The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-15
TWENTY-FIVE STATES
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Vermont in List OF II More Expected
to Ratify Amendment in Near
Future.

Future.
| Washington. Dec. 11.-National
leaders in the woman suffrage move
ment expect 10 obtain the 22d states
ratification of the proposed woman
suffrage amendment TO the federal
constitution this week as a result of
/ the special session of the Colorado
! legislature called by Governor Shoup
I for the sole purpose Of acting on the
proposed amendment This will he
the third ratification of the amend
ment since North Dakota took favor
able action on Dec. l. South Dakota's
Legislature by unanimous vote ratified
The amendment on Dec, 4.
According to the leaders of the Ma
tional Woman's party who are anXi-
Gus to have the suffrage amendment
adopted in time to permit women to
vote in the presidential campaign Of
1920. there are approximately $4,000
600 women of voting age in the Unit
ed States II Is also asserted by
these leaders that while l7,000,000 of
these women are already eligible to
vote for President, only 100000 are
entitled under present laws to vote
for members of congress.
The states which have ratified to
date contain majority of the popu-
lation of the United States. according
to suffrage leaders These ratifying
states are:
WISCONSIN, June l0--ote: Senate,
24-l; House, 54-2.
2--Michigan, June i0-Yote unani-
none
kansas, June lG-Yote unani-
nous
t--ohlo une lG--yote. Senate, 27-3;
house, 1876
New York, June lG-Vote unani-
nous.
G-Illinois, June l7-yote; Senate,
unanimous; house, 1854
7-Pennsylyania June 24--Yote;
Senate, 1926 house 1884
| s--Massachusetts, June 32--Yote
Senate, 34-5. house. 1897
9-Texas, June 2S-Vote; Senate,
unanimous; house, x6.2l
.10-Iowa, July 2-Vote. Senate, unan
imous: house. 1921
Missouri July 3--Vote; Senate,
1913; house, II. 4
l2--Arkansas, July 29-Vote: Senate,
POP; house, 76-11.
l3-Montana, July 30--Vote: Senate,
3S.1; house, unanimous
l4-Nebraska, Aug Vote, unani-
nous.
Minnesota, Sept S-Vote. Senate,
COS; house, 1906
.l6-New Hampshire, Sept. 10-Note:
Senate, l4.10; house, 212-14S
17-Utah, Sept 30--Vote unanimous.
tS-California, Nov Vote: Senate,
unanimous; house, 1872,
l9--Mane. Nov. 5-Vote: Senate,
24-5. house 1858
20-North Dakota, Dec Vote: Sen.
ate. 3S-4, house, 1896.
21--South Dakota, Dec. 4-Vote, UNI
animous.
Suffrage leaders assert that there
are II states upon which they count
to rally the federal suffrage amend
Iment if the governors of these states
will cali special sessions OF their leg
islatures Twelve of these states
are Republican. Nine OF them have
granted full presidential suffrage to
women. These II states are:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS legislature,
Republican governor.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES governor
md legislature.
Observation-Disclosures governor and
legislature.
ldaho-Republican governor and
legislature.
Indiana-Republican governor and
legislature.
Kentuclyy-Democrat governor and
legislature.
Notwithstanding governor
and legislature.
Nevada Republican legislature and !
Democratic governor.
New Jersey-Repubican governor
and legislature.
New Neutrality-suspicious. governor
and Legislature
Oklahoma Democratic governor (
and legislature.
Oregon-Republican governor and
legislature.
Rhode neutrality-suspicious. legisla .
turo and governor.
Vermont-Republican governor and
legislature.
Observation-Disclosures governor
and Legislature.
West neutrality-suspicious. legisla
ture and Democratoic governor.
Wyoming legislative
and governor