eries and the corridors were filled to overflowing with
enthusiastic suffragists. Out-of-town women flocked in to join the
festivities. The Federal Amendment came up immediately after the
organization of both Houses in special session but the lower House won
the race for the honor of being first to ratify, for it took up the
amendment without even waiting for Governor Burnquist's message, and
when it was presented by Representative Theodore Christiansen it was
ratified by a vote of 120 to 6. The Senate considered it immediately
after hearing the Governor's message. It was presented by Senator Ole
Sageng, called the "father of woman suffrage" in Minnesota, and with
no debate went through by 60 to 5.

The moment the Senate vote was polled the corridors, floors and
galleries of both Houses were in an uproar, hundreds of women cheered
and laughed and waved the suffrage colors, while in the rotunda a band
swung into the strains of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Then
Representatives and Senators became the guests of the State Suffrage
Association, whose members having leased the Capitol restaurant for
the day cooked and served an appetizing chicken dinner. There was a
banquet at the St. Paul Hotel in the evening with 400 guests.

On that memorable day the curtain was rung down on the last act of the
many years' long drama participated in by a vast host of consecrated
women with inspired faith in the ultimate attainment of justice.

A conference was called for Oct. 28, 29, 1919, in Minneapolis and a
State League of Women Voters was formed with Mrs. Ueland as chairman.
It was voted to delay the dissolution of the State association until
the 36 States had ratified the Federal Amendment and the date was set
at the first annual meeting of the League.[97] Mrs. Ueland soon
resigned to take the chairmanship of the Legislative Committee and
was succeeded by Miss Wells, the vice-chairman.

LEGISLATIVE ACTION. 1903. A Presidential suffrage bill was introduced
in the House and energetically pushed but was not reported by the
Judiciary Committee.

1905. A large delegation headed by Mrs. Stockwell, State president,
called on Governor John A. Johnson and urged him to recommend woman
suffrage in his message to the Legislature but he failed to do so. The
resolution to submit a constitutional amendment was introduced in the
House but not reported by the Judiciary Committee.

1907. After the resolution for a suffrage amendment was pre