Evening journal., 1920-03-18
N'AD0O, FESS,
LAYTON TO SPEAK
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Gait, OF New York: Congressman S, d,
Fess, OF Ohio, and Congressman Caleb
r. Layton. OF Delaware.
Governor Sees Victory.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. It also
was learned, in her address tonight,
will put special emphasis upOn the
need OF women voters uniting with the
Republican and Democratic parties and
not attempting to form a separate
party OF their own. She has urged this
policy on several previous occasions,
but tonight Is expected Will give her
reasons for Il In more detail.
Il am more confident or ratification
than ever. l hope TO be In Whining
ton tonight and help with the cause.
The sentiment for suffrage throughout
the Slate is gaining steadily"
such was the parting message Of
Governor Townsend, delivered this
morning 10 Miss Leah Burton, Of Lewes,
as the governor left the upstate Della
ware train at Dover.
Miss Burton, who IS the daughter
Of former Congressman Hiram r. Bur
ton, OF Lewes, and has been the legis-
lative chairman Of the Delaware Equal
suffrage Association, was accompanied
on the train from Milford to Dover by
the Governor and his daughter, Miss
Lila Townsend The Governor, she
said, was firm In his conviction that
the Legislature would ratify, and
would ratify without as much Oppo-
sition as has been anticipated.
DO YOU know" said Miss Burton,
that Georgetown meeting Tuesday
morning has proved one Of the worst
boomerangs 20 the anti-suffrage lead
ers that could have happened. l stayed
in GEORGETOWN Tuesday until Z O'CLOCK
in the evening, and time and again
was stopped on the streets by both men
and women Of the town and told please
do not Judge the sentiment Of sussex
county by the meeting OF today. II
only represented a small and bitter fac
tion. not the people Of the county The
cDod peOble are with you In the sur
frage cause. And they viii insist upon
their representatives in the Legislature
representing their views and not nose
OF a small clique or embittered iac-
tlon.'
At Milford this morning the train
bearing Miss Burton was delayed Tor an
hour and a half by small freight
wreck Just above the place. No one
was injured and the loss was slight.
Mrs. Henry Ridgely. Of Dover, presi-
dent of the Delaware Equal Suffrage
Association. who was at the Hotel du-
pont today, supported Miss Burtons
declaration regarding the boomerang
eject OF the Georgetown meeting.
"That meeting" said Mrs. Ridgely'
.has served TO arouse not only the sur
frage supporters in Sussex, but Kent
county as we'll. Everywhere ] went
after the meeing, in both counties, !
was. assured that the meeting did not
represent true sentiment, but merely
that of a small faction. Assurances OF
enthusiastic support poured In upon
me every hand.
The Sussex meeting has done US
good because it has served to disgust
the good citizens and people Of the
counties. / know my people in the two
counties and ] can say ] can absolutely
rely upon them and the legislators rep
resenting them not TO be swayed by
any such demonstration as that at
Georgetown. l know the members OF
the LEGISLATURE will use their own cool
and calm judgment when 1t comes to
voting for ratincation-and that means
they will support It."
Attention was directed today TO the
fact that the present campaign by the
Delaware Equal Suffrage Association 10
obtain a special session Of the Legisla-
ture to ratify the suffrage amendment
has been IN active operation for the
past six months. At that time Mrs. Al
bert McMailon was called to Delaware
nom the headquarters Of the National
WOman Suffrage Association Of which /
the Delaware organization is q branch. /
and has since been aiding the state and +
county members in bringing about the I
session called for next Monday.
IL also was emphasized that the Della I
ware Equal Suffrage Association has
been actively engaged In its work for
more than twenty years. It has more /
ihan 1900 members throughout the /
State and with the Delaware State
Federation Of Women's Clubs. ranks as
one Of the two largest women's organi-
cations In Delaware.
Miss Burton brought the Information
today that delegations Of suffrage sup
pOrters were coming to Wilmington I
his afternoon and this evening. She
expressed doubt IL the Hotel dupont