The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-27
FOUR to ONE VOTE
ON SUFFRAGE ISSUE
ParIia Differ as to Force
Of Resolution Adopted by Ninety
three 10 Iwea.y-oae.

ty vote of So to y the concurrent
:ceso!ut.on by Representative Brad
ford ard Hart OF York to reject the
Susan B. Anthony equal suffrage
amendment. The resolution now goes
80 the senate for consideration.
The resolution caused something of
a parliamentary jam early in the de-
bate, effort being made to refer the
resolution to committee that JOINT
resolution of the same import might
oe brought out. This agitation grew
out Of the different views held by par
Iiamentarians in the house. One group
contends that concurrent resolution
has no force at law, and that a JOINT
resolution which requires the sigma
cure Of the governor, when approved
oy both houses, would.
This difference Of opinion has rais-
I'D the question as to whether OF not
the suffrage amendment will come up
again this session. 1t is contended by
those arguing for a joint resolution
Ihat Yesterdays action can be inter-
reted only IS an expression OF sentl-
zuent and that if the amendment were
20 be presented direct vote would
have TO be taken The amendment
a2s not been submitted on the direct
question of ratification" and further
consideration is likely, if not this ses-
sion, at least next year.
Some of those voting against the
resolution yesterday are not in favor
of equal suffrage. Several of these
opponents contended that the issue
was not faced squarely and by this
indirect method would put the legis-
lature in somewhat unfavorable
;ieht outside South Carolina. The
direct vote on the resolution was:
How Members Voted.
Yeas:-Cothran, Anderson, Ashley,
j. B. Atkinson, r. 0. Atkinson,
Beacham, Bellamy, Berry, Boyd,
Bradford, W. F: Brown, w. R.
Brown, Buckingham, Busbee, Cade,
Carey, Clinkscales, Clyburn, Coney,
r. NJ. Cooper, Jr., Crews, Daniels,
}, H. Davis, Derrick, Dickson,
Dreher, Dukes, Eaddy, A. c. Ellerbe,
E. ". Ellis, Etheredge, Evans, Fairey,
Folk, Fulmer, Gallman, CASTOR, Glib
=sun, Gray, Gresham, Hall, Hampton,
aanahan, Harmon, Hart, Hughes,
.Autson, Jackson, NJ. NJ. Johnson, W.
W. Johnson, keenan,, Kelly, Kinard,
Lancaster, Langdale, Leopard, Long,
Mann, McAdarns, McDavid, Mc-Don-
aid, McElveen, McLaurin, Mcmillan,
McSweeney, Meares, Miley, Mishoe,
Noise, Moore, Morrison, Moss, Orr,
Paslay, Peurifoy, Pegues,
Preacher, Pursley, Rawlinson, Riley,
Rivers, Russ, Russell, Segars, Seig-
aaIous, Smoak, Stone, Turner, Walker,
EWingard, Winter, Woods-93.
Nays:-Barnwell, Belser, Bramlett,
GrpcRington, Burguson, Butler, Car
,eigan, NJ. r. Cooper, E. R. Ellerbe,
Hamblin, Hamer, Hamilton, Horton,
Lide, Minis, Num-, Oliver, Richardson,
Sprott, Stringer, Welch-21.
Shortly after the vote was taken,
Mr.. Bradford, one of the authors of
che resolution, said it gave him no
pleasure to oppose the wishes of the
women of the state who were anxious
so have the Anthony amendment ratl-
lied by the legislature, but that he
felt he was doing the state a public |
service in trying to prevent the injec- i
xion of the negroes into politics.
{ For Suffrage Long Ago.
The most ardent speech against the |
Bradford Hart resolution and for
equal suffrage was made by NJ. K.
sGooper of Beaufort, who voted at the
state constitutional convention I'M
1895 in favor of woman suffrage.
tAr. cooper SdIQ dll lIIe tdlh dOO0t
injecting the negro again in state
politics was pure rot" He had pass
ed through the reconstruction period
succeeding the War Between the
Sections and had voted at precincts
where three negroes voted to one
white man, and all voted the Demo-
cratic ticket The whites were able
hc .aat tae negro vote with little
and liquor. States rights
were lost at Appomattox and the posi- :.
'sion being taken by the South Caro- {
aiina legislature was only slap at the
national congress.
REPRESENTATIVE Meares of Fairfield
led ene fight to get the bill referred
70 the committee on the Judiciary OF
the house.
Mr.. Hamilton of Chester contended
that the house was going out OF the
;. oxnross IFS sentiment on WO-