The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-15
SUFFRAGE DEFEATED.
BY VOTE IN HOUSE
Amendment Receives 174 For te
204 Against.
NEEDS TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY
Women Crowd the Galleries as Con
gressmen Debate Question-Bai-
lot on the Measure Comes
Late at Night.

Late at NI9HI.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The house OF
representatives last night refused 70
submit the woman suffrage amend
ment to the states for ratification.
The vote was ia ayes to 2O4 nays.
AS the amendment requires a two
thirds majority it was declared de-
feated.
"AntIs" See Foes Defeat.
Earlier in the day the antisuffrag.
lists declared the suffragists would not
muster the necessary two-thirds vote.
The suffragists did not predict more
than that the house would register
a majority in favor Of their proposal.
The debate on ths rule had been
spirited, bringing support and oppo-
sition from all parties. The real de-
bate, which began at one o'clock. with
six hours to run, brought out the
heavy artillery Of both sides.
Spectacular Debate Starts.
To the applause and cheers of sup
porters of both sides of the question,
packed in opposite galleries, the house
plunged into a debate as spectacular
as that which attended the vote on
the prohibition amendment.
Representative Webb, chairman of
the Judiciary committee, led the de-
bate In opposition to the amendment.
He believed If the question was voted
on by women more than 80 per cent
would vote against suffrage. Mr.. Webb
charged that woman suffrage was
more or less fad.
Representative Taylor of Colorado
supported the amendment, saying the
opposition spoke from prejudice and
misinformation. - ~
Representative Mondell Of Wyom-
ing, coauthor Of the resolution, urged
its adoption in speech which traced
the history of the movement.
Mann Backs Women's Rights.
"The tendency of the world is to-
ward enlarging the grant of power
to those who shall control the des-
TIMES Of the nations" said Mr.. Mann.
1--WE may stay the current for mo-
ment, but civilizations progress de-
mands the granting of the franchise
to those who have the power and
knowledge to use It,"
The right of the states to control
the franchise was insisted upon by
Mr.. Underwood.
This question:" he said; is the
gravest one this body has had to con-
slider. deny that the exercise OF the
franchise is universal right. You
do not believe it is a right. Many OF
those who will vote for this amend
ment here today are from states which
would deny this right to other races
because you believe it would destroy
your civilization. Therefore you rec
ognize that 1t Is a privilege and not
universal right"
Representative Stafford, Republican,
OF Wisconsin, opposed the resolution.
representatives Bryan of Washington
and Stephens and Bell of California
declared woman suffrage success.
Women FIJI the Galleries.
A driving rainstorm failed to dis
courage record breaking crowd. At
three o'clock in the morning the first
arrivals went into the house galleries
to await the beginning of the debate.
An hour before the session opened
virtually all the seats for women were
filled with suffragists and antisuffrag-
lists.
II shall support the rule because l
believe vote should be given on any
proposal which has become a national
ISSUE" said Mr.. Henry.
Representative Campbell, Repub-
Hcan, spoke for the rule and the Mon
dell resolution.
AS Representative Campbell was
speaking, disorder on the floor and in
the galleries called forth rebuke
from Speaker Clark.
Progressive party !. support was
voiced by Representative Kelly of
Pennsylvania.
representative Hobson argued that
the resolution did not take any power
from the states.
Lenroot for State Action.
Support for the rule, but opposition
to the submission of the amendment
was expressed by Representative Len
root, Republican of Wisconsin. He
said he was not convinced there was
sufficient public demand for woman
suffrage to indicate that the proposed
amendment would be quickly ratified.
Il believe in woman suffrage, but /
believe the matter can be settled easily
by the power of the individual states"
he said
Representative Murdoch, Progress
sive of Kansas. supported the resolu-
ton.
AS they left the galleries, led by
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. Mrs. Carrie