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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER ~, 1920.
Real Animus Of the Alleged Equal SUI
frage Opposition 70 Rep. McNabb.

frage Opposition TO Rep. McNapo.
The decidedly bitter opposition to the
election Of Representative J. EDWARD
McNabb, Democratic candidate Tor state
Senator in the First Senatorial district
of this city, led with much persistence
and labored effort by Mrs. Jane Penne-
will. is set down as n non-parusan move
ment, inspired solely by the fact tha' as
member of the House Of Representatives
Mr.. McNabb vigorously opposed rau-
6cation of the Equal Suffrage Amend
men, 10 the Federal Constitution, and
was successful in his opposition but
there are some facts connected with the
political campaign now IN progress that
show the contrary very clearly, and leave
the alleged women's opposition to REPRE-
sentative McNabb as badly partisan
movement in the interest of the Repuoh-
can party, simply because he is a Demo-
crat
II is not denied that Representative
McNabb vigorously and successfully
opposed the cause of Equal Suffrage dur
ing the special session of the Legislature
called To consider the Suffrage Amend
ment. So did Others, among them mem
hers of the Republican majority IN the
legislature They stood side by SIDE with
Mr.. McNabb. because they believed, as
be did. and with good reason, that thereby
.hey were complying with the wishes OF
majority of their constituents, women as
well as men. Five of these 'Repuohcan
members are candidates for reelection,
next Tuesday, as follows:
Alexander p Corbit Of Odessa, Ne"
Castle county. Speaker of the House
Edward Lester Of ST. Georges, New
Castle county.
John A. Warrington Of Harbeson, Sus-
sex county.
Hiram Smith Of Georgetown, Sussex
county.
Harry Clendaniel Of Lincoln City,
Sussex county, who, however, surrendered
10 the fierce assaults Of the suffragsts at
the end.
We have not heard the slightest lntl-
nation that the opposition Of the alleged
non-partisan movement by women 10
bring about the defeat of Representative
McNabb because he opposed votes Tor
women has been extended SO as TO include |
a single one of these Republican OPP
ponents. The non-partisanshIp involved
in the movement applies only to one Dem
ocratic candidate, without regard 70 the
FIVE Republican offenders, who stand on
all-fours with Representative McNabb IN
respect of the suffrage issue, not one OF
whom has thus far been mentioned, SO
far as our knowledge goes, by these non
partisan women in their crusade Tor
vengeance against member OF the Legs
lsture who stood by his honest convictions
and truly represented his constituents.
The rank partisanship OF the move
ment, therefore, is plainly apparent, and
all the non-partisan arguments that may
be employed in the house-to-house can
vass against Mr.. McNabb now beng |
waged by these Republican women I'D
the First Senatorial district, In an effort |
70 bring him down to defeat, cannot be
accepted as anything but partisan service
for the Republican party, intended pm
marily and directly to aid in the election
of Representative McNabb's Republican
opponent. Not a word have those en- |
gagged in this pretended non-partlsan /
movement raised against Mr.. McNabb's |
FIVE Republican colleagues who are now
candidates for reelection on the Re |
publican ticket Here is every appear
ance Of partisanship, rank and undoubted,
and the effort to make it appear nom
partisan under such existing conditions
IL discreditable, to say the least.
But this Republican partisan campaign
under false. colors, directed against a
worthy and useful member of the Legisla-
ture, whose record in his important public
position is altogether creditable and COM
mendable, is certain TO fail. There is every
indication that Representative McNabb
will be sent to the State Senate by good
majority, and largely by the favoring votes
of the white women of the district, who
are supporting him vigorously. The
''camoufaged" non-partisan scheme viii
Ail, as it deserves TO fail, as it is unfair
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