Evening journal., 1920-05-19
DOVER SOLONS
RESENT ACTS
OF OUTSIDERS
ON SUFFRAGE.
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fused 10 discuss the matter for pub
llcaiion This morning. 70 is reported
ihat an effort Is being made 10 gct In
touch with Chairman HAYS 10 learn
II he is correctly quoted.
nnc Of the alleged statement. Mr.
Hays Is credited with having made
and which Is being criticized relates
10 enough states ralifying by Novcm-
Der 10 make ihe amendment effective.
lle Is reported as having said. II saw
feel certain w 10. because / believe
that some one OF the remaining states
is eolng 10 be intelligent enough lo
act between now and election time
one senator said This morning HAT
10 would be a different thing if the
Delaware legislature had adjourned
without taking any action. but the
legislature Is siill In session and
therefore Mr.. Hays statement. if he
made o.. Is premature a.
10 Is rumored That a telcsram was
sent % Chairman Hays from Dover
This morning asking II DE had been
correctly quoted, but this could nii
pe verified. An answer Is expected
some time during the day.
The article appearing In the Even
ing Journal yesterday relative t0 Mr.
| de Nalera's visit 90 Wilmington l0
appeal 10 Representatives NcNabh
I Mulvena and Murine 90 vote for r1iin-
cation has caused considerable COM
meni Anii-suffra1isis consider that
Mr.. de- Valera Is mcddling In affairs
where DE has no business 10 meddle
10 was learned today that Frank p.
Walsh a former member Of the Fed.
eral Labor Board accompanied Mr.
dc Valera on sunday 20 Wilmington
an.N d. I...N.I
resoniailVes MulNcna aud McNahb and
added his voice in urging these two
men 10 vote for ratification because OF
The prestige % would give the Irish
cause should The votes OF lrlsh-Amcri-
cans In the Delaware Legislature be
the direct means OF giving The ballot
10 millions Of women.
Mr.. Walsh was In Wilmington again
last night and held a conference with
Representative MrNabb al French
street station on the arrival OF the
down-siaie train shortly after Z
O'Clock, Wilmington time
DE Naleras position In his own
country Is flimsy, TO say The least
siaied one Anti leader This morn
ing. "and for him 20 come 20 Delaware
IN an attempt iO influence votes in
The Delaware LEGISLATURE for or against
suffrage Is objectionable. he had bet
ter return 10 Ireland and attend 30 his
own business IL he has any. The
people OF Delaware are not going 10
stand any Interference from de Valera.
NJ de Valera Is said 10 have used
The argument that these three men as
irishmen should vote for ratification
When ne was told that they had gone
on record against suffrage and We're
pledged 90 oppose 10 the s0-called
president Of The Irish Republic Is re-
ported 10 have insisted That as Irish
Americans u was even their duty TO
sacrifice themselves II necessary N by
so doing they could advance the Irish
cause.
Representative McNabb today re.
fused 90 discuss The conferences heI
had with de Valera and Walsh he
admitted that friends OF the Irish
cause had been 20 see him in the in
torest OF suffrage. and pleaded with
him 10 support ratification. They
use the argument" Mr.. McNabb stall
ed, "thst the votes OF lwO 0f US Irish
men would put suffrage over. in
formed them that such a suppOsiti0n
was entirely wrong as 70 would re-
quire a great many more votes Than
two.
"All their pleas win have no effect
'N NlA| AAWNNf AiAiA WlIIW"N'A W NuAINM-Is
/ am pledged against n and II 70 ever
comes up for another vote In the
House and there Is but one vote
against % ihai wiil De McNabb's," he
added
Representatives. Mulvena and Null
rinc were equally as emphatic in
that The pleas OF friends
Of the Irish cause will not change
them.
There seems 10 be no chance OF
The suffrage resolution being sent 10
the House from the senate today.
Opposition 10 ratification In the
House gives no indication Of weaken
ing. 10 Is now rumOred that suffrage
leaders VIII try 10 hold the matter up
until after the Democratic State Con
yention next Tuesday IN the hope that
the convention. which Will name
delegates TO the NATIONAL Convention.
will lake some action as 30 suffrage
that will win some Democratic sup
port In the House. Even this. Demo-
crTls say, Is a f0rlOrn hope Suffrag-
lists siill claim 90 see some hope OF
favorable action In The House.
Notwithstanding an The amendments
that have been made. opposition 10 the
school code In Sussex county. it was
learned today. is moi nearly appeased
-NAANAAk oHNlt NA ANI'uis 10 was oAlN
by one member OF the legislature. Will
suit some people In Sussex.
Some Of The members OF the lcgis-
laiure are said 20 oppose any amend
menis at this time. prcfering 10 see
the co ie made an issue al The coming
election.
Some OF the Sussex county Rcpub-
lean members today said die law has