Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
AVS TENNESSEE
HAS NOT RATIFIED
iate's Constitutional l. cague
Declares Injunction Will Keep
Women from the Vote Year
and Half

Nashville. Tenn, aug. 22.--l7ron. 'he
Aarl of legal AMI legislative teehnicalitiea
lat have smashed Tcnncssee's ratification
:hs re 'e.'al suffrage aricndmer. to-
1sht cauc the prediction OF the Tea.
essee Constitutional League that tho
junction against cert!ncation Of the rat!
cation cbtai1eG yesterday would pre- ,ent
acknowledgements Of the women of the no
lo5 for at leGet n year and "a half.
The Constitutional League, which has
leen aghting ratification In Tennessee on
sia ground that the State constitution
,rchibited tho present Legislature from
Lotlng on the suffrage amendment and
r',,ch claims to Include both outrage
opponents and advocates IN !ta member
hp. made its prediction IN q inestS.se -
fe governors OF Vermont, Connecticut.
florida. Alabama. Louisiana. Delaware
W. South Carolina. Tho leagues meg
age declared tNa, <nrcssea had not
n.tned iulf-aee and served notice ira.
NY State official wNo at:en. pte1 cert!9
mtIou w1uld be attacked FOR ContGy..rt
v court cnIer c&e io3upct!on which tho
enguc annourc.1 would e leccssary be
arricd TO tho thIrTeme Court Of tho Unit
90 States.
Suffrage advocates, however, continued
characterize th6 situation rs salts
aotory. They reiterated their contention
la' Tho action OF tho Mousse yesterday
II calling up tho Walker reconsideration
notion In defeating it, ami III ordering
he Senate tnint resolution Of ratification
rnnsrn'ttcd &c the Senate for cngrossins
vas iustisaI and upbssailabln dcsp,so the
nck ~ :, legislat!v, quorum.
Tho thirty ~ morc a7ti-suiirRge mem
,ers Of the House who went To Decatur.
loh = in, r1a IA mr.
rent the quorum, still were IN Alabama
o-day and, according to reports received
,ere were determined to remain there at
east during the next few days. Being
outside the State they cannot be arrested
md compelled to attend sessions of the
House.
Suffrage advocates who participated in
yesterdays coup in the House asserted
.o-day that action on the Walker re-
consideration motion would be upheld In
lsnuch as State constitutional provisions
lid not apply as the House was acting
Is an agent of the federal government.
No date had been fixed tonight for
he hearing on the temporary writ of
Injunction issued yesterday by Judge
.angford, restraining the governor,
,ecretary of State and the speakers of
he Senate and House from certifying
ratification to the secretary of State at
Washington. In some quarters it was
believed that the hearing would be held
tomorrow or Tuesday.
The message of the Constitutional
league was sent out yesterday and
vas sent out yesterday and was made
,ublc tonight as follows
Tennessee has not ratified the suf-
rage amendment. The resolution has
lot legally passed the House. The mo-
ion to reconsider to-day was defeated
Governor and other state officials have
been enjoined against attempting TO
certify its ratification No women
Will vote for a year and a half at least
IN account Of Tennessee's action to day
Is the injunction will be carried to the
highest court. Any State official who
attempts to certify will be attacked for
contempt OF court and Secretary Colby
las already been warned that action in
violation OF the Injunction is invalid
lnder our laws.
Secretary Colby will also he enjoined
~ amended bill filed by Charles s. Fair
,hild and the American Constitutional
League at Washington.
There is no reason for any stampede
n other States on account of Tennessee S
iction to-day and press reports assuming
he ratification as completed are entirely
misleading, Therefore. we earnestly ask
you to make careful examination OF
atifca ton status before doing anything
hat might have tendency to complicate
he coming presidential election and the
lection of governors, congressman
legislators, etc, in many States"