it. Three years before, Jan. 12, 1915, only five had voted
in favor. In the U. S. Senate, Oct. 1, 1918, Senator Atlee Pomerene
voted No; Senator Warren G. Harding paired in favor. On Feb. 10, 1919,
Senator Harding voted Yes; Senator Pomerene No.

The Legislature in 1919, Republican by a large majority in both
Houses, endorsed the Federal Amendment by a vote of 23 to 10 in the
Senate, 79 to 31 in the House. When the vote was taken in the National
House of Representatives, May 21, 1919, only two Ohio members voted
No, one a Democrat, Warren Gard of Hamilton, one a Republican, A. E.
B. Stephens of Cincinnati. When the final vote was taken in the Senate
June 4, 1919, Senator Harding voted Yes, Senator Pomerene, No.

RATIFICATION. The Legislature was so eager to ratify that it had only
recessed instead of adjourning so that it could come together for that
purpose whenever the amendment was submitted. Representative Reynolds
had again introduced a Presidential suffrage measure, and C. H. Fouts
of Morgan county, to carry out the Republican platform, had presented
a full suffrage proposal. Both were held back until the fate of the
National Amendment should be known. The legislators assembled to
ratify on June 16 and the House vote was 76 ayes, 6 noes. In order
that the women might be sure of a vote at the next election the
Presidential suffrage bill was immediately passed by a vote of 75
ayes, 5 noes. The House was in an uproar, cheering, laughing and
talking. Then a committee came to the suffrage leaders who were now on
the floor, always heretofore in the gallery, and escorted them to the
Senate through the legislative passage way which had always before
been closed to them. The Senate ratified by a vote of 27 ayes, 3 noes.
The Presidential bill was read, debated and passed by the Senate late
that night by 27 ayes, 3 noes.

Never was there a finer example of cooperation than in this
ratification of the Federal Amendment. The adoption of the joint
resolution was moved by the Republican floor leader and seconded by
the Democratic floor leader. The same spirit characterized the passage
of the Presidential suffrage bill. Mr. Reynolds, fearing some
prejudice might attach to it if it bore his name, as he was a minority
party member, proposed to the Republican leaders that the name of
Speaker Kimball be substituted. The Speaker replied: "No, you deserve
to have it go through with your name attached." Mr. Reynolds then
asked that