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Show G. 0. P. Aids Suffrage ' K. ' West'virglnla was tho thlrty-fourth Stole to rotlfy.tho suffrago nmondment. A Republican State 'Soiiator, Jesse A, HlochV traveled across tho continent from California on limited trains in order to i reach Charleston lnillo .to .break thq legislative deadlock on the suffrage suf-frage question. Ho arrlvod and tho amendment1 'darJMMJJNatlonul i Committeeman Virgil Illghland mot Senutor Dloch atChlcago and tmd ( both an airplane ami a special train In readlnoss to Koslen htm on 'im Journey. Leaving the decision as tf trUhbtt to' his. .wileshci iJim'iVjiI the spoclal train Which reached Cincinnati. lx hours later In amptu tnnoi to connect with the .regular outgoing 'trnln 16" Cllarlenton. Thus i hofwus In, his neat Uietnoxt.day when, the decisive vote-.esTnjtfil l- , This ft) (Into lsthO(WO,sj,JrAonUc' episode In tho.long.strupKlc, for nuffrago and tho.Wcst Virginian s name will go dow.n In history. The picture from loft to right shows Lt. C. R. uorklahft. fonfrly n flyer In the British Roynl Flying Corps; "Senator Jesse A1'Bloph,tKi is. '"noli, wlte of the Senator, und Hon. Vergil L. HJglilandReVJUH1);'1" m.-xI Committeeman of West Virginia. " . |