Evening journal., 1920-05-06
SENATE PASSES
SUFFRAGE BY
II TO 6 VOTE
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vote, II was rumOred would be 10 to
Z, but the suffragists even did better
than that and received the support OF
eleven senator's.
Early In the afternoon the Republi-
can senator's went into a conference
which lasted more than an hour. An
attempt was made 20 get every Repub-
lican senator 10 support ratification
as a party measure, but Senators Pal
mer and Brown baked on that nropO-
sitlon and refused TO vote for the reso-
luton. They were the only Republi-
cans TO vote against the resolution,
while senator Price was the only
vote on the question in the Senate,
Democrat to vote for il.
While there had never been a test
: President PROTEIN Short and Sena-
tors Bennett and Handy had always
bcen looked on as opposed 30 suffrage,
but since the Republican State Con
, veniion. which urged ratification In It's
platform, these men have evidently
taken the broad view that II was a
party question and therefore as Re-
! publicans decided to vote for II.
When the clerk In calling the roll
! for the yolc reached Senator Handy's
b name the latter said, u do not be-
} lieVe In suffrage, but ! am a phil0sO-
tion was made by any other Senator
OF his vote when the roll was called.
p Previous Go the ratification resolu-
tion being adopted the Senate reject
4 ed a substitute resolution and an
. amendment. 10 the Walker resolution
both OF which were offered by Sena-
y tor GOrmley OF Wilmington. The SUD
, siltute resolution denied the right Of
Congress 10 propose such an amend
y ment and denied the validity OF such
an amendment even should 10 be rati-
4 fed. The vote on the substitute was
yeas 10 A. nays. Senator Bennett
was out OF the room when That vote
was taken. senator Price, Democrat
voted with 40 Republicans against the
substitute. and Senator Brown, Re
publican, voted with four Democrats
The amendment offered by Senator
b Gormley provided that in event rati-
Z ncaiion would not become operative
T In this State until approved by a ref
u erendum vote, at the next general
r. election. This amendment was re-
lccted by a vote OF i3 nays 10 ! yeas.
n Senator Price, Democrat. voted with
S the ~ Republican Senators against
the Gormley amendment.
y When the Senate went into session
p yesterday afternoon following a con
3 ference Of Republican members SEN
: ator Walker, chairman OF the Senate
J. Judiciary Committee, reported the
+ suffrage resolution on its merits
senator Gormley made a minority
Ie unfayorable report. Up until this
Ie time the resolution had never been
he out Of committee. but there was nc
as objection offered when IL was ther
lg called up for final action.
e After the resolution had been rea,
In senator Gormley offered his subst
tuie resolution, which drew out a de
T. bate In which Mr.. GOrmley and Sen
a. .inr Alfnn nurfinipQfpN
RS Mr.. Gormley declared that thl
rs members Of The State had sworn q
ia uphold the constitution OF the Stat
OF Delaware and MIR. Alice pOlnte,
IN out that they had also sworn 10 up
X. hold the constitution OF the United
States which he said the senate
from Wilmington well knows III
characterized as fallaoy Gormley'
al claim that IL meant the automatil
IN conversion OF Delaware into a prov
,k ince.
r There was another lively debat
Ia when The referendum amendmen
he was presented. Mr.. AOee pointing
out that The Wilmlngtonian knfv
a. that u was contradictory TO the con
yn Senator Robertson also took thi
~. view. saying that the Democrat
IN leader knew that IL meant absolutel
rs nothing
n Whiie senator Gormloy was max
ing reference 10 certain phases o
nd suffrage talking and laughing was In
ve dulged In by some OF the womef
on which caused him TO pause and eS
nd plain, this is what we might eN
on pect when women get the vote.
"a demand as a senator as respecuui
hearing as was given the senator
.er who spoke FOR the resolution
ce There were no further interruptiop
.y. Of the speaker.
n senator Walker In his speech ure
az ing adoption OF the original resolu
tion, said that the subject was dis
cussed for q half century and wa
well known. lie characterized IN
~ movement as the essence or Amer
IA canism. TO which had been given IN
w best thought and action embodied
SSe American citizenship, He charge
"a there was no such thing as demo'
III racy south OF the Potomac and IN
- sisted that ratification would mea
,s the carrying Of democracy INTO th'
q" section
senator Palmer said he didn't regar
10 Il as necessary TO say whether su
in frage was right OF wrong. but ne a'
II serted that the way that IL was beii
lu- brought about was decidedly wron
20, ,Io termed il Overriding the wisn'
IL Of the people"
senator Gormley said he regard'
The suffrage resolution as inilictif
the will OF Delaware on States tn
ms did not want 10.
are senator Price referred 10 q
r. Declaration Of independence as qua
ing anteeing liberty and independence
ith women the same as 10 men. lie D
rev sisted they have earned their polihc
il | Independence in a thousand dinere
~ ways and was confident they WQu
Inc exert the same influence in nollt
that they now exert In the home an
ht, the church. He regarded 10 Just
~ much tyranny for women 20 be su
au- lect 10 taxation today without re
,ec- resen,otlon as in the days Of Il
lse' Revolutionary War, and feared
would be a black mark on the sta
OF Delaware should u fail 10 take a
vantage Of its opportunity 20 gra
del this right. He pointed out That u
nly two parties had endorsed the eau
lsts and lha. the Republican and DEM
the cralis National Conventions about
.ast meet Mould go on record as being
VIZ senator j. Frank Alice. Jr, tol
dis issue with statements that the m
liar iority OF women OF Delaware we
os opposed 10 ratification. insisting IN
.,.n at the least this was a mootcd que
.,. tiOn. Local conditions no longer 20
0eis erned the matter, he said, and
inclined 10 the opinion that eve
Republican In the Legislature h
been elected on a suffrage platfOl
FIRE as the Republican party had gone
VIII record as being favorable 10 the NOV
row ment before their election 90 {
ONE Senate and House