Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-15
LIVELY TIMES IN POPULIsT CON-
yENTION IN DENVER.
SCRATCHING AND HAIR PULLING
THE WOMEN CONCLUsIyELY PROVE:
THEIR RIGHT TO THE BALLOT.
Struck In the CIinches. on the Break
nsays, in the Face, in Violation
of Queen.bury Rules,
and in ANY Old
Way"

Denver. March 1.-THE new women had
then innings yesterday afternoon in the
city convention of The middle-of-the-roaI
Pcpulists.
Liar was the cry that abounded. and
amid the shrieks of women blows We're ex-
chGnSed between men and women. and the
latter proved their fitness for the ballot by
putting Up Il pretty stiff fight.
They We're more picturesque than accur-
ate in their delivery of blows and the body
blow was seldom attempted. as the women
sluggers threw their fists at the faces of
their opponents, and landed just where Il
wcman's blows would be expected to land
when she is worked up to such terrific ex
citement that she does not care whether
her bacl. hair is uD or down.
1t was the warmest scene that has ever
been experienced in Denver convention,
in spite of the fact that the other day,
when the Democrats met, there was Il
straight knockout on the floor, shared by
at least a dozen brawny voters of the male
persuasion.
Biff. bang. smash. Order Give it to
him. Put him out" Who's a liar?" 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 mingling with 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 execution.
As 4 result, the minority stampeded the
convention. and the majority was actually
compelled to seek refuge outdoors. When
the convention resumed. Mrs. Alice Fauk-
ner said she had got beyond the blushing
point as she had seen too much of politics
to blush any more. She would rather spill
her good. rich blood in fighting than to
waste it in the purely ornamental business
of blushing.
Then Mrs. L. W. Reed had her say. and
after telling how she had gone through the
streets singing in the last campaign for
Waite. she explained that she considered
il her Christian duty and would do it
again, but she could not refrain from
blushinE for the hireling who had come
to the convention to lead them from their
faith.
The hirelins retorted that the others had
been bought by corporation money. and
Immediately chorus of You lie," arose
from the meeting. and I. NJ. Marshall de-
fled the last speaker to prove her asser-
tions. Another man rushed at Marshall
and Mrs. Reed urged others on, but they
Were separated. Delegate Akers intimated
that Mrs. Reed should be at home and that
Miss Holmes was making fool of herself,
initiating Corbett.
will you me insuted?" one of the
women cried. and then. as no one seemed
anxious to side with her she made a rush
for the flowing whiskers of Akers. which
are of the true Populist type. Miss Holmes
halted for moment to see if anyone else
was volunteering, and then she and her
hacker sailed in. each taking handful of
the hirsutes and forcing their foe to fee
from further vengeance.
In the confusion some one moved to ad-
journ, and the crowd retired to the hall
way, still GghtinS. as the janitor turned
the key. with mental vow never to rent
hall again to Populist convention.