Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1920 — ANTIS FAIL IN LAST FIGHT [ARTICLE]

ANTIS FAIL IN LAST FIGHT

court Refuses to stop suffrage PROCLAMATION OF LAW BY COLBY. ; 7 ' '< : ' '/ * Washington, Aug. 25.—The “bitter ender” anti-suffrage forces today exhausted their sole remaining hope of blocking enfranchisement proclamation. , The official certification of Tennessee’s ratification was expected from Nashville tonight. Secretary Colby said he would issue the officiar order immediately upon receipt. No further effort Will be made to stop the proclamation, antis announced. The antis’ defeat came when Justice Siddons of the District Court of Columbia refused to enjoin Mr. Colby from proclaiming the nineteenth amendment a law. The next effort of the anti-suf-frage forces will be to have the Supreme- Court rule immediately on the validity of ratification. A decision is hoped for before the November elections;

The next regular meeting of the Supreme Court is in October. It was pointed out by suffrage leaders that a decision would not be expected before November 2. In that event women will vote, and should the Supreine’Court later invalidate the ratification the election would'be in question. Justice Sidons’ ruling today folfollowed a similar ruling by Justice Bailey in the same court last month.