Show f fOR 1 AI HAND I June 24 W Acting Attorney General Frierson has informed Governor Roberts of Tennessee that he ean can legally call a sp special cial session of the state legislature laure to act on the federal federal federal fed fed- fed fed- I eral woman suffrage amendment it was stated at the White House today Frierson's formal ruling was sent to the Tennessee governor He rules that the legislature of ot that state could ratify ratify rat rat- the suffrage amendment without submitting the issue to the people AT WILSONS WILSON'S REQUEST Frierson's ruling followed a a. request of President Wilson to Roberts urging him to call the special session of ot the they I legislature so that Tennessee a Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic state would furnish the thirty thirty- sixth state ratifying the suffrage amendment thus allowing women to vote in the fall elections Suffrage leaders today saw In Jn Friers Frierson's Frierson's Frier- Frier s sons son's ns n's ruling coupled with Roberts' Roberts announcement announcement an an- that he would act favorably favorably favorably favor favor- I an ably on Wilsons Wilson's suggestion the end nd of ot women's battle for the ballot ALICE PAUL CONFIDENT Miss 1 Alice Paul head nead of ot the national national national na na- I womans woman's party sal sala there was was no doubt Tennessee would ratify and that the ratification would be legal Miss 1 Paul compared d Wilsons Wilson's suggestion suggestion suggestion sug sug- to Governor Roberts for tor a special cial ial legislative session with the expressed ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed attitude of ot Senator Harding 1 Republican presidential nominee who said he would not interfere in the state states Wilsons Wilson's friends said he had outmaneuvered outmaneuvered outmaneuvered out- out maneuvered Harding In quarters unfriendly to Wilson his move was interpreted as another in indication indication indication in- in that he Is Is seeking a third term WILL CALL SESSION N NASHVILLE Tenn June 24 Suf Suf Suffrage frage hopes rallied today when it was learned Governor Roberts is to call a special session of the legislature to act acton acton acton on the federal suffrage e amendment following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing receipt of ot telegram from President President President dent Wilson urging such action The nor governor govenor however did not cc comment comment com com- ment mento on the constitutionality of the legislatures legislature's act should a favorable vot vote be reached The question of constitutionality hinges on a clause In the state constitution constitution which provides that action on a federal amendment must be taken by a a legislature the members of which have b been en elected after the amendment was submitted to the state Members of the present legislature were were elected previous to submission of the thOe suffrage amendment WILSONS WILSON'S MESSAGE WASHINGTON June 24 President President Wilson last night sent a telegram t to Governor Roberts of ot Tennessee urging that a a. special session of ot the Tennessee legislature be called to act on the federal federal federal fed fed- eral suffrage amendment The president president dent in his tel telegram gram said It would be a real service to the party and to the nation if it is possible for you under the peculiar provision peculiar provision of t your state constitution having in mind the recent decision of the supreme court in the the Ohio Ohio c case se to call a special session of the legislature of Tennessee to consider the suffrage amendment Allow me to urge this very earnestly I |