Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-13
Vote Came Last Night AZ
ter Il Day Of Warm
Discussion.
ISUFF LEADERS ARE
NOT DISHEARTENED


w house Of representatives, tonight
bv vote Of 2O4 to IA refused TO
submit to the states an amendment
to the federal constitution to enfran-
chise women.
The vote, the second in the history
issue. came at the close of a day Of
long prepared oratory during
which the manv speakers were lis
tened to with frequent evidences OF
approval or disapproval by packed
galleries. The question was before
the house as the Mondell resolution
to submit constitutional amendment
providing that the right Of suffrage
should not be abridged because OF
sex"
A two-thrds affirmative vote was
necessary to adopt the resolution. 1t
was defeated by a majority of 30.
Party lines were not strictly drawn
In the fight, though Democratic Lead
er Underwood. volcing the attitude OF
his party that suffrage Is "A state issue,
strongly opposed the resolution, while
Republican Leader Mann was one of
the chief speakers for the suffragistB
when Speaker Clark announced the
result. and into the corridors from
opposite galleries filed the hundreds
of suffragists, with their purple and
yellow sashes and the red rose-be-
decked suffragists
Second Defeat.
This was the second defeat Of the
suffrage cause in the national legis-
10 ftVts tar1f IA Ia La If
an equal suffrage constitutional
amendment proposed by Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon received a
vote Of 30 to "a in the senate, secur-
ing a bare majority. but falling Of the
necessary two-thirds. However, suf-
fragIst leaders tonight were not dis
mayed. AS they left the galleries, led
by DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, Mrs. Car
rie CHAPMAN Gait and other cham
piOns Of the cause, they declared that
the fight was by no means over, and
that the suffrage propaganda would
be pressed forward until every woman
In America should have the right TO
cast "A ballot.
THE result was what we expected, ,"
said Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, president
Of the National Association Opposed
10 Woman Suffrage. "It means that
the suffrage movement, fostered by
hysterical women, Is on the wane."
often during the earnest and at
times bitter debate preceding the
vote. Speaker Clark was forced to in
terrupt the speakers on the floor. and
fill the chamber with the deafenlng
battering of his gaVel and warn both
members and spectators that order
must be preserved Several times no
threatened TO have the galleries
cleared unless the disturbance sub
sided. But the murmur OF approval
and dlsapprOval persisted as each
speaker voiced his support or opposi'
ton to the cause Of Votes for women" ."
Hiss Bowdlc
The turmoil eliminated I'm a storm
Of missing that greeted a speech made
bv Representative Bowdle Of Ohio op-
posing the amendment. Ho had
treated the subject humOrously ana
remarked that the women Of Wash
lngton are beautiful. but they have no
interest in affairs OF state"
OnDonents OF the resolution based
their opposition largely upon the argu-
ment that for the federal government
TO prescribe qualifications for suffrage
would be an unwarranted invasion OF
the right OF the individual states to
control their elections and further on
the contention that there was no ade-
quate public demand" for this
amendment, which showed It 10 be
necessary"
Advocates OF the amendment con-
tended that the widespread demand
for woman suffrage, It's success I'm tho
states where II had been tried and
the principle OF allowing the people
to rule justified the submission Of the
proposal 10 the states for ratification.
Preceding the general debate there
was debate of an hour and a half on
a special rule providing for considera-
tlon OF the resolution. which was
adopted by a rising vote Of 209 to 81.
Representative AbercrOmble OF Ala
bama favored woman suffrage granted
by the states. Representative Bartlett
OF Georgia and Representative SissOn
OF Mississippi vigorously opposed the
resolution, insisting that the right TO
determine the. suffrage question
should be left TO the states
Representative Madden OF Illinois.
TOwner OF Iowa, Barnhart OF Indiana
and Raker OF California supported
the resolution in brief speeches
Representative Henry Of Texas de-
clared that the trend Of the times
was strongly I'm the direction Of strip
ping the states OF their power.
II suspect that this question has
been brought here" he added. be.
cause the supporters OF this prOpa-