Evening journal., 1920-05-18
LEADERS FAIL
To GET Change
IN HOUSE VOTE
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adopt the resolution. Suffrage leaders !
claim this does not show their full !
strength. but the "antis" contend tnat |
( their poll has never shown more Than |
| A or ~ votes for ratification |
II was generally rumorcd around the |
corridors Yesterday that the "antis"
| had gained one convert since re-
cess was taken, May 6. Tho secret
ballot also showed six votes against
suffrage and two blank ballots, while
/ tlve "anils' were out Of the room
and didn't vote.
This lineup. counting also The
eleven House Democrats against sun
rage. makes total Of % out OF itha
% House members against ratification,
with two not voting and eleven for
ratification.
The afternoon was full OF thrills
and excitement Everyone was keyed
up TO a high pitch and ready for an
argument at any time. The confer
ence. which was requested by Alfred
]. dupont in a letter TO Speaker Cor
bit, was scheduled for 4 o'clock, Dover
time. In he Supreme Court chamber.
but 10 was nearly 4 30 O'Clock before
10 was started l2.30 Wilmington iime)
Representatives Lloyd Lord. Jones.
! J. D. Warrington and II. 5. Smith at
the outset refused TO go into confer
ence, fearing 70 might be planned TO
take some binding aciidn When as
sured That 10 would not he a binding
caucus Messrs. Lloyd. Lord and Jones
went ini but j. H. Warrington and
j. 5. Smith refused and were not I'm
the conference at any time during the
afternoon. Representative Hanraity.
VINO was not In the State House when
lhe conference started, arrived later
, and went into The room.
( IN the meantime the corridor oul-
side The supreme. Court room was
! crowded with both suffragIsls and
; ahlis and there were numerous
r spirited verbal exchanges. A crowd
/ gathered around Mcssrs Lloyd Lord
I and Jones while several lead rs were
trying 10 persuade them 10 enter ihe
- room. Former state Chairman Daniel
4 j. Layton eventually succeeded In z o.
7 Ting these three members into the
r conference after they had been assured
S 70 would not b. binding.
While this argument was going on
I ID. Mifllin Wilson. Republican and
l anil OF Dover asked who was
b going 10 be allowed in the confer
a ence. stale senator Alice. who was
. standing closely, replied only those
r having Official connection with the
, party weuld be admitted. Mrs. Frank
- l.. DcArmond an "anii." asked senator
b Alice what The Official position of
e Alfred J. dupont was as TO the party
b me same as yours. only YOU are a
@ Democrat replied the Dover Senator
i n few minutes later Mrs. Henry b
y thompson, auli-suffragisis leader
g questioned lhe right OF Ruby r.. Vale
/ attorney coming from pennsyivanl;
ana mixing IN Delaware a1airs. Mr.
C Vale, who has been active In the in
y teresls OF ratification. replied lha
7; Mhllc ne practiced his profession 10
Il Philadelphia his legal home was II
IT Milford and that ne had right herr
s. BY this time an the members ex
III ccptlng Mcssrs. Warrington Smill
ne and llanratty We're in the room an,
10 the conference started. Those VIII
made pleas 10 the Legislature in be
~ nalt OF suffrage and The order d
Sc which they were called on were
IT, Alfred /. dupont. General r. Colema
w DUPONT. Governor Townsend pierr
1 $. DUPONT. senator l.. Hesler Bal
q, Congressman Caleb n. Layton an
en- secretary Of state Everett c. johnson
ne uthers IN addition TO the members {
is the room included. former Congress
a man Hiram r. Burton Charles war
RS ner. former Senator j. Frank Ale
lu Harry II. Billany and Mayor Milliar
,n u. Taylor, Of Wilmington.
9s As AIRED !. dupont was The one VIII
lu requested The conference cpeakc
~ Corbit, who presided. called on mir
y hrsi, Mr.. dupont In his talk poinic
~ out mat suffrage is no longer a lor.
'h question, but national one. he az
y, clared that 100000 women are IN
ot VOWED and the power 10 give or kec
away the vote from this large nun
4a per or women rests with only a r.,
~ men. Mr. dupont also touched on M
As question from social and econo,,,
W, standpoint and though the rrantin
~ or ihe franchise to women would M
a. heNe present conditions. His arrt
~ menls were clear and earnestly mad
" General dupont. who Is the Repul
us lican National Committeeman iro
ne this slate, was the next speaker
w making his plea. General dupont "a
KY inat both The National COMMITTEES m
'ed ihe republican Congress had endorsl
0a suffrage and were asking The Siat
.tr 70 raiiN. Tie called attention Ia n
'bc l.ct mat the Republican state Co
~ Nention, the Stale committee and n
l9r county committees had endorsed en-,
~ rage. lle urged ratification for 4
NJ good of the Republican party.
t hoNernor Townsend in his "A
inr uMeit on the fact that The Republic
nns state Convention. composed on d ho
q, or men elected directly hv Inc noon
~ had endorsed suffrage. and urged I
AZ hepubhcan members OF the Ieris
W. ture TO do likewise.
NJ, ~, Pierre :. dupont also made a sire
50 argument for ratification he sfai
~ lnai ne know nothing about notifies
tnought from The Standpoint of IA
=, tee The ballot should De granted y
~ women lie argued for suffrage n.
,,sn the standpoint Of representative o,
~ ernmcnt claiming That we could ,
~ have entirely representative rovc,
AZ ment unless the women arc Siio,,
bt TO vote. Mr. DUPONT said Inc er'
=, ment that most OF the women aid ,
the want 10 vote was not sufficient. as
,"' vote
1lrs senator BAH and Congressman Il
had rn brought messages from the
nso-l publican Congress urging raiincati
mill senator Ball stated that one-third
of the Republican senators would likc
ack- have accompanied him TO add th
| no voice for The cause but realizing
feeling against outside Interfere
onal he had declined their ofers.
rear Secretary of state Johnson i'm m
bor- ing his argument pointed out 1
: an there are y representative districts
4 io The state and that there were al h
elar three delegates from each OF m
'ares districts 10 the recent Slate conN
Vest ton. He said these delegates eicc
cnth by the people Wroie into and ador
on unanimously a platform which
logs dorscd suffrage This ne cOnside