. Mrs. Funk had an interview with Senator Penrose at
Washington with one of the most prominent members of the Republican
party present. The Enabling Act was introduced in the House early in
January but at the request of Senator Penrose the vote was delayed
from time to time and finally took place April 17. The preceding day
121 men were listed as favorable, 104 being the required
constitutional majority. When the vote was taken only 101 answered
"aye."

Forty-eight hours before the vote the liquor lobby, represented by
Neil Bonner, David Hardy, James P. Mulvihill and George W. Boyd, made
a concentrated effort to defeat the measure. It was understood that
150 men were employed for this purpose and that the pressure brought
upon the legislators was tremendous. Although other lobbyists had been
denied the privilege of going on the floor of the House Mr. Boyd was
always permitted to do so and he announced to Mrs. Funk a few minutes
before the vote was taken that he had the bill defeated by six votes.
Speaker Richard J. Baldwin moved a verification of the roll
immediately in order that no man voting in the affirmative could
change his vote and ask for a reconsideration. A bill granting
Presidential suffrage to women was introduced in the House May 28 but
never reported from committee. From 1913 to 1917, Robert K. Young,
State Treasurer, rendered inestimable assistance by the closest
cooperation with the Legislative Committees.

1918. Plans were at once made for continuing the effort. In 1918 the
organization carried out a most efficient plan of interviewing every
legislative candidate before the primaries on two questions: (1) Will
you vote to ratify the Federal Suffrage Amendment? (2) Will you vote
to submit to the voters an amendment to the constitution enfranchising
the women of this State? After the November election 80 members of the
House of Representatives for 1919 were favorably pledged in writing on
both questions and 40 had given verbal pledges--16 more than the
constitutional majority required. From the Senate 13 written and 18
verbal pledges had been secured, 5 more than necessary. There was
practically no organized opposition to the referendum and probably
many of the men who pledged themselves to vote for ratification felt
that the Federal Amendment would not pass Congress. The gubernatorial
candidates also had been followed up carefully. William C. Sproul and
J. Denny O'Neil, of the rival Republican factions