The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-09
SUFFRAGE UP IN
 TENNESSEE TODAY
Republicans Urged By Ma tional Chairman to Sup
 port Women's Cause
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Nashville, August S.--The Tennessee leg fslature will meet in extraordinary ses- sion tomorrow at noon to consider rat ification of the federal suffrage amend ment.
 Thirty-five states already having acted favorably and with ratification by only one more state necessary for women suf- frage to become effective throughout the nation, suffrage and anti-suffrage work CTS from all parts of the country were here prapsps4d for vhat has been caarac- terized as probably the most important contest general assembly has faced since Congress submitted ratification to the states.
 Indications tonight were that plans of leaders to begin consideration of ratifi- cation at the first days session probably would not materialize. Both houses al- ready are organized and it had been pro- posed that after the seating of thirteen new members, the governors message would be received and preliminary steps toward action on the amendment taken immediately. Governor Roberts call for tie session, however, was not issued un- til yesterday and formal notification, it was said, would not be received by all members before tomorrow. It was doubt ed whether it would be possible to have quorum in attendance tomorrow and adjournment until Tuesday was expected.
 Republican members will caucus to- morrow morning to determine their course and it was said their action would have an important bearing inasmuch as the party is represented in the senate by seven members and in the house by thir- ty-four Each republican has received from Will H. Hays chairman of the re- publication national committee. a mes sage urging him to support ratification.
 Today's activities were featured by an address by Farley F. Christensen, presidential nominee of the farmer labor party, who soke in favor of at a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council. Numerous confer ences between members of the assem- bly, and between opponents and pro- ponents of suffrage and legislators also were held, the workers seeking pledges of support.
 BOTH CONFIDENT
 Various leaders of both factions were Claiming victory, but in many quarters there was disposition to regard the outcome as uncertain at this time. Suf- frage leaders pointed out that the leg islature in regular session last year granted presidential and municipal suffrage to the women or the state. The vote in favor of this legislation was a bare constitutional majority in the Senate and majority of five In the House, seventeen of the thirty three members of the Senate and fifty four of the ninety mine members of the House voting in the affirmative. Three members of the Senate and ten mem bers of the House were elected last week to fill vacancies and the suf- fragists declared that of the thirteen they had eleven pledged. or enough to offset any losses if several of those who voted favorably on the state suf- frage issue should oppose ratification by federal action.
 Opponents of woman suffrage in any form and those who oppose suffrage by federal legislation. but favor it by state action, have combined forces and were confident that there were, enough members of similar views in each house to defeat ratification
 MRS. GAIT
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the American Woman Suffrage Asso-. citation. is directing the campaign of the suffragists, and for the first time, it is said. she has established head quarters on the battlefield Former Governor Rye of Tennessee was ex-
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