as voiced by Senator
Stewart, ex-Governor Pleasant, Miss Kate Gordon, and Miss Charlotte
Rowe. On June 4, the Federal Amendment was reported favorably in the
Senate. "Get suffrage out of the way" became the slogan, but neither
side was ready to risk a vote. The Federal bill was passed to third
reading. On June 8 former Speaker of Congress Champ Clark addressed
the General Assembly and urged its ratification as an act of justice
to women and a great benefit to Louisiana and the Democratic party.
The next day the vote on ratification was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of 22 to 19 in the Senate while the Upton bill was returned to
the House calendar.

On June 14, Homer Cummings, chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, wired Behrman urging his help on the ground of party
advantage, to which the Mayor replied that he was doing all he could.
On June 15 the ratification of the Federal Amendment was defeated in
the House by a vote of 67 noes to 44 ayes, and Representative Jordan
then introduced a resolution definitely rejecting it, which was passed
by 60 ayes to 29 noes. The House declined to hear Congressman John E.
Raker of California on the ground that they had heard enough on woman
suffrage. The Upton bill for a State amendment was defeated in the
Senate by 23 noes to 16 ayes on June 17.

On June 18, Representative Conrad Meyer sought to re-introduce the
Federal measure but permission was refused by 61 to 18, while a motion
to re-consider the Upton bill passed the Senate by 18 to 12. Every
possible pressure was brought to bear by the Governor's forces to
secure its passage. All kinds of tactics and tricks were employed but
on July 7 it was again defeated, lacking one vote of the necessary
two-thirds. Those who were making the fight for the Federal Amendment
finally appealed to Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, Democratic nominee
for President, to use his influence. On July 7 he sent a telegram
urging the ratification and saying that "the Legislature owed such
action to the Democratic party." A strong effort was made to obtain
another vote but it failed by 46 ayes, 52 noes, and the Legislature
adjourned on July 8 with the record of having defeated both
ratification and a resolution to let the voters decide on amending the
State constitution for woman suffrage. Senator Williamson issued a
statement saying: "There was never a time during the entire session
when Governor Parker could not have had the Federal Amendment