Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27
SUFFRAG|STSHA|L
VICTORY AS ANTS
LAUNCH NEW FIGHT
Will Welcome Mrs. Gait
Back to N. Y.-FoeS Con-
denim Proclamation.

NEW YORK. August 21.-Prominen'
suffragists assembled in New York to
day to celebrate the formal ratifica-
fion of the nineteenth amendment. A
large delegation planned to go to the
y. Pennsylvania station and greet Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait. president OF the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association, upon her arrival from
Nashville. Tenn. the battle-ground OF
the final victory for the cause.
Accompanying Mrs. Gait were the
two suffrage leaders of both parties
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton OF ONO
vice chairman of the republican ma
tional Legislative committee. and
Mrs. Charles Williams of Tennessee,
vice chairman of the democratic ma
tional legislative committee.
Mrs John Blair was chosen to pre-
sent huge bouquet of blue and yell
low flowers. the votes for women
colors, to Mrs. Gait. sAppended to the
bouquet was a ribbon bearing the in
scription. From the 27,000.000 enfran-
chised women of the United States"
The delegation planned to march
from the station to the Waldorf-As-
toria Hotel, for the main celebration
late today.
Gov Alfred E. Smith expressed re-
Gret that he was unable to accept the
invitation to attend the meeting. but
gladly consented to officially greet
Mrs. Gait at the station.
Cleveland to Ring Bells.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. August 81
Cleveland will celebrate the enfran-
chisement of women in the United
States with the ringing of church
Ties at noon today. Women through
out the city have been requested by
the League of Women Voters to dec
crate their homes and offices with the
American flag.
Board of elections officials estimate
there are more than 100000 woman
voters in Cuyahoga county, and $4,000
of these are expected to register and
vote at the November election. One
hundred new voting precincts have
been ordered to take care of the ex-
pected big inreased vote.
CHICAGO. August 27.-Request has
been made by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. president of the National Suf-
frage Association, that every bell and
whistle in Chicago sound together to-
morrow at noon in celebration Of the
passing of the nineteenth amend
ment.
Mrs Gait has sent similar requests
throughout the country.
s. c. Falls I'm Line.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. August 27.-The
woman voters of South Carolina are
.
of Women Voters to celebrate the
suffrage victory at noon Saturday,
with the ringing of bells. In Colum-
bia the mayor has consented to have
the city bells rung, and whistles will
be blown. This is part of the wom-
ems nationwide program of joyful
noise when the clock strikes midday
SATURDAY. 1t is estimated that there
in South Carolina.
SAVANNAH. Ga, August 27.-Thir--
ty ardent woman suffragists visited
the courthouse in body this morn
ing and demanded that they be en-
legal voters. After consulting legal
advice the tax collector consented to
enroll the new voters.
States Rights Dead, Says Mayor.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August 81.
In reply 10 request from Mrs.
George F. Milton, Tennessee state
Voters, that he make official an
nouncement of celebration of rati-
fication of the nineteenth amendment,
Mayor Pro Tempore f. D. Bass last
night issued proclamation, in part as
follows:
II. Z. d. Bass. mayor pro tempore and
acting mayor, do hereby proclaim the
ratification of the nineteenth amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States by the Quorumless session of
violation of the constitution of Ten
nessee. I call upon all citizens of
Chattanooga, who respect our consti-
tuition and revere the traditions of
our great state, to bow their heads
in memory of the final passing of the
principles our forefathers fought for,
the death of states rights and the COM
plete notification of the constitution
CT the state of Tennessee"
Suffrage Foes Still Active.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, August 27.-
Naturalization headquarters here is
sued the following announcement aft
er hearing the news Of Secretary
+. .Colby's proclamation:
The fact that Secretary of State
Colby this morning. issued a proc
1amation that the woman suffrage
amendment had been adopted by the
cause any cessation of the fight in
this state. both in the courts and in
the legislature. against the validity
of Tennessee's alleged ratification.
The proclamation of the Secretary
of State does not make a fact of what
is not a fact and the courts are still
open to those opposing the validity of
Tennessee's ratification TO show that
fact in the courts. In FeigenSpan VS..
Bodins, decided June Z. 1920, by the
Supreme Court of the United States,
Elihu Root attacked, as counsel, the
validity of the prohibition amend
ment, which had already been pro-
claimed by the Secretary of State, and
the court proceeded and heard the
case on it's merits. against the con-
tention OF the government that the
Secretary's certificate was conclusive,
showing that the court recognized it
was not conclusive, and that it could
not have the effect of making that a
fact which was not fact.
IN addition to the fight in the leg
,cIo tot
other suit or suits will be brought
against alleged ratification and to en-
join elections held hereunder giving
women in Tennessee the unrestricted
right to vote.
Look to Supreme Court.
DECATUR, Ala. August 27.-The
members of the Tennessee house of
representatives here on a flibuSter
issued the following statement on re-
ceiving news that the Secretary of
State had signed the proclamation
proclaiming the suffrage amendment
a part of the United States Consti
tuition:
Notwithstanding the issuance OF
the proclamation by Secretary of State
Colby, the mass meetings called for
Saturday will be held TO protest and
condemn the high-handed action OF
Gov. Albert II. Roberts, Kenneth d. Nc
kellar and the Legislators who voted
for the anne ndment, and the other pol
iticians who were instrumental in in
Huencing members to vote for the
> amendment in violation of their
oaths and contrary to the wishes OF
their constituents.
We steadfastly believe the Su-
preme Court of the United States will
not Countenance such an illegal act
as had been placed upon the people OF
the state of Tennessee by the act OF
Gov. Roberts in certifying to the pas
sage of the ratification resolution
when IL never had legally done so and
while the same is undisposed of and