Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-31
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4tCarr0lH0n, Shoes W/hy
Smith Sh0ulH Be Elected
OF
TENNESSEE IS
ASKED TO QUIT

MURFREESBORO, Tenn, Aug 20.
Citizens of Rutherford county in mass
meeting here today in protest against
ratification Of the woman suffrage
amendment, adopted resolutions
which, after expressing the belief
that the suffrage issue had perma-
nently divided the Democratic party
in Tennessee under the present party
leaders, called upon Governor Rob-
erts to resign. Sister counties Of
steps and to select de1ega ties to
state convention to be held in Nash
willie September Is to name Demo-
cratic candidate for governor. Gov
ernor Roberts was nominated for re-
election in the state primaries Au-
The resolutions condemned the gov
ernor, and by implication Senator X.
d. Mcclellan, Representative Ewin
T.. Davis of the Fifth congressional
district, and Andrew L. Todd, of
Murfreesboro, speaker of the state
senate. because; of their activities in
behalf of ratification, and concludes:
s AS to our United States senator
and congressman. we will take such
action as deemed advisable at the
proper time and in the proper way"
:, Speakers who addressed the more
than 1000 persons present included
Seth M. Walker, speaker of the lower
house of legislature and leader of
the naturalization forces; Miss
G Tn Rowe. of New York; Judge
Percy Sharpe. of Nashville, one of
the members of the lower house who
bolted and went to Decatur, Ala.
last week in order to break a Quorum.
Senator Todd and others attempt
ed to speak after adoption Of the
resolutions. but the crowd would not
permit them to do SO. They later
addressed a meeting of several hun
dred citizens in the circuit court
room of the courthouse, Mr.. Todd de-
young MS remarks. to an explanation
Of Why he voted for suffrage.
CALL FOR SUFFRAGE
CELEBRATION IGNORED
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Aue 2a
The call of Mrs. George Fort Mil
ton, Tennessee chairman of the Ma
t1onal Woman Voters league, for
demonstration throughout the state,
at noon today in celebration of pas
sage, of the suffrage amendment
passed unnoticed here, there being
nothing of this nature ATTEMPTED.
Acting Mayor Ed Bass, who asked
to proclaim. the, celebration, had is
sued proclamation saying. that the
their usual vocations in memory of
absent constitution" and declaring
that the passage of the amendment
by the Tennessee legislature was IL
legal.
MASS MEETING DEMANDS
THAT M'KELLAR RESIGN
TRACY CITY, Tenn, Aug. 28.-A
mass meeting held at the courthouse
here tonight denounced Governor A.
II. Roberts for his action in embrace
ing the federal suffrage amendment
IN his call for a special session Of the
legislature and pledging those in at
tendance to oppose his reelection.
The resolutions also condemned SEN
ator Kenneth D. Mcclellan for his ac-
tivities in behalf of suffrage amend
ment and demanded that he resign
from the United. States senate.
ALL SUFFRAGE SUPPORTERS
CONDEMNED AT MEETING
CLEVELAND, Tenn, Aug. 2S.-At
a nonpartisan mass meeting held
here today, resolutions were passed
deploring what-was termed the vio-
! lation Of the state constitution in the
| passage of the federal suffrage
amendmcne and condemning all ma
tfonal and state officials and candi-
dates for public prefernlent who had
hand in the ratificat ton by the Ten.
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