The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-04-02
A DOSE OF FEMALE POLITICS.

The new womcn had their innings
Saturday afternoon IN the city con
yention NJ the middle-of-the-road
Populi>tS.
Liar" was the cry that abounded.
aud amid the shrickS Of women blows
were exchanged between men and wO-
men. and tile latter proved their iit-
ness for the ballot by putting up a
pretty still fight.
They were more picturesque thah
accurate in their delivery OF blows.
aud the body blow was seldom at
tempted, as the women s%luggers threw
their fists at the faces OF their OPP
ponents aud landed Just where a wo-
mems blows would he expected To
land when she is worked up to such
terrible excitement that She docs not
care whether her back hair is up or
down.
IL was the warmcSt cen that has
ever been experienced in Il Dcn'er CON
ycntion, in spite OF the fact that the
other day, when the Democrats met,
there was a straight Knockout on the
floor, shared by at least a dozen
brawny voters Of the male persuasion.
Bill. bang, smash, 'Order," Give it
to him." Put him out" "Who's a
liar 2" All these cries could be heard
issuing from the center Of the mass OF
human beings, male and female. who
were rolling over and over and ming
ling with Il freedom that would not
have been tolerated in polite circles.
The women delegates were in the
thick OF the melee, and when their
tongues gave out their fists and finger
nails were still doing painful cXccu
ton.
AS a result, the minority S~tampcdcd
the convention, and the majority was
actually compelled to seek refuge oui'
doors. When the convention rcSumet
Mrs. Alice Faulkner said she had got
ten beyond the blushiug point. as sh,
had seer too much Of politics to hlu>l
any more. She would rather spill heI
D good, rich blood in fighting than Il
waste it in the purely ornamental bus
> mess Of blushing.
Then Mrs. +. NJ. Reed had her say
. and, after telling how she had gon
! through the streets singing IN the las
l. campaign for Waite, she cypIaine'
that She considered it her ChriStiaI
'e duty and would do it again, but Sh
I could not refrain from bluSIlng TO
1t the hircling who had come to til
Il convention to lead them from thci
faith.
It The hircling rctOrtcd that tn
y others had been bought by |COrporatiO
u money, and Immediately a chorus &
You lie arose from the meeting
IL and T. NJ. Marshall detled the las
y speaker to prove her assertions. Al
other man rushed at Marshall, an
: Mrs. Reed urged Others on, but the
IL were separated. Delegate Akers int
N mated that Mrs. Reed should be /
II home, and Miss Holmes was making
T. fool Of herself, initiating COrOctt.
VI "Will you see me insulted :" one
the women cried, and then, as no OF
seemed anxious to side with her, 81
IL made a rush for the flowing whiskeI
le OF AkerS, which are the true Popull'
style, Miss Holmes halted for Il m
y Ment to see if anyone else was vo'u'
~ tecring, and then she aud her back'
sailed in, each taking IA handful OF II
hirsutes and forcing their foe TO fl
by from further vengeance.
n In the confusion SOmc one moved
adjourn, and the crowd retired to q
us hall way, still fighting as the janit
turned the key with IA mental VOW Mt
ny or to rent a hall again to a POpuli
convention.