Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-05-07 | Page 1 | Bribes for Suffragist Vote,Claim

BRIBES FOR FORi i SUFFRAGIST I II I VOTE ClAIM Delaware's Legislature e Is Adjourned A Uproar Caused by iy Allegation or of Democrat Representative BT nY A D DOVER OVER D Dol J. J May G. G tL G. Despite the efforts of to force a vote vole in the tile lower low house of the Delaware legislature t today day on the I resolution to ratify tho tIo federal I suffrage amendment a adjournment ni was taken until May ra 17 without any action on the measure Suffrage leaders admitted they thc lack Jack at least three votes Totes to pass the measure in the house at this time The refusal o of t the o senate which yesterday yesterday yes yes- cs passed the measure to mesSage message mes mes- sage It to tho the house and tho the presentation presentation presenta presenta- tion of or a a. concurrent resolution from Crom tho the upper branch calling for n a ten day recess created ono of oC the tho most spirited d fights of the special session lon charges that tho d delay la was as for n than to bribe and cajole members of ot tho the house Into voting vet vot ing for tOl suffrage The Tho charges were I by Representative McNabb Democrat Democrat Dem Dem- of Wilmington who declared that ho lie knew of or at least ono one member o of tho the house who had been approached Representative Lyons Lons Republican floor loor leader challenged erl McNabb fc-abb to prove his assertions and asked him to name the tho member ho lie referred to While Whilo I am not at liberty lIbert to mention mention men men- tion lion his name declared McNabb I 1 will do so 80 here and now If IC ho he gives Si nc ne authority and you ou Insist Calls CaUs of oC Let ha havo 0 It came carne from tho the Democratic side but the tho name namo was not ur urged ed and the Incident closed Mr 1 L Lyons said he ho dill not believe belle either tho the suffragists or 01 fras would resort lo to such methods as charged b by McNabb c I of t i a-i w t i al U the tho te in Is 13