Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-10
RATIFICATION AT
 ONCE 0F SUFFRAGE
 AMENDMENT URGED
Governor Roberts Sends Mes sage to Tennessee
 SOlOns
HEARINGS PROBABLY
 WILL BEGIN TO-DAY
Bitter Battle is Being Fought in Tennessee Capital by the Pros and Antis From All Sec
 tiOns of State

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 9-Promp ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment in order tha the women of the country nigh share in shaping the destiny of tht republic" was urged by Governor Roberts today in his message to the Tennessee legislature which met il extraordinary session to act upo1 the motion.
 Citing declarations of the repub lican and democratic national anc state platforms in favor of woman suffrage and declaring that plat. forms adopted are "accepted as par ty law and are so regarded as sacred pledges by members of those par ties elected upon such platform the governor said that "no party man is without party law to support his ac- tion in voting favorably upon this amendment"
 The senate and house both ad journed until tomorrow after an hours session and; without the intro, duction of the ratification resolu- tions. Leaders said these probably would be offered tomorrow and would be referred to the judiciary commit tees which, if inclined to do SC would conduct hearings. A vote in either house was not regarded az probable before the end of the week at the earliest.
 With the exception of the message of Governor Roberts, greatest inter est today was manifested in a eau GUS of republican members of the senate and house at which leaders previously had said an attempt would be made to pledge them to vote as unit in favor of ratifica ton. Former Governor Ben w Hooper, Alfred Taylor, republican gubernatorial nominee; Will Taylor representative in congress from the second district, and several other re- publican state leaders were present
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 Discussing of the situation, it was said, was participated in only by these leaders and by several legisla- tors favorable to ratification. No action was taken toward adopting the unit plan and several of those who were present declared no at- tempt was made to pledge the mem bers to vote favorably on the ratifi- cation rocC1utio1c NT, Hoo,,or o,J others however. were said to have told the caucus that political expedi- .ency demanded that the republican support ratification.
 Farley. P. Christensen, presidential nominee of the farmer-labor party in a formal statement' tonight de- clared that refusal of the caucus tt erteen votes in the senate are nec- rect betrayal by the republican par ty of it's platform pledge for woman suffrage and Senator Harding, Win Hays and their associated republi- can leaders must plead guilty to the betrayal"
 Claims and counter claims flew thick and fast tonight, with the suf- fragists declaring the amendment would be ratified and the antis claim ing it would be defeated. Mrs. Car rie Chapman Catt, president of the American Woman Suffrage associa. tion, in a statement today, however declared that if members pledged tc ratification stood by their pledges the suffragists would win. No mem Der announced as pledged agains ratification was counted on by tho suffragists, she said.
 On all sides it was said the course of the republican delegation would play an important if not vital par in the issue. Seven of the thirty three senators are republicans. Sev enteen vote sin the senate are nee essary for ratification. In the house however, the membership of ninety nine includes twenty nine republi cans. Fifty votes will be necessar, for ratification hv tha houSa