The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25
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i'm District of Columbia
Court Today
WOULD RESTRAIN
SECRETARY OF STATE
Judge Asks for Citation of Authority
and Agrees to Hear Counsel Today -
woman's Party Predicts Formal
Ratification Within Few Hours.

. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Application
for an injunction to restrain Secretary
Bainbridge Colby of the state depart
ment from promulgating ratification OF
the federal suffrage amendment was filed
in the district supreme court today by
counsel for the American Constitutional
league. Associate Justice Siddons re-
quired that authority for such procedure
be cited and agreed to hear counsel on the
point during the day.
Justice Siddons said he could not con-
slider the matter until counsel had pre-
sented authority under which it was
contended the court might be asked to
restrain the secretary OF state from
issuing a proclamation announcing ratl-|
'fication on receipt of the action OF Ten
tnessee, the Seth state. He suggested that
counsel present such citations and agreed
to remain in his chambers during the day
to consider the authorities which counsel
might later present.
| Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the Ma
that formal announcement by the secre-
/ tarv of state of the ratification of the
suffrage amendment to the constitution
will be made within "a hours. The GER
tifcate of ratification signed by Gov
ernor Roberts of Tennessee is expected to
reach the state department tonight. or
early Thursday morning.
Immediately upon receipt of the GER
tificate by Secretary Colby" said Miss
Paul, ''the issuance of the formal proc
| lamation announcing the completion OF
suffrage ratification is expected by rep
resentatives of the Woman's party who
have been in close touch with the secre-
tary of state during the past few days.
/ Replies from state attorney generals
regarding the provisions necessary for the
registration and voting of the women of
/ their states have been received from "a
of the SO states The Is full suffrage
states, of course, have already provided
| for their women on the same basis as
men.
"Of the "a states, IL give the opinion
of their attorney generals that no addi-
tional legislation will be necessary TO al
| low women to register and vote on the
same terms as men as soon as Secretary
of State Colby issues the proclamation
Announcing suffrage ratification. These
states are Arkansas. Florida, Colorado,
| Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, New Hampshire,
| New Mexico, North Dakota, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania South Carolina and
Wisconsin.
! Attorney General Arbuckle of Arkan-
sas gave it as his opinion that if Ten
nessee has lawfully ratified the amend
ment the proclamation of Secretary Colby
is unnecessary.
-Four states-Rhode Island, Massa-
ehusetts, Mississippi and Virginia-have
passed enabling acts, making special pro-
visions for women voters.
The attorney general of West Vir-
lginia and the governor of Maryland an
Inounced that all necessary arrangements
for women voters will be made in their
states.
The only provision necessary in West
| Virginia is, according to the attorney
| general, to provide for suitable means
for women's registration. One remain
ing state, Alabama, postpones an opinion
until the return of its attorney general
TO the state.
Tennessee, Maine and Indiana have
not been heard from. but since they have
had presidential suffrage for some time
Ipo difficulty in registration or voting is
expected OF Texas, with primary suf :
frage, the same thing is true
DOUBT remains as to the attitude of
Ionly five states from which no word has
come-Conneeticut, Delaware, Louisiana,
New Jersey and Vermont
THE only two states in which regis
Itration of men voters occurred are Mary
land and Georgia, in both of which spe-
Icial provisions will be made for women .