The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-10
Resolutions introduced and
Forces Lined Up for Battle
in Both Houses.
WOMEN ALL UNITED
Gov. Roberts and Senator Nc.
Kellar Throw Weight of
Influence ION Side of
Equal Suffrage.
ny o.'F. MILTON, Jr., Special CORES.


pondent I. N. S.)
NASHVILLE, Aug. 10,--Suffrage for the
women OF the nation Is now officially
before the legislature OF Tennessee,
which II 1t ratifies the federal suffrage
amendment submitted to Il in both
house and senate today. will make the
necessary thirty-siX states to give all
women OF the nation a vote in the
November election.
The ratification resolutions were in
troduced In both huse and senate this
morning. as soon as they were called to
oIuer. In the senate. Speaker Todd got
up as soon as new resolutions were
called for on the calendar He pre-
sented senate joint resolution number
one. Under senate rule Il went on the
tapie Tor one. Wednesday II will come
up Tor consideration. Then Il viii be
shail be referred to a committee. or
snail be left before the senate for Inn
mediate consideration.
y. Under the rules of the Tennessee
legislature three readings are not re-
9hIreq Tor resolution. This means that
.ne work Oh decision on ratification will
De speeded up. Immediately after the
introduction OF Senator Todd's measure
the senate adjourned unth 10 O'CLOCK
wednesday morning .
In the house the Shelby delegation. of
SIX men. all solid for ratification. in
troduced the ratification resoi,,tinn
winch under rule identical to that of
the senate went on the table for a day.
ana then comes up whether to he re-
ierred TO committee or for immediate
action
The house also adjourned shortly after
The resolution was introduced until 10
am. Wednesday.
Text Todd Resolution.
s The resolution of Speaker Todd ;s In
part as follows.
a joint resolution ratifying a pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States, providing that the
Ilsnt OF citizens OF vote shall not be
states or by any state on account Of
sex, and providing further that coh-
gress SHAH have power to enforce this |
article by appropriate legislation"
The personal influence of Gov. Roberts
anu OF United States Senator Kenneth
II. Mckellar. Is now behind the dem
ocratic members of the legislature, and
Is having profound effect on those who |
hitherto were noncomnlittal or who
were yielding to the Establishments of |
the antisuffragists.
The governors presentation of the |
ratification issue as party issue, to |
which both parties were by their plat |
form pledged and his call upon the |
members Of each party had powerful |
effect on wobbly members. Many of |
these are now admitting that perhaps |
their conscientious objections are not |
as grave as they had formerly believed. |
Senator McKellar. Monday afternoon,
took an sunofiicial poiFs of the AsenHtt.sl
where the stlffest fight is expected. He |
ANNOUNCED that he had assurances from |
eighteen senator's that they would vote |
aye on ratification.
Alf A. Taylor, republican candidate for
the governorship of Tennessee, strongly |
VrHyAA AIan.xs ~. .Vs~A- ~
as did former Gov. Hooper, National
Committeeman Overall, Mayor Neal, of |
knoxvilles Congressman J. Win Taylor |
and Judge viii u. Wright, who took up |
the matter Of their oath of office.
An unofficial poll showed that four
OF the, i've senators present would
vote aye, and that fourteen OF the
twenty representatives would do the
same Many others are expected TO
come to suffrage ranks before the
next @. o. p. caucus, which VIII be
held wednesday morning.
The ratification resolution has not
yet been introduced. The Shelby county
delegation which is six solid suffrage
votes. is expected to introduce II in the
house today. Its course In the senate
has not yet been decided on by suf-
frage leaders.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
OF the National American Woman Suf-
frage association. is confident that the
L. |
My original poll stands" she de-
clared. with the loyal forces working
for It.. defeat seems unlikely II the
legislators keep their pledges, suffrage
for the nation Is a certainty ~
Gov. Roberts has his coat off, and is
hard at work on recalcitrant members.
1t Is believed that his aid and assis-
tance makes ratification almost a GER
tainty, as the governors victory last
Thursday In the democratic guberna-
torial primary solidified his hold on the
democratic members OF the legislature.
The republicans. at their caucus Mon
day.. did not act on the ratification
resolutions. However, suffrage men in
their ranks had no intention OF forcing
the issue so soon In the caucus. Mrs.
the republican national committee. told
them that the national committee heads
were most urgent that they aid In rati-
hcation. as suffrage was certain to
come, and II was better to get II out of
the way before the November election
Leaders Of the national woman's J
party held conference with Gov Rob- I
efts Monday afternoon, at the conclu-
sion of which Miss Sue White leader !
OF the delegation. announced that she 1
was much gratifed at the outcome OF 6
the conference. I
Antisuffrage headquarters, which (
Sunday and Monday seemed utterly 4
confident OF their ability to block rati-
air OF confidence. The, first sklrmishi of 4
the second battle OF Nashville has gone n
against them. The red rose is droop- :
Ing n trihe In the war OF the roses :
here.