Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-14 | Page 1 | Suffrage Plea Sent Governors

SUFFRAGE PLEA II I i I iI SENT I I States Stales Still to Ratify Ar Are Target of National Association H w f Chicago o Fob Feb Governors 13 Governors of ot th the various various' states who ha have e e not ratified the federal suffrage amendment ment wl will receive telegrams demanding immediate immedi- immedi ate consideration n and pro prompt lPt action actio b by the le legislatures as a L result of or action action action ac ac- tion decided upon today at atthe the opening of the first fifty lCt annual convention o othe of the National orJans Suffrage e asso asso- elation Demand on the various state executives tives for a changed attitude toward towar women voters followed the receipt oa o oa oC i a a. telegram from Crom Governor Robertson of ot Oklahoma in which he announced announce that he h had d called a special se session slon of tho Oklahoma legislature for February nr ary 23 to ratification of th the amendment Particular attention was directed b by the convention against as Governor Harof Hart Har of oC Washington the only equal suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage state where no move mO has been mado nindo to call a a special session Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt Call president of ot th the association was directed b by the convention convention con con- to sen send the tho following message to the governor Washington is not the only enfranchised enfranchised state which hns has taken no action action action ac ac- tion toward ratification of oC the fe federal eral suffrage amendment Thirty five are arc assured In the Imme immediate late future Tine The nation has been informed for man many ye yc years rs t that Washington approved ap- ap proved cd woman suffrage It therefore looks to you OU to call an immediate session session ses ses- sion of your our legislature and once more Washington Washington's s endorsement if C woman suffrage by 11 ratification callon of oC the lac fe federal eral amendment