The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
TENNESSEE HOUSE
 WILL VOTE TODAY ON RATIFICATION
Suffrage Leaders Confident of Victory In Spite of De- sertiOns From Ranks
 Over Week-End
By Associated Pess

NasnFilcs Au&uht iOs-Ihc CONE
 lmittee of the lower house of the
 Tennessee legislature in charge of
 the woman suffrage ratification
 resolution late today voted 10 to
 to report the measure tomorrow
 with a recommendation that 1t he
 ndopted. A vote during the day |
 was said by leaders to be certain.
 The senate ratified the suffrage
 amendment Friday.
 Raleigh, N. C., August 16.--Suf-
 fragc opponents took the offensive
 in the contest over ratification in
 the North Carolina legislature with
 the introduction late tonight of n
 resolution to reject the federal
 woman's suffrage amendment. The
 retecttOnisf measure was brought
 into the lower house by Repre-
 sentative Gricr, democrat.
 Nashville. Tenn, August 16.-The lower house of the Tennessee legisla- ture tomorrow will vote on ratificat tion of the federal suffrage amendment. both suffrage and opposition leaders an nounced tonight. The committee on
 
 ments, to which the ratification resolu- ytion was referred, held an executive session tonight to consider the meas ure, and Chairman Riddick planned to report it in the regular order of busi : ness tomorrow morning. The house will meet at 10;30 o'clock, and the committee should report within the first half hour. /
 Conflicting claims as regards rati- hcation or rejection were being made by both sides, but the opinion was expressed in various quarters that the result would not be known until after the house had voted. Seth Walker speaker and leader of the opposition said the amendment would be rejected We have ratification beaten, that is all there is to it." he declared. Suffrage leaders still were confident they would win the contest in spite of assertions from their ranks over the weekend
 They have claimed a majority in the house since the legislative session be. gan. and said If members stood by their pledges victory was certain. Both suffrage and opposition work. CTS tonight confirmed reports that fv, 1 of the seven members of the Davidson county tNashville) delegation, pledged to suffrage, had gone over to the op position.
 ANTIS ARE JUBILANT The antis were jubilant over thi. accession to their ranks, especially ! since their leaders never have predicted the extent of their expected majority but have confined their claims to the statement that the vote would be close The suffrage poll has listed from fifty three to sixty members including tn, Davidson delegation.
 1 Fifty votes is the constitutional Sna 1 jority necessary for ratification. l Worwers were everywher today eithe attempting to maintain their lines in tact or to win over members of the op posing forces.
 They were on the house floor durnl the session this afternoon. and after ad Journment backed members into corner. and argued with them Groups debatnl suffrage attracted attention on tn, 1 streets, and hotel lobbies were tn. scenes of numerous wordy wars Th, house has ninenty- members, an' the active workers. both men and women for and against suffrage are said t, number at least 1000
 Campaigners were working in relays | and when one enthusiastic advocate ol antagonist of votes for women became exhausted there was another one near tt take up the task.
 | The forces opposed to ratifica ton wer' prepared today for possible attempt O the suffragists to call the resolution o; | of the committee, and the galleries an. aisles of the chamber were crowded witt tCOntinued on T.nge TwO)