East Carolina Assembly Members Opposing Votes for Women, August, 1920

 From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday, August 20, 1920

Saunders Alone for Suffrage Amendment. . . Every Other Representative From This District Lined Up with the Anti's

Saunders of Pasquotank has the distinction of being the only member of the North Carolina General Assembly from the counties in the First Congressional District, who has stood squarely for suffrage.He was the only name from this district that did not go on the Round Robin sent by the anti's from the North Carolina General Assembly to the Legislature of Tennessee. Johnson of Currituck; Burgess of Camden; Morgan of Perquimans; McMullan of Chowan; Gatlin of Gates; Matthews of Bertie; Winborne of Hertford; Stubbs of Martin; Halsey of Washington; Butt of Beaufort; Swain of Tyrrell; Clayton of Hyde; and Crisp of Dare; all signed the Round Robin to the Tennesseans asking them not to ratify. Only ne of the number was ever claimed by the Suffragists: Dr. B.F. Halsey of Roper. Dr. Halsley signed a ratification pledge last April, but has torn up his pledge. W.O. Swsunders has therefore stood alone from this district in support of the Suffrage Amendment.