Evening journal., 1920-03-17
in TILT OVER
SUFFRAGE AT
SUSSEXRALLY
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made OF districts where a vote had
been taken on suffrage, and that both
sides had representatives present TO be
heard, each side be given ten minutes
in which 10 present their arguments.
Before that was done he suggested that
vote be taken Of The sentiment o.
the crowd on suffrage Landreth Lay
ton. the chairman, called for ayes"
and mays" and there was a decided
demonstration against suffrage. Z. J
Wlnder, OF S3aford, challenged the
manner In which Landreth Layton had
called for the vote, saying he hadn't
given the women a square deal. Thii
made Chairman Layton mad and he
said, I'VE want always 10 be fair to
the ladies' We think a great deal OF
them, S<il we want them to keep IL
their place We don't want them golnG
UP and down, running here and there
about the state seeking this and that
hunlng notoriety and lowering them
selves"
Mrs Henry Ridgely, Of Dover. presi.
dent Of the Delaware Equal Suffrage
League, spoke for the cause OF ratif-
cation. Mr.. Layton, although chairman
Of the meeting, refused TO introduce
Mrs Ridgeley, so she mounted the
Judges rOstrum and said she would
have to introduce herself when she
began to speak the men in the crowd
began TO scrape their feet, talk aloud
and say well, let's go" and someone
yelled Fire her OUT The disorder
continued for several minutes before
Mr.. Layton pounded and asked for ST.
lence During that time Mrs. Ridgely
could not be heard by many In the
audience. The scraplng Of feet and
talking was renewed before she had
finished but the chairman did not call
for order the second time.
Mrs. Ridgely said she spoke as a tax
peyer In Sussex county and as a woman
Of Delaware who knew Sussex county
people, and had worked and lived among
them. She was working for equal suf-
frage because she believed thousands OF
honest conscientious women wanted
the ballot and she knew tens OF thous-
ands Of such women in the United States
needed the ballot to correct evils which
vitality affected their flresdes, their
their schools. their daily lives. |
She said the chairman had accused /
those who wanted equal suffrage Of |
seeking nOtoriety. but she said that |
while some few women may now be ad- !
vOcating suffrage because they love no |
toriety. they were the exceptionally few |
Of all the number who did advocate suf- /
frage She said this was no different ]
from the men. as many politicians were !
notOriety seekers rather than men who |
were trying TO do good and get good |
laws. She said she hoped the Delaware !
men would give Delaware women the |
right to vote, because women were go 1
ing to get the right to vote anyway. and |
II would be better 10 have gift bestowed |
by Delaware than by some other State |
Following Mrs. Bidgely Miss Anna |
Marvel, Of Georgetown, introduced Miss !
Charlotte Rowe. OF Washington, D. c., |
who represents the national organiza-
tiOn against suffrage, whom Miss Marvel !
said would speak against ratification in
the absence OF Mrs. Henry B. Thompson
president Of the Delaware Anti-Suffrage
Association. Miss Leah Burton. Of
Lewes, Immediately addressed the chair |
man and protested against Miss Rowe |
being permitted to speak, upon the !
ground she Is a paid lobbyist against |
suffrage from outside Delaware and that |
The meeting was supposed to be a meet I
ng OF Sussex county people in which
outsiders had no part TO play.
Chairman Layton promptly ruled |
Mss Burton was wrong, whereupon
Mss Burton said IL national organizers
rom outside the State were 10 be al
owed to speak then they would insist
lpon having one Of their national Or
-anizers answer Miss Rowe.
MISS Rowe started in to fay Miss Bur
on for branding her Miss Rowe) as a
aid lobbyist. She characterized the
harges as false and Infamous and said
nat was a sample Of what might be ex-
'ected II women entered politics
Miss Rowe accused the suffragists OF
pending immense sums TO secure rati-
lcation and said the whole suffrage
movement was undemocratic. was
breaking down States rights the righf
u local self-goyernment and was prov
ns over and over that the people no
onger ruled. She said several States
where the legislatures had recently
atlfled suffrage had gone on record in
popular vote against suffrage, which
'royed that the legislators didn't repre- {
ent the people. This, she said, was con
lrming what the Socialists and the
'olshevists were charging the
'eople don't rule In this country. She
characterized the suffraglst lobby as !
he most tyrannical, the most brazen. J.
nd the most INSCRIPTIONS" the nation
las ever seen or known. She said the :
Ssue before each member Of the Della i,
ware legislature was whether he repre-
ented the people OF his district or :
whether he was taking orders from ,
VII Hays Of the Republican National
committee and from Woodrow Wilson. o.
Chairman Layton maintained perfect h
rder during Miss Rowe's speech. and :
'hen she had finished someone yelled !
Give her ten minutes more" ~
Mrs. Albert Mcmahon, a national suf- n
rage worker, closed In very brief a
ak in favor OF suffrage as a national
lovement. Mrs. Mcmahon has been in
delaware several months and Is field s
ounsellor Of the National Woman's y
uffrage Association. y
The consensus Of opinion Is that Sus- :
* county Is heavily anil-suffrage II c
said by the Layton organization that L
10 suffraglsts can not hope 20 get n
lore than three votes .out OF the nf- u
zen Sussex county VIII cast IN the i
eneral Assembly. The Republican u
)unty organization, which Is con u
oiled absolutely by the Laytons Is =
did against suffrage Howard stew !!
It, mayor OF Georgetown, secretary Of :,
10 Sussex county Republican commit y
e, and a trusted lieutenant OF the y,
aytons. circulated among Sussex =,