Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
EXTRA MARYLAND
!. SESSION PROBABLE
ADV 'itionaI Days of Registra.
tin7 for Women Required.
State May Ratify.

An extra session of the Maryland
,epis,atut to amend the state laws
so as to gave more time for the regis
tratiop of >the women of the state as
voters aft,N- the suffrage amendment
to the Cons tuition has been formally
proclaimed, ooms up as probability.
In Maryla Ad, OUTSIDE OF Ss1umoIe'
only two dayx are provided for regis
trafion Of yo,S,rs. In Baltimore they
are allowed FIVE days.
Following a Meeting of Gov. Richie
and Senator W1lter Smith Of Mary
land in Baltimore yesterday, together
with some Of thu, eleeuon 1mcials Sol Oh
generally believed the two days al
lowed in the state would not be suffl-
cient to register All the women.
Only by action If the legislature
can additional dayst be obtained lor
registration. While Athe state officers
session, they are anx.N ,us that all the
women be given an Sopportaniey TO
register, if any are to vote
May Act ON AmsN adment.
1t is probable, if the legislature is
called together. that it VII reverse
its action of last year. ana ratify the
suffrage constitutional AZ mendment.
necessary thirty-six on rec.& rd IN IA
vor of suffrage. The legisla,N ire could
take this action, and is key Ito do
so, according to some of TN use at-
tending the conference yesterday.
The national woman's party " as re-
ceived replies from the attorney n gen.
eral of twenty-four states in IN'garo
to the provisions necessary for reg
istration of woman voters. Its <Naes-
tionnaire was sent to thtrty-t0 rec
states. The fifteen full suffrage ST: tes
have, of course, already provided cor
II he reRiRt ration OF women.
States Requiring No Action.
OF the twenty four states seventeens
give the opinion of their attorneys
general that no addi tonal legislation
will be necessary in order to allow
women to Register and vote on the
tary Of State Colby issues the procla-
nation announcing suffrage ratifica-
ton. These states are Arkansas.
Florida. Georgia, Illinois. Iowa, Ken
lucky, New Hampshire. New Mexico.
Nebraska, North Carolina. Ohio. Penn
syfvanfa, South Carolina and Wiacon-
sin. Attorney General Arbuolkle of
Arkansas gave 1t as his opinion that
if Tennessee has lawfully ratified the
amendment the proclamation of Sec
rotary Colby is unnecessary.
-Four states-Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts. Mississippi and Virginia.
have passed enabling acts making
Sp9CG8l paOVlSkOu LOT WOuaAQ volef&
The attorney general of West Viz
gfnia and the Governor Of Maryland
announced that all necessary arrange
mants for woman voters will be made
in their states. The only provision
necessary in West Virginia is. accord
ing to the attorney general, ito pro-
vide suitable means for wnemen's reg
istration." One remaining state, Ala
bama, postpones an opinion until the
return of it's attorney general to the
state.
Tennessee, Maine and Indiana have
not been heard from; but. since they
have had presidential suffrage for
some time. no difficulty in registra-
with primary suffrage, the same thing
lis true
Doubt remains as to the attitude
of only five states, non-Suffrage, from
which no word has come-Connecti-
cut, Delaware. Louisiana, New Jersey
and Vermont.