Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-03-10 | Page 1 | Suffrage in W. Virginia at Crisis

IN INI i I 1 WD 0 VI bINIA I AI C I I Ra Ratification ti n o of Amend m merit ment nt Dependent on onI I A Action ti n With Regard to V yote of f Ma Man 1 Resigned CHARLESTON TON W. W v Va a March l 1 V 10 With With the arrival here this n ng of State S Senator na or I J se A. A Bloch A. loch after a 1 breaking trip across the continent continent con con- con j I t the e climax to the to-the the suffrage fight jil 19 in f J es s' s e was ia to a come om today Suffrage sup j h vote would b 9 in inthe the senate West Virginia Virginia- will r ratify the amendment b before f r i I Hundreds of ot suffragists were we're were gathered gathered gathered gath gath- I ered in the station when the senator arrived and he was given a loud I II demonstration which was vas continued along the rout to his hisS hotel I I I BLOCH MAKES ST STATEMENT I The senator made mae the following statement I i I I am glad I will have havethe the pleasure 1 o of oJ casting my- my vote for tor the suffrage I Ien amendment en and have e only praise se for forthe forthe na en c j the fourteen fellow members who stood together solidly to hold the special session together r. r until m my arrival It Is they who who deserve deserve the I credit for any good that may come of of I II my vole vote because it was only the I courageous stand taken b by them that I II made it possible for my ballot to be I co counted The first action of th the senate when I it convenes this afternoon probably wilU willbe be u upon on the he the attempt J at attempt empt to seat Senator r Montgomery 1 who resigned I sOme sometime time and ad took up his residence resl resi I dence In CI Chicago Chicago- as assert assert as- as asI I sert Governor Corwell has never ac accepted accepted ac- ac I ac-I Montgomery's 1 resignation and I Isay say ha h is it entitled to his is se seat t tand and i Vote The governor however declares de de- de- de I clares dares ac acceptance of the resignation was was- unnecessary He says Montgomery Mont gomery upon pon tendering his resignation resignation tion am and ncI leaving Cleaving the st te te automatIc automatically auto- auto matIc severed evered hi hl cpI connection n with the lawmaking body IF MO MONTGOMERY IS SEATED HEATED I If Montgomery Is seated his hie vote vo will again deadlock he senate on question of of ratification a as he is is- known yn to be violently o opposed posed to suffrage and came here merely for the the purpose purpose of voting voting- to offset the vote vote of Senator which will cay ry car the amendment unless Montgomery's Mont Mont- gom gomery's gomry's vote voe i Is permitted If Montgomery Mont Mont- gomery Is not seated seated the amendment will be ratified 15 to 14 If Montgomery Montgomery Montgomery Mont Mont- I gomery is k given his his' seat the vote wip will be be 15 On On- the theY previous vo votes vote e ethe the senate seriate was deadlocked previous ed 14 4 I I r