Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12
EXPECT 22ND STATE
TO VOTE SUFFRAGE
LEADERS COUNT ON RATIFICATION OF
AMENDMENT THIS WEEK IN STATE
OF COLORADO.
STANDING OF THE STATES

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the proposed woman suffrage amend
ment to the Federal Constitution thi
week as a result OF the special sessio
OF the Colorado Legislature called b
Governor Shsup for tomorrow for tn
sole purpose Of acting on the propose
amendment ThiB will be the thir
ratification OF the amendment sine
North Dakota took favorable actiOl
on December 1. South DalCota's Leg
islature by unanimous vote ratife'
the amendment on December 4.
According 10 leaders of the Nation
al W0man's Party who are anxious q
have the suffrage amendment adOpte,
IN time 10 permit women 90 vote IL
the Presidential campaign OF 1920
there are approximately $4,000 .00t
women on voting age in the Unite,
States. II Is also asserted by thes,
leaders that while 1900. 900 OF thes,
women are already eligible TO vote for
President. only 100000 are entitled
under present laws 10 vote for mem
bers OF Congress.
A campaign is now being conducted
according % leaders OF the NatiOnal
WOman's Party. against Governor
Carey OF Wyoming in an effort to in
duce him 90 call a special session OF
the Legislature for December 10, the
anniversary OF the granting OF woman
suffrage in Wyoming Governor Carey
they say. has SO far cOntented himself
with prooiaiming a celebration Of the
anniversary. but declines to give that
celebration the character of a special
session Of the Wyoming Legislature.
There are seven governors OF full
suffrage States. five Of whom are Re
pubiicans. who decline TO summon
their Legislatures into special session
for the purpose of ratification, accord
lng TO sunragists. The other six are
the governors OF Washington, Oregon,
idaho, ArixonA and Oklahoma
Once this boycott by Western Gov
ermors b overcome" says an an
uOuncement from the leaders, "and
ratification secured from the four
States which can be counted upon TO
ratify al the regular sessions in Jan
uary-NeW Jersey. Maryland. Ken
ucky and Rhode Island-only three
additional special sessions will be re-
quired to eufranohlse all the women
OF the country"
The States which have ratified 10
date contain a majority of the popu-
iatiOn OF the United States. according .
70 suffrage leaders. These ratifying
States are:
Wisconsin. June iO-vOte: Senate.
gal; House. 54-2.
Michigan. June lO-Vote unanimous.
Kansas. Jane 16-VOte unanimous
Ohio, June 16-Vote: Senate. 27-3:
House, 1876.
New York. June 16-Vote unanimous.
Illinois. June 17-VOte: Senate. un-
2nimOus; House. 1884.
Pennsylvania, June 24-VOte. SEN
ate. 1876; House. 1884. -
Massachusetts,. June q. totes. San
ate. S4-5; House. g,ss- AT '''' '0"
r.. --.attf Aoo-hf.
,,.,as-eS sane 2S-VOte: Senate unan-
JUS; House. 1921
Iowa. July 2--VOte: Senate. unani-
nous; House. 96-2i.
Missouri July 3--VOte: Senate. 1913:
House. 1854,
Arkansas. July 2s--Vote; Senate. 20
2: House. 7s-17
Montana. Js!y 80 Vote: Senate. 3s-
|; House, unanimous.
Nebraska. August 2-vote. unani-
nous.
Minnesota. Sept. s--Vote: Senate
50-5 House. 1905.
New Hampshire. Sept IO-Vote:
Senate l4-l0: House. 2I2-i43.
Utah. Sept. 30-Vote: unanimous.
California. Nov i-vote. Senate
unanimous; House. 1872.
Maine. Nov. 5-VOte: Senate. 24-5;
House. 1858.
North Dakota. Dec. Vote: Senate.
'S-4: House. 1886.
South Dakota. Dec 4-Vote. unan
nous.
Suffrage leaders assert that there j
ire seventeen states upon which they
cunt 10 ratify the Federal suffrage 4,
amendment il the Governors OF these
States will call special sessions of
heir Legislatures. Twelve OF these +,
states are Republican. Nine of them ,
ave granted full Presidential suffrage ,
o women. These seventeen States /
re:
Arizona democratic Legislature {
leDublican Governor.
Connecticut Republican Governor y
nd Legislature. q
Deiaware-Republican Governor and G
legislature. @
fdaho-RepubIican Governor and G
legislature. q
indiana-Republican Governor and n
legislature. !
Kentucky democratic Governor a
-. &c, sf,isi,si ississsiissSsii7T57. sSiT7 !.
Mafyland-- Democratic Governor N
nd Legislature n
Nevada Republican Legislature.
emOcratic Governor. 81
New Jersey Republican Governor :.
nd Legislature. M
New Mexico Republican Governor T
nd Legislature. n,
Oklahoma Democratic Governor gl
i'd Legislature is
Oregon Republican Governor and sa
sgislature
Rhode Island Republican Leeisla- NJ
re and Governor. "a
Vermont-Ropublican Governor and
,gislature 90
Republican Governor ~
d Legislature. of
west Virginia-Republioan LegisIa- ac
re and Democratic Governor. Ge
Wyoming Republican Legislature scl
d Governor. dr,
seventeen Of the twenty-One States th'
Il have ratified the amendment have mt
ne so at special sessions OF their sig
gislatures, thirteen OF which were pc,
led Tor the sole purpose OF ratih- que
ion. Republicans controlled the to
OF eighteen Of the ratify- gre
States. while Democrats controlled Del
Legislatures OF three States. Seven rs
the twenty-Oae Governors were Sta
nocratic and Fourteen Republican. did
clai sessions have been called for nur
hcation by Eve Democratic and girl
Republican Governors, counting mar
,nado. cons