The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-01

In DELAWARE
Federal Amendment Fails Of
Ratification by Vote
of % to 9.
PARTY CONTROL DEPENDS
Louisiana Looms Up as Piv-
otal State to Give Vote
to Women.


to Women.
Dover. Del. April ia. Pr
Ratification of the equal suffrage
amendment was defeated in the lower
house of the legislature today The
vote was 20 to 3.
Representative Hart, who was
spirited away yesterday by suffrage
| workers, returned to the statehouse
this morning. He introduced the
suffrage resolution and had II III
charge in the house, announcing ne
would coll up the resolution for
vote this afternoon. This was in ac-
cordance, he said, with a written
pledge he gave Mrs. Thompson, leader
of the antsuffragists late last night.
Ants JubiIant.
Antimffrage leaders were jubilant
and claimed TO have assurances that
no special session of the legislatures
| of Connecticut or Vermont would be
| called to act on the suffrage amends
ment
I'VE also have assurances that
! Ohio. New Mexico, Oklahoma and
| Maine will, by right of referendum.
determine the win of the people as
| to whether women shall vote" Mrs.
Henry b. Thompson, president OF
the Delaware Association opposed to
Woman Suffrage said.
Members who voted for the amend.
ment subsequently changed for the
purpose Of later moving to reconsider.
| The vote as finally announced was
| &c TO s.
DaShss Hopes TO Earth.
The defeat OF the ratification resc-
luton dashes TO earth the hope Of
| -. tha.t la1s
would become the thirty sixth state
to ratify suffrage and thus achieve
| the prestige of casting the vote that
would give women the right Of the
ballot.
| Washington, April 1.-Actlon OF
| the Mississippi house of representa-
| tives. IN refusing TO ratify the fed
| oral suffrage amendment focused the
attention of official Washington to-
| day ON the Delaware legislature,
| where tho same question Is pending.
only one more state Is needed 10
make the amendment effective, ana
leaders of both republicans and dem
ocrats are watching the situation
closely because OF its admitted ef-
feet on the campaign this year.
whichever party is in control OF the
legislature that puts tho amendment
into the Constitution viii claim the
support of the womens vote in No
Vomber.
Chairman Foss OF the republican
national congressional committee, res
Gently stated that an adverse vote in
Delaware. where the republicans are
In power might cost the party the
presidency and control OF the senate
and house.
Mississippi 40 10 VI.
jackson, Miss April l-After falling
for the second time to ratfy the fed
| eral woman suffrage amendment. the
Mississippi Legislature today returned
to routine business, with prospects oI
adjournment Saturday. The final vote
on the suffrage amendment, which
| came late yesterday afternoon was ~
| for and % against suffrage, The sen-
ate had previously voted IN favor OF the
| Amendment by 81 20 20
LOUISIANA PIVOTAL STATE,
New Orleans, April 1,--(l. NJ. ST.
Louisiana may become the pivotal
state in which woman suffrage will
be voted upon, With Delaware still
delaying and the meeting OF the
Louisiana legislature Just a month
off, both sides are beginning 10 align
their forces N this state. The sut-
fragists gained a great victory when
Mayor Martin Behrman, political
leader Of New Orleans and a strong
opponent OF woman suffrage for
years, announced that u IL was nee
essary for tho federal amendment 70
get Louisiana's vote that he would
withdraw his objection and not only
support the amendment himself, but
ask his eoworkers 10 do so.
Eight republicans and one democrat
| supported the resolutions and tweyA.
republicans and ten democrats voted
against 10,
Tho house later defeated motion
| Ia reconsider thus killing the measure
for this session. The senate had not
acted ON the resolution, A Wild demop-
Rtratiou hN the "Rntis" followed the
vote. Women leaders were lifted onto
the press table In the chamber and
speakers We're showvred with red roses.
The suifragistN, with nearly every
woman wipng teur-staiued cheeks.
slowly emerged from the state house,
Outside they could still hear the
tumultous shouts OF the vletors as legis-
: latora who voted against ratification
aud the ovorjoycd antisuffrage leaders
/ staged whoonlng war daAce around
the hall
Gov. Townsend said Il think suffrage
Is thoroughly beaten, / am sorry, fer
some republican representatives have
; brought u stain upon the integrity Of
/ the republican party
Mrs Florence Hillos. president of
the suffrage state organization. saids
we have a majority In the senate.
| We will trS Go shove the measure
through that body and then strive to
have the house act tavorahly on the
, | Joint ratification resolution, We are
discouraged but we are 10y no means
, | licked
Pailmmcntarians claim It is possible
for the housc v again vgsc on the
resolution beCuust the "auiis" after de-
teatiug "a motion 10 reconsider neglected
, 20 adopt "a motion tO lay it on the
table, which is necessary parlia-
mcutary procedure 20 maize certain the
death OF the measure.
Tho sunragists graspod al this straw
and Immediately began button-holing
men into turning them 10 vote for their
cause,
Determines to Call.
! Raleigh. y, G.. April t.--Mhen if-
s formed this afternoon that the Dela-
ware house had rejected thc woman
suffrage amendment. GOV. Beckett. who
rccentiN announced he would ask the
North Carolina legislature 10 ratity the
Anthony amendment said he would not
ruII the special session Of the general
assembly until the tax commission Is
ready 20 make its report ON reval1ati0n.
T which Is expected early in july.
People 10 Vote.
Columbus. O. April 1.-The action OF
the Ohio legislature in ratiiying the
federal suftrage amendment viii oc SUD-
mitIed TO "a referendum of the voters
at the general election IN November
, under state constitutional provision,
unless the United States supreme court
holds invalid such a referendum pre-
/ vision The Ohio suffrage case nov IS
before the supreme court for dCcislon
state courts have upheld the validity of
the state constitutional referendum
provision.
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