Evening star., 1920-04-02
.SUFFRAG|STS HAVE
HOPE IN DELAWARE
DESPITE A DEFEAT
Will Take Up Ratifying Reso-
luton in Senate With Mr..
du Points Backing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DOVER. Del, April 2.-Despite the
decisive defeat yesterday by the lower
house Of the Delaware legislature Of
the resolution to ratify the woman
suffrage amendment. friends Of the
measure said today 1t was by no
means dead. as a ratification resolu-
tfon Is still In the senate and the par
liamentary situation Is not such as to
make it impossible to reconsider the
vote in the house.
Eight republicans and one democrat
supported the resolutions and thfr-
teen republicans and ten democrats
voted against 1t.
Leaders Are Encouraged.
Suffragist leaders were greatly en-
night that Alfred I. du Pont would
support the resolution, and declared
they would make every effort to nave
it reconsidered in the house when the
legislature reassembles Monday. I'm
til last night Mr.. du Pont had as
sumed a neutral attitude in the suf-
frage fight and his announcement
caused jubilation in the suffragists'
camp.
An identical ratification resolution
is still in the senate, where sufra-
gists claim a majority Of one. After
Representative Lloyd, republican. and
an anti. moved to reconsider and 1t
was voted down. Suffragists claim
that the antis made a tactical m1stake e
in not moving that the motion be laid
on the table. According to Delaware's
parliamentary rules this would have
made Reconsideration more difficult to
accomplish. the suffragists said.
Cheers and Tears.
After the vote was announced there
was great cheering among the man
and woman opponents of equal suf-
frage. Antf-suffrage members were
surrounded by enthusiastic women
tions and red roses, while suffragiste.
wearing the yellow daffodil. sadly
walked from the chamber, some of
them in tears.
Miss Charlotte Rowe Of New York.
one of the national organizers Of the
opponents Of suffrage; Mrs. Henry B.
Thompson and Mrs. Henry p. Scott,
president and vice president. respec-
lively. of the anti-suffrage organiza-
tion in Delaware, were lifted upon
the press table and made speeches.
Sunragists' Claims. = !.
The suffragists claim the house has
three legislative days to reconsider
yesterdays vote. and that II this fails
the senate measure can be brought
into the house at any time Tor con-
sideration II 1t Is passed by the upper
branch. Yesterdays vote Of 26 to 6.
they declare. was not an indication of
their potential strength, as they had
fifteen votes in line for the. resolu-
tion II they could have mustered
three more. eighteen being required
to ratify. Should the house decide to
reconsider its action the suffragists
expressed confidence today that they
could win over these three additional
votes and at the same time hold the
fifteen conditional pledges in line.
THE house voted down ratif1ca-
tion," said Miss Alice Paul, "but this
does not mean that Delaware will not
ratify. We were twice defeated IN
West Virginia. but finally won out.
They think they have finished with
suffrage in this state. but they are
mistaken. The fight has only just
begun" :.
The anti-suffragists were elated
over their victory and declared there
was no possibility that Delaware
| would be the thirty-sixth state to
| ratify the amendment. the requisite
number for the enfranchisement of
American women. -. :