The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-05
They Argue That Move
ment Is Sporadic in
It's Nature.
WOULD LOSE MORE
THAN THEY GAIN
Speakers Oppose Creation of
Suffrage Standing Committee
in House of Representatives.
Mrs. Champ Clark Is
Wildly Cheered by
Suffragists.

Washington. December 4-M omen
opposed 10 equal suffrage had their
inning to-day before the House Com
mittee on Rules. They entered u vigor-
our protest against the resolution which
would create a suffrage standing COM
inittcc in the House of Representa-
tivcs. Yesterday the suNragists ap-
poared favorng such u committee.
Scores Of women from various parts
Of tho country marshaled by Mrs. Ar
to the committee not to grant the suf-
fras!sts' plea. Tomorrow the suf-
fragists will answer the attack. Mrs.
Catherine Waugh McCulloch. of Chi
cago, having been chosen TO sum up
the case.
Though the ant!su.frasc women oc-
| cupied much OF the day, their argu-
,ncnt was closed by :. man. Everett u.
Wheeler, OF New York. representing
the Man Suffrage association. Holding
;loft a picture of DR.. Anna Howard
shaw. president OF the National Amer
lean Association Tor Woman Suffrage,
Mr.. Wheeler said:
when | saw this person here yes
terday shake her clenched fist and de-
clarcd. We demand our rights 1 said
to myself. Clcnchcd lists mean tight
The manhood of this nation has been
trained 10 respect and revere woman
hood, and | claim that for American
manhood to-day, but II we are chal-
, lenged to fight this movement. there
will he blows 10 give as we'll as blows
/ to take"
Lose More Than Gnin.
Woman speakers dscl;rcd working
women We're opposed 70 the franchise
J because they wOtlli lose more than
I they would gain. This was in answer
10 the statement of the suffragists that
the working women needed the fran
chisc and were stronsly in favor OF it,
1T WAS contcndcd that the suffrage
movement was sporadic in its nature.
and that the ballot was not wanted by
as many womcn as The auifragists de-
/ clare.
Mrs Dodge said the speakers rep
resented more than 10000 American
women, all over voting age"
Miss Alice IIill Chttcnden declared
the equal suffrage question should bo
left To the States; that There were
moro than 100000 women OF voting
age in New York, the majority OF them
foreign born. and thIt ii should not be
LEFT To other States to say whether
they should bc added 10 the New York
electorate
Mrs. t. D. Oliphant, secretary of the
New Jersey Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage, said her organization
MAS less than two years old. with a
membership OF more than LOCO women,
30 per cent. Of them wage carncrs. She
said she had been campaigning among
the GranGcrs OF her State. whom she
found. both men and women. To he tin-
alterably opposed TO woman suffrage.
They recognize" she declared, that
, woman suffrage means the doubling
of the foreign vote, and is a forcrun-
ncr OF socialism"
Not Fnvd6ed by Working Girls.
Miss Alice Buch. of Trenton, y. j..
factory worker. declared that working
girls did not want the ballot.
"It would be better she said. FOR
the men TO get Increased salaries that
they might marry and take the girls
out OF the factories"
That the efficiency OF the electorate
would be decreased by equal suffrage
WAS asserted by Mrs. Lucy j. Price. OF
Cleveland. Ohio. who contendcd women
OF the nonintclliEcnt class would vote
just us their husbands arc voted now
by their leaders.
Mrs Icmmelinc pit:. OF Pittsburgh,
secretary OF the Iron Trades Central
Council. declared that mot % per cent.
OF the American working women are
interested in the ballot"
The Liquor question was discussed by
Mrs. j.. j. Goodwin. OF New Jersey,
who cited examples Of the triumph OF
the liquor interests where women have
tho ballot. Eight out of nine prohi-
bition States in tho Union. she said
still have male suffrage alone
Miss ELLA Dorsey. of the District OF
Columbia. said that men who control
government ever have and ever will
he influenced by good women. "Sincc
Eve spoke to Adam in Thc garden"
sho added, mo woman ever lacked AN
opportunity to make herself heard. II
women have workable ideas. men OF
our country will make them into laws"
Mrs. CInrk Greets Delegates.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
Washington, December Airs
Champ Clark, wife OF tho Speaker
o. the House OF Representatives.. was
wildly chcered when she greeted the