The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-05
WOMEN NAY NOT
GET TO VOTE IN
1920 ELECTION
Ratification by States Can't
Be Obtained in Time.
ny The Associated Prcss.)


WASHINGTON, June 5.-Wth the
lisht in congress won after nearly
forty years Of effort. advocates OF
woman Suffrage today turned their at
ientlon TO the various state legislA-
lures, three fourth Of which must rat
NY the constitutional amendmeu he
lore victory can be won Realization
Of ihr hopes and efforts Of the leaders
N the equal suffrage campaign cane
late yesterday with the adoption by
nc senate OF the historic Susan H.
Nn,hony constitutional amendment
resolution which was adopted in the
house May Il. The vote was 50 TO
q, or two more IN favor than was
becessary.
Although supporters Of the meas
bre were jubilant al the action OF con
press and confident Of final success,
there is d division OF opinion among
leaders a. to whether the ratification
by the states Of the proposed amend
ment al he secured IN time for the
women all over the country 10 vote IN
The next presidential election. Few
state legislatures now are in session
md many will not hold sessions I'M
Gl next year. Those now IN session.
which include Massachusetts, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wiscon-
bin, are expected to adjorun this month
Or next. Regular or special sessions
Of the law-makina bodies in Texas,
Georgia and Alabama are due this O!
psxt month while the legislatures Of
Louisiana. New Jersey. Maine, Iowa.
Kentucky. South Carolina. Mississippi.
Virginia and Maryland are not sehed-
SIed to meet before next year.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. June s.-A
resawion seeking to put Illinois on
record a. ratifying the federal SUI
frsge amendmert was introduced to-
sday Ny Senator Cornwall republican.
o ICbicago. The resolution went owe
for one day under the rules after oh.
isctions had been made by 4 number
Of senator's that Official notification OF
The passage Of the amendment by con-
yress had not yet been received.
SPRINGFIELD. H.. June Sill
nois proposes to he the first state n
tratuS the national equal suffrage
amendment TO the constitution passed
BY congre. yesterday. A resolution
has been prepared and will be pre-
scented TO the assembly as soon as o.
. fetal notification OF the action by con
Gvess has been received, It was stated
la,tnisht.
MADISON, Wis, June s.-Thers
~ASsM ~ WE exposition in NE lesis.
lstufe 70 ratification Of the fedefll
equal suffraGe smendMent. II was an
aopnced by Iesdera Jas, night They
sssd d resolution siIl be presented In
lew days and its adoption before
adjournment July |, Is virtually AS
sared.
LANSING. Mich, June s--Favor-
able action on the federal equal sui
fragc amendment BY the Michigan
legislature now in extraordinary ses.
aion. was forecast last night. Gov.
<rnot Sleeper said he would send a
special message urging ratification
q soon as a certified copy Of the fed
esal amendment is received from
Washington.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June s.
Helen Bainbridge, president OF the
Indiana woman's franchise league,
formally requested Governor Good
rich to call 4 special session OF the
state legislature to ratify the federal
equal suffrage amendment last night.
The governor replied he would do 20
II enough other state, ratify the
amendment so that Indiana's' ratifi-
cation would make Il effective. a
regular session of the legislature will
snt l.. hetd fov tvo vears