The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-17
RATIFICATION
IS HOPED BY
WOMEN SOON
tennessee legislators Ad-
journ Until Tomorrow
Without Vote-North Caro-
lima Solons Also Meet.
VOTE Will Be CLOSE
(By Associated PresS>
BULLETIN


NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 1.-THE
Tennessee House adjourned this after
noon until tomorrow without a vote on
the woman's suffrage amendment.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Aug. 17-De-
bate on adoption of resolution for
proposing ratification of the federal
suffrage amendment was opened to-
day in the lower house of the Tennes-
see legislature, with prospects Of a
vote.
The senate already has ratified the
resolution.
Favorable action on the ratification
resolution already approved by the
senate would make Tennessee the 36th
state to ratify the amendment. and
would give the ballot to the women
of the entire country.
Both advocates and opponents of suf-
frage went into final stage Of the
fight with confidence. Leaders Of the
two factions made conflicting claims
as to the probable result of the vote,
but they generally agreed that the re-
suit would be close.
Would Report Soon.
Leaders In the house said the COM
mittee which last night agreed to re-
port the ratification resolution reco-
mending it's adoption would make its
report during the day.
Debate on the proposal was expect.
ed to begin at once, and it was pre-
dicted with certainty that action would
be taken before the house recessed
until tomorrow. The committee which
considered the ratification resolution
voted ten to eight to recommend adop-
tion.
Speaker, Seth Walker, leader of the
anti-suffrage forces predicted in de-
cisive manner that the amendment
would be rejected. Suffrage advocates
although they admitted that five of
seven representatives from Davidson
county, (Nashville) considered pledg-
ed to suffrage, had gone over to the
opposition, declared they were still
confident of success.
Fifty votes is the constitutional ma
jority necessary for ratification. Bas-
ing their claims on polls, suffragists
have contended that So to 60 repre-
sentatives would vote for ratification.
RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 17.-Amid
scenes which the state house has not
witnessed possibly since the days Of
the Civil War, the North Carolina
legislature began today consideration
of the ratification of the federal woman
suffrage amendment.
The flag bedecked galleries set aside
for the suffragettes broke into prolong-
ed cheering when the senate clerk
began reading the ratification resolu-
ton. 1t was renewed when Senator
Carr was recognized and rose to
speak
Senator Carr said he had been told
1t meant his political death to support
ratification and then sounding the call
to ratify he continued: Il shall vote
for it, think all Of us who favor this
proposition should stand by our con-
victions to the point where we are
willing to lay down our political lives
for it.
Says He'll Do Duty.
I'VE will at least have done our duty
by our party, state and nation. We
will have kept the faith with the
American women"
Suffragists said they were more con-
fident Of success in the senate than in
the house. They were of the opinion
that If the senate were to approve the
sufficient members of the house could
be brought into line.
The anti-suffrage forces, predicting
q close vote in the senate said they
were confident ratification would be
defeated in the house.
Suffragists have issued statement
to the effect that Governor Cox, Demo
cratic presidential candidate. wired
them denying a report that he had sent
a personal representative here to aid
in defeating ratification