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Show GOVERNOR CERTIFIES RATIFICATION FORMAL REPORT OF TENNESSEE'S ACTION MAILED Secretary of St.te Colhy to Get Certification of J Ratification NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Auir. 24 rank m Thompson attornej general of Tennessee, announced today that Governor A. H. Roberts at 10:20 I o clock this morning, certified Ten-1 ncssee's ratification of the suffrage amendment, sending the certification to Secretary of State e'olby by moil The announcement was made after Chief Justice Lansden. of the state supreme court, on petition of the attorney at-torney generul, had granted a writ of .certiorari supersedeas virtually taking proceedings In the Injunction case ixht to prevent certlf Itatlon out t the hands of .ludgs Langford in 1 the county chancery court-Justice court-Justice Lansden ordered ill records I in the case brought bctorc the su-I su-I 1 eme court for review. Attorney General Thompson de-! 1 clared the action of Justice Lansden vacated the Injunction granted bv the lowor ourt and it was on this e-presa e-presa opinion that th governor certified certi-fied ratification to Washington. Argument by the attorney general on his motion that the supreme court take Jurisdiction was amassed before IumIil- Lansden last nlghi at the jus-1 jus-1 lice's home. ; Opponents of ratification chargo that the proceedings viohUi the rules j of the supreme court In that the other . party was not notified that the hear- ing was to be held. |