The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-31
WOMEN HOPE
 10 VOTE FOR NEXT PRESIDENT
Poll of States Shows 22 Leg islatures Will Pass on
 Amendment.

Portsrn oth, N. H., July 31.-Actio1 by a sufficient number of state leg islatures to ratify the Federal suf- frage amendment early enough to en- able women to vote in the next Pres idential election seems assured by the poll of Governors being taken by Gov ernor Bartlett of New Hampshire.
 Forty-one replies to the query show twelve states have already rat flied the amendment and that twen- ty-two others will have regular or extra legislative sessions between now and next May. Three of the states to be heard from are almost certain to have special sessions. Enough states will do so to make ratification pos sible. Governor Clement of Vermont and Governor Holcomb of Connecti- out say they will not call extra ses- sions. but suffragists have not yet abandoned hope that they may change their present intention
 Florida, New Mexico and Georgia have rejected the amendment.
 Governor Robinson of Oklahoma says: Oklahoma will not adopt the suffrage amendment before the next session of the Legislature"
 Governor Roberts of Tennessee says: Under state constitution, ac- ton cannot be taken on suffrage amendment until January. 1921"
 The states yet to be heard from in- clude Alabama, Delaware. Idaho, Ne vada, New Jersey and Virginia.
 Sessions to act on the suffrage amendment are being held this week in Montana and Nebraska The other states which will have sessions include South Dakota, North Dakota Indiana Colorado, Rhode Island. California, Maine, Washington, Maryland, Ken lucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Minnesota, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Oregon, South Carolina and Mississip- pi and probably West Virginia
 Governor Bilbo, of Mississippi, te1e- graphed Governor Bartlett.
 Legislature will meet and I am sure will grant women the right to vote and I am inclined to think the Susan B. Anthony amendment will be ratified"
 The states that have already re- ported ratification include New York, Massachusetts, Missouri, Pennsylvan- ia, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, Michigan, Illinois, Arkansas and Kansas
 Governor Allen, of Kansas, said:
 Kansas legislature in special ses- sion lasting five hours ratified suf- frage amendment on June 16. Lesis- lators waved per diem and mileage and accepted only actual expenses which reduced the cost of the session to a nominal sum-
 Colorado for Ratification
 Governor Shoup said:
 Colorado will ratffy suffrage amendment almost unanina ously ac- cording to poll of members of Legis- lature recently taken"
 Governor Beckman of Rhode Is- land said:
 q expect the suffrage amendment to be ratified during the first week"
 Acting Governor Hart Of Washing ton said:
 "Our state has not yet, but prob ably will, ratify the suffrage amend ment fin time to enfranohise the wo- men before the next general cleo tion."
 Governor Stephens said:
 california has had equal suffrage since 1900. California's Legislature. when called, will in my Judgment. rat!fy the national suffrage amend ment unanimously"
 Governor Bartlett gave the follow ing statement to the Tribune corres- poudent.
 T am heartily in favor of securing suffrage for women in season to par ticipate in the first Presidential cleo ton after the war. have been des-