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Show Ierts appIes" be suffrage ac! JTION TRANSFERS TO THE NA. KTIONAL CAPITAL BATTLE OVER LEGALITY OF ACT Vftnor of Tennessee Approves Mea-& Mea-& p,ac,"0 22,000,000 Women on Jgj Equality With Men at the H Ballot Box. 'fBnvllle, Tonn. Certification of 'ljgKsoo's rutlflcntlon of the federal trace nmendment Iiuh beou sent 'fflSshlugton. On Its receliit thero jegrclnry of Stnto Colby, suffrngo ocates expect Issunnco of the for-ffriclnitiutlon for-ffriclnitiutlon mnking tho ninoiid-wttti ninoiid-wttti part of tho organic iuw of tho l3B?,d l,,ttclne 22,000,000 American ftSi on an equality with men tit tho -jwwrnor Roberts placed the cortlff- oSHln tho mnlt on Tuesday, after udywig from .State Attorney (leneral mitijfon uti opinion that u writ of nlJofarl and supersedeas, Issued by n rtWuatlcp I-uusdon of tho Tonnes- idSJrcmo court, In effect set iihIiIc Jtwgcr temporarily restraining tho mftSSr from Hiking such action. The trtSSaon was obtained by citizens of tlKrSlo oposed to supffrnge, on tho Mjjfiit action on tho amendment by resent legislature wan In violation kfcSRtuto constitution. '"twtiictlon may transfer to Wnsh- KJthe battle over legality of rati- CSi ulltls,rffniKo leaders declaring KjMcrlcun Oonstltutliinnl .league ttliw5re(l to' apply to tho District ffi'2efiwnbla supremo court, for nu gytrulnlng Secretary Colby from GmUio proclamation. So far ns Pfictlon In Tennessee Is concerned, Ki th'KK '" prospect for tho op- St j Is to request tho supremo $2j rescind the Individual action .1 ifliko Lansden. Tho court meets J berjlllo September 20. i nwn cement that Justice Lnnsdcn A Issued tho writ, followed by the V tnentthnt the governor had mnllevl lertlflcutlou, wus a bombshell In 7 JanT, of tho untlsuffrogo forces (Surprise to tho suffragists. Thero cnjno lutlmatlon such u course planned. |