The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-03
CONNECTICUT
MAY RATIFY
although Omitted From Gov
errors Call, SolonS May
Act, Anyway.


New York, Sept. 3.--(Special, 1.-THE
Connecticut legislature will meet In
special session Sept. II, on call OF Gov
Holoomb. The call originally intended
the session TO consider only measures
for handling the registration and boil
loting OF women voters.
An attempt win be made by suffra.
gists to have the first act Of the SEES
sion a ratification OF the Nineteenth
amendment, so as to remove any pos
slble doubt OF the legality OF the rati.
fioatlon of the thirty-sixth state, anc
doubly assure that women will vote II
November,
That this will be done over the de-
termined opposition Of Gov. Holcomt
seems assured. The governor has al
ways opposed an extra session to .ratifJ
the amendment, although majority o.
the members OF the legislature have
been eager to meet and ratlfy. III
carefully excluded from his call Of the
session any mention OF ratification, ant
Is expected, in case the legislature doe'
so act, TO rule that the ratification II
invalid, as no provision for II was con
tanned In the call.
Gov. Holcomb Is a republican allied e
Senator Brandagee, who mas been one
of the bitterest opponents that ratih-
cation has had. The senaor was said
to have been seen In Nashville while
the battle before the Tennessee legisa'
ture was on, and was thought TO have
been In close touch with the efforts Of
the ants to block suffrage success.
Effort after effort had been made bS
national republican leaders TO got Gov
Hocomb to call an extra session, prior
to Tennessee's ratification, but in vain
Along with Gov, Percivsl Clment, Of
New Hampshire. another governor whose
legislature wanted to ratify but whc
wouldn't permit them to meet. he has
resisted the calls OF the women and his
PARTY.
Letter 10 Hays.
Recently Gov. Holcomb. in a letter to
VIII II. Hays, chairman OF the republic
can national committee, notified him
that he will not call special session
OF the Connecticut general assembly 10
act upon the suffrage amendment, say
ing, II received your letter OF Oct.
81, 1919, relating to special session
and answered IL on Nov. 4, stating that
there would he no special session to act
upon the woman suffrage question.
presume you overlooked or Ind forgot
ten my reply to your former letter.
II have given at least four hearings
upon applications TO call n special SEES
sion and have stated my reasons foi
refusing. II Is unnecessary to repeat
them. / have not changed my conclu.
sions. You say a special legislative SEES
sion Is n small price to pay for clearing
the political atmosphere. the fnancia
cost Is unimportant but violating the
provisions OF our Constitution. which
have sworn to support, Is too great q
price to pay ] shall not call a special
session.
with personal regards, am, sin
cerey yours.
MARCUS II. HoLcoMB."
Would Remove Doubt.
\ Since the dispatch OF this letter Ten.
nessee ratified, and, the governor grudg.
ingly called an extra session merely &c
provide machinery to let the women
vote. Now Il Is likely that the lawmak.
ers will ratify and thereby remove al
doubt Of the validity OF the Nineteenth
amendment.