March 1920 The New York Times, March 1, 1920 The National Womans Party approaches the presidential candidates of both parties seeking their assistance to get three more states to ratify the Suffrage Amendment. Since neither the president nor vice president is running this time, the field of candidates for both parties is wide open. read clipping The New York Times, March 1, 1920 The governor of Vermont, who previously vetoed a state suffrage bill, refuses to call a special session of the Legislature to consider the Federal Suffrage Amendment. The Vermont Legislature is not scheduled to meet until 1921. read clipping The New York Times, March 2, 1920 The vote on suffrage in the West Virginia Senate is evenly split, which means defeat of the Suffrage Amendment, unless the vote is reconsidered at a later date. read clipping The New York Times, March 3, 1920 Front Page President Wilson asks two state senators in West Virginia to change their anti-suffrage positions. They refuse. The governor of Washington calls a special legislative session where the Suffrage Amendment is expected to be ratified easily. read clipping The New York Times, March 4, 1920 Front Page The West Virginia House votes in favor of suffrage, but the West Virginia Senate refuses to reconsider the Suffrage Amendment after an earlier vote rejecting it. read clipping | 
