The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-05
SUFFRAGISTS IN
 POLITICAL CLASH
CHEERS, JEERS, KISSES AN AP- PLAUsE HEARD BEFORE THE
 JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
New Works Female Lawyers Throw Down the Guage to Congressman in a High Oudgeon.

Washington, March AM phrases of the woman suffrage question were presented to the house judiciary com mittee today accompanied by cheers, jeers, hisses and applause. Deserting sentimental phrases of the suffrage argument, Mrs Crystal Eastman Ben edict and Mrs. Mary Beard, New Vary lawyers threw down the gaunt- let to the democratic party in no un- certain terms, warning the committee that the political wrath of the 4.000,- 0G0 women in suffrage states would be visited upon the party unless ffav- orable consideration were given the constitutional amendement for wom- an suffrage.
 Anti suffragists told the committee that woman suffrage would be harm ful mot only to women, but to the country" At the conclusion of the hearings pr Walker, trousered and silk halted, presented to the com mittee what she called the "cTowning constitutional argument to show that women already have the right to vote under the constitution. In the meanwhile, debate on the constitu- tional amendment was continued in the senate Mrs. Antonette Funk Mrs Medill Mccormick and Mrs Wm Kent representing the National Woman Suffrage Association, urged thatif the committee would not re- port the proposed amendment it re- port an amendment to all of the suf- frage question to be considered by re- ferendum in various states instead of the legislatures. Mrs. Benedict Mrs. Beard, Mrs Gendower Evans of Bos- ton, and Dr Cora Smith King, for the congressional union declared that tine time had come to make the suffrage question ont of political expedience.
 Tt is because l have the interests l of this administration at heart" said Mrs Evans" that I hope the demo- cratic majority in the house will see it's way clear to consider what after all was somewhat inconsiderate ac- tion of the democratic caucus"
 Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Benedict warned the democrats mot to dodge the issue" and declared that action on the suffrage question must be taken at this session of congress.
 ''Gentlemen" said Mrs Beard" you cannot answer us by shaking in our faces that tatterdemalion of a state s l rights scarecrow and then ask us not to read the newspapers when you re- pudiate your platform and violate ex- press states rights in the matter of a presidential primary. You cannot tell Us that the platform will not al | low this suffrage discussion because it is silent regarding it but will per init the repeal of the canal tolls ex- emtion, which is expressly forbids. | It is understanding our resources | to suppose that We cannot put these facts into hands of fifteen million voters including owe 3000,00 free women. The political party which will enter into possession of the fed eral government on March 4, 1914. would believe that woman suffrage is matter of national importance.
 The representatives of the Nation al Woman Suffrage disclaimed in the political warming of the congressional union and for the time the committee was in confusion with half a dozen women to explain this At times dur ing the hearing the spectators who crowded the room gave vent to their feelings Representative Hefflin of of Alabama, who spoks against sui frage was frequently hissed.
 Miss Margery Dorman of the Wage Tearners Suffrage League of New York said that working women did not need the ballot She said that women in tine labor world were tran sitory and accidental, and could not have the experience necessary to cope with government problems.
 During the debate in the senate Senator Clapp declared that all sinis- ter influence of the country were lined up against woman suffrage, He said he regretted that good peo- pie, in opposing suffrage, allowed themselves to be used as mark for | tbasa avf1 infIuancas