Arizona republican., 1920-08-23
SUFFRAGE RATIFICATION
 DOUBTFUL AS RESULT OF
 TENNESSEE INJUNCTION
IRepubIlcan A. p. Leased wIre1


 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 22.-From the snarl of legal and legislative tech n.calities that have enmeshed Tennes- see's ratification of the suffrage amendment tonight came the predic- tion of the Tennessee constitutional league that tie injunction against cer- tification of the ratification, obtained yesterday. would prevent enfranchise- ment of American women for at least a year and half.
 The constitutional league, which has been fighting ratification on the ground that the state constitution pro- hibited the present legislature from acting on the amendment. made it's prediction in a message to the govern crs of Vermont, Connecticut, Florida. Alabama, Louisiana, Delaware and South Carolina. The message declared that Tennessee had not ratified suf- frage and served notice that any state official who attempted certifieation would be attacked for contempt of court under the injunction which the league announced would be carried, if necessary to the highest court
 Suffrage advocates characterized the situation as satisfactory and reiterated their contention that the action of the house yesterday in calling up the Walker reconsideration motion, defeat ing it and ordering the senate joint resolution of ratification transmitted to the senate for expressing. to be un- assailable depite the Lack of a quorum.
 The 30 or more anti-suffFage mem berS of the house who went to Decatur, Ala, yesterday to prevent the quorum, still were in Alabama today and, ac-
  remain there during the next few days. Being outside the state they cannot be compelled to attend sessions of the house.
 No date has been fixed for the hear ings on the temporary writ of injunc- ton issued yesterday, restraining the governor and other state officers from ert.fying ratification to the secretary of state at Washington. The writ is returnable anytime within five days upon agreement of the parties to the action.
 Governor Roberts tonight declared he had been informed by State Attor- ney General Thompson that the action of the two houses of the legislature constitutes a ratiflcatfon of the amend ment and eonsequently he would coun- tenanee no act inteadsd tssnullify the jority. either by ass|t ss abandon- e itsu ment of official duty QH fhepart of the members or otherw#4#
 T will exercise 5a34ng all the legal and legitimate powers of the of flee of governor to seQnsuumate in an orderly and legal nla{2HHf zhe certifica- ton of the action d E3&k 1Egfslature to the proper federal a1ll& he de- clared.
 DECATUR. Alahan August 22.- i The 31 anti-suffras5e xn0xabers .of the FTr. l,.,, .[=I prevent further actl9@ tn ratification l of the suffrage arlaa4Sf4Fit staged ar impromptu demonstrafi6n today wher 9 train bearing Mrs. v. g. EPinckard ot l Montgomery. president Of the South ern Woman's Rejentfpn. Ish que. passed | through the city.
 The insurgents wore a rec rose, the emblem u< zfl1 forces opposed l to suffrage.
 We are deterrnlss9a to stick it out until the finish,'s said Representative Hall, leader of the .partg. There vii be no break in osA zai.lss," Hundreds 1 of telegrams cof44xmendffsE- the actior of the insurgents in boitfng the Iegis- lature continued to arrive today.