Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-23
NJ 'NABB OPENS FIRE
WITH HOT SHOT ON
OUTSIDE INFLUENCE
Denounces Suffrage Propaganda
and Says Delaware Can At
tend to This Question.
PUTS STOP TO THE FLOOD
Special Dispatch From STAFF Correspondent
STATE HousE, DOVER. MARCH 23.


STATE HousE. Dover. MARCH %.
The second day of the General As
semblv's special session opened with
everything high up in the air, but with
expectation that today would be con-
siderably livelier than yesterday.
United States Senator J.. Helsier Ball
and Congressman Caleb r. Layton sent
here from Washington to obtain ratIhca-
ton of the Woman's Suffrage Amend-
ment to the Federal Constitution by the
Delaware Legislature, started work early
today They did not receive much en-
enlargement, yesterday. and began work
ing more vigorously today. 1t was sus-
pected they did not fancy the prospect OF
having to report on their return to Wash
ington that they were unable TO. pull
Delaware over"
The Republican legislators held bret
conference. Yesterday afternoon. but ac-
complished nothing Small group con
ferenccs held in various parts OF Dover last
night also were futile.
State Senator Handy. recently ap-
nointed superintendent of elevators IN
the Capitol building at Washington, and
who uppC seS ratification. is subject Tor
Jealous effort by suffrage missionaries.
His buddy" Senator Alice, IS reported to
be webbing" on ratification.
WORD FROM WEST VIRGINIA
Anti-headouarters today received from
Emma Wilson Morris OF Richmond, Va,
vice-president Of the Southern Women 5
Rejection League, a message SAVING: "A
letter from our association IN West Nlr-
ginia tells us that court proceedings have
been instituted to mandannus the clerks
Of the Legislature to certify to Washington
refusal to ratify Woman Suffrage. RatI-
6cation will be the chief issue in the State
campaign next fall.
MORE OUTSIDE INFLUENCE.
Telegrams urging ratification OF wOm-
ans suffrage were received by Governor
Townsend TODAY from Governor Nor
row of kentucky, Governor Frazier of
North Dakota, Mayor keil OF St. LOUIS,
Republican National CommitteemanHart
OF kentucky. Nat Coldstein. clerk OF the
Circuit Court for St. Louis: Louis p. Aloe,
chairman of the St Louis Board OF Alder
men. and Thomas Lovelace, chairman OF
the st. Louis Municipal Band Committee.
Many telegrams also were received
from citizens oI Lexington, KY, Spring
field, H., Minneapolis, MInn., Charles
ton. :. c, Frankfort, Ky, Warren, Ohio,
Lorraine Wyoming, Springfield, Ohio,
Manchester, New Hampshire, Hastings,
Nebraska. Chicago, Philadelphia, Ger
mantown and New York City.
HOT SHOT FROM M'NABB.
Following on the heels Of fruitless
night OF endeavoT to change the sentiment
of the Legislature from antI-suffrage TO
suffrage. and with the Republican lead
ers evidently disheaTtened and almost
ready TO throw up their hands Repre-
sentative McNabb, an avowed anti-suf-
fragist. launched bitter attack on pTopa-
ganda and outside influence on either side
soon after the House convened, this
morning.
Each House had received an avalanche
of communications on both sides, and
their reading had just been started when
Mr.. McNabb let loose his batteries, charg-
ed with L \ T, against all outside IN
huence." Several letters had been read
and one against suffrage from David
Holmes Morton of New York was about
half finished, when Mr.. MeNabb opened
his attack.
1t was virile, vehement and vitrlolIc
That it met a responsive chord was evident
IRON repeated applause which came from
q crowded gallery OF men and women,
which had TO be suppressed several times
Suffrage. 50 far as we are concerned,
said Representative McNabb, is Della
ware proposition There are enough mer
In this House, he-Inen. to Kill suffrage
What is it to us what any other Statt
thinks? / am responsible to the people
who elected me They don't want SUI
frage ] will be a candidate to come
back and can I be beaten. have beer
buttonholed by suffragists and ants
they're all alike. I'm tired Of fiddlinl
away the peoples money. If majority
want the law, let them call up the bil
and pass it; if they don't, kill it and b
done with it.
"A1y mind is made up. The suffraglst
and ants need not bother me | serve
notice on them to stay away from me. "
II have a letter here from Homer >
Cummings. chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, asking me to Yot'
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