Show 1 i 1 I 4 l r J J J. J J 1 j r atik k i s. is lai Ba R n- n nils ils I I I IS STAKE JAK UI IN BGRACE 81 nA West Virginia Fig Fight ht f for foran forand or an and A Ag gait Against rn t. t Amendment Amend Amend- Amendment I ment Is Nearing a S E gj i nJ h 41 4 i r o o. o hI hIi 1 CA Oi l March ar P 9 Un 9 u Undeterred Un- Un deterred ii y chat th that t he Jie may may arrive arrive too too late Jesse Jesse A A A. Bloch st state te s senator of West Vir Virginia Vi-t Vi f ginia left CI Chicago at 12 o 0 clock tr tron on a special train in an effort to to rea reach h Charleston Charleston In time time- timeto t to cast tile the the l deciding vote lor for woman woman suffrage Advised ed by y the Associated d Press that Senator A A. R. R Montgomery listed I as an antis had had hadre reacheS reached re ched I ICha Cha Charleston lesto and d that even jf Jf f t the vo vote 1 could be delayed until his arrival he probably y would only bring about another another another an an- other tie Senator Bloch said he would mal make e the trip anyway He arrived arrived 4 here at 11 30 11 30 o'clock f from California where he has be been n vacatIon l vacation with th Mrs I sp spending a w Bloch TRAIN TRAIN OR OR OR AIRPLANE I By By order order of or of Chairman Will II H I Hays tile the Republican national committee com corn h had hada d a special train and an airplane e Waiting Jil g The situation was hastily explained A railroad representative said his special could reach Cincinnati In six hours making connections for Charleston i i. C C C. R R. Borkland the flier li r j 1 offered to cut the time to three hours Mrs Bloch cast the deciding vote for the train Theres no use taking any cl chances Mrs MrS' Bloch said in emphatically emphatically emphatically em- em em em- vetoing the airplane trip The train will g get t there In plenty I of time The special train cost the Republican f national committee Th The aviator viator had offered to mal make e the trip rip for OPPOSITION ACTIVE ACTIVE CHARLESTON W Va March l 9 9 Senator A A. R R. Montgomery listed as asan asan asan an arrived 1 In Charleston Charles Charles- Charles ton today and It was announced by opponents of ot the Anthony amen amendment ment that he would break break- t the a deadlock in the senate this afternoon and allow that body to adjourn before Senator Bloch th the suffragist who is hastening here from California could arrive to vote dote for tor ratification Senator Montgomery some sometime time ago sold his West Virginia holdings and und moved to Illinois He never resigned from the sen senate te however Suffragists declared they would oppose his vote on the ground that he is no longer a resident resident resi- resi dent of the state TO ADJOURN It was said at t. t the statehouse that leaders lenders had planned to toI have senator Montgomery take his settin seat sett I in the senate and to force tOrce consideration of a motion for tor final adjournment Senator Montgomery Montgomery- they declared would vote with them hem and that when I Senator Bloch arrived the he senate would not be In session and the resolution to Indorse the amendment would have have- I been defeated ted |