Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28

Then q 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
expel him picked him up and placed
him on a lounge. But he did not stay
there long. Rousing himself he STUN
bled out, tears streaming down ms
cheeks. He was heard to express the
hope that he might never see the mousse
again
There was no doubt as member OK
pressed II that the Texan was crushed
And worn by his experience OF the day.
an experience that seldom comes dur
ing the life of a man in congress-
For one hour and ten minutes with
hostile eyes on him, he fought TO de-
fend himself from the charge that ne
transgressed the law by putting into
the congressional record document
described as "unspcakably vile
Before he got up to speak, it was the
view of Republicans and Democrats
that action upon the resolution to ex-
pei him would depend on his own at
titude. 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 re-
turned. At the beginning he said he
knew the house was prepared to expei
him.
When a rap of the gavel sounded the
end of the hour allotted him. he stopped
In the midst of n sentence and turning
upon his heels was half way out when
a request was made from the Demo
cratic side that he have thirty add
tional minutes and was opposed by
Mondell. But the leader was quick to
withdraw his rejection and Blanton
refusing at first to Yield to ques-
lions, he permitted Representative
I,ongworth, Republican Of Ohio. to ask
something, and Republicans asserted
tonight the reply had turned the tide
against him.
The Ohio member wanted to know II
the report was true tnat Mr.. Blanton
had declared an intention to mail ESQ.,
900 copies of the urdelivered speech
with its offending affidavit had the
house had ordered 1t stricken from the
record Only n lack of money. he said,
prevented its mailing to every voting
man. Instantly half dozen repre-
sentatives were on their feet. Repre-
sentative Blanton had reiterated that
the publication had been sent out '+in
n lust cause, that no law had been vio-
lated. He pleaded with the house for
the sake of his wife and children to
put back into the record. his own I'M
delivered speech in which he declared
there was not one word calculated to
give offense.
But Republicans objected
AS tho fire of questions started, Mr..
Blanton abruptly closed his speech
with twenty minutes still due him and
shot out of the house.
The vote to GUST him 2o3 to 113, with
Summers OF Texas. an old political
rival voting present upset calcula-
tions of some Democrats and Repub-
licans who earlier had predicted that
the Republican leader was waging a
losing battle.
A substitute resolution offered by
Representative Garrett of Tennessee.
Democratic leader, consuming the Tex
an for printing Language so indecent,
obscene, vulgar and vile as to render
the record unavailable, and directing
the speaker to .'reprimand and censure
him" at the bar of the house was
thrown out on a point of order prior
to the vote OF expulsion.
But when the Republican leader lost
his fight to GUST the Texan. the Demo-
cratic leader, getting tho master hand.
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