Show SUFFRAGIST HOPES RENE RENEWED BY RULE ROLE Tennessee Legislature Is Enabled to Ratify Amendment I 1 Washington Juno June 2 Assistant Attorney At At- tOTne torney General has advised ad Governor Roberts of or Tennessee that I Ih he the legislature e of ot that state stale could ratify the urra e amendment without submit submit- I ting the Issue to lo lie tho people Mr opinion was based basel largely on the tho lie decision of the United d court In inthe tho the Ohio referendum refer refer- m case In that case caso the court lucia that mat of lor amendments could be bo had only in state legislatures or conventions and that provisions pro or of state slate constitutions that ratification bo be referred to toa a aoto a vote oto of or the people conflicted con con- with the federal constitution P Mr Frierson who is 18 a native of Tennessee ruled that tIle the supreme supreme- court ourt decision made Invalid that sec tion of or the Tennessee constitution which provides that any action on a a. federal federal fed fed- eral amendment must be taken by a legIs legislature lure the members of or which have bave been elected after th tho amendment was submitted to th the the- state Miss Alice Paul chairman of or the Womans Woman's u Oman's Omans part party said toda today that Gornor Governor Governor Gover r nor Roberts' Roberts decision to call a special session of the Tennessee les-I les legislature to act on the suffrage e amendments means nl certain Contain victory A recent recess of ot both I Tennessee houses house sho she ald said indicated a safe safo majority in favor of or ratification I This of or course will be a triumph o for tor the Democratic party part Miss MIss' Paul PaulI j I declared and already has had tho erI Cf- Cf I feet of or pushing Republican efforts to secure action in Vermont Yermont Suffragists Deny Picketing Story Marion farlon 0 X 0 June 24 Ohio Ohio suffragists toda today denied a a. published statement that members of ot the National Womans Woman's party part who picketed th the na- na convention in Sn Chicago are are- planning planning plan plan- planning ning to picket Senator Hardings Harding's home bome here hore this summer Dr Gilletto Hayden state chairman of the part party said tentative plans have been made for a a. deputation of suffragists to call upon the senator at itt t his home here in Jul July with regard to rati of tho the federal suffrage amendment amend amend- ment meat but the tho call all Is Iii to take the tho form of or a a. conference and there thero Is to be no picketing |