behalf of
the resolution. On June 27, at 7 p. m., it passed to third reading by
a vote of 18 to 9, with one pair and one absentee. That night the
opposition tried to get enough Senators out of town to break the
quorum but the friendly members and the women "shadowed" the
passengers on all out-going trains. On June 28 by a viva voce vote the
Senate went on record as the ninth State to ratify the Federal
Suffrage Amendment, the actual strength being 19 to 10, with one
absent. Lieutenant Governor W. A. Johnson proved his friendship and
loyalty to the cause of woman suffrage by remaining in the chair
constantly during the four days' contest.

With the women of Texas soon to be fully enfranchised the State Equal
Suffrage Association in October, 1919, merged into the State League of
Women Voters, with Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames chairman.[183]

[LAWS. An excellent digest of the laws for women and children
accompanied this chapter, showing considerable advance since a resume
was given in Volume IV of the History of Woman Suffrage. The writer of
the present chapter insists that they never were so unjust as there
represented. The omission of the laws from this, as from the other
State chapters for lack of space is a loss to the History.]

FOOTNOTES:

[177] The History is indebted for this chapter to Mrs. Jane Y.
McCallum, member of the Executive Board of the State Equal Suffrage
Association as chairman of the Legislative Committee, the Ratification
Committee and the Publicity Committee.

[178] It is a matter of much regret that the dramatic account sent of
this remarkable campaign must be omitted because of the pressing lack
of space.--Ed.

[179] See Primary suffrage in Arkansas chapter.

[180] Judge F. G. Chambliss of the 36th District Court, who was
defeated for reelection at this time, claimed that it was due to votes
of women and brought suit in the 79th District Court at Corpus Christi
to test the legality of the Primary Law. Judge V. M. Taylor ruled that
it was unconstitutional. In another case an injunction was sought to
restrain the tax collector of McLennan county from issuing poll tax
receipts to women. The Appellate and Supreme Courts upheld the
constitutionality of the law.

[181] The speech of Morris Sheppard delivered in the U. S. Senate Aug.
5, 1918, was one of the strongest arguments ever made for the Federal
Suffrage Amendment.--Ed.

[182] After women got the Primary vote Mr. Bailey returned to Texas