Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
SUFFRAC|STS INVADE
CLENDAN|EL'S. DISTRICT
Calm They Need Only Three
More Votes in the House to
Win.
80. P. CONVENTION
DELEGATE FIGHT OPENS
Milford Republicans Nominate
Ticket Hostile to Governor
Townsend.

While the suffrage question is still a
very live issue before the Delaware Legls-
lature. it will be sidetracked at Dover
next week. If the wish of many OF the
members of the two houses as expressed
TODAY by l. ID. Short, president pro
tempore OF the Senate is fulfilled. Mr..
Short who was spoken to on the subject
at his home in Milford, said there are
other important bills on the calendars Of
the two houses and he believes next week
should be devoted TO their consideration,
10 the exclusion Of suffrage. As rhis is
the sentiment of large number OF the
legislators. there is reason to believe
that this program will be followed.
The matter of amending the School
Code is likely TO receive first consideration
next week. and it may take up much of
the time, as some differences exist among
the members as to the right course to
follow, which an effort is being made TO
reconcile before proceeding. II is likely
that concurrent resolution will be adopt
ed on Monday "sidestepping' suffrage
for a week.
II this plan is followed, according to
Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles, the week
will be occupied by friends of suffrage in
making a campaign of the State in an
effort TO line up communities that are
now said to be hostile. with a view to
changing the votes of some OF the legis-
lators through a change Of district senti-
ment.
4 campaign In this behalf has started
already. One of the nonresident suff-
ragists went 10 Milford last night. with the
avowed intention of invading Repre-
sentative Clendaniel's district, at Lincol n
In the hope of landing his vote through
q change Of district sentiment. Though
a suffraSlst at heart, according To his own
statement, Mr.. Gendaniel voted against
the resolution on Thursday because he
believed that was the sentiment In the
district. Similar effort will be made In
other parts of the State. While the
resolution received only nine votes in the
House on Thursday, it was said today
that Is of the members are lined up for it,
but did not want TO show their hand on
that day. II that is true and they can get
CenGaniel and one other member 10 change
Representative Danzenbaker, who de-
rlined TO vote Thursday, will support the
resolution. He has said he would do this
il his vote was needed TO carry il.
EyrEcr OF ALFRED !. Do POINTS LETT ERs.
Suffragists feel that the announcement
that Alfred I. du Pont has written some
of the Legislators, stating that he favors
ratification for national reasons, will tend
TO influence change OF sentiment among
some of the Republican opponents Of the
resolution in the Legislature. They claim
10 be within one vote Of success in the
Senate, which they expect to be able
TO get without difficulty, and if they can
land the three needed in the House, there
is cause for their optimism
An effort was made to ascertain from
Republican State Chairman Daniel j.
Layton. Jr.. of Georgetown, whether any
change of sentiment had resulted there,
but he was out of town. So far as could
be learned from Others, there is no change.
As for Mr.. du Points letters, they were
sent out about a week ago. and while
they expressed the personal feelings of
the writer as being favorable to suf-
frage. nothing was contained therein.
nor has anything developed since to
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