. The convention extended its official board
to include a chairman from each congressional district, for the
ratification campaign. Three weeks later the board held a meeting at
Lookout Mountain, formulated plans for organizing the districts
politically and pledged the largest amount of money for State work in
the history of the association.

LEGISLATIVE WORK. In 1915 Mrs. L. Crozier French, State president,
appointed Mrs. Guilford Dudley, president of the Nashville League,
legislative chairman to sponsor a resolution for a woman suffrage
amendment to the State constitution. The members of the lobby
committee were Mrs. Kenny, Mrs. Kimbrough, Mrs. W. G. Spencer, Mrs.
Reau E. Folk, Mrs. Ittie K. Reno, Mrs. Victoria James Roach and Mrs.
A. Y. Scott. To amend the constitution it is necessary to obtain a
majority in the first Legislature and a two-thirds majority in the
succeeding one before the question is submitted to the voters. In
January when the House committee met to report on the amendment it was
opposed almost to a man. Mrs. Dudley with all her committee back of
her made an eloquent appeal for justice and fair play, urging them at
least to permit the House to vote on the measure. When she finished
not a man raised his voice against it. The House adjourned to permit
Mrs. Dudley and Mrs. Scott to speak to the members and the final roll
call registered only fourteen noes. It passed the Senate with only
three dissenting votes. The leagues all over the State had brought
strong pressure to bear upon their representatives. In 1917 it was
replaced by the Presidential suffrage bill.

On May 17 a conference was held at Tullahoma, where the Campaign
Committee was formed. Two joint-chairmen headed the executive
committee, Mrs. Kenny and Mrs. Henry J. Kelso of Knoxville, with Mrs.
Scott vice-chairman. On the resignation of Mrs. Kelso, Mrs. Milton was
elected in her place.[166] Miss Elizabeth Breen, executive secretary,
gave untiring and efficient service. Headquarters were opened in
Nashville. This Campaign Committee was the trail-blazer. Although in
operation only seven months it organized thirty-two leagues; enrolled
9,600 names; printed and distributed 75,000 pieces of literature and
expended on organization work over $4,000. State-wide publicity was
gained; the workers received valuable training in organizing and
public speaking and it was a harmonizing force.

It was difficult to enlist Tennessee suffragists in street sp