The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-15

| the family hearthstone. make and
ioiin the true leaders of men. He
paid glowing tribute to Tennessee
| Mr. Patton replied to Senator Wor-
icy In a most excellent speech. dis
piaying a wide knowledge of history
| ana literature. He cited Nero as .
man to compare with Catherine OF
Russia, etc. He said he might men,
tion thousands of others. Exceptins
Tor brute strength he declared. tho
women excel men in every other
phase of life. He said Sue White
was not true representative of the
suitragists OF the country and that
woodrow Wilson was a suffragist.
even If he had been abused by Miss
White and her kind.
Harvey Hannah. VINO heard the
speech, but who had never met Sena
tor Patton, sent him a note, in which
/ he said: "Youf speech was a schol-
ar's effort and an orators triumph"
While Mr.. Caldwell was speaking
against the bill. Senator Mcfarland
asked him If he had not pledged him.
self that he would support the bill.
Mr.. Caldwell replied that he took the
proposition as a matter of fun and
had not taken it seriously. McFar
and insisted that Caldwell and Sena-
tor Louthan had both made deals
with him to support the BILL Mr..
Harbers stated that he had FIRST In
tended to support the bill, but since
seeing the women lobbying around
the capital he had decided to oppose
it.
Senator Houk made strong
speech for the bill and Senator Lou
than made an excellent speech in op-
position to it. He claimed that he
and Senator Caldwell had not taken
Senator Mcfarland seriously on his
proposition to vote for the bill.
Messrs. Coleman and Monroe spoke
against the bill. Monroe said it was
unconstitutional. Women could not
be made to pay poll tax. neither could
they use the ticket prescribed by law.
which this bill does not seek to
amend or repeal.
Proud Of Tennessee.
Mrs. Margaret Erwin Ford, who
has worked untiringly for the bill for
several weeks, said:
You may say that am the proud
est woman in America. l am proud
that Tennessee decided to give its
women a ballot instead of waiting
for congress to act"
Mrs. Ford also stated that she was
very much hurt at the statement
made by Senator Harber, which,
without explanation, reflected upon
her and her associates. She said
Senator Harber told her that he
would support the bill, but later said
he would not and gave as his reason
that some other ladies had been lob
bying for the state to purchase GER
tain tract of land, which he thought
was unwise, and he would not sup
port suffrage because of this act.
Mrs. Leslie Warner was asked for
a statement, but she was too full of
joy to make statement She rushed
down to the Office of the governor
and begged Secretary Myers to let
which he did. The bill is now in the
hands of the governor, and it is be-
lieved that he will sign 1t and the
women of Tennessee will at last have
the ballot.
The full text of the bill follows:
AN act granting women the right
to vote for electors of president and
vice. president of the United States
and for municipal officers; to partici-
pate and vote in certain matters and
and prescribing the quail
f1cations and conditions under which
women may exercise such right of
suffrage.
Section 1. Be ii enacted by the
general assembly of the state of Ten
nessee, That all women. citizens of
the United States of and above the
age of 81 years. having resided in the
state for one year and in the county |
for six months preceding any cleo |
ton therein and who shall be an in
habitant of the election district or
precinct in which they offer to vote.
shall be entitled and allowed to vote |
Il such elections for electors of pres J
dent and vice president of the Unit