The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
''CALL OUT MILITIA
(Which I Won't Do" Replies
Mr.. Stanley.
County Attorney Nichols Tells
Her He Is a ResubmissiOnist.
ArOuses Ire and She Gives Him
Tongue Lashing.

.IH tell you what to do. governor.
you go ont with us and help smash the
saloons-Tn give You a hatchet.''
Mrs. Nation gave this command to
Governor Stanley this morning when
the stormy part of her interview with
the executive Of this state had subsided.
She called upon the governor in his office
this morning and talked with him for
nearly an hour. A crowd of reporters
and state house attaches looked on and
enjoyed the fun. Mrs Nation uttered
plain truths, as she sees them in the
plainest way she knows. At times the
discussion waxed hot and at one point
the governor threatened to lose his
patience and terminate the interview
abruptly. At the termination Of the
interview Mrs Nation carried away the
mere satisfaction that the governor
was back of her, sending her onward to
the local officials to make them do their
duty.
-E'll 60 to them and say: See here,
you've got to do your duty The COVER
nor is back OF me, he says If YOU
don't close up these murder shops I'll
have you put in prison. The governor
says can do it,
I'm go after them and have them
removed from Office. III send 'em to
the penitentiary-and hang a few of
them"
Mrs Nation is the most distinguished
visitor that has walked into the Kansas
state house this century. She came un-
ostentatiously with her husband in a
tsVo-seated carriage promptly at 10
oclock- Ever since she came to the CITY
the expectation has been that sooner or
later she would be descending upon the
heads or the state government in all her
cyclonic impetuousness
She was ushered into the governors
once and introduced to Governor Stan
ley. who sat at his desk quietly dictat-
ing to a lady stenographer.
Mrs Nation gathered the confused
luea tnat there were two stenographers
consulting over papers. She was not
awsxale w tnar she was talking to the gov
0hAoI ana ln an excited way was re-
guessing the governor to secure an
audience with himself for her.
want TO see the governor in about
ten or nfteen minutes she said
You are talking to the governor
nov, was the reply Have a seat
on. am ~ Wen. I'll be back in q fev9
to get a friend a
Then Mrs Nation repaired to the Ii
brary and found her friend Mrs BROWN
q " ichlIa- whom she calls her right
hanu Mrs Nation greeted Mrs Annie
L. Diggs effusiveiy. shook hands an5
talked with four or five colore5 men
one said, Cant you raise your voice
AS- - e-trAAcA these DurnlnEE. Won have
such success in reforms7'' -'
1t was whisky did all that she said
positively. I'm fighting that now
Clear II out Of the way and We viii XIII
Followed by a retinue of renor+ars
MRS Nation proudly took her vav dow,
into the governors Office where NJ
Nation was waiting Mrs Brown. Mrs
Diggs and several others also accom-
panied the party
Received with full graciousness Mrs
Nation opened the ball
Governor" she said
There was confidence and a determfn-
ed ring in her sharp tone
sit around where the light stri,-ss
you, she commanded. Il can't see vo1lr
face" SOuI
Governor Stanley wheeled abort
deferentially. Mrs. Nation moved be,-
seat over nearer the window where fha
light fell full upon both
governor, need your helm I've
come 10 topeka to stay until every ioinf
IS closed up. ask You to help me Al
a matter of self-defense I took IN +Li5
fight At Is not an impulse. but 4 iasf
resort I've prayed and cried ana isi5
avn on the floor and went Some+b5re-
must be done. There is murder s1-es,,r-
where so I took the only neaas 7 go
that would give hope