The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-20
CALL FROM CARRIE
WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED by
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
SHE WANTED TO SEE HIM
AND HAD TO BE PUT OUT OF THE
WHITE HOUSE.

Mrs. Nation Had a Merry, BOisterOus,
strenuous" Time in Taking in
WnshingtOn-She Wound Up In the
Police Court, Where She Was
Fined $25, Which She Paid-ner
Conduct Was DisOrderly, without
the Drunk" Feature.
Washington, Nov. 19-Mrs. Carrie
A. Nation appeared in the principal
role of a sensational scene at the
White House to-day. Her request to
see the President being refused, she
became violent and had to be taken
from the executive offices by two police
officers. AS she was being escorted
from the building she shouted at the
top of her voice:
Il am going to pray for a prohibition
President, and we will have one-one
who will represent the people and not
the distillers and 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"
Mrs. Nation said she wanted to see
the President about several matters.
Il 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
on it a coat of arms. Are these things
SOP"
Assured that she had been misin-
formed, she replied: "Oh, we'll, I want
to see him ANYHOW and have a talk
with him.
Presently she was informed that the
President could not see her. well,
that's funny" she cried out. Remark
ing on the number of United States
senators and representatives who were
passing in and out of the Presidents
offices, she continued:
Then They Put Her Out.
Il see a lot of men going in and
out of his offices. l would like to
know why they can see the President
and we mothers and sisters of the
country can't get near him."
While she was waiting her turn to
talk to Mr.. Loeb, several representa-
tives happened to pass through the CT
flee. Mrs. Nation Immediately began
to lecture them on the evils of the
liquor traffic.
Madame" broke in Secretary Loeb,
II am compelled to request you to
discontinue your talk. If 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. 1 propose to do what
can right here and now to crush the
liquor traffic. 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, and escorted her out of the
grounds.
Among Grave Senator's.
Mrs. Nation went direct to the Capi-
tol, and appeared in the Senate gal
lery a 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
thriving business in selling her cards,
with tiny hatchet 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 minutes when she reappeared
at one of the doors of the ladies' gal
lery, and raising her right hand far
above her head, shouted in a loud
and clear tone: Saloons are anarchy!
Saloons are treason and conspiracy"
The Senate was at the time engaged
In receiving bills, but Mrs. Nations
voice was so much more penetrating
than the reading clerks that it was
distinctly heard throughout the SEN
ate chamber and even in the corridors.
The incident created ripple of ex-
element.
Mrs. Nation was expelled from the
gallery and turned over to the local
police. She was arraigned in Police
Court on a charge of disorderly con-
duct and fined SIS. which she paid