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tEXAS 639 Congressional candidates and those for the Legislature came in for especial attention. Thousands of women remained in the heat and dust all summer to help in the campaign. As a result approx- imately 386,000 women registered in the seventeen days surely a convincing answer to the statement that "Southern women do not want to vote." Governor Hobby was elected by an immense majority, as were Miss Blanton and all of the candidates who had been espoused by the new voters. In August women were heartily welcomed into the political conventions, the men urging their appointment on all committees and even passing resolutions of pleasure at having them partici- pate! It was reported that 233 out of 253 county conventions endorsed woman suffrage in some form. In September, 1918, at the State Democratic convention in Waco the women carried their demand for an endorsement of the Federal Suffrage Amend- ment but not without strenuous opposition. In November the Executive Board of the State Suffrage Association unanimously passed a resolution emphasizing the one of its annual convention, that the Legislature be requested to postpone a State referendum on woman suffrage until after the war. The thought of one under nt conditiqns was appalling. A Ratification Committee which included the heads of practically all of the women's organi- zations of state-wide importance was formed. Mrs. Cunningham to Washington for the fourth time to assist the National ^ressional Committee in the effort for a Federal Amendment. In January, 1919, the State Legislature met in regular session and the poll in both I louses was entirely satisfactory in regard tifying the I'ederal . inendinent. The lawmakers were SO gratified at the part played by the women during the war and the "impeachment" that they were ready and anxious to -rant any- thing wanted of them, in fart were disappointed that so little was 1. It Iremed necessary to have a large lobby and only Mr^ Daniel Am< town came to Austin to t the chairman. A resolution offered by Judge V. II. sOC of Lubbock county and Senator l. M. Dudley of Kl county, which was enthusiastically adopted by both I l lay of the session, after complimenting highly the g of the women at the prim;:' 1 : "Resolved, That the'