Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-15
STATELAWS MAY ROB
WOMEN OF VICTORY
SSu@Grasists Concerned Over Registration
Requirements, Even Thong III Amend
ment Is Ratified.

making everything right for the
We're necessary. If necessary they
will demand that the states hold fur
Their meetings of the legislatures to
lega1iZe the registration Of the
women and the payment of the poll
taxes.
First, however. they will attempt
to have these matters Strengthened
out by executive action. Once the
constitutional amendment is passed,
they hope that these details will be
comparatively easy of arrangement,
for they believe that one state would
dislike to see the women of all the
other states voting, while it's women
alone continued to be disfranchised.
On the other hand, it is not incon-
ceivable that the political powers in
state might oppose to the bitter
end the enfranchisement Of the
women. fearing that if their votes
were introduced. they might upset
| conditions and cause the defeat of
this or that party which was hope
! full of success.
| There are a number of states in
which presidential suffrage alone is
now granted the women, not hither-
to listed. These states and the dates
set for registration are as follows:
J Illinois, October II and &c.
Indiana. October 4.
| Iowa, October %.
Kentucky, October 26.
l Minnesota, October % and 26.
Missouri, September 10 and 20.
Nebraska, October %.
North Dakota, October rs.
Tennessee, October 10.
Wisconsin, October 26.
Excluded From Primaries.
Many of the women have been bit
terly disappointed because they were
not enfranchised soon enough this
year to take part in the primary cleo
lions. both for presidential and vice
presidential preference and for the
nominations of members of Congress.
There are some members of Congress
coming up for reelection whom the
women particularly would have liked
to pass upon before their nominal
tions. BuNin some of the states where
the women are still waiting the right
to vote for members of Congress the
primaries are still in the future and
the women are hoping to- have a
chance to vote their preferences for
the nominations for Congress-. These
states and the dates of the primaries
are as follows:
Georgia, September.
Louisiana, September.
Mississippi. August II.
New Hampshire, September IA.
Vermont. September.
Wisconsin, September Z. j,
If the women are accorded the vote
within the next week or two. it will
be interesting to see how they line
up, for instance, in Georgia, where
Senator Hoke Smith is running for
denomination. He has been a consist
ent opponent of woman suffrage in
the Senate. Senator Lenroot has been
strong suffragist. He is candi-
date for denomination in Wisconsin.
There is one candidate for renomi-
nation, and reelection If nominated,
for whom the suffragists have been
sharpening their hatchets for long
time, Senator James w. Wadsworth
of New York. The women in New
York have full suffrage. They will
vote in the primaries next month and
in the elections in November. no mat
ter what happens to the constitu-
tional amendment.
Million May Vote in Any Case.
Whether or not the suffrage con-
stitutional amendment is ratified in
time for all the women Of the coun-
try to vote. it is estimated that some
II ,000, 900 will be entitled to vote for
President and Vice President in Novem-
Der. If the amendment goes through
| the number of women who will be
entitled to cast their ballots will be
| increased to some 100000. And
| many a politician is wracking his
| brain to figure out just what the eff
/ feet upon the elections the enfran-
chisement of all these women will be.
Many of the states have laws which
| provide that persons who find ut i'm
possible to register on the dates fixed
J by law can vote by making an am
davit to that effect. This method OF
swearing in ones vote may be used
! by women in states where the regis
tration occurs before the Suffrage
| amendment becomes effective.
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