The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-24
WANTED TO SEE ROOSEVELT
CARRIE NATION FORCIBLY TAX
In FROM WHITE HOUSE.
At the Senate She Also Created a
Ripple of Excitement-She Says
She Will Pray for IA Prohibition
President.

Washington, November 19.-Mrs.
Carrie A. Nation appeared in the
PRINCIPAL role of a sensational scene
at the White House today. Her re-
quest to see the President being re
fused. she became violent and had
to be taken from the executive of
fees by two police officers. AS she
was being escorted from the building,
she shouted at the top of her voice,
gestlculating violently:
Il am going TO pray for a prohibi-
ton President, and we Will have one
one who viii 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 q dive full
Of liquors on his western trip; that
he smoked cigarettes on the steps of
the capitoi at Topeka; that his flag
has on it q coat Of arms. Are these
things SOP" Assured that she had
been miSinformed, h replied: oh,
well, | want to see him anyhow and
have 4 talk with him.
Presently she was informed thai
he President could not see her.
II '144' idlllS, sie 'IISi oul.
Remarking on the number OF United
States Senators and Representatives.
who We're passing in and out of the
| Presidents offices, she continued: Il
see a lot OF men going in and out of
his Offices. | should like to know
why they can see the President ana
We mothers and sisters of the coun-
try can't get near him"
While she was awaiting her turn
II ia talk 70 Mr. T.nah -ey-arn' Panra-
sentatives 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, Il am com
PEELED TO request you to discontinue
your talk. If you want to deliver a
lecture you will nave to go outside.
These are my Offices"
You are mistaken shouted Mrs.
Nation, Historically. These are the
peoples offices. l 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."
Secretary Loeb beckoned to the
police officers. who removed Mrs. Ma
ton by force and escorted her out or
the grounds. Mrs. Nation went direct
to the capitol and appeared in the
Senate gallery a few minutes before
the Senate was called to order at
noon. She was soon discovered ana
surrounded by pages and messenger
boys, and until prohibited by the Sen
ate officials, did a thriving business
in selling her cards, with a tiny
Ratchet attached. She left the gar
lery when asked TO do SO and vent
to the marble room and talked with
Senator Cockrell.
She had been absent from the gal
lery about ten minute when she re-
appeared at one of the doors in the
ladies' gallery and raising her right
hand far above her head shouted in
a loud and clear voice: Saloons are
anarchy" Saloons are treason and
conspiracy"
h Senate was at that time en-
gagged in receiving bills. but Mrs. Ma
tons voice was SC much more pene-
trating than the reading clerks thar
it was distinctly heard throughout the
the Senate chamber and ever in the
corridors. The incident created a
ripple Of excitement.
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
duet and fined S25. which she paid.