The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-14
GAMBLER KISSED
BY SENATORS
Unmistakable DenunCiation Of
His Attack on Mrs. Gait
and Woman Suffrage.
REMARKS CAUSE DISGUST
(RY c. F. MILTON, JR.)

Nashville, Aug. 14.-(Special 1.-The
speech OF Senator Harry Gambler OF
McMinn county. bitterly assailing suf-
frage and suffrage leaders, was not
allowed to go unchallenged by other
senators who spoke in yesterdays de-
bate, preceding the overwhelming suf-
frage victory in the sanate.
Speaker Todd, Senator Albert Hill.
Senator John Houk and Senator Mon
roe all took occasion TO take issue
with the senator from McMinn. I'M
mediately after the vote Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president OF the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage asso-
citation, issued a statement character
izng Candlers charge that she had
advocated intermarriage between the
races as false. 1T Is an absolute fab
rication that Thave at any time advo-
Gated intermarriage between the white
and negro races. | believe furthermore
that 1t is an absolute crime against
nature sheN stated.
Gamblers assaults were by no means
directed entirely at Mrs. Gait. He
charged that southern republicans
were republicans for revenue only,
and commented on pressure he charged
was being brought on members to vote
for ratification. Il know men a week
ago against suffrage today on the state
pay roll and for suffrage" he declared,
He then passed to suffrage. Charged
that If passed negroes would be in the
legislature and assailed Mrs. Gait.
When Gambler called the suffrage leader
nothing but an anarchist" the crowd
ed senate chamber hissed him. Evkfl
some of the senators Joined IN. Every
woman present, with about one ex-
ception, and most of the men in the
galleries, indicated clearly their dis
gust at the remarks. Nothing daunted'
he proceeded with his attack. He as
sailed ''petticoat government" also
amid Kisses.
Speaker Todd of the senate left his
chair, took the floor and defended suf-
frage vigorously in well-applauded
"slurs and insinuations" that had
been made and reprimanded them. So
did senator after senator on the floor.
Senator Patton, strong suffrage
man. reprimanded Gambler for his ig-
noranee, in referring to petticoat gov
they don't wear 'em any more" said
Patton, amid laughter.
Senator Monroe, republican. also rep
rlmanded Gamblers attack as the
most unfortunate one that has ever
been made upon the floor of the sem
ate" M. Monroe said that he had
been against the partial suffrage bill
on constitutional grounds, and that he
had been overruled; that Judge Bach
man of the supreme court had held
with MIN ana Lndl bdtlSltu MN, anu
that he was now for the amendment.
Lets put back to Connecticut what
she put on u.s. referring to the way
that state had made legal the Four
teenth and Fifteenth amendments.
The state OF Connecticut, whence
received more correspondence than
any other state in the Union
against this resolution, was one of the
first nine TO take a position upon the
question of negro voting. Now that
Connecticut took great pride In giving
the south these amendments, 1t stands
her in poor grace to say that we can
not hand back the question of woman
suffrage, but /. for one, take great
pleasure in so doing"
Senator Houk, lin ringing speech,
said that lever since I have entered
legislative hall, twenty-three years
ago, have recognized each and every
senator rs the keeper of his own oath
No senator on the floor. can turn in
the faces of his colleagues and insin-
uate that a member violates his oath
unless he can put his finger on the
violation. / resent the insinuation. II
/ knew that suffrage would elect.
democratic president | would vote for
1t anyway
''The time to split hairs is gone. In
all my life I have never heard sound
argument against giving woman the
right to vote: woman is human be-
ing, and so is entitled to voice IN
the making of laws affecting her and
her children" Houks speech was
roundly applauded
The roll call gave aye Is, no 4, alb
sent 2. not voting 2.