The Washington herald., 1915-01-13

igan: Macdonald. OF Michigan: Madden,
OF Illinois; Maher, Of New York: Mann,
OF Illinois; Mapes. OF Michigan; Martin.
of South Dakota: Metz, Of New York;
Mitchell. OF Massachusetts; Mondell, of
Wyoming; Morgan. of Oklahoma; Moss.
oC Indiana: Mott of New York; Murdoch,
OF Kansas: Nerley, of Kansas; Neeley,
of West Virginia; Nelson. of Wisconsin;
IL J. Nolan. OF California; Norton, Of
North Dakota; O'Hair. of Illinois,
O'Shaughnessy. of Rhode Island; Pal
mer. of Pennsylvania; Patten, of Pennsyl-
vania: Peterson. of Indiana: Phelan, Of
Kansas: Porter, of Pennsylvania; Prouty,
of Iowa.
Raker. of California: Rainey. of Illi-
nois: Reilly, of Connecticut: Roberts,
of Massachusetts; Rogerts, of Massa-
chusetts; Rubey. of Missouri: Rucker,
of Missouri; Rupley. of Pennsylvania;
Russell, of Missouri; SABBATH. of Illi-
nOis: Sculley. of New Jersey: Seldom
ridge. of Colorado; Sells, of Tennes-
see: Sherwood. of Ohio: Sims. of Ten
nessee: Slnnot, OF Oregon: Slemp, of
Virginia: Smith. of Idaho; Smith, of
Maryland: J. NJ. c. Smith. of Michi-
gan. Smith. OF Minnesota: Smith. OF
New York; S. W. Smith. of Michigan:
Stennerson, of Minnesota; stephens, OF
California: Stevens. of New Hamp-
shire: Stone. of Illinois; Stout, of Mon
tana: Stringer. of Illinois; Sutherland,
of West Virginia:
Taggart. of Kansas; Tavenner. OF
Illinois; Taylor. of Colorado: Taylor,
of New York: Temple, of PennsyI-
vania; Thompson. of Oklahoma; Thorn
son, of Illinois: Towner, of Iowa:
Treadway, of Massachusetts; Ware, of
Pennsylvania: Volstead. of Minnesota;
Walters. of Pennsylvania; Williams. Of
Illinois; Woods, of Iowa, and Young,
of North Dakota. Total-174
The suffragists are not cast down
by last nights setback. They insist
that the battle has only begun. DIR.
Anna Howard Shaw, president of the
National Association for Womans Suf-
frage, made this statement after the
adjournment of the House:
''W oman suffrage will be an issue
in the Presidential campaign of 1916
This is assured by todays vote aTd
debate. Suffragists rejoice tonight.
even though the vote is adverse, be-
cause it means that political leaders
can no longer ignore this question"
Despite the defeat tonight. we are as
sured that the BristOw resolution, now
pending in that body. will be brought to
vote before the end of this session, -
said Miss Alice Paul, representing the
Congressional Union for Woman's Suf-
frage.
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge. president OF the
National Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage, made this statement: THE re-
suit is most gratifying. The vote demon
strates the contention we have made
that sentiment for equal suffrage is wan
ing in the United States"
Debate on the MOndeI resolution
came to an end in the House a few
ment offered by Representative Cullop.
OF Indiana, providing that suffrage
should be acted upon by constitutional
convention held in the States, instead
of being submitted to State legislatures
as provided by the resolution, was de-
feated by a vote of 142 to los.
Yesterdays fight against suffrage
was led by Representative Underwood,
of Alabama. Representative Henry. of
Texas, chairman of the Rules Commit
tee, and Representative Webb, of North
Carolina. chairman of the judiciary
Committee. These three leaders made
the fight a straight out contest in be-
half of the Democratic organization of
the House. The suffrage cause was di-
rected by Representatives Mondell. Of
wyoming, and Campbell, of Kansas,
Republicans, and Representative Tay-
lor, of Colorado, a Democrat.
With three exceptions all the MEM
bers from suffrage States voted for the
Monden resolution. Representative
Kindell, of Colorado. and Representa-
tives Baltz and Graham, of Illinois,
fought equal suffrage despite the fact
that women now vote in their States.
When Speaker Clark raped for order
at IL o'clock in the morning nearly every
seat on the floor of the House was occu-
pied and the galleries were packed. 1t
was women's day in the House and only
a few men appeared in the throng that
looked down on the legislators.
The women opposed to equal suffrage,
headed by Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, of
New York. were allotted seats in one
section OF the public gallery. In another
section sat delegates from the Congress
sfonaI Union for Woman's Suffrage.
Members Of the National Association for
Woman Suffrage were scattered through
! all the galleries.
A driving rainstorm failed to dis
courage a recorG-breaking crowd. The
first arrivals put in an appearance
about s o'clock in the morning, and
waited patiently for the galleries to
be thrown open an hour or so later.
when the women doffed their rain
coats the yellow and purple banners
and sashes of the suffragists were dis
closed, filling the galleries with wave
of color.
Conspicuous among those in the
Speakers gallery were DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, and Mrs. Pc