The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11
CALLS MANN ALTAR
IN HOUSE DEBATE
Ecelin of Alabama Also Denies
Being an Insulter of
WomanhOOd.
HARSH WORDS EXPUNGED

w,sHtNGroN. Oct lo.--Representativo
ueru Of Alabama interrupted an ex-
..,,,.,a by Minority Leader Mann or
illinois ia tho House, and levelling
finger AZ him roared
Mr. Speaker. | pronounce the gentle
man from Illinois liar T.
The ques ton of woman suffrage.
brought up during the discussion OF
.he philippines bill. was responsible for the
trouble Mr.. Mann. who has recently
been IN favor of suffrage. offered an
amendment to the Philippines bill extend
ing universal suffrage to the women OF
The archipelago.
Mr. Hefin. a leading opponent OF the
equal suffrage movement, Immediately
'.unted Mr. Mann. declaring the amend
mert was nothing but a political play.
4 remember" said Mr.. Helm. refer
ring 10 Mr. Mann, Ibis opposition in this
House 20 the suffrage parade OF 1913
and his declaration that women should
have stayed at home, when complaint
was made in the House by Representative
Hobson that a young woman had been
insnted in the parade"
81 did not say that" retorted Mr..
Mann heatedly THAT statement is about
as correct as the gentleman from Ala
bama usually gets things"
Mr.. HeHin shows Heat.
II can prove YOU said ~" beloved
Mr. Helm. getting red in the face. Mr.
Hefin also expressed the opinion that Mr..
Mann ought TO be driven out OF public
life This drew fire, and MIR, Mann came
back with
what said then. and I repeat II
now. was that the parade was no place for
A young STIR on a float parading down
Pennsylvania avenue in the midst OF
mob---a Democratic mob at that--where
she was likely 10 he insulted."
Some laughter and a few angrily NUT
tered statements followed this, ard then
Mr. Mann. walking toward the seat Of
The Alabama member. said
81 tho.ght II was better for the young
eirl To be az hCme than In the parade
FOR fear the gentleman from Alabama
.houd have seen her. He would have
been sure 10 have insulted her"
This was the match 10 the finder box
A roar OF protest from the Democratic
side greeted Mr. Manns outburst.
Mr. Hay Of Virginia moved that the
words OF Representative Mann be
stricken from the record.
"Mr Speaker said Mr.. Mann, white
me words which the majority side of the
House has declared were the words
uttered IN debate were not the words l
used. do not desire to criticise or quar-
rel with the reporters. ! did use some
words in animadversion of the gentle
man from Alabama.
~ remember very distinctly the oc-
rasion In reference to the granting OF
permission for that parade. The gentle
man rom Alabama. Mr.. Helm. had the
aoo and made a speech in this House
vhc. in my judgment made everybody
n the House blush with shame. Most
OF the speech was left out OF the record -
Gail. Mr.. Mann Cowardly.
- protest against this cowardy man
using such expressions about me-" shouted
NJ Helm
Representative Stafford of Wisconsin
called Helm TO order
Let Il go on. ! can take care of my
'sr,' Numbered Mr.. Mann.
What | stated was true and In order"
added Mr. Mann. We all who were
here heard the speech Of the gentleman
from Alabama. II was an insult 10
womanhood."
Mr. Speaker. pronounce the gentle
man from Illinois a liar'" then yelled Mr..
Helm
"1 do not wonder the gentleman from
Alabama is tender OF criticism contin-
ned Mr. Mann III ! had made
ina, speech which he made against
wcmanhood ] would never have wanted
anybody else to have referred to 1t and
7 should want TO forget ii myself. 1t is
= CTeClt 10 the gentleman NOW tltl lie
resents any reference 10 that speech
ut is the best sign that / have seen
exhibited by the gentleman from Ala
hama that he has a conscience and a
memory 20 recollect some facts. re-
neat that the speech made by the gentle
man from Alabama was an insult to
womanhood. The most disgusting por-
Ions az 1t were fortunately left out of
ne record
Ike most House roVs the trouhIe went
70 further than words though IL has left
a very bitter feeling between Mann and
ifefin.
Tho House by a vote of ia TO SO
struck from the record Mr.. Mnnn's re-
marks
Those Of Mr. Hefin. which at the re-
lles' OF Mr.. Mann had not been officially
voted, were of course. left in the record
subject 20 his privilege of revising them,
which he exercised