Evening journal., 1920-03-26
NO Vote TODAY ON
SUFFRAGE ISSUE.
Contlnnnd from FIrst Pass.

dTTlNeu IN lloNtr last uNtuUH anu uub
been doing missionary work all morn
ing.
Things look better" Senator Ball
commented when asked for a state
ment. Ratification is going to be put
over. do not know at this time just
when the resolution Will come up for
a vote"
Senator Ball conferred with several
members who remained in Dover last
night and also held conference with
former Senator ]. Frank Alice this
{ morning. The latter spent the morn
ing around the corridors OF the state
House, but declined 10 comment on the
situation.
Daniel J. Layton, Jr., chairman OF the
Z Republican State Committee, is also at
the State House today and stated ne
did not see any change IN the situation.
Early this morning II was said that a
plan had been mapped out TO put the
resolution through the Senate today.
bat this plan. II was reported, wss
blocked by Senator Alice. There are
sufficient votes in the Senate to do It,
II was declared by some OF the suf-
fragst leaders, but Senator Alice did
not want IL brought up for a vote In
the Senate before the House takes ac-
I tlon or at least until there Is more as
surance than at present that Il would
be acted on fsvorably In the House.
Suffraglst leaders claim that ten votes
can now be mustered for ratification In
/ the Senate but have not given out the
/ list OF Senator's whom they claim VIII
4, support It.
on the other hand the opposition
smiles and says II has not lost vote.
Senator Handy. who is reported 10 have
gone over TO the Suffraglsts. was ask
ed this morning for a statement. Sem
stor Handy replied that his people have
always known where he stood and that
he has not changed.
Senator Long, another Senator. who
was reported 10 have gone over 10 the
suffraglst's cause. refused 10 make any
statement when approached this morn
I ing
Senator Palmer stated that ne could
/ see no change and that 70 was his opln-
: ion that the suffrage amendment was
hopelessly beaten in both Houses.
! There Is no doubt but what opponents
I OF suffrage would call the resolution
up today and defeat II II they could.
/ but in this they are hopelessly blocked.
/ In the first place under the rules OF the
( two Houses, a bill or resolution can not
/ be cs,ied out OF committee by petition
until II has been In that committee
more than ten days.
Even should they be sble 10 get the
resolution out Of committee In fhe
two branches, II would then require
two thirds vote TO suspend the rules
and act on the resolution at once, and
IL is Impossible for opponents TO must
er such a vote.
II was stated today that "antl" lead
ers could not today even get the
eighteen signers TO a petition TO get
the bill out OF committee in the House
I, even though the rules did not prevent
such action at this time.
Mrs. George F. Bass, OF Chicago,
member OF the WOmen's Section OF the
Democratic National Committee. and
Mrs. Frank Smell, personal representa-
tives OF National Democratic Chairman
3 Homer Cummings, are giving the Demo-
cratic members OF NE Legislature con-
siderable concern. These two women
are in Dover again today and are insist
/ ing that the Democratic members vote
for ratification because the National
Committee has endorsed II. They were
/ In conference with a number OF Demo-
cratic legislators.
Mrs. Smell said she did not come to
Dover 10 lobby or anything like that,
but only to demonstrate by her appear
ance as the personal representative OF
Mr.. Cummings that the Democratic
National Committee is for suffrage.
Mrs. Bass was more outspOken, and
predicted that the resolution would be
ratified. she said: II believe that the
amendment will be ratified. / think
the majority party in the Delaware
Legislature can muster the necessary
votes TO pass 1t and will do so. think
both political parties in the United
States realize the Importance Of the
women's vote and II is going to be
ratified before the November election,
whether Delaware does nor does not
ratify. Women all over the country
are showing a concrete interest in poll
! tics this year. They were sufficiently
interested land alive TO political issues
in 1916, so that they cast probably the
decisive vote in ten out OF twelve sun
rage States they gave the electoral
vote to the Democratic party"
"This year in addition TO the con-
tlnued interest in all policies OF social
welfare, they realize because OF their
war work and their devoted service
TO the government during the war, the
most important questions In the world
are those relating to peace and recon-
stIuction. They want TO vote. IL is
idle for men TO deceive themselves
into believing women do not want the
ballot and will not use II. They did
not shirk their public duties when their
country called them during the war.
and in spite OF the speeches made yes
terday IL is only a SMALL proportion Of
the women Of Delaware and the coun-
try who are slackers. Most women IN
Delaware as In the country, are anx-
ious 10 do their share in the solving OF
the great world problems before us,
and are going TO remember any group
OF men that lays stumbling blocks in
their paths. For that reason believe
the majority party in the Delaware
Legislature will ratlfy the suffrage
resolution"
The following letter from Senator
Robert L. Owen OF oklahoma. was re-
leased at Dover today by Miss Alice
Paul. chairman OF the National wom-
ans party:
Trusting that your efforts viii be
crowned today with the success which