The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-29
MRS. NATION MAKES THINGS UN.
PLEASANT FOR OFFICIALS
AT TOPEKA
GOVERNOR LOST HIS TEMPER
BUT HE FINALLY PROMISED NOT
TO PARDON ANY CONVICTED
LIQUOR SELLERS
OTHERS WERE IN FOR IT, TOO
Mrs. Nation Went After Attorney
General County Attorney, Sher-
If and Chief of Police
in Turn.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 2S-Mrs Carrie
Nation today invaded the office of Gov
William E. Stanley in his chambers in
the capitol building and for a solid hour
arraigned the chief executive of the state
Tor his failure to close the saloons Of
Kansas. Then in turn she visited the Of
noes of Attorney General Goddard, Coun-
ty Attorney Nichols and Sheriff Porter
s. Cook, and demanded of each that
they close the saloons
When Mrs. Nation entered Gov STAN
ley's office, she was followed by a crowd
or newspaper reporters and others Bv
turns she administered to Gov Stanley
a tongue flashing for his failure to uphold
the laws against liquor selling or begged
MIN for aid to carry on her crusade. She
put her questions with fierceness and an
swered them herself without giving the
governor time to utter a complete sem
tence in his cwn defense
Mrs. Nation accused Gov Stanley Of
branding her a lawbreaker, and demand
ed to know If he had a better method
than She of Kidding the state of saloons.
DO you think my method is right?"
she asked.
No, don't" replied the governor. s
Wen, governor have you a better
one?'
AS the governor turned in his chair
to make answer every one listened in
tently.
No, I do not think I have" finally re-
piled the governor. Continuing he man.
aged to edge in a few words more.
What can 1 do? I am powerless. The
law does not allow me to do what I de-
sire. The law gives me no privileges.
What can I do?"
IF necessary call out the militia" Was
Mrs. Nations prompt reply.
HOT SHOT FOR STANLEY.
you can close every joint in Kansas
If you will, Gov. Stanley" she said
vehemently. you can do it if you want
to, but you won't But you are a law
breaker yourself If you don't You took
your oath of office to keep the constitu-
ton. You refuse my request, you are not
only lawbreaker but a perjurer"
AS Mrs. Nation proceeded, she became
more vehement and her voice quivered.
Finally, his temper gone, Gov. Stanley
arose from his seat and shouted back:
You cannot come here and talk this way
to me. You cannot talk to me this way,
say. You are a woman, but I won't
stand 1t. You will have to leave"
Il am a mother. I am a grandmother,
and / represent the mothers of the
state.''
'You don't. You don't represent Them"
almost shouted the governor.
The words flew back and forth with
distinguish them. the room was in an
uproar. Then Mrs. Nation talked moro
calmly, pleading with the governor to aid
her.
You come with me, and help smash
Saloons" She urged And then she add
ed: IF you won't help us-if you won't
help NELL go al ound and I'll
SMASH, SMASH. SMASH,
governor. The devil seems to have a
cinch on the men. but he has not q
cinch on the hatchets and rocks
Finally Gov. Stanley volunteered:
You get the prosecuting attorneys Of
the different counties to put the joint
keepers in Jail, and I'll use my power as
governor to keep them in. I'll see that
they are not pardoned out"
This promise instantly transformed
Mrs. Nation. She fairly beamed with
joy, and, thanking the governor, started
for the office of Attorney General God
dard. The attorney general was engaged
but she forced her way into his private
office and introduced herself with these
words:
1--WE want you to close these joints,
these murder shops"
She demanded that he remove those Of
ficials who neglected their duty in al
lowing the saloons to run, and when he
evaded her direct questions and referred
her to the county attorney. Mrs. Ma
ton asked: Mr.. Attorney General, you
are not lodging, are you? Now, don't
dodge
FOLLOWED BY A MOB
With a parting injunction to do what
he had sworn to on taking his, OATH Mrs.
Nation, followed by an army of people,
with a bodyguard of newspaper men,
started for the county attorneys office.
THE governor and attorney general
are lodging" she said but there's no
lodging my Ratchet" She had lost her
wraps and her veil during her raid on the
state house, but she wasted no time
looking for them.
To County Attorney Nichols she re-
wished to swear out a warrant for tho
saloonkeeper's wife who had attacked
her Saturday night with a broomstick.
Mrs. Nation then went to the Office Of
Shelf Cook
The sheriff soon was In a rage, and
at last, boiling with anger under the
scorching attack, broke away, and, rush
ing toward a newspaper man in the
crowd who had pointed at him, seized
the offenders collar and made a motion
to strike him. Others interfered, and
Cook, returning to Mrs. Nations side,
asked her to his private Office to COM
municate the argument alone.
The chief of police was picked out for
the next onslaught, but his Office was
found locked and Mrs. Nation harangued
a crowd that had gathered in the street
near the city hall.