Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-20
WILSON JOINS cox
URGING SUFFRAGE
Will Ask Democrats in Tennessee
and North Carolina to
Ratify.
Washington Correspondent New York World

Washington Correspondent New York World
Washington. July 20 President VIII
son and Gov. Cox agreed at their confer
ence Yesterday that the Democratic Party
should furnish the thlrty-sixth State To
ratiiy the proposed Nineteenth (Suiiragel
amendment and will cooperate IN urging
their political friends IN North Carolina
and Tennessee Co act promptly when the
Legislatures meet m August.
Id a understood that President Wilson
will make n direct appeal Co the leaders
If the two Legislatures 90 press ratItca-
tion resolutions lie will argue that the
Democratic Party has nothing TO fear
hut much 20 expect from the women IN
the coming election. Gov Cox VIII 90
even further than the President to secure
the ballot for the women.
While here MIR. Cox saw Mrs. Helen
Gardiner, one of the Wee Presidents
~ the National American Woman Suf-
fraee Association, and went over the
Tennessee. and North Carolina situations
with her. Asa result uf the talk between
the President and MIR Cox and the latter
conference between Mr. Cox and Mrs.
Gardiner. the Suffragists of the National
League II Women Voters. which IS part
of the National Suffrage Association.
are very optimistic over the prospects for
early ratification II IS asserted that the
situation IA Tennessee Is improving every
day
senator Simmons. who is spending
several DAYS here. thinks that North
Carolina MAY rauiy II the bitterness over
The recent Guhcrnatoual contest dies
down lie believes that the members
of the Legislature Will decide that u IS use
less 10 keep up the tight now when the
IL
North Carolina MAY follow suit
The lighting Suiis are planning
very determined drive apalr.t Senator
Harding They have looked up his
record ia Congress on suffrage and they
charge him with causstC sldCstcpping
They even call HIM the artful dodgcr
Here IL the Harding record on the National
Woman Suffrage resolution IN the Senate
ou October |. 1915
senator Jones of New Mexico moved
~ table the amendment of Senator
John sharp Williams of Nlssisslnpl
designed % limit the franchise to white
women. The motion was adopted. but
senator Harding IS recorded as not
voting
senator frchnghuvscn Of New Jersey
proposed m amendment to re uuire
Amcrican citlTcnshlp Of women voters /"
vi. JONES ulNNth 10 thblc that, and the
mntlon prevailed Again senator Hard
iur y recorded rs not voting
senator Fletcher of Florida proposed
a. amend the suffrage measure "a have
u read section l. The right of citizens
ol the nued States 10 vote shall not bc
denied or abridged hv the United states
on account ct s,N Tins would have
stricken from the original resolution the
words For hV any State
TN motion 81 senator Jones this was
tabled senator Harding was recorded
as not voting The Suffrage resolution
was finally defeated Harding is recorded
p. not voting although he was paired
Tor a.
This y tho record that nettles tho
Suls They are going to use it in the
campaign
Miss julia Emory az the National
Noman's Party will leave here tomorrow
with 500 purple. white and gold banners
and two trunks ~ Suffrage reralia for the
Hardng plcketng demonstration M
Marion on Thursday.
From the partys Headquarters here
the following was ISSUED TODAY
sNhcc Paul Chairman of tho National
W Noman's Party wired TODAY that bcad-
quarters had been opened in Marion
within FIVE blocks oi Hardinrs' house AZ
Thursdays demonstration 70 demand
that the Republican Presidential NOMINEES
exert hrs influence on behalf Of ratifca-