Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
EIGHT VOTES SAVE
 CONGRESSMAN FROM
 BEING THROWN OUT
TEXAS REPRESENTATIVE CHILLED BY MEMBERS FOR OBSCENE WORDS PRINTED INV UNDELIVERED SPEECH nv CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 27-Saved from being thrown out of the house cf representatives by only eight votes, Thomas l.. Blanton, Texas Demo- craI was publicly reprimanded late today by Speaker Gillett, in accord ancc with a resolution of censure, against which no man cast a vote.
 Then a moment later, as he walked out of the chamber with all eyes on him. he toppled over in a heap. Some of his colleagues who had voted to sSncl him. picked him up and placed him on a lounge. But he did not stay there long. Housing himself. he stumbled out, tears streaming down his cheeks. He was heard to ex- press the hope that he might never see the house again.
 There was no doubt. as members expressed. that the Texan was crushed and worn by his experience cf the day. an experience that seldom comes during the life of a man in congress. Fer an hour and ten min utcs. with hostile eyes on him, he fought to defend himself from the charxe that he had transgressed the law hy putting into the Congressional Record document described as un- sncakably vile"
 Before he got up to speak. it was The view of Republicans and Demo- crass that action upon the resolution to expel him would depend on his own attitude He sat with folded hands as Representative Mondell, Republican leader, pleaded to have him cast out. And then, pale and smiling. he stepped to the front as The leader sat down.
 His voice hoarse and broken, he touched rapidly upon the charges and then his old time fighting fire returned At the beginning he said he knew the house was prepared to cxpel him.
 When a rap of the gavel sounded the end of the hour allotted him, he stopped in the midst of a sentence and turning upon his heels was hali way out when a request was made rom the Democratic side that he have % additional minutes and was opposed by NIondell- But the leader was quick to withdraw his objection and the Texan was resummoned.
 Yields to Questions
 Refusing at first to yield for ques- tfons. he permitted Representative I.0ngworth. Republican of Ohio, t ask him something, and Republican asserted tonight that the reply hat turned the tide against him. Tn Ohio member wanted to know if thu report was true that MT. Blanton hat declared an intention to mail 250,0 comics of the undelivered speech with its offending affidavit, after tn house had ordered it stricken iron the record.
 Only lack of money, he said, pre- vented its mailing to every votin' man.
 Instantly. half a dozen representa- lives were on their feet.
 Representative Blanton had ref rcrated that the publication had beel sent out "in a just cause" that m law had been violated. He pleaded with the house. for the sake of hi wife and children, to put back int The record his own undelivere speech. in which he declared ther was not one word calculated to SiV offense. But Republicans objected.
 As the fire of questions started MT Blanton abruptly closed hi speech. with 20 minutes still due hin and shot out of the house.
 The vote to oust him, 203 to II with Summers of Texas. an old poll sical rival. voting present upse calculations of some Democrats an Republicans, who earlier had pre-
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