Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-27
WOMEN MAY NOT
VOTE IN N. N.
NEXT NOVEMBER

1t is the opinion of Judge George
r.. Craig, state chairman of the
republican party. that the women
of New Mexico may not be able to
take part in the November cleo
ton. If the Susan b. Anthony
amendment is ratified by four more
states the women of New Mexico
win be entitled to vote in Novem-
Der, but the prospects for attaining
the necessary total of thlrty-slX
states looks very doubtful, at the
present time, he thinks.
1t is conceded on the authority
of eminent constitutional lawyers
that the constitution of New Mexico
would be automatically amended
by the national suffrage amend
ment so that the women of this
state can vote for state and county
as we'll as for national candidates,
as the Anthony amendment pro-
vides.
Acting upon this opinion and as
suming that four other states Will
ratify, the woman's division of the
republican party of this state an
nounce that headquarters have
been opened in the Griffin build
ing in Santa Fe. a FORMAL state
ment to this effect has been issued
and signed by Mrs. Adelina Otelo
Warren, chairman of the executive
committee. The women do not
claim the right to hold office, for
which no provision is made in the
Anthony amendment. But the fol-
lowing statement about the exer-
else of the franchise has been is
sued by Mrs. Adelina Otero-War-
rem, chairman of the women's divi-
sion of the republican state COM
mittee, and Mrs. Rupert IL. AS
plund, vice chairman OF the wom-
ems division of the republican stale
committee, from the women's head
quarters:
1t is the opinion Of the eXecu'
tive committee of the womens dl-
vision of the republican party that
when the federal amendment is
ratified by the requisite number o.
states, women VIII have the right
of suffrage in all elections. We base
this OPINION upon the TACT that
when support OF the federal amend
ment was first seriously considered
Dy national suffrage organizations,
lney were advised by eminent con-
sulutional lawyers that the guardn-
zenS by the constitution OF the
JnI.ed states would supersede any
,nlng 10 the contrary In state con-
suludons. AS the nineteenth
amendment, wnen ratified. viii W
Just as Dlnuing upon the states as
any part of the original consutu-
4un, We fan TO see now any state
can refuse It's women citizens their
right TO ballot any more than it
can refuse them tneir o.ner consti-
luLonai rignls, such as not TO be
dep .lVed OF lire, liberty or property
without process of law (artIcle D
OF the Omitted States conslltuuonJ.
we also cite article 10: The pow
ers not delegated to the Unltud
states by the constitution, nor pro-
nlplted ny II to the states, are re-
served to the states respectively, OF
10 the people.
IL StClilo SASdE W 10 Lhdt w bAiN
adoption and ratification OF tint
nineteenth amend the Unit
ed states, win have prohibited TO
the states the right TO deny suffrage
on account of Sex"
MRS. Warren has also issued a
letter of appreciation of legislative
ratification, for the executive COIL
mittee of the woman's division OF
the republican party, as follows:
Gratitude of the women of New
Mexico for the ratification of the
national suffrage amendment by
the extraordinary session of the
fourth legislature is expressed in a
letter that has been written by Mrs.
Adelina Otero-Warren for the ex-
ecutive committee of the women's
division of the republican organiza-
ton. The text of the letter fol-
lows:
The women's division of the
state republican party desires to ex-
press t0 the governor and to the