the Legislatures for
ratification. Both of the Texas Senators--Charles A. Culberson and
Morris Sheppard--and nine Representatives voted for it.

RATIFICATION. Governor Hobby issued a call for a second special
session of the Legislature to convene June 23 to consider other
matters but the opening day found the suffragists on hand ready to ask
for ratification. The "antis" were on hand also and while they were
holding a conference in the Driskill Hotel to devise ways and means of
obtaining a hearing before the House committee, Resolution No. 1 to
ratify the amendment was read the first time in the House and referred
to this committee. The "antis" came in just in time to learn that the
committee had held its meeting, favorably reported the resolution and
it had been made the special order of business for 11 o'clock the next
morning. All of this occurred before noon of the first day.

Speaker R. E. Thomason was one of the most ardent supporters of the
resolution and promptly on the hour it was brought up. As a poll of
the House had shown that it was safe, the leaders decided not to
choose between the dozens who wanted to speak in its behalf but to let
the "antis" do the talking since the "pros" had the votes. The "father
of the House," Representative King of Erath, alone spoke for it but
the opponents talked until 3:55 p. m., when some one moved the
previous question. The vote stood 96 ayes, 20 noes. As the Senate
committee hearing was set for 4 o'clock there could be no thought of
lunch but only to hurry to its room in the far removed wing of the
Capitol. That hearing can never be adequately described.
Ex-Congressman Robert W. Henry and State Senator J. C. McNealus,
fire-eating "antis," almost came to blows over the name of former
Governor Ferguson, and Miss Rowe, the New York crusader, had a
difficult time with questions. The chairman was instructed to report
favorably and in the Senate the real fight was on.

The opposition tried every conceivable method to defer or defeat.
Heckling, threats, fervid oratory had no effect on the favoring
Senators. Filibustering continued all through Wednesday and Thursday,
except when the Senate recessed to listen to Governor Brough of
Arkansas, who touched on the justice of suffrage for women in an
effective manner. Finally their swan song was due and came from
Senator W. A. Johnston of Houston, intimate friend of ex-Senator
Bailey. Senator Paul Page of Bastrop ably led the fight in