| Show I I I I I HAYS IS HECKLED HECKLED- r BY SUFFRAGISTS IN INI I SPEECH AT CAPITAL CAPITALI I Addressing Republican Wo Women men Inch National Chairman Is Put on on Grill I II I Washington May In IS A. A. A bevy of I wom woman m suffrage workers worker fresh from Crom their unavailing labors bors to to- obtain ln ratification ratification rati rati- of the suffrage amendment b by the Delaware log legislature persistently heckled Will II IL Hays Republican national national na na- na- na chairman when he made a speech today at nt a meeting of or lican Hcan women of ot the District of ot Co Co- Co- Co lumbia Th The rho Interruptions designed to make the chairman explain why the Bean lican majority of or the Delaware capital could not force adoption of ot the amendment amend amend- mont ment kept tho the assemblage of or several cral hundred women In an Intermittent ui upi uproar up up- i roar until he had concluded As soon as ns you havo have had more ex experience experience ox- ox In Iii practical politics Mr Ir Hays lIas told the first questioner you v will understand that party officials do donot donot donot not carry earn legislatures around In their pockets nUIn Buying Yot Votes a Xo No Mote More Tho Republican organization organisation has done everything e It honorably could to Induce the Delaware legislature to act The only thing loft would woul be for tor it tt u a to go down and try to bu buy some votes and that isn't done an any more In tho the Republican party A little later when he made a plea pica for tor Republican support because RepublIcan lican officials could be counted upon to Insure good government go another woman arose and asked How can you ou make such a promise when you jou cannot count on the Republican legislature you have In power In In Dela Dela- ware are 1 Mr Hays lIas recounted that thal of ot the thirty five states which alread h had bad d ratified twenty nine were Republican and his questioners Wh why they did not call on some of ot the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic states He predicted that 1 If Delaware did not ratify some other I state w would uld In time to make the amendment effective e by tho the November election Why do you jou say Bay that 7 interrupted one of or the women when hen you admit you OU have no Influence with even RePublican Republican Republican Re Re- publican legislatures I say Eay I feel teel certain of or It replied the speaker because I believe that some one ono of or tho the remaining states is going to be Intelligent enough to act between now and election time Heckler Are re hissed Hisses and cat calls calla drowned droned out some of tho the Interrogators Interrogators' and as the heckling continued women over the hall greeted new interruptions with yells jells of sit down and throw them out out But tho the suffrage workers persisted persisted persisted per per- and nd after aCter declaring that th this thi kind of or conduct on the pact of ot women makes It hard to get et Republican legislators legislators leg leg- isla tors to r the amendment Mr l Hays Haj s ended his speech while two women were on their feet yelling jelling questions ques ques- eons at him and man many others other wore jol Joining ln In with hisses and cries s of ot dis disapproval disapproval dis- dis approval at the disturbers 1 Tonight headquarters of the womans woman's party Issued a a. statement saying tho the womans woman's pArt party had been responsible 1 for tor th the interruptions an and that seven teen of ot lift its members had taken part In tho the demonstration by questioning Mr Hays Hay during his speech t. t t. The Thc Republican party i statement statement state state- ment continued la is I ItI control in tho Delaware c legislature I which has been In session since March 22 but has so far failed ailed to give the vote which will complete ratification I of or tho the suffrage amendment In addition the tho Republican governors gover gover- nors of or Connecticut and Vermont have hac steadfastly refused to call special l sessions of or their legislatures which are believed ed to hold a 3 majority for tor the amendment |
