The Independent . the House and is sure tosecure the approval of the was the pioneer in the grantingof woman suffrage by legislative enact-ment instead of by constitutionalamendment. Woman suffrage in thisform, of course, does not extend to thestate offices which have been createdby the state constitution and the fran-chise for which can only be altered byamending it. A constitutional amend-ment in Ohio necessitates a referendumof the electorate and the voters of Ohiohave twice defeated a woman suffrageamendment at the polls. Of coursewoman suffragists regard presidentialsuff
The Independent . the House and is sure tosecure the approval of the was the pioneer in the grantingof woman suffrage by legislative enact-ment instead of by constitutionalamendment. Woman suffrage in thisform, of course, does not extend to thestate offices which have been createdby the state constitution and the fran-chise for which can only be altered byamending it. A constitutional amend-ment in Ohio necessitates a referendumof the electorate and the voters of Ohiohave twice defeated a woman suffrageamendment at the polls. Of coursewoman suffragists regard presidentialsuffrage as an anomalous intermediatestage and continue their agitation forcomplete equality, but they appreciatethe importance of such partial victoriesas increasing the influence of womenin national politics. Counting the presi-dential suffrage states of Illinois, NorthDakota and Ohio, together with theeleven complete suffrage states, we findthat women share with men the electionof 120 presidential electors out of a. JOHN WESLEY HILLThe newly-elected Chancellor of Lincolni Memo-rial University, Cumberland Gap, Tennessee,which was the scene of one of the most notableof this years Lincolns Birthday celebrations total of 531 electors for the whole na-tion. An amendment to the Porto Ricancitizenship bill which may be acceptedby Congress would permit women aswell as men to vote who are able to
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