The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-01
SENATORS AND CONGRESS.
MEN NAMED AS ENEMIES
TO CAUSE
OINTMENT EN-
Parties Named Offering for Re-
election Bitterly Opposed BY
National Association
(By Associated Press,


Chicago. Aug. 29.-Nlne United
States senator's and nine congress-
men whose opposition to woman suf-
frage Is 30 powerful as to constitute
the greatest obstacle to federal legis-
lation that the women have to face"
are named in n statement issued here
today by the National American suf-
frage Association
The statement Ia termed q "black
list" by It's authors. It was written
by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president
OF the association. aud Mrs. Medill
Mccormick. chairman Of the congress.
sfonal committees. and appeals to all
suffrage organizations to concentrate
their Influence to defeat for rc-elec-
tlOn the men named.
EaHieR of Senators.
The nine senators whose defeat
the women urge are:
Brandegee. of Connecticut: Clarke,
OF ,Arkansas: Dillingham;, of Yer
mont: Fletcher. OF Florida; Gore, of
Oklahoma: Root. of New York:
Snively. Of Indiana; Smith, OF Mary
land, and Lodge. OF Massachusetts.
Members Of House.
The members OF the house Of rep
resentatives named are:
Underwood. OF Alabama: Mann, Of
Illinois; Fitzgerald. OF New York;
Page, OF North Carolina; Galloway, OF
Texas: Garner, of Texas: Garrett. of
Tennessee; Hay, Of Virginia, and Sis.
son.5of Missisaippi. ! - .5s l
Il ~ :sss. - q
time In the history OF !tha w0HaH seiif-
frage movement that women have (. +
Eorted to black list OF those opposed
to them," reads the announcement.
"The congressional COMMITTEES has
spent a year lobbying for the passage
of national legislation which would
bring woman suffrage throughout the
United States. We have polled both
houses OF congress repeatedly and we
know how every. member stands. We
have gone further than that in the
lower house. where 1t was possible
to obtain actual records OF mombers
upon humanitarian measures In which
women Of the country are interested.
HIVE the Credentials.
"All OF this data will be placed at
the disposal of women in the various
statce who are at liberty to use It as
they sec fit. The women OF every
congressional district will be supplied
with the record Of how their con-
gressman voted on the question of an
open caucus, upon the various bills
establishing and Strengthening the
childrens bureau and upon the bill
to wipe out, 'phossy jaw from the
manufacture OF matches.
In the meantime we feel It is In
cumbent On us to name the nine men,
bers OF the senate and the nine mem
bers of the lower house whose oppo-
sft:on to. woman suffrage is so pow
er.ui. persistent and adroit as TO ocon-
eral legislation. women have to face.
Are After Lodge.
"We regard the nine senator's
names as the bulwark OF tho oppo-
sition. All OF them retire in 1915 ex-
cept Senator Lodge, whose term ex.
pires In 1917. The latter is 80; deter
mined in his opposition that wS COM
mend his case to the women OF Mas
sachusetts who have two years In
which to organize against him.
Underwood In Bad.
I'm the lower. house we have had
to contend, not only with the powerful
resistance Of Representative Under
wood and his lieutenant, Fitzgerald,
OF New York, but we have had to con-
tend with the adrolt opposition or the
minority leader, James r. Mahh.. Of
Illinois. The latter has made It plain
he intends to capitalize his reputation
as author of the white slave hct."
We believe the women will be much
more Interested In o bulletin we Hhail
issue soon dealing condidly with Mr..
Mann's record on this and other spe-
ciai legislation" ,5,.5f
Besides the signatures Of Or. Shaw
and Mrs. Mccormick the statement is
signed by. Mrs. Antoinette Funk and
Mrs. Sherman M. Booth, ]. Chicago;
Mrs. Helen Gardener, Washington;
Mrs. Mary C. Bradford, Denver Mrs.
Desha Breckinridge, Lexington, slSy,;
Mrs. John Tucker. OF San FrancisCo,
and Mrs. Edward Drier. Brooklyn
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