ty. As Texas has two U.
S. Senators and 18 Representatives it gave the women votes for more
members of Congress than those of any other State possessed, and
consequently for more presidential electors.[180]

The remaining days in March, all of April and a part of May were
devoted by the suffragists to the Liberty Loan. The annual convention
was held in Austin May 29-31. In order to concentrate the entire
strength of the organization on war work the delegates agreed not to
ask the Legislature of 1919 to submit a constitutional amendment for
full suffrage but the women would give whatever time they could spare
to the Federal Amendment. The convention enthusiastically endorsed
Governor Hobby for re-election and he addressed the delegates. It was
resolved to vote only for candidates for the Legislature who favored
ratification and to send greetings and letters of appreciation to the
"immortal six" Texas Representatives in Congress who voted for the
amendment the preceding January.[181] Decisions of importance were to
work out a plan whereby women could be educated as to candidates and
issues and the machinery of voting; to endeavor to bring out a heavy
vote of women in the coming primaries and to organize non-partisan
Women Voters' Leagues. Mrs. Cunningham against her determined protest
was re-elected president.

The suffrage law did not go into effect until June 26, and, as the
primary election was scheduled for July 27 and registration had to
cease fifteen days before, the women had only seventeen days in which
to register. There was not time to assess and collect the poll tax
requisite for voting and the Legislature added to its good work by
remitting it for the election in case of women. The suffrage
association set to work to assist the new citizens. Omitting only the
words "official ballot," nearly half a million reproductions of the
long, complicated ballot to be used in the July primaries were
circulated; candidates' records were scrutinized; issues were studied;
"schools of instruction" were conducted all over the State. Women
attending the first "schools" held others until practically the city
women in every precinct, ward and block had been given the chance to
vote intelligently if they so desired and the country women had
similar opportunities. All the candidates for Governor who stood for
civic righteousness withdrew in favor of Governor Hobby when it became
certain that Ferguson would again be a candidate an