WOMEN REGISTER
TO VOTE IN FALL
Supplemental Registration Three
Days Beginning
October 13.
The poll tax question will not enter into the question of women voting in any and all elections this fall
just like the men, in the opinion of
Walter Warters, secretary of the
Knox county election commission.
Mr. Warters states he believes that
the women can vote regardless of
poll tax by virtue of the fact that
they were not qualified to vote when
the ruling was made that no one
could vote who had not a poll tax receipt dated thirty days before the
election or August 5.
Supplemental Registration
Women however, who have not
registered will be required tp register
in the supplemental registration
which will be held twenty days before
the election of November 2, states Mr.
Warters.
Since the amendment has been ratified Mr. Warters states he believes
the registration of women will be
heavy this fall, because of the fact
that their eligibility to vote in every
election, will command the interest
of women throughout the state. The
great tax question is of great interest
to every woman who owns property,
it is stated, and for the first time
women will be allowed to vote in
the state elections where tax measures are determined.
Strengthens Democratic Ticket
Democratic leaders in the city who
have been heard to express themselves have stated that the enfran-
chisement of women for participation
in every election, will rebound to the
strength of the democratic ticket in
the state and will add measurably to
the prospects of the democratic national ticket from the fact that ratification by a democratic state and
through democratic influences will
make it possible for women throughout the country to vote unfettered in
the November elections. The ratification by Tennessee confers universal
suffrage upon twelve states of the
Union, some of which had refused to
ratify the federal amendment.
Republicans in Knoxville too see
advantage for their party in the action of the state.
It will be argued, say leaders, that
without the aid of republicans the
amendment could not have been ratified, and that Senator Harding exerted his influence to get the legislature to act favorably, limiting his
advice only by the constitution of the
state.
Provision of Constitution
No convention or general assembly
of this state shall act upon any amendment of the constitution of the
United States proposed by congress
to the several states, unless such
convention or general assembly shall
have been elected after such amendment is submitted.
Miss Sue S. White, Tennessee
state chairman, National Woman's
Party writes to Governor Roberts
of Tennessee, as follows:
"Since the decision of the supreme
court of the United tSates(sic.) on June
1st in the case of Hawke vs. Smith,
I have consulted a number of lawyers, including the solicitor general
of the United States, in regard to the
effect that the decision may have
upon the provision of the Tennessee
constitution which attempts to restrict the power of the general assembly to act upon amendments of
the federal constitution..... Acting
upon these legal opinions, I am, as
chairman of the Tennessee branch of
the National Woman's Party, submitting to you this formal request
that you call the general assembly
of Tennessee into extraordinary session for the purpose of ratifying the
nineteenth amendment to the United
States consitution.
"This request is made with a full
appreciation of every doubt that
could possibly arise as to the validity
of ratification by the present Tennessee general assembly, and after due
consideration of the contingencies
that might result should the doubt be
resolved against the power of the
legislature to act. In support of the
request I am sending copies of opin-
ios(sic.) by Senator Walsh and Governor
Folk. Every one with whom I have
conferred has concurred in these
opinions.
Women's Suffrage
