Show STATES CAN 9 T fOil SUFFRAGE Federal Law Supersedes All Statutes Hughes Says NEW YORK YORI March 23 Claims Claims' of ot that the Susan B. B Anthony Anthony Anthony An An- thony amendment to the constitution If It ratified would be bo ineffective e instates Instates in states where state constitutions re restrict restrict restrict re- re strict suffrage to male citizens until such constitutions had been amended are erroneous according to an opinion obtained from Charles E. E Hughes former former former for for- mer Justice of the supreme court of the United States by the National American Woman Suffrage tion Judge Hughes also advised the association that in his opinion claims that the amendment in any case would confer only the to vote for senators senators senators sena sena- tors and representatives was equally erroneous erroneouS' OLY OLYMPIA wash March 23 Rata Rati Ratification of ot the he proposed suffrage amendment to the federal constitution was completed by the Washington legislature leg leg- late yesterday when the senate senate sen Ben ate unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the amendment The resolution resolution resolution tion was passed by the h house use before before it it was was sent to the senate Washington was the thirty fifth state to ratify the hc amendment Following action by the senate the two houses joined in fn sending a telegram telegram telegram tele tele- gram to the legislature of Delaware asking that body to ratify the amend amend- ment |