Evening journal., 1920-04-01
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Representative Hart called tne SUE
rrage ratification resolution up for final
action in the House at 20o o'clock this
afternoon. 1t was read by the clerk
immediately and debate was limited
10 members of the House.
Mr.. Hart, in calling the resolution up,
said he would leave it to the judgment
OF the, members.
Mr. Lyons said he considered it
matter OF justice to give the vote to
women II they want to vote There
WIS no other discussion and the roll
call was started at. onece.
After the vote was announced, Mr..
Lyons moved to adjourn, until Monday
which motion Was lost Al years, 20
nays
Mr.. Lloyd then moved that the vote
on the resolution be reconsidered. To
The surprise OF everyone the vote
against reconsideration was unanimous.
This kills for all time this particular
resolution.
The House then adjourned until Mon
day. There was a great demonstration
when the body adjourned. Some OF the
anti leaders shouted and sang. A large
crowd gathered around Mrs. Henry b.
Thompson and congratulated her for
the great fight she made as the anil
leader.
Meanwhile Mrs. Florence Bayard Hill
les and other suffrage leaders will
continue their fight TO keep the sur
frage issue alive in the Delaware Lcgis-
laturc, with the hope that enough mem
bers may switch over and vote for ratl-
ilcatlon.
Whether Governor Townsend viii keep
up his aggressive fight for ratification,
or whether he will consider that he
has gone the limit for ratification and
will now leave the responsibility for
further action on suffrage up to the
members Of the Legislature, could not
be learned in the brief time available
this afternoon.
Sufrraglsts and "antis" have put up
q fight for ten days on the resolution
that has attracted national attention
Probably never before In the history
of Delaware has such pressure been
brought TO bear 4, on members OF the
Legislature for and against a measure
as has been the case since Monday Of
last week.
Many persons no doubt thought the
voting would again be postponed to-
day as the gallery was not near as
large as yesterday when Mr., Hart made
his sudden exit There were plenty OF
red and yellow roses scattered through
The crowd.
The sunragists looked very down
hearted as the time for voting ap-
preached while the "antis" appeared
jubilant.
Mrs. Thompson was so sure that the
amendment would be killed that she
was preparing a statement during the
recess to be given out after action is
taken.
Representative Lester, Republican. OF
Red Lion Hundred, is the only ab-
sentoe this afternoon. He is classed as
an "anti." Representative Parker. OF
Sussex county, another anti who was
absent this morning. arrived early this
afternoon.
Mrs. Henry B. Thompson, anti-suf-
fragist leader last night secured from
Mr. Hart at his home i'm Townsend his
written consent for the resolution to
be called up today should he have been
absent
This document was handed TO Speaker
Corbit this morning. the ants evil
IDENTIFY feared that Mr.. Hart might be
persuaded to absent himself from the
Legislature.
Mr.. Hart admitted this morning That
he had given Mrs. Thompson his writ
len consent last night to have ihe bill
called up today In case OF his absence.
He added that now. since.he is present,
he had cancelled that document.
Ia stating that he would without fail
call the resolution up at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Mr.. Hart said; II am sick
ana tired OF IT,"
MIR. Hart said he was taken home
Yesterday afternoon in an automobile
By a suffragist woman from C0nnectl-
cut. lie could not recall her name.
This morning. he said. Mrs. Florence
Bayard Hilles, suffrage leader, stopped
for him IN her machine on her way 20
Dover and brought him down. on ar
irving in Dover Mr. Hart posed for MS
picture on Dover Green.
Mr.. Hart said he had no further eX-
planatlon to make as TO the postpone
ment OF action yesterday other ,han
It was done to give the sunragists more
time to get votes. He was asked Ii the
delay had won any votes for the reso-
tuition and he replied tnat he did not
know that 1t had.
There was considerable comment
about the State House corridors To-Day
relative to a statement that Ruby vale,
of Milford. and Philadelphia, made
10 the Republican members In confer
ence yesterday when he made his ap-
pea. for them to turn in for suiirase'
Since Governor Townsend had prom
isod to withdraw from the contest for
Republican National convention dele
gat, Mr.. Vale stated he had been told
a member OF Legislature had been Of
ferod $4,000 TO vote for suffrage, ac-
cording TO reports going The rounds
today os The incident.
Mr.. Vale had been telling the Sussex
members that he appreciated the sentl-
ment there is against suffrage In their
districts and that he did not want any
one to vote for It, II by doing so he was
going TO throw his manhood away. He
Is said to have remarked that he knew
no party whip could move the men in
l their stand as they were sincere. II
was then that Mr. Vale Is quoted as
Having made the statement that he un-
lderstood $4,000 had been offered to a
member to vote for suffrage.
That. he said. is a deplorable thing
Tor anyone to attempt to do, but
tThank God" Mr.. Vale is said to have
,dded. "You men are not built that
say. know no one can buy you men,