Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
MAY BE TENTH STATE IN UNION
TO LINE UP FOR VOTES FOR
WOMEN.
LEADERS INTERESTED IN
GEORGIA AND KENTUCKY
Both These Southern States May Como
In Before Wednesday, When lowa's
Legislature Meets In Special SEES.
sion-PraetieaIIy All Of Members
Expected in Seats Early July 2.
Special to Times-Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 30.-Will Iowa be
the tenth state in the union TO ratif,
the constitutional amendment author
izing woman's suffrage or will Georgia
and possibly Kentucky come in before
Wednesday next?
| The suffrage leaders here. assured
| now Of the special session Wednesday
and likewise assured that the Iowa as
sembly will ratify, are at the present
more vitality interested in whether
Georgia and Kentucky will ratify than
| they are as to just what place in the
ratification procession the Hawkeye
state will occupy.
The leaders here are hopeful tina,
| both Georgia and Kentucky will ratify
attic they are considered doubtful
The southern states have quite gen.
orally been placed in the doubtful cob
umns and If Georgia and Kentucky
ratify 1t will look like the dope" plac-
ing the southern states in the doubtful
columns was all wrong.
Texas ratified Saturday. 1t was the
ninth state to favor suffrage SO Iowa
may be the tenth or possibly the
twelfth If both Georgia and Kentucky
should act in the affirmative before
July 2.
And will sufficient number OF states
ratify before the spring of 1920 to give
the better half Of the United States
chance to vote in the primaries and
the elections of 1920?
The leaders at the headquarters here
say there :s mort thar G lighting
| chance that they will.
I'VE are assured that at least TWEEN
ty-six states will ratify and feel rea-
| sonably certain that we will get at
least ten more" said Mrs James De-
witt. president of the Iowa association
in discussing the chances for voting
next year.
We are, Of course. very anxious to
hear from Georgia and expect to hear
from there Monday. We are most hope
full that Georgia and Kentucky will
ratify.
"As to Iowa we have assurances Of
more than thirty senator's land eighty
representatives that they will vote for
suffrage and we believe we will get
the votes Of a number Of others"
There are 10S votes in the Iowa house
Of representatives and fifty votes in
| the senate.
I'VE wanted the special session In
Iowa particularly to give impetus to
the ratification movement thruout the
country" she declared further.
I'VE understand that the Iowa legis-
lature could act at the special session
next winter when code revision is to be
rloo nm, h,yf he co1 do 10 QY
| ample Of this great progressive state
right at this time in order to help win
Legislature to Act Speedily.
The states which have ratified to
date are Illinois. Pennsylvania. Massa-
chusetts, Wisconsin. Ohio. Michigan,
New York. Kansas and Texas.
The governors official proclamation
to each of the fifty members Of the
Iowa senate and the 1os members Of
the Iowa house was sent out by regis
tered mail Saturday. 1t is anticipated
| that practically all Of the members will
be in their seats at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day, July 2. when the gavels will fall
calling the Thirty eighth general as
sembly in extra session in accordance
| with the governors proclamation.
Governor Harding will present brief
message explaining his purpose in call
ing the extra session and will official
ly turn over to the law makers the pro-
posed amendment as forwarded to him
by the acting secretary of the United
States, Frank L. Polk. Then the leg
islntors will act on it.
1t is not anticipated that the amend
ment will go thru the Iowa legislature,
| however. without argument and with
out some dissenting votes. The spe-
cial argument of those opposing the
amendment Is that Iowa should first
pass on the question OF state suffrage
| and let the people vote ron it before
| acting ON national suffEape -