Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13

al committee OF the national association
were in charge Across the way were
Mrs. Arthur L. Dodge, president Of the
national association opposed to woman
suffrage; Mrs. A. J. George, Mrs. Daniel
A. Markham and the legislative commit
tee Of that association.
The galleries applauded generally when
DR.. Shaw and several other prominent
suffragists were invited by the Speaker
to leave the public gallery and tooA
places in his private gallery.
Applause for MARITIME
Senator MARITIME. who CHANGED OF pass
through the House chamber attracted at
tention OF the anti-suffrage delegates.
The women greeted him with applause,
some waving their roses as he answer
ed their welcome. Promptly at II o'clock
the speakers gavel fell and Chairman
Henry OF the rules committee presented
the special rule upon which it was agreed
to allow one and one-half hours debate
exclusive of the six hours provided for
the resolution itself.
Bowdle's Humor
Kisses and expressions of resentment
frequently interrupted speech by Rep.
Bowdle Of Ohio, who undertook to dis
cuss the suffrage cause in a humorous
vein and argued that a. scientific ana.y-
sis of woman's nature showed her to be
totally disqualified as voter and office
holder.
Speaker Clark stilled the uproar half
dozen times and warned spectators that
a recurrence Of the incident would result
in their eviction from the chamber.
Mr.. Bowdle told of an investigation he
made Of newspaper reading and buying
among women. His conclusions We're
that women buy one paper to SO bought
by men, and that as street car newspaper
readers the ration among women is as
one to &c. and among men the readers are
one to two.
women generally" he said, ARE not
interested in politics-for which the saints
be praised-for l do not like to think OF
the day when papa's purse will be called
upon to contribute to opposing political
wigwams. One Is a plenty.
Yes, Mr.. Seaker, the women of this
smart capital are beautiful-indeed, their
ness, their feet are beautiful, their an
hicS dIS pSdutAIui, pul ISic lIiNSt PAUSE
all this do l assert on the kind of evil
dence required by Greenleafs first rule
but they are not interested in affairs o.
state"
This brought forth more Kisses, and
Rep. Bowde. remarked:
This is the last chance of the in
stitution knon in the United States
as the Old Man to save his pants.
Il suggest that American women,
instead Of going into politics resolve
or an investigation of the race sui
eide question and examine nto the
menace to our nation found in the
fact that within ten years a multitude
Of American women with great for
tunes gathered by American men have
laid them to the extent of hundreds
of millions of dollars at the feet Of
foreign lords and dukes"
The need Of this country is more
marriage, Mr.. Bowdel said. America
needs new baptism Of the old time
masculinity. We need this old type
of feminine women. AS the day pass
ed into night arguments for suffrage
were made by Reps. Cramton, Farr,
among the opponents were Reps.
Sloan, Carter and Mulkey.
/ Mann's Support
Representative Mann of Illinois, con-
Guiding the Republican support for the
| measure said that the same reason
ing which prompted the rules COM
mittee in bringing in the amendment
to the House should prompt the House
to submit the amendment to the
states.
Representative Taylor Of Colorado
| in the closing speech, declared that
the experience Of the states where
| the women vote had proved the falla-
cy Of all the arguments against wo-
| man suffrage. Then the reading of the
bill for amendment was begun. Repre-
| sentative Cullop Of Indiana offered an
amendment to submit the suffrage pro-
posal to Constitutional conventions in
| the various states instead of to the
state Legislatures. This was voted 10S
| to 142.