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5OO HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE Rejection League of Women had been formed with Miss Mary Milliard Hinton as chairman, which was very active. August 1 6 a resolution to reject was introduced in the House by Representative Grier. After the unexpected action of the Senate interest abated in the House. The question was taken up on the I9th and the resolution to ratify was considered first. Representative Everett led the ratification forces with Repre- sentative Gold and others giving strong support. Representa- tives Crisp and Dawson led the opponents. The vote stood 41 ayes, 71 noes. The rejection resolution was laid on the table. In her report on ratification Mrs. Jerman made the significant statement that, although individual men in both parties had stood true to their pledges as loyal supporters, yet both parties had repudiated their State platforms, and, therefore, the women were free so far as any feeling of allegiance to either for what it may have done for suffrage was concerned. LEGISLATIVE ACTION. 1897. The first bill for woman suf- frage was introduced by Senator James L. Hyatt, Republican, ot Yancey county. Referred to Committee on Insane Asylums. 1913. Municipal suffrage bill introduced by David M. Clark of Pitt county. Tabled. Walter Murphy, Speaker of the House, left his chair to talk against it. 1915. Constitutional woman suffrage amendment introduced by Senator F. P. Hobgood, Jr., of Guilford county. Senate vote : 1 1 for, 37 against. Introduced in the House by Gallatin Roberts of Buncombe county ; 39 for, 68 against. 1917. Bill for Presidential electors, county and city officers, introduced by Senator H. B. Stevens of Buncombe county; vote, 20 for, 24 against. State amendment resolution, introduced by G. Ellis Gardner of Yancey county, an anti-suffragist, was tabled, as desired.