The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
ACTION ON SUFFRAGE
HELD Until MONDAY
IN SOUTHERN STATES

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 14.-En-
larged by the action of the Tennessee
Senate in adopting a resolution pro-
viding ratification of the federal suf-
rage amendment, suffragists today
:urned their attention to the house
where, they admitted, they expected
10 face more determined opposition.
Neither house was in session to-
day, both the senate and the house
having recessed until Monday. Suf-
frage advocates and opponents, how
ever, were busy attempting to secure
18th hour pledges of support from
members of the house who remained
in Nashville over the weekend.
The house will reconvene Monday
cysernoon at 2 o'clock. House lead
ers considered vote on suffrage
Monday afternoon improbable.
Committee To Meet Monday
The committee to which the ratifi-
cation measure was referred Is ex-
pected to meet Monday night to con-
slider it, and it was said today that
no effort would be made to bring the
suffrage question upon the house
floor before the committee has an
opportunity to report.
Members of the committee refused
to comment on the probable tenor of
the report. Rumors were prevalent
today, however, that an attempt
might be made to bury the resolution
in committe. If this is done an effort
will be made, suffrage advocates said,
to call the resolution up on the floor
of the house for a vote.
The vote in the senate yesterday
of 25 to in favor of ratification has
increased the confidence of the suf-
fragists Many of them had not ex.
pected so lopsided a victory.
The consensus of opinion among
both advocates and opponents of suf-
frage today was that the result in the
few votes.
RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. Leaders IN
the North Carolina legislature were
of the opinion today that neither the
senate nor the house would vote be,
fore Tuesday on ratification of the
federal suffrage amendment.
1t was predicted that action would
be taken first in the senate, probably
Tuesday and that if the ratification
resolution introduced yesterday were
adopted there 1t would then be con
sidered by the house, where 1t was
expected, a bitter, close battle would
occur.
Suffrage advocates, encouraged by
Governor Bickett's message urging
ratification and the favorable report
by a senate committee of the ratifi
cation resolution, were confident to
day Of success in the senate. Some OF
them were a bit dubious about the
house.
Sixty-three of the 120 members OF
the house signed the telegram sent tc
the Tennessee legislature urging it tc
defeat the suffrage resolution.
Feel Sure Of Victory
Antisuffragists said they felt Ger
tain all those who signed the telegram
would vote against ratification, thus
assuring defeat OF the resolution.
Suffrage opponents also claimed
they would be able to break into the
suffrage strength in the senate, and
predictions were made that the suff
rage resolution never would reach the
house.
Ratification resolutions were intro
duced yesterday in both houses
Senator Scales, Democrat, called or
the senate to ratify, while the house
resolution was introduced by Repre-
sentative Williams, Republican leader
The house resolution was still ir
committee today and leaders of the
opposition said it probably would be
left there.