New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
Democratic Caucus ofHo.I
Decides "VOtes for WI
en-" Is a State Issue
FOLLOWS PRESIDENT
"HANDS OFF" POiM
Helm. Foe of "Carse," prep,
Resolution, Which Is Car.
ried by 1913 to IS.

Washington. Feb 3.-The House n,
Gratis voted in caucus tonight tina, ~
ans suffrage Is not national issus /.
declined 20 order the report Of a ~
ton from the Rules Committee acthr
ing the creation Of separate Hoss< a.
mittee on womsns suffrage.
The action OF the House Dem,<,y
probably will be farreaching in e.
and will bring down upon the pany J
opposition Of woman suffragists Ia o.
which now have the vote. President n
sons policy Of hands of was vr,s<
followed by the Democrats tonight, N
by a vote Of I23 TO 81 they refgs~
recognize the suffrage movement eva
the extent Of creating a House conirs
to- which might be referred all bills NJ
ing 10 TIE cause"
Representative Helm, Of Alabama,
slstent foe Of the suffras,sts. Offered
substitute resolution which the ca
adopted The caucus convened 70
slider the Raker resolution. which had !
sidetracked by the Rules Committee q
yiding for the new COMMITTEES desire
the suffragists Mr.. Hefin, the chan
Of the "antls., pushed aside the ~
resolution by offering as suhstitut I
following. which vas adopted amid \
shouts Of approval:
Resolved. That II is the sense Il
CAUCUS that the question Of woman's 4
frage Is a state and not a federal n
ton"
Democrats Of the Rules Committess
met in conference and turned down
proposal by a vote Of 10 ,. RepT.S,
atives Hardwick, Garrett. Cantrih I
Goldfogle opposing the new committee I
Representa- tives Henry. Pou and ~
advocating its creation.
At a subsequent meeting Of n. 4
committee. with Representatives iis1
Merrill and Goldfosle absent, the 4
stood four 10 four. and the resolutia
NAMED in the committee.
The vote for the Hetiin substitute Il
Abercrombie, Adamson. Aiken. AZ
Ansberry. Ashbrook. Bailey. Baltz 81
lev. Barnhart. Bartlett. Bsthrick. Bead
Bell (Ga). Boohr. Borchers. Bos'|
Brodbeck. Brown (W. Va. Brucc|
Buchanan TeXl. Burgess. Bur1
Byrnes IS. c.. Galway, Gambler. 4
triIl. Carr. Clark GFia). Clark MOI 4
lier. Conry. Cox, Cullop. Dent ~
inson. Dies. Difenderfer. Dixon. D1
van. Dooling. Doughton, DriscoIL \
wards. E.stopinal. Faison. m
Flood (VaD. Gard, Garrett Ted
Garrett CTexD. Gittins. Glass. GS'
Gordon. Graham. Gregg. Cd
Gudger. Hammond. Hardwick, Hay \
lin. Henry, Hensley. Holland, Howl
Howard, Hull, Humphreys. Johnso
e., Key. Kindel, kitchin. l,azarq
OGa.D, Gee PENN, Lesher, LeNersLl
Loft. Lonergan, Morrison. Moss. Mr1
oOkla). O'Brien. Oldheld. Padgett, n
Palmer. Park. Patten, Post. Quinn. Il
burn. Reilly WisD. Rothermel Rn1
Rubey. Ruckcr, Russell. ssune1
shackleford. Susson. STANLEY stedr1
stephens Miss. Talbot. Talcoit Tai
tAlaD. Taylor (ArkD. Ten Eyck' tn
Underwood, Vaughan. Walker. WafI
Watson. Weaver. White. WILSON ~
Wilson N. ". Witherspocn and fol|
Against the Hefin substitute-as]
Baker. Brown (New York., bucn
dllinois). Carew. Church. Connolly "a
sas). Crosser, Decker. DIETRICH. DefS1
Donchoe.s Doolitue. Evans. fiuhal
Foster, Francis. George, Gilmore, II
den. Hayden. Heating, kettner. klaAj
Levy. Lobeck. Logue. McAndre"s j
Dermott. Metz. Mitchell Nicely ~
Virginia.. O'Hair. O'Shaunessy Pe's'I
Rainey. Raker. Reed. Reilly CONS
cut. SABBATH. Scully. Seldonrldge'
wood. Smith (Maryland), smith
York;, Stevens New York;, stone 81
Stringer. Taylor colorado. Taylor 9
York;, Thomas, Thompson, Townsen
Williams.