The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-19
MEN
CARD INDEXED
Woman's Party Has Rec
ord of Their Words
and Acts
PERSONAL INTERVIEWS
Some Are Frank In Opinions
and Some Cautious, and
Some Shew Timidity
BY MILDRED NORRIS

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WASHINGTON, sept lathe
famous card index of the National
Womans Party, hitherto closely
Guarded from prying eyes, was
brown open to the international
Aews Service to-day by special per
mission.
II contains inside information on
Incidental candidates, members
OF congress and-the governors ara
legislators of every state, giving
closeup views Of their lives, hab-
IT'S and associations.
Since its Inauguration by Miss
Maudc Younger, OF San Francisco,
Cal, legislative chairman Of the
Womanu Party. the index has been
the subject of sensational charges
BY the ants and burning curiosity
on the part. Of leading public men.
The ants In Tennessee now threat
en- 10 have 1t produced before the
grand jury investigating the charges
which have grown out of the rati-
fica,ion fight
Il all the informatio it contains
were made public, the present pres
!dentiai campaign. would be oonsid-
erably enlivened and certain ma
tonal political leaders would find
their hair rising r.-aight up and 9TH
eri,Qually prominent leaders would
blush from sheer embarrassment.
In It are indelibly recorded utter
ances, expressed at unguarded mo-
ments, Of senators and congress
men now running for recollection,
who strongly opposed the Nineteen
III amendment when II was before
Congress, ready to rise up from the
past and smite them in the face II
they try to "hornswoggle" the new
lady voters into believing their
stand on suffrage was misunder-
stood.
There are specially written de-
scriptions of Americas leading
statesmen. A breezy young suffra-
gist sent 10 interview one OF the
presidential nominees before he
ne came into prominence as a can
didate ydescribed him as a "ladys
man and rather a sport'
MY Wife Won't Let Me" is the
refrain recalled by the index when
1t comments on the attitude of 9TH
er prominent anti senators. Home
pressure more than anything else
responsible" 1t says regarding the
stand OF Senator Wadsworth OF
New YORK, whose wife Is president
oi the National Association Opposed
TO Suffrage"
one Vermont legislator, In a let
yer confiding that he was for rati-
ilcstion. concludes with the plea:
FOR Heavens sake don't let this
get 10 my wife and the neighbors."
Senator Moses of New Hampshire
Is quoted as telling interyIewers
mat his wife is an anti and "consid-
ers one politician in the family
enough and expressing the views
mat women will not better
things"
FORMER Congressman Jeanette
rankin, who went to interview Sem
ator Hoke Smith of Georgia with
another suffragist. reports: "IIe
LOOK the only chair and let us stand.
lie said as we were suffragists we
shouldn't mind"
senator Knute Nelson is describ-
ca by other republican senators
VINO are quoted in the INDEX as THE
haSdest man in the senate TO man
age, but If left alone will vote right
young suffragist who tried to
interview the veteran senator from
;hihhesota reports him as advising
her TO go home and get a husband
ana raise sons for the war"
another writes OF a visit to SEN
ator Pomerene. Il approached the
non den with great trepidation
ana trembling. II was fortunate
'he senator had eaten his breakfast
vi ne would have eateE the suffra-
gist alive"
senator Lodge is quoted as say
ing; Women do not need the pro-
lection OF the ballot. They are al
I'ddy better protected without II.
regret to see women seek to come
uown to the level of men for then
men VIII become brutalized and
women will suffer"
senator Reed of Missouri is de-
'Srioed as taking suffrage as Joke.
senator Brandegee of Connect
cut Is quoted as saying he would op-
pose suffrage even If every one in
Connecticut were for It,"
Senator John Sharp williams OF
Mlssissippi ia quoted as telling in
reviewers he was waiting Ito hear
Hom two women friends, one an anti
and one a suffragist,' before he took
stand on suffrage.
Congressman Tinkham Of Massa-
Chusetts, according TO the index
frankly stated "he wanted II to be
mans world" while Congressman
Iiliman OF Arkansas is quoted As
asa