The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-20
PERSISTS IN -ENDEAyoR TO SEE
THE PRESIDENT AND is
FoRclBLY REMOVED.
PAYS A VISIT TO THE SENATE ALSO
ATTEMPTS TO MAKE AN ADDRESS
FROM GALLERY AND LANDS
IN POLICE COURT.

washington. NOV. " MIS- ItlTie
Nation appeared in the principal role
OF sensational scene at the White
Honse during the day Her request
to see the president being refused she
became violent and had to be taken
from the executive offices by two po
lice officers. AS she was being -escoet-
ed from the building she shouted at
the top of her voice, gesticnlatiug
violently:
u am going to pray for Prohibi
tion president and we will have one
one Mho-will represent the people and
not the distillers ard brewers. You
may put me out of the building, but If
a brewer or liquor dealer were here
he would have been admitted at once
Accompanied by u young newspaper
man Mrs Nation called at the eXecu
tive Offices and asked to see President
Roosevelt She gave her card to the
venerable doorkeeper, Arthur Sim.
mons, who. recognizing the name, inn
mediately proffered her an autograph
album in which she inscribed the fol
lowing:
Carrie A. Nation. Your Loving
Home Defender.
Vote for prohibition OF the liquor
curse"
While awaiting an answer to her
request Mrs. Nation said she wanted
to see the president about several
matters.
II understand he carried a dive full
of liquors on his Western trip; that
he smoked cigarettes on the steps OF
the capitol at Topeka; that his flag
has OH Ii coat OF arms. Are these
things so?"
Her Request ls Refused.
Assured she had been misinformed
she replied:
"Oh, we'll, | want to see him any
way and have a talk with him
Presently she was informed that
the president could not see her.
We'll. that's funny" she cried out.
remarKing on the number Of United
States senators and representatives
who were passing In and out of the
presidents office.
II see a lot Of men going in and out
OF his Office should like to know
why they can see the president and
we mothers and sisters of the country
can't get near him. l want an ex-
PLANTATION of that and I'm going to
have II"
She insisted that she must see Sec
retary Loeb and in few minutes she
was ushered into his office. While she
was awaiting her turn to talk to Mr..
Loeb the four Democratic representa-
tives of Pennsylvania and the two Re-
publican representatives of New York
happened 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 you to dis
continue your talk II you want to
deliver lecture you will have to go
outside These are my Offices
You are mistaken shouted Mrs.
Nation Historically These are the
peoples Offices. propose to do what
! can right here and now to crush the
liquor reptile. You tell me that the
president is too busy to see me. but |
tell you that don't believe it"
Loeb Summons an Officer.
Secretary Loeb beckoned to Officer
Dalrymple, who had followed Mrs Ma
tion into the office. to take her out.
The officer took her gently by the arm
and escorted her back into the recep-
tion hall. There she began to rave
about the president conducting a
liquor dive on his special train.
Officers Dalrymple and Kemp were
obliged 10 use some force to induce
her to leave the executive offices and
finally conducted her outside of the
White House grounds.
Mrs. Nation went direct to the Cap
itof after leaving the White House
and appeared in the senate gallery.
After sitting quietly for few minutes
she arose and attempted to make a
speech. but was taken in charge by q
doorkeeper and hurried out Of the
building.
Mrs Nation was taken from the
Capitol to the police court, where she
was arraigned on charge of disorder
ly conduct. She was found guilty and
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