Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-14
LANSING FORCED OUT OF CAbINET 7
WOMEN DEMAND
PROMPT ACTION
ON SUFFRAGELA LAW
Special Sessions Urged il
States That Have Not
Ratified Bill.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Governors OF
the various states that have not rati-
fed the federal suffrage amendment
will receive kilograms demanding
immediate consideration and prompt
action by the legislatures as a result
of action decided upon today at the
opening of the fifty-hrst annual con-
vention of the National American
Woman Suffrage association.
Delegates to the convention num-
bering more than 1000 are desirous
that ratification be completed so that
all women of the country can partlc-
iuate i'll the presidential election.
Survey Of Campaigns. /
The report of Mrs. F. J. Schuler.
corresponding secretary and chair
man OF campaigns and surveys, con-
tanned a review of the suffrage rati-
hcation campaign, In addition to the
federal amendment Mrs. Shuler
named the following suffrage vic
tories OF the year:
Presidential suffrage gains in Mis-
souri,, Tennessee and Iowa; the
grant Of municipal suffrage in Or
lando. Fla; the extension of NUM-
cipal suffrage to the women in the
democratic primaries in Atlanta: the
upholding of the constitutionality of
the presidential and municipal SUI
frage laws in Nebraska and the deci-
sion by the attorney general of Ne
bro or1., +bo+ ,,o,,,o,, hova tho r;Obt +c
vote for delegates to the national
political party conventions: the pas
sage OF a woman watchers bill III
the Ohio legislature, and the favor
able decision of the Texas supreme
court on the conStitutionality of tn
state primary bill,
Recommend Many Changes.
The executive council of the Ma
tionai American Woman Suffrage
association at the night session rec
commended that the association dis
solve. as the object of many years
endeavor, the securing of the vote
tor the women citizens of the coun-
try, is about to be attained. An
other recommendatio which was
approved was that the League of
Women Voters, now section of
the suffrage association, be organ
lied as a new and independent So
ciety. Another recommendation was
that the present executives of the as
sociation retain their relationship to
the board Of directors to be elected
at this convention, but they shall
change their names, objects and COIL
stitutions to conform to those of the
National League of Women Voters
and take up the plan of work to be
adopted at the first congress of the
league.
Additional recommendations which
were approved by the delegates in
cluded a resolution that the League
OF Women Voters make political
education for the new women voters
(but not excluding mem its first
duty in 1920 that the nationwide
plan shall include normal schools in
each state. followed by schools in
each county. and that the league
make an effort to have the study OF
citizenship required in the public
schools OF every state, and also in
the colleges and universities.
As permanent memorial to DR..
Anna Howard Shaw, former presi-
dent, the association decided to
found a chair OF political study at
Bryn Mawr college.
Will Call Session.
Oklahoma City, Okl.. Feb. 13.-
Gov. ]. B. A. Robertson, in a state
ment tonight said he would call
a special session OF the state legis-
lature for February %, to ratify the
woman suffrage amendment.