D United States Senator J. Frank Ale l. and Henry P. Scott, chairman of tn
 Delaware subcommittee of the way ., and means committee of the republi il can national committee. General I k Coleman DuPont- republican nationa l. committeeman from Delaware, did al not attend the caucus but was in tn
 executive offices and in touch with tn
 situation.
 ,, Impassioned appeals, it was said 9n were made for party loyalty and | ,s. drop political grudges and support tn suffrage amendment. Governor ra ra Townsend read a statement in whic he said that he had been informe
 that one of the objections to ratifica
 ton was that he was a candidate fo ,n delegate to the republican nations ne convention. T come before you fc ne the purpose of stating to you" h n- said. that if sufficient number Of re ne publicans will vote for ratification tc
 day to insure it's passage today.
 vii lnot be ? candidate for delegate n- the coming republican convention a. and will not accept the position as elected.
 he q consider. this amendment and | ss importance to the republican part
 much more important than any or :, man. and if my personality has CT ti- tered into it, my personality must it. eliminated"
 ng There was great expectancy wh, the house met after the caucu Ire Speaker Corbitt informed the hou
 that the resolution was the last
 the calendar. but in view of the crov H9 present 10 WdlcH lne vote on SufIra yn. he would ask Representative Hart is bring it up immediately. When N ue Hart made his announcement that of would not call up the resolution
 this time. he became a target for [
 anti-suffrage members. Declaratio 'e- were made on the floor that outsi yer influences" had prevented a vote h sry in gtaken which were denied by mer nd bers fayoring the resolution. Repr ,ls sentative Lyons, floor leader of {
 republicans. denied there was
 agreement with Representative H; the to delay the vote.
 ar Representative McNabb democr -ial and leader of the suffragists ( est scribed the situation as more dill of dallying.r They are trying to DO
 pone action on something they ca