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Gently Led Out of the Place After She
Had Loosed a Flood of Charac-
teristfc vituperation.
THEN WENT TO THE CAPITOL
BENT ON MAKING SPEECH BEFORE
THE AUGUST SENATORS,
Shouted "SaloOns Are Anarchy" and
Was Arrested and Fined-Col. ID.
M. Ransdell Outwitted.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation. the Kansas mischief maker. tried
to invade the White House to-day and later
created q scene in the Capitol. Col. Dan
NJ Ransdeil. Of Indianapolis, sergeant-at-
arms Of the Senate. and Mrs. Nation had
. passage at arms in the Senate wing of
the Capitol, in which the Kansas cyclone
came or victorious. The encounter was
not a personal one, but nevertheless the
genial colonel feels discounted. He was
informed early in the day that Mrs. Ma
ton would visit the Capitol, and made the
necessary precautions to see-to it that she
did not make a scene. When Mrs. Nation
took seat in the Senate gallery the eagle
eye of the serseant-at-arms was upon her.
When the Kansas smasher left the gallery
Colonel Ransdell chuckled to himself and
expressed great citation, not that Mrs. Ma
ton had come, but that she had gone with
out disturbing the serenity of the upper
house of Congress. Instead Of leaving the
Capitol Mrs. Nation went to the marble
room Immediately adjoining the Senate
chamber, and was received there by Sem
ator Cockrell. of Missouri. The first notice
that Colonel Ransdell received of Mrs. Ma
tion's presence in the marble room was
shrin scream and vigorous denunciation of
the rum traffic and everybody connected
with it. Mrs. Nation was hustled out of
the Senate reception room. and under the
eye of Mr.. Ransdelrs police made her way
to the Senate gallery. This is where the
excitement took place, Mrs. Nation an
nouncing that saloons are treason and an
= q, cr,ox-
brought to an end by the interference of
two stalwart policemen. who hustled her
out of the gallery at double quick time.
Notwithstanding his masterful strategy
and well-laid plans. Colonel Ransden adj
ynits that Mrs. Nation got the better of
him.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE. n
Mrs. Nation began her round of
trouble making at the White House.
Her request to see the President be-
ing refused. she became violent and had to
be taken from the executive offices by two
police officers. AZ she was being escorted
from the building she shouted at the top of
her voice, gesticulating violently:
At am going to pray for Prohibition
President and we will have one-one who
will represent the people and not the dis
tillers and brewers You may put me out
of the building. but If brewer or liquor
dealer were here, he would have been add
mitted at once"
Accompanied by a young newspaper man,
Mrs. Nation called at the executive OFF,
ces and asked to see President Roosevelt.
She was attired in worn black silk dress
and wore a closely-ftting black velvet bon
net She gave her card to the venerable
Arthur Simmons, who. recog-
mixing the name. Immediately proffered her
an autograph album in which she inscribed
the following:
Carrie A Nation, your loving home de-
fender; vote for prohibition of the liquor
cause"
While awaiting the answer to her re-
quest. Mrs. Nation said she wanted to see
the President about several matters. ST
understand he carried e dive full OF liquors
on his Western trip; that he smoked cigar
cites on the steps of the Capitol at Topeka:
that his flag has on 1t coat OF arms. Are
these things so?"
Assured she had been misinformed. she
replied "Oh. well. ! want TO see him any
way and have talk with him."
Presently she was informed that the Pres
1dent could not see her.
JEALOUS OF SENATORS.
We'll. that's funny" she cried out Re
marking on the number of United States
senator's and representatives who were
passing in and out of the Presidents office,
she said: II see lot of men going in and
out OF his Office. 1 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 explanation of
that and I'm going TO have it."
She insisted that she must see Secretary
Loeb. and In a few minutes she was ushered
into his office. While she was waiting
OF Pennsylvania and two Republican
representatives OF New York happened TO
pass through the Office. Mrs Nation be-
ean 10 lecture them on the evils of the
This liquor business has got to stop"
she declared THAT is the greatest issue
stroyed. our men ruined. and we must have
President who Will put a stop to it,
Madam: broke in Secretary Loeb. 'I
am compelled TO request you TO discontinue
your talk. If you want TO deliver a lecture
you will have to go outside. These are
my Offices"
you are mistaken" shouted Mrs Nation.
Historically. These are the peoples Off,
ces- propose to do what 1 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,"
GENTLY ESCORTED OUT.
rympie. who had followed Mrs Nation
into the Office. 10 take her out. The officer
took her gently by the arm and escorted
her back into the reception hall. There she
began to rave about the President conduct
ing liquor dive on his special train.
Il have been arrested nineteen times"
she cried, but that is all right / don't
object TO being punished for doing right. /
am ordered out. am L? Well. reckon can
stay In the fresh air, can I?''
Officers Dalrymple and Kemp were
obliged to use some force to induce her 10
leave the executive offices and finally con-
Quoted her outside the White House
grounds. All the while she continued 10
declaim her principles aud 10 rail at the
President for not receiving her OF course
until some time afterward, the President
knew nothing OF her presence at the White
House
Mrs. Nation went direct TO the CAPITOL
after leaving the White House. and an
peared In the Senatc gallery a few minutes
before the Senate called TO order at
noon. She was soon discovered aud sur