Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
Bribery AtusIut Charged
in tennessee Suffrage;
Court Attacks Lobbying

NASHVILLE. Tenn. August I9.-
Charges of attempted bribery in con-
nection with the ratification yester-
day of the woman suffrage amend
ment by. the lower house of the Ten
nessee legislature were made in two
affidavits published today by the
Nashville Tennessean and the Nash
Vile Banner.
The affidavits allege that Represen-
tatiye Harry T. Burn, McMinn county,
republican. who voted with the suf-
frage opposition to take the ratid-
cation resolution and then switched
to the suffragists on the vote to con-
cur in the action of the senate. was
approached just prior to the roll call
on the motion for concurrence A
single vote decided the issue in favor
of suffrage.
The affidavits purported to have
been made by C. c. Wallace. Judge of
the city court of Lewisburg, Tenn,
and Ennis E. Murray of Nashville.
general agent for the Federal Land
Bank of Louisville, KY.
They claimed to have heard sew
eral persons. including Representa-
tive Joe Hanover of Shelby county
and Maj. c. L. Daughtry, secretary to
Gov. Roberts. insist to Burn that he
change his vote.
The Tennessee house adjourned at
noon until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing without an effort being made to
have it reconsider it's action of yes
terday in ratifying the federal suf-
frage amendment.
Details Of Charges.
According to Murray's affidavit,
they told Burn that they would give
him anything in the world he wanted
biggest man in Tennessee. and I
understood Hanover to say it would
be worth ten thousand dollars to
him."
These men. Hanover and Daugh-
Try. were very persistent and urgent
In trying to change the mind or vote
OF young Mr.. Burn" said the affidavit
attributed to Judge Wallace. "and Mr.
Hanover made the statement to Mr.
Burn that il he would change his
vote he could get anything he wanted
And in the moment of excitement
there was made mention by Mr. Han
over words TO this effect, that 1T
would be worth ten thousand dollars
Representative Hanover in a state
ment declared the charge was mo
more than a clumsy effort to black
mail or embarrass friends and SUD-
porters of the rights of our womefl. :"
He only urged Burn to vote for rati-
hcation. he said. and Daughtry did
no more than this.
Denies Offer.
Maj. Daughtry declared he heard the
over and that Hanover did not AT
any time intimate to Mr.. Burn that
he would be paid any amount of
money or that he would be given any
other consideration for his vote"
Mrs. Leslie Warner of Nashville.
who said she was present issued a
statement similar to that of Daughtry
Representative Burn, in commune
cation to the house this morning.
which was ordered spread on the
journal. bitterly resented the charges
declared them utterly false and ex-
piained that he had changed his vote
because Of. his conviction that Justice
demanded it,
know that mothers advice is
Always safest for her boy to follow"
ne said, "and my mother wanted me
TO vote for ratification"
Judge j. b. ID. Debow of the Davidson
county criminal court today delivered
charge TO the grand jury on the sub
iect OF lobbying with members of the
legislature and efforts improperly to
1nhuence or corrupt the law-making
power OF the state, the charge, being
oenvered with special reference TO the
ratlncation fight in progress.
announcement today that opponents
OF woman suffrage would hold a mass
meeting tonight TO discuss steps Ito
save the south from the Susan B. An
thony amendment and federal suffrage
iorce pllis offered early assurance
that Speaker Walker would not at
tempt today to force reconsideration
OF the action of the Tennessee house
Yesterday in ratifying the nineteenth
amendment.
Senator Oscar Underwood of Ala
bama and former Gov. Pleasant of
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