Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-08
NOTABLE FIGHT IN SENATE RE.
Suits IN SUBMISSION OF CUES.
TON TO VOTERS.
NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MUST AGAIN APPROVE
Debate Recalls Some oId-Time Orator.
ieai Contests in Iowa Legislature
Attempt to sidetrack Suffrage by
Referendum Vote Of Women Fails
Bouquets Arc Overlooked.
Special to Times-Repu5lical.

Special to Times Republican,
Des Moines, March S.-Friday, March
I, might we'll be celebrated a year
hence for its signal triumph for votes
for women in Iowa. The day will long
be remembered by these who have SO
zealously worked to get to the voters OF
the state the proposition for an amend
ment of the constitution.
The day marked big victory for Joe
Allen and his supporters. The whole
proposition was as hard fought as skill,
invective and subterfuge could make 1t;
but votes for women won. Were the
women expecting a victory? Perhaps
the fact that not flower was brought
for the victors suggests that the victory
came as a surprise.
I'VE didn't believe in doing any
shouting until it was all over and we
knew what was going to happen said
Mrs. DR.. Nina Dewey. the faithful rep
resentative before the legislature the
equal suffrage movement. We had
faith all along we would win: now we
are delighted because justice has been
done us
1t was day that recalled whatever
of old time debates are remembered By
the few who have seen other fights
True it was there was whole lot OF
talk that had no relevancy and served
no purpose other than to entertain.
Chairman Harding used his savel a
great deal and repeatedly assured the
applauding crowd that this was no
vaudeville. But some said it was bet
ter than a vaudeville. especially when
the sharp sallies were bantered back
and forth when Gady Chase let loose
his wit, when Alien did some hard
thrusting. when Weber became agitat-
ed and when Robinson quietly pleaded
the cause Of good women. There was
the usual talk about women doing bet
ter to stay in the homes, about the
rightful place. for women being in the
kitchen, Of the duty Of rearing the
family also the horror Of considering
how it would mean II the women We're
at once drafted into an army to go and
fight the greasers in Mexico. There
was discussion Of the dry goods box
type of statesman. remarks about go
ing fishing There was great deal OF
rising up of senators to ask questions
of other senators, when Chase was
interrupted by Alien
And you. too. Brutus.
So it went along the line, with sally
and sarcasm and a good deal OF evident
desire on the part of some persons to
fight for time-and the part of others
to persist in forcing finish.
The real fight was to block the equal
suffrage amendment by interposition OF
the Chase bill to have straw vote tax
en-. The advocates Of tn, amendment
really tried very hard to kill off the
bill. They feared the result. II was
developed in the debate, for instance. as
a part Of the fight made by Senator
Cowles against the amendment, that II
was hoped to get the fight into one as
between the two houses and effect a
trade OF some kind. II the bill had al
ready passed the house. Cowles said
he would then be in favor of passing
the amendment, but he would not be for
the amendment unless he believed the
bill would become a law. But in the
end the Chase bill did not stand in the
way of a square vote on the amend
ment.
The vote for the Chase lii was "a to
81 &.
The vote on the Bruce amendment to
submit the question of woman suffrage
to vote of the people: