Cox, James M. (James Middleton), 1870-1957
Frierson, William L., 1868-1953
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Newspapers
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North Carolina. General Assembly
Tennessee. General Assembly
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The article refers to actions taken by the state legislatures on August 17, 1920. In North Carolina, the state legislature voted to defer consideration of the federal suffrage amendment until the General Assembly met in regular session in 1921. According to the article, anti-suffrage forces planned to bring the matter up under special order the following morning to get rid of it quickly. The article quotes Representative Neal, anti-suffrage floor leader, as saying "Call it up and kill it right."

In Tennessee, the lower House of the Tennessee legislature adjourned after three hours of debate with a final vote expected the following day. The article discusses the number of votes required to pass the amendment.

The article discusses National Woman's Party efforts to get Democratic Presidential nominee Governor Cox, of Ohio, to go to Nashville and exert his influence on the Tennessee Legislature to ratify the amendment.]]>
National American Woman Suffrage Association-Legislative Work
New York legislature-Suffrage hearings
New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
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