Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-08-25 | Page 1 | Antis Again Fighting Suffrage

ATS A AUN UN f I HI I N SUFFRAGE ff A Seek Injunction to Prevent Prevent Prevent Pre Pre- vent Proclamation of Amendment Is Filed in the Supreme Court WASHINGTON Aug 25 Justice Justice Siddons of tho district supreme court denied today an application application application tion for a 1 restraining order to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent promulgation of the federal suffrage suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage amendment by the state de de- de- de WASHINGTON W ASHINGTON Aug 25 W The fight against the nineteenth amendment amend amend- ment m nt was transferred to Washington Wash Wash- ington n t today da w feli jn ga a suit to enjoin Secretary of or State Colby from fromI proclaiming the amendment was filed med I in r. r the tho District of or Columbia supreme court Secretary Colby Is prepared to issue the tho proclamation immediately papers arrive from Governor Roberts of Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- certifying that th the Tennessee legislature ratified the amendment Tenne Tennessee sec was wat the tho thirty-sixth thirty state to raUf ratify INJUNCTION SOUGHT Application for the injunction was made by Attorney A A. D D D. Smith in be behalf behalf be- be half halt of or Charles S. S Fairchild of or New NewYork NewYork NewYork York president of ot the tho League Opposed t t. t.- Suffrage Justice Siddons said he could not consider the matter until counsel had presented authority under which tho the court might act Justice Siddons agreed d to remain in his chambers during the day to consider the authorities au- au authorities au au- which counsel might later present POINTS OF PROTEST Fairchild asked for tor the tho injunction on the ground that the Tennessee c turo turG In ratifying ln the tho amendment violated the tho slate state constitutional con provision that tho the election of a a. legislature must Intervene between the time an amendment is submitted submitted sub sub- mUted and the time it Is la ratified Tho claim cahn was also sot set up that Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Roberts Roberta of Tennessee violated violate an In Injunction Injunction In In- junction there to restrain him I from certifying ratification of ot amendment to Washington