Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-19
GIVES
s sss NATIONS WOMEN
:At8sl RIGHT OF BALLOT

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G..this measure goes where 1t belongs
to the table"
Instantly tho chamber was in III
uproar. SuTrug!sts clamorcd for rec
!. ognition while chorus OF second
Z the motion" came from tho ants. Mir
,Ovcrton, however. refused TO rccos-
nize any one and ordered the roll
= gall. The vote wae n neck and neck
and at the conclusion many spec
t,sftators. members, and newspaper men
:, who had kept tally had a total OF
forty nine in favor OF the motion and
forty-soven against 1t An equal or
greater number declared the vote was
forty EIGHT 10 forty-eisht and an APP
- peal 10 the clerk developed that his
!. tally also showed tie.
80 Pandemonium reisncd. members
leaving their seats and crowdinE
around the Speakers stand, many de-
ssspanding another roll call, others de-
clarins 1t unnecessary. Mr.. Ovcrton.
who occupied the chair during the re-
mainder of the session, managed to
restore order and instructed the clerk
to proceed with the second roll call
IL order that there might he no doubt
The second ballot showed tie of
Speaker declared the motion lost for
want OF a majority.
HcEard Hattie M Lost.
> Instantly the antisunrag!sts de-
mandsa q vote on the original mot on
TO concur in the Senate action. 1t was
cruc!a> moment The motion TO
table had just been lost through tie
vote and ii the opposing forces held
together and another tie resulted it
meant rejection of the amendment.
When The Speaker put the motion
hundreds OF suIraSists regarded the
Battle as lost.
r The vote at the outset was on par
tis;un lines. but when the name OF
Representative Harry T. Burn, Re-
publican. Of NcMinn County, was
called lie voted aye" The OPPOSE
ton then virtually conceded defeat
for Mr.. Burn had voted with them TO
table the resolution and his change
gave the suGragis,s the needed ma
iority.
The stand of the members was un-
changed as The clerk ran down the
Ms; until the name OF Representative
Il. i. Turner. Democrat, of Gibson
County, was reached. Mr. Turner
shout Of satisfaction from the ants
He had voted against the motion 10
table and his failure TO vote on rati-
hcatton balanced the loss incurred
through Mr.. Burns vote for the
amendment. The pleasure experienced
by the ante was short lived, how
ever, for Mr.. Turner, just before the
end OF ;hc roll call requested the clerk
10 record him ne 80
Mr.. Turner had said repeatedly that
ne would vote neither for nor against
Tatiicttion unless it was evident that
- his vote WAS needed for massage or
rejection and that II such an oc
arose he would vote for Tho
amendment,
Demonstration Staged
SuHrarists everywhere launched an
uproarious demonstration before the
c!erk announced tho vote for there
Wa Was no question suffrage had won.
cheers and shouts. women screamed
at tho top OF their voices. scores
placed thei- arms around The necEs
OF those nearest them and danced. 81
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the ih.-ss OF humanity. Hundreds Of.
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and many removed the yellow flowers
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