Show Victory T Seen for Suffrage 2 states have ha ratified the tho woman sufI suf suf- I rp T a frage amendment ye yet unless another state comes forward whose legislature shall take timely and favor favor- favorable table able action only the women omen in those states which by Py state action have enfranchised the women will bo be privileged election Ac- Ac Accordingly to vote ote at the coming presidential r.- r. cordingly extraordinary efforts are being put forth by bythe bythe bythe the women's organizations to procure ratification by bythe bythe the the thirty-sixth thirty state I. I Just now the prospect that Tennessee may be the final state to ratify and thus give the tho victory to the Dem Democratic cratic party is e causing using quite a vibration upon the suffrage seismograph and events are being watched with scientific interest It seems not to matter that as 08 the count stands stanis twenty-nine twenty Republican states and only Tonly six Democratic states have ratified the amend- amend ent the D Democratic mo women insisting that the political advantage antage in the campaign will go to the party part in control con- con rol of 0 the thc elusive thirty The situation in Tennessee seems to be that the recent re re- ce cent t decision of the United States supreme court has I paved ed the way for immediate ratification by the legis legis- legislature legislature lature l ture of that state without any referendum to the i people is provided by the state constitution of Tenness Tennes- Tennes I s zee see e the effect of the he sup supreme me courts court's decision having I been to th abrogate the Tennessee requirement Accord Accord- cc rd 1 the governor there has called a special session and suffragists say there is no doubt that favorable action will result as the same men are in the tho legislature now who pa passed d a presidential suffrage bill in 1919 Meantime Miss Mary Garrett Hay Bay acting president o of of the National American can Womans Woman's Suffrage t ti tion n declares her unshaken faith that Vermont or Connecticut Republican state s J will ratify before TenI Ten- Ten I It is a very pretty fight and whatever the political political po po- po- po al adv advantage may be the result is reasonably assur assur as- as sur d that women will be enabled to vote in N November vemb r for the first time timo in a presidential elect on el on I do nicely for the Anyway the Democrats seem a bit it slow in taking up th the Pr Presidents President's ident's fight on the l league Which ig ia the mocker wine mocker wine or Bryan The contention con con- vc must decide x j ft San Francisco is said to be fc wet b but t t not 1 t wringing gm wet like Chi Chicago ago 4 C Naturally the Democrats in convention assembled would have hae something to say of the Republican pl plat plat- t- t form for f t Just t when Los Angeles was crowing over San an IVan Fran rn cisco i in th the matter o oL population it had hadak ak an ati earthquake It behooves San Francisco to be quiet T William J. J Bryan Brynn says he will see sec to it it that tho the t I Democratic platform is exactly the reverse of tho Republican Rei Re Re- i publican pl platform The he Republicans cannot ask any any- tN b better tta 1 t. t I II I |