The Penn's Grove record., 1920-02-06
Senate Ratifies
Woman Suffrage
House Defers Action. Tumultu'
Gus Scene Between SufES
and Ants

and opponents of woman suffrage, the
senate passed the Mackay resolution
ratifying the proposed nineteenth
amendment TO the Constitution of the
Those who voted for the resolution
were the following: Senators AleXan-
der Simpson, Hudson; Charles G. Pill
grim, Essex; Collins B. Allen, Salem;
Thomas Barber, Warren; Thomas
Brown, Middlesex; William H. Bright,
Cape May S. Roy Heath, Mercer; Will
liam B. Mackay, Bergen; Clarence E.
Case, Salem; Henry T. Rays, Sussex /;
Firman NJ. Reeves, Cumberland; Will
liam n. Runyon, Union William A.
Stevens, Monmouth Albin Smith, Pas
sale: Blanchard H. White, Burlington /;
Whitney, Morris, and Harry Z. Haga-
man, Ocean.
Those Opposed.
Senators Joshua c. Haines, Camden,
and Edward l.. S%turgess, Gloucester,
voted against ratification. Senator
George Martens of Hunterdon declined
to vote.
The House of Assembly received the
report of the Federal Relations Com
mittee on the Coles bin providing for
a referendum on all federal amend
ments, and also on Majority Leader
Hershfield's resolution providing for
ratification of the suffrage amendment.
The Coles bill was rejected by the COM
mittee, while the Hershfield resolution
was reported favorably%. but was set
down for the special order of business.
Many suffragists declared that "a
votes had been pledged to vote for the
Hershfield resolution.
Enthusiasm Prevails.
Senator Mackay of Bergen. sponsor
of the resolution of ratification passed
by the senate, spoke for the PROPOSE
ton and was cheered by the saffragists
in the gallery. He said that the petit
ton, signed by 100000 women of the
state, convinced him that the women
wanted the vote, and that he believed
that as many wOmen would avail them
selves of the privilege of voting as men.
He said that sentiment in Bergen
county vas overwhelmingly for equal
suffrage.
Senator Pilgrim of Essex stated that
he believed that all proposed federal
amendments should be first submitted
to the people of the state before being
ratified. but that as there was no hope
of getting a bill through the legislature
providing for such referendums, at this
session of the legislature 1t least,
since the Coles bill had been killed in
the house, he would vote for ratifica-
ton of the amendment.
The IS Republican senator's at a con-
ference decided by a majority vote to
put through ratification of the equal
suffrage amendment, 1t being made a
party measure. At the same time
the Republican organization materially
aided Governor Edwards in fulfilling
his prediction pledge on m suf-
frage.
Limited Audience.
The audience that gathered in the
assembly room at the hearing given by
the Federal Relations Committee of
the assembly on the Coles referendum
bill and the Hershfield suffrage reso-
luton was not as large as expected.
h hearing got under way at 3 o'clock
p. m. Many assemblymen were seer
to take notes Of what some Of the
speakers in favor and opposed to suf-
frage said. Mrs. Z. F. Fieckert Of
Plainfield, president of the Woman
Suffrage Association of New Jersey,
was n of the speakers for the suf-
fragists. while Miss Carol Vein of
Elizabeth argued against ratification
of the amendment and Its submission
to the people for referendum. Others
who spoke In favor Of equal suffrage
were: Mrs. ]. A. Fl. Hopkins, United
States Senator Spencer Of Missouri,
Mrs. Robert S. Huse Of Elizabeth, Mrs.
Hartman N. Simond Of Elizabeth and
Mayor Charles P. Gillen OF Newark.
Miss Vein, legislative chairman OF
the New Jersey Association Opposed
to Woman Suffrage; Mrs. Carol Bas-
sett of Summit, president Of the New
Jersey Association Opposed to Wo-
man Suffrage, and Mrs. Orville Oil
plant OF Trenton, secretary Of the as
ISOLATION. argued against ratification.
Rational Arguments.
There was considerable comment on
the arguments made by the "antis.'
Mrs. Oliphant took exception to the
statement of one of the s~uffragists
who declared that Governor Edwards
was elected because he indorsed wo-
man suffrage. Mrs. Oliphant said that
the campaign was remarkable for the
little that was said by the gubernato-
rial candidate for suffrage and that
everybody knows that it was the Sub
merged issue which elected him. This
reference to the wet issue elected
much amusement Miss Charlotte
Rowe, field secretary of the National
Association Opposed to Woman Suf-
frage, said that equal suffrage would
bring masculine women and effeminate