Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-03
MEN SEND
NUT PLEA TO
Estate SOLONS
Franchise Leaguers Request
Lawmakers to Confine
Session to Suffrage.
NEW QUESTION ARISES

Requests that members of the Indiana
legislature sign d pledge to limit a
4 special session of the assembly, II called
Nv Gov. Goodrich, to the consideration
the suffrage amendment were sent
by the Indiana Woman's Franchise
que today.
che requests were mailed from the
$ldquarters OF the league at Terre
ute to all members of the assembly.
closed with each request was copy
the statement of Gov. Goodrich in
Which he promises to call session pro-
kided he receives assurance that 1t will
be limited to the consideration Of the
suffrage amendment, and a pledge to be
signed. The pledge reads as follows:
81 hereby pledge myself to attend r
special session of the Indiana legislature
limited to the ratification of the female
suffrage amendment, and to vote for ad-
journment Immediately afte1ward."
REPUBLICANS URGE
ACCEPTANCE OF PLAN.
Officials of the league expect to have
copies of this pledge IN the hands OF
every member of the assembly by Mon
day. They also have sent copies to each
of the state political committees. The
republican state committee will send let
tiers to each republican member OF the
assembly asking them to sign the agree
ment.
The democratic state committee also
has been asked to send a request to dem
ocratic members of the legislature, ask
ing them to agree to the Goodrich plan,
but no promises have been made by A
C. Sallee, chairman of the committee.
The necessity of obtaining at least
two-thirds majority of each house has
become apparent, and there are evidences
that many suffrage workers are discour-
aged over the improbability of this large
majority being obtained. Gov. Good
rlch's statement did not designate any
nuraber Of the legislature and in some
quarters it was said that even more than
a two-thirds majority might be neces-
sary TO protect the administration.
OF twenty eight members of the legis-
lature who have expressed their opinions
on the one-day session plan, thirteen
have favored It. fourteen oppose it anu
Zone is uncertain. Most of those who have
made statements are republicans and
many Of them are very friendly to the
administration.
y fSerator Oliver Kline of Huntington,
who, is in indianapolis, is opposed to the
Sessson
IL do not think it is proper to call the
lawmakers of the state into session for
only one day just to act on one thing
and then go home" he said. "If there
Is any other business confronting the
assembly aside from the ratification OF
the suffrage amendment the Legislators
should be pr'vilegnd to proceed with It,
LEWIsvIJIE MAN
OPPOSES IDEA.
Representative Luther F. Symons OF
Lev svile expressed the opinion that 1t
would not be possible TO i'm the session
to one day Re said he believed the ses
sion should not be rushed through
hurriedly
Senator Edward P. EIsner. democratic
foo loader said he is willing to vote
for the suffrage amendment but that he
believes n session for this purpose alone
would be needless burden on the state.
He said he is OPP ICED to limiting the
session to the consideration of one sub
iect.
# Opposition to the Goodrich plan has
Zen expires aed, also, by DR.. James A.
of Greenwood, a member of the
OF representatives. Or. Craig takes
position that the session should not
"a limited to the cons doration of the
Suffrage amendment but that other i'm
portant and necessary legislation should
be cons dered as well He said he favOrs
the ratification Of tho am -ndment, but
he said he believed the governor could
have called session without any re-
strictions.