Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-18

tional change thus will
come effective in time for
the 900, 900 women of
the country to vote in the presidential
election in November, unless the low.
er house Of the Tennessee assembly
rescinds its action of today in adopt
ing the ratification resolution so to
49,
Speaker Walker. leader of the anti
sufIragists, put opponents in posi-
ton TO demand reconsideration by
changing his vote from nay to aye
and moving to reconsider. The house
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow,
when the speakers motion Xill have
the right of way. Suffrage and anti
suffrage forces frightened their lines
this afternoon for the final fight, and
both sides were claiming victory.
The sutfragists, however, had the
advantage of today's victory and ex-
pressed confidence that Speaker
Walkers motion will be voted down
tomorrow. The next step in ratifica-
ton then will be the certifying the &C.
ton of the Tennessee assembly to
the secretary OF state to the United
, States, who upon its receipt will is
sue a proclamation declaring the
amendment ratified.
| The Tennessee senate ratified the
/ amendment last Friday by vote OF
25 to 4.
The lineup on the vote for ratifica.
tion follows:
Democrats-Aye. 35; no, "a: alb
sent ]
Republicans-Aye 10; no. ~; alb
/ sent 2
Cox Withholds Statement
Columbus. Ohio. Aug 1S.-Governor
Cox, Democratic candidate for the
presidency, received his first naws
this morning of the action on the
( wOman's suffrage amendment from
the Associated Press. He said he
would withhold a statement on the
subject until later.
Ready for All Attacks.
New York, Aug, 1S.-The National
American Woman Suffrage associa-
ton is preparing to meet any attacks
which may be made to prevent the
suffrage amendment from becoming
law. according to a statement issued
today by the New York headquar~
ters of the organization, upon rattica-
ton of the amendment by Tennessee.
| 1t expects the Secretary of State
to procla m the amendment at once as
ratified. the statement sald.
Ends Fight of Many Years.
! Was hfnptDp R a inn
| of the suffrage amendment to the con-
stitution ends struggle which began
| in this country before the colonies
declared their independence. 1t will
| enventually enfranchise 25,000,00D
women.
Woman suffrage first raised its
voice in America in Maryland in 1647
! when Mistress Margaret Brent, heir
of Lord Calvert, demand a place in
| the legislature OF the colonay as a
property holder of wide extent. And
i'll the days of the revolution Abigail
Adams wrote her husband. John
| Adams, at the continental congress
which was framing the laws OF the
| infant nation. that IF, in the new
| laws, particular care and attention are
not paid to the ladies' we are deter
mined to foment IA rebellion and will
not hold ourselves bound to obey any
/ laws in which We have no voice"
! Orsanized work for woman suffrage
/ began in the United States with the
Wuman'S right convention in Seneca
/ Fails. y. Y, in 1913, which was called
! by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady
/ Stanton, early leaders of Massachu
setts and New York, in response to
/ the Indignation aroused by the re-
refusal To permit women 10 take part
/ in the antislavery convention OF 1S40.
/ From the date of that convention the
/ suffrage movement in the United
/ States began the fight that lasted
seventy years and ended with victory,
! Another convention followed in 1857
at Syracuse. \. Y, at hich delegates
from Canada were present, and 1t was
there that Susan B, Anthony assumed
leadership OF the cause to which she
devoted her life.
In 1869 the National Woman Suf-
frage association, with Miss Anthony
and Mrs Stanton at its head was
formed in New York. and in the same
year the American Woman Suffrage
association was organized in Cleva-
land with Lucy Stone and Julia Ward
Howe its its leaders. At first ditfe".
ing widely in policy, the national asso-
citation working to put suffrage
amendment through he federal con.
gress and its sister organization bend
ing its efforts to convert the country
state by state the two associations
later united under the name OF the
National Woman Suffrage association.
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