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Show i DELAWARE IS WATCHED The eyes of the nation aro on Delaware. Dela-ware. If the legislature of that state this week ratifies the proposed -woman suffrage amendment lo the United States constitution the women of all tho state will vote -at the forthcoming election. It the legislature docs no ratify the proposed amendment it is likely that ratification by tho thirty-sixth thirty-sixth state, will not take place until after November, 1520. With the ratification by Oregon a few days ago, thirty-five states have expressed themselves in favor of giving giv-ing the franchise to the women oi the nation, and because Delaware may -r mya not bo the thirty-sixth, that state (s the center of a tremendous conflict. There is one vgoup, including the women, who are highly desirous of having flic women voie" at the forth-coming forth-coming election. The group of--anii-suffragists, reinforced by a group which would not like to have the women wom-en figure in the election is battling to keep the legislature at Delaware from ratifying the amendment. Delaware is a Republican state and thus far the Republican stales have been ratifying the amendment. Strong Republicans have been sending urgent requests to tho Delaware legislature that the proposed amendment for Untile Un-tile political effect. These leaders do not want it said that the chance for women to vote at this election was killed by tho action of a Republican state. Although the situation has been dark for suffrage in Delaware the events of the last few days are putting a more rosy complexion on the situation. |