Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-20
Leader of Anti-ForCeS In
Tennessee House Declares
AZ SoIonS Have Pledged
Reconsideration,
GRAND JURY is PROBING
ACCUSATIONS OF BRIBERY
Sensational Charges Made
Against Suffrage Lobby
lists in AffidayitS; InyeSti-
cation Is Ordered,
sv so-s,ss JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtssi


Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 10. -
Forty members Of the Ten
nessee house have signed a pledge
to vote to reconsider ratification
OF suffrage, Speaker Seth Walker
declared tonight. speaking at a
mass meeting called by those OPP
posed to suffrage. Others will sign
tho pledge tonight and tomorrow,
he said, declaring that the ratifica-
tion vote would be e-considered.
Mr.. Walker was leader of the
anti-suffrage forces in the fight IN
the house and changed his vote to
AYE" to move for re-considera
ton.
Grand jury Probe Starts.
Failure Of anti-suffrage leaders
to attempt to force the Tennessee
house to reconsider its action of
yesterday in ratifying suffrage was
overshadowed in interest by tina
launching of county grand jury
investigation into charges that I'M
proper influences have been
brought to bear on members of tho
legislature in consideration of the
measure.
Publication Ivy the Nashville
Tennesseean and the Nashville
Bannar of two affidavits attributed
to C. q. Wallace, Judge Of the city
court of Lewisburg, Tenn, and f.
Il. Murray, of Nashville alleging
that an attempt had been made ny
suffrage leader to brihe. Repre-
sentative II. T, Burn. republican,
also was feature of the develop
ments.
Witness Is Summoned.
The grand jury. charged by
Judge J, D. r. Debow. of the Da-
wilson county criminal court be-
fore noon. had summoned j. T.
Eichelberger. OF washington d. c..
publicity man In charge of head
quarters here of the anti.ratifica-
ton forces.
Judge Debow's charge was di
rected at alleged special interests
which 1t has been charged have
representatives here working
against ratification, .s
1T has been reported by some VI
the friends and advocates support
ing the ratification. he told the
Jury that forces of corruption ann
representatives of special interests
have come into this state from be-
yond our borders and that lobby
lists have been and are in this city
invading and infesting the rooms
of our state capitol and the lobbies
and public assembling places in our
hotels. and other places in our
county"
Court Invites Indictments.
The court instructed the hry to
return indictments promptly If an
investigation developed that the
laws relating to lobbying had been
violated.
Charges of the attempted brib-
cry of Representative Burn were
not regarded seriously hv suffrage
leaders and many naturalization
lists said their views were similar.
Mr.. Burn was recorded as voting
with the suffrage opponents on
both roll calls on motion to tahlr
ratification which was lost on a tic
vote. and later cast his vote for the
amendment. One vote decided tho
issue for suffrage.
The affidavits charged that he
vas approached during the inter
val between the vote on the motion
to table and the vote to concur
with the senate in ratify,ng the
amendment.
"Blackmaii," Says Suffs.
Representative ]. Hanover al
legged in the affidavit attributed to
Murray as having told Burn that t
he would vote for ratification ho
would be given anything in ,hs
world he wanted" and that "t
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