The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-09-08
SUFFRAGE WRITTEN IN
U. s. BASIC Law
Colby Records Qualification and
Announces Birth OF
10Th Amendment

CtutuIy Sti ubbic lVt WOih"h Suh'"SO
in the United States reached its cli-
max at 8 o'clock this morning when
Bainbrdge Colby, as Secretary of
State, issued his proclamation an
nouncing that the Nineteenth Amend
ment had become a valid part Of the
Constitution of the United States.
Signature of the proclamation
took place at that hour at Mr. Col
by's residence. II was a simple and
dignified function without ceremony
of any kind and issuance of the
proclamation was unaccompanied by
the taking of movies or otherr pic
lures, despite the fact that the Ma
tional Woman's Party, or militant
branch of the general suffrage move
ment had been anxious to be repres-
ented by a delegation of women and
to have the historic event filmed for
public display and permanent record.
Both Elements On Hand Early
Leaders Of both branches of the
woman's movement, the militants,
headed by Miss Alice Paul, and the
conservatives led by Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, some of whom had
been on watch nearly all night for
the arrival of the Tennessee Gov
errors certification, visited the State
Department and the militants sought
to have Mr.. Colby go through a du-
plication of the signing scene in the
| presence of movie cameras.
This he declined to do on the
ground that it was not necessary to !
detraet from the dignity and I'M
portance on the signing of the pro-
clamation by staging a scene in imi-
tation of the actual signing.
At the same time Mr.. Colby con-
graduated the women of the country
on the successful elimination of
their efforts in the face of discour-
agements and declarad the day
marks the opening of great and
new era in the political life of the
nation "
Received by President
Late this afternoon Mrs. Gait,
head of the National American Wo-
mans Suffrage, and Mrs. Helen Fl.
Gardiner, another active worker IN
that organization, were received at
the White House by President and
Mrs. Wilson.
The National Woman's party
known as the militants, and a rival
organization, that headed by Mrs.
Gait, was not represented. The
women presented to the President a
memorial of appreciation in the
form of a bound volume, page
coming from each State, for the
suffrage.
They had expected to receive
from him written message to be
read tonight at the big mass meet
ing and jubilee at Poll s. Theater ov-
er the ratification of the amend
ment, but the President informed
he had handed it to Mr.. Colby and
that the latter would include it in
his remarks to the women at the
mass meeting.
Wilson's Qualification Over Suffrage
shown
President Wilson sent to a mass
meeting of women held tonight to
celebrate the ratification of the
Nineteenth Amendment and express
sion of his qualification at the en-
actment of equal suffrage.
His message was delivered by
Secretary of State Colby. the only
male speaker who appeared before
a great crowd of citizens, 80 per
cent of whom were women. 1t fol-
lows:
"Will you take the opportunity
that will be afforded you the Secre-
taIy quoted the President as saying,
TO say that | deem it one of the
greatest hOnors of my life that this
great event, so stOutly fought for,
for so many years, shuld have oc-
CURED during the period of my Adj
ministration as President.
"And please tell my fellow citi-
zens that nothing has given me more
pleasure than this privilege OF do
ing what | could do TO hasten the
day when the wOsenhoOd of the
nation would be recognized on the
equal footing it deserves"
Mr.. Colby added that the Presi-
dent would be the last man to seek
for his party tho credit for the vii
tory.
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