The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-16
SUFFRACIST
LASHES SPEECH
OF REP. BOWDLE
Miss Margaret Fay WhittemOre
Says Talk of Ohio Scion
Was Vulgar
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS
EXPURGATED, SHE SAYS
Local "VOtes For Women" Ad-
vOcate Pleased Over Result of
Poll in Congress

Miss Margaret Fay Whittemore. No.
81 Garfieldaye. prominent in the
work OF the Equal Suffrage league OF
Wayne county, who had charge OF the
party OF $50 women who visited Presi-
dent Wilson last week, previous 10
the vote in congress on the Bristow-
Mondell suffrage resolution. returned
To Detroit Friday, enthusiastic over
the splendid showing made in favor
of extending suffrage TO women
The vote was splendid. and much
better than We had dared 10 hope, con
sidering the stand OF the administra-
ton and the Democratic party rela-
tive to suffrage as a federal issue,
said Miss Whittemore The only re
grettable incident in the whole de
bate was the vulgar and wholly I'M
called-for speech OF Rep. Bowdle, OF
Ohio | had never before heard such
a speech by public man. Bowdle
was roundly Kissed while talking. not
only by the women and men present.
but by his own colleagues. The ex-
cerpts from his speech which have
been printed. in the newspapers were
much expurgated | assure you. Some
OF the language used was too vulgar
10 be printed in a newspaper or ac.v
cepted for filing in a telegraph Office.
A mass meeting 10 protest against
Bowdle's speech will be held Friday
evening. in Washington. under the
auspices OF the Mems league of the
District OF Columbia. The feeling
against Bowdle and his speech is one
or universal Indignation in Washing
ton, even by persons not interested in
the suffrage issue"
President Wilson was entirely
charming and cordial when We called
upon him, Miss Whittemore declared
with a smile He was so different I'M
his demeanor from our last visit when
he seemed quite peeved He listened
with seeming interest TO a speech by
Miss Alberta Hill--a very young girl,
by the way-and smiled at Miss Hills
cleverness in quoting from his own
speeches in which the sentiments ex-
pressed were suffrage sentiments. He
seemed 10 enjoy having the tables
turned on him BY Miss Hill. and when
she told him that he was a suffragist
and didn't know il, he smiled instead
Of frowning as he did before. At the /
close OF Miss Hills speech he gave
lerSa beautiful bouquet OF flowers.
"One OF the best speeches in the de {
bate was that of Rep. Mcdonald, OF
Michigan Every Michigan congress.
man voted for the resolution but
Doremus and Beakes, and their No
could be heard all over the house"
Miss Whittemore says that the cred !
L OF bringing the Bristow Mondell res.
olution TO vote in both senate and |
house this session must be given TO
the Congressional union. Miss Alice !
Paul chairman of the union, is hard
at work now 10 bring about second
vote in the senate, and the belief is
general that she will not only accom-
plish this, but tbat the vote will
show a majority in favor of the reso-
luton.
IT is nothing less than remarkable
the strides made in the recent past
In favor of extending suffrage to wom-
en-. declares Miss Whittemore. "Suf-
frage will be obtained by the women
OF the United States in the near fu-
ture, beyond any shadow OF doubt"
Miss Whittemore says that Detroit
motor car factories with agencies in !
placed free OF charge, !
any number OF machines at the dis !
posal or the women who visited the |
White House TO see President Wilson !