Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-19
CARRIE %NA@B[@
INTO THE SENATE
Refused Audience With the
President She Yells From
Senate Gallery
IS ARRESTED AND FINED ,2s
Carrie Demanded Explanation From
the President for Carrying "oivs.
full" Of Liquors On His Special Train
and for Smoking cis.ret. On Capitol
Steps in Topeka.

Washington, Nov. 19-Carrie MAJ
ton made an attack on the United
States senate today, attempting to
rush the enemy's defenses from the gall
leries. She was promptly elected.
1t was 1915 when Carrie Nation
rushed into the gallery and shouted at
the top Of her voice: Saloons are
anarchism; they are treason and COM
spiracy!" A few minutes before she
had been talking with Senator Cock
rell in the senate marble room, having
sent her card to him.
Upon being elected from the. senate
gallery she was arrested by the capitol
police and escorted to the police head
quarters.
Accompanied by young newspaper
man Mrs. Nation called at the execu-,
tive offices and asked to see the pres-
ident. She gave her card to Door
keeper Simmons, who. recognizing the
name, Immediately profered her an au-
tograph album in which she inscribed
the following: Carrie A. Nation.
your loving home defender" Vote for
the prohibition Of liquor cause" While.
lawaiting an answer to her request.
Mrs. Nation said she wanted to see
the presiednt about several matters.
Il understand that he carried diye-
full of liquors on his western trip: that
he smoked cigarets on the steps Of the
capitol at Topeka. that his nag has on
lii coat Of arms. Are these things
SOL"
| Assured that she had bssu misin-
formed. she replied. "Ot. well. want
to see him anyway and havs & talk
with hinf Presently she was informed
that the president could not 80 her.
We'll, that's funny" she cried. Il Sec
a lot Of men going in and out Of hfs
ONCE. should like to know why they
can ses the president and we mothers
and sisters Of the country can not get
near him. want an explanation and
am going to have IT." She insisted she
must see Secretary Loeb and in . few
minutes she was ushered into his ONCE.
While she was awaiting her turn to
talk to Loeb four democratic repre-
sentatives from Pennsylvania and two
republican Representatives from New
York happened to pass thru the ONCE.
Mrs. Nation Immediately began to lec-
ture them on the vileness OF the liquor
trafffc. Secretary Loeb. In, interrupting,
asked her to discontinue her talk and
when she refused to comply Loeb beck
oned to Ohicer Dalrymple to take her
out. The officer took her gently by the
arm and escorted her back into the re-
ception hall. There she began to rave
&1.1
dive on special train. The on1cers
were Obliged to use some force to In
duce her to leave. the executive Of
fees. and finally conducted her outside
the white house grounds. All the while
she continued 10 declaim her principles
and to rail at the president for not res
ceiving her. OF course. until some time
afterward the president knew nothinD
Of her presence at the white house.
Mrs. Nation went directly to the cap
itol after leaving the white house and
appeared in the senate gallery a few
minutes before the senate was called to
order She was soon surrounded by
pages and messenger boys who, until
prohibited by the senate officials, did
thriving business in selling her cards
with tiny hatchets attached. She took
her seat in the ladies' public gallery
and announced her intention 10 make
speech to the senate, hut when told
she would not be allowed to do SO she
took her departure. She had been abb
sent from the gallery ABOUT ten min
utes when she reappeared and. raising
her right hand far above her head.
shouted in loud and clear tones. "Sa-
looms are anarchy: saloons are treason
and conspiracy"
She was preparing to go on when
doorkeeper caught her and pushed her
out Of the door. The Incident caused
a ripple of excitement.
Carrie Nation was taken from the
capitol to the police court, where she
was arraigned on a charge Of disorder
ly conduct. found guilty and sentenced
to pay a lne Of 325. This she promptly
paid. She acted as her own attorney.