It’s one of the great romantic stories in American history. That morning, he has received a letter from his mother back home in East Tennessee. She’s written to him and said, “I’ve noticed you’ve not been supporting suffrage. Do the right thing, Harry, and be a good boy and vote to ratify.” In that moment, when he realizes he can make the difference, he can kill the amendment or pass it, he has his mother’s note in his breast pocket, and he changes his stance and he votes aye.
