Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-12

HEROIC REPORTS NEEDED.
1t was realized Tuesday that un-
! less heroic efforts were made ratifica-
| tion would fail. The charge of the militant
| sutfragsts that Gov Roberts was per-
| mltting his personal friends to under
mine the suffrage measure aroused Dem
| ocrats here to greater activity.
The Republicans, seeing an oppor-
tunity TO assert that their opponents
were making the trouble, became in
dustrious and enthusiastic over rati-
iication. The leading opponents of suf-
frage are Representatives Walker and
Bond and Senator Gambler of McMinn
county,. Republican leader of tho General
Assembly. Gambler said today he would
not vote to ratify for Senator Harding
or Will III. Hays. He asserted that three
Republican Senator's and twelve House
members would oppose the pending
resolution. Other Republican members
deny this statement
Congressman Taylor, Republican, said
that a substantial majority of the Re
publicans of the Legislature would sup
port suffrage.
NO thing short of n miracle can pre-
vent ratification now" said Senator
Mackellar. "The amendment will be
put over this week, and the action of
Tennessee will be upheld by the courts.
HOUSE RUi Es SUSPENDED.
Immediately upon the convening of
the House, four Representatives, Hall
Bond. Emerson and Milican, intro
duced the resolution 10 defer action.
The rules of the House were suspended
and the proposition taken up for inn
mediate consideration.
During the heat of the ensuing de-
bate Representative Overton, Demo-
crat- of Putnam county, interrupted
Representative Odle. of Boston, an
other Democrat, 10 ask him If he thought
il right for Tennessee 10 force woman suf-
frage on other states, which did not
want IT,
'Just as near right, sir" responded
Mr.. Odle, 'as it was for YOU, and the
others who helped TO force prohibition
on New FORK State. This answer received
the most spontapeous outburst of applause
of the day
1t was argued by Representative Rid
dick, representative of the Memphis
District. a millionaire attorney who is
leading the fight for ratification, that the
proposal of Hall Bond, Emerson and Milli-
of the recent Democratic and Republican
of Tennessee. He said that the
President would not have asked the
Governor to call the Legislature in session
10 ratifv suffrage II il had been unconsti-
tutional to vote for ratification.
SOUGHT PEOPLES ATTITUDE.
Representative Bond, young represen-
tative from Haywood county, argued that
under the Tennessee Constitution the
should 60 TO the next Legs-
laure, but by referring il to mass meetings
the sentiment of the people could be as
representative Riddick asked 10 be heard
but was not permitted hv the speaker.
who held that under the rules Of the House
only the author Of the proposition before
he body could speak
YES. but il YOU want 70 be fair" |
;aid Mr.. Riddick, YOU will hear both |
iides'
BY withdrawing n motion to table the |
resolution he had made Rep |
-esentatIve Miller of Hamilton lifted the |
BAR against discussion and he, Riddick /
ind others spoke
The Suffs, wearing the yellow flower
the golden glow were in fine spirits
oday. for they heard that the tide had
again turned in their favor Dozens
II them were at the Capitol bright and
,arlv to have their pictures made for the
movies. yellow was in evidence every
where.
The ants had lost some Of the pep
inspired Yesterday, when Seth Walker
that he would fight ratltca-
ION. but they were still aggressive and
DrI ~. L.. I, l.
,eamed from dainty little boxes at the
-arious anti stands. Where one rose had
'een used on a person before, bouquet
uffragists said that indicated their
0 use up their supply.
No NEUTRALs LEFT
The white flower, the emblem of
eutrality, had almost disappeared. The
nlookerS and workers were on one side |
T the other: there was no halfway
round. The bitterness Monday seems
D have been buried.
Serving of notice through advertise
lents in the local papers that anv charge
pat the ''noble women working for a
ajection were being paid by the liquor
lterests would be followed by prose
Ition for slander stopped public asser- {
ons of that sort. Mrs. Pinckard, Presi-
ent General of the Southern Womens ]
election League, has not vet started !
ut against the suffragist who told a l
enber of the Legislature she was paid
Y liquor people, but lawyers have advised 9
Pr that she can recover damages.
The proceedings of the morning show 5
early where the opposition to ratification I
IS, said Miss Sue White, chairman 9
the Tennessee branch of the National |
oman's Party, tOdav. An analvsis of 5
ie vote of the referendum resolution S
lows the opposition of yesterday has v
elded by barely a hairbreadth and that C
ffrage Is not yet out of a hazardous
,sltion. Fifty votes in the House is I
bare majority of the entire membership
i'd the vote against the resolution this t
ornIng was no more than bare ma
fifty.
The tabling of the referendum resolu- @
IN was victory, but II is not the end of C
c fight and cannot be so regarded
will take further efforts and increased T.
ergy 10 accomplish ratification in the "
irty six States.
Aug. 12-Mrs Josephus
aniels, wife of the Secretary of the Navy.
S gone to Raleigh, \ c., to assist in the
ht for the ratification of the Woman | II
ffrage Amendment. Mrs Daniels was o
luested by the chairman of the Women's | =
to come TO Raleigh Secre-
ry Daniels may go TO North Carolina in II
rsOD on the same mission hut has NOT | III