Show WILSON IS EAGER FOR DEMOCRATIC SUfFRAGE VICTORY President Wires North Caro Caro- lina lma Of Officials Baals to Kp te r r Ratification i By e 1 Ser e lee W Washington hinston June 25 Ln In In telegrams Governor to-Governor BIckett of ot North Carolina and and Senators Overman and Simmons President Wilson today directed their attention to tho the Importance of or favorable favorable favor favor- able action by the North Carolina legislature on the tho amendment The legislature will m meet meat t In special session July 20 Alice Paul chairman of the national womans woman's party said today that North Norto Carolina will ratify if it Senator O Overman erman can be led to support the cause c. Governor BIckett and Senator Simmons Simmons Sim SIm- mons she said Bald have havo already alread come out for ratification and a poll has shown tho Iho k majority of ot the tho legislators in fa fa- fa vor Officials close to the President said today that ho is anxious to have a Democratic state ratify tho the amendment and if Ir Tennessee falls taUs to respond favorably favorably fa fa- to his request is relying on North Carolina The latest movement by the national womans woman's party as announced by Miss rUss Paul today is a call caU by the women of off Massachusetts f directed to Gov Y Calvin and insisting insisting- that he give immediate Immediate immediate im Im- mediate expression to his views vieW's on suf suf- frage The Tho governor go was reported as having refused to see a delegation o ot of women on the ground that he c would woula not commit himself until after his of official offieLd of- of fieLd notification of ot his nomination for vice vico president on the tho Republican ticket I Bickett Disfavors Suffrage Session By Sy al Satire e. e Raleigh N. N C C. Juno 25 5 Governor Governor vernor Bickett so far has made no reply to President Wilsons Wilson's telegram asking the governors governor's aid In tn securing ratification of the suffrage age amendment I Governor Bickett said toda today he sincerely sincerely sin sin- sin sin-I I hoped the Tennessee l legislature would ratify the amendment and thereby thereby thereby there there- by relieve North orth Carolina of ot the ne ne- ne Governor Bickett does docs not favor woman suffrage He issued a a. statement statement statement state state- ment toda today reading I 01 have re said all I Intend saying on the subject in behalf of ratification I While I will tal take e m my medicine I will never swear it is for tor the good of or the tho state |