The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-20
.MRS.N.A'llON
Is SELECTED.
Became Violent When Refused
Permission to See President
at White House.
..--..----.----.. $1,000
THEN WENT 10 THE SENATE.
Shouted in Gallery and Was
Turned Over to Police, Who
Fined Her SIS.
THEN WENT 10 THE SENATE
tBv Associated Press.)'

i WASHINGTON Nov. i1s.-MrH. Carrie
a.. Nation appeared In the principal role
OF q sensational scene at the White House
to-day. Her request to see tho Piesi-
dent being refused, sho became violent
and had to be taken from the executive
Offices BY two police officers. AS she Vas
being escorted from the. building. shc
shouted at the top Of her voice, gesticul i.
ting violently:.."l am going to pray for a
prohibition President, and we Will have
one-one who will represent the people
. and not the dstillaries and brewers. You
may. put me out OF the building. but IL
q brewer or liquor dealer were here be
would have been admitted at ONCE" t5 4
Mrs. Nation said she wanted to. see the
President snbout several matters.
!. LIQUOR AND CIGARETTES.
IT understand he carried dive full OF
liquors on his western trip; that he
smoked cigarettes on the steps Of the
Capitol at, Topeka; that his flag hos on It
cont-of-arms. Arc tl1eso things so r.
Assured. that she had been mis1nformed.
she replied: IL @
"Oh. well, want to SEQ him, anyhow.
and have talk with him." I'm 81.
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I President could not sec her. n,
well, that's funny" she cried oue. Re-
marking on the number OF United States
Senators and -represen tatives who EWere
passing In and out Of the Presidents Of
fices, she continued: 'ii
81 see lot of men goInng in and out
OF his Offices. I should like to know why
they can sec the President and We
mothers and sisters OF the country can't
get near him.
While she was awaiting her turn to talk
to Mr.. Loeb, several representatives hap
pened to pass through the office. Mrs.
Nation Immediately began to lecture them
on the evils Of the liquor traffic.
Madame broke in Secretary Loeb, ~
Am compelled to request sou to discon-
tnue your talk. If you want to deliver a
lecture you will have to 80 outside. These
are my Offices
h FoRc1B1.Y REMOVED.
you are mistaken" shouted Mrs. Ma
ton, Historically These are the peoples
| offices. I propose to do what can n sht
| here. and now 10 crush the liquor reptile.
| You tell me that the President Is too
busy to see me, but tell you that !
don't believe It,"
| Secretary Loeb beckoned to the police
officers. who removed, Mrs. Nation by
|. force anO, eSCOTleQ leI OUT " LHe 81 oANno'
Mrs. Nation went direct to the Capitol
and appeared In the Senate gallery q few
minutes before the Senate was called to
! order at noon. She was soon discovered
and surrounded by pages and messenger
boys and until prohibited by the Senate
officials, did a thriving business in selling
her cards with tiny Ratchet attached.
She left the gallery when asked to do so,
and went to the Marble Room and talked
with Senator Cockrell.
| She had been absent from the gallery
about ten min Ites when she reappeared at
one OF the doors of the ladies' gallery.
and raising her right hand far above her
head, shouted In a loud and clear tone:
SALOONS are anarchy. Saloons arc trea-
| son and conspiracy"
The Senate was at the time engaged
J in receiving bills, but Mrs. Nations voice
! was so much more penetrating than the
reading clerks that it was distinctly
hoard throughout the Senate chamber
and even Iii the corridors Tho incident
| created ripple of excitement,
Mrs. Nation was expelled from the gal
lery and, turned over to the local police
She was arraigned in Police Court on a
charge of disorderly conduct and fined
s25, which she paid.