The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-20
CARRIE NATION
CALLED AT
CAPITOL
Crazy Old Woman From Kan
sas Bobs Up in Washing
ton, and Plays Loser
WANTED TO SEE PRESIDENT
And Address the United States
Senate-FinaIly Elected
With Force

Washington, Nov. 19-Mrs. Carrie
A. Nation appeared in the principal
role of a sensational scene at the
White House today.
Her request to see the president be-
ing refused, she became violent and
lad to be taken from the eecutive
Offices by two police officers.
As she was being escorted from the
building she shouted at the top Of her
voice, gesticulating violently:
Il am going to pray for a prohibi-
ton 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,
bur if a brewer or liquor dealer were
here he would be admitted at once
Accompanied by young newspaper
man, Mrs. Nation called at the execu-
tive offices and asked to see the presi-
dent She was attired in worn, black
silk dress and wore a closely fitting
black velvet bonnet. She gave her.
card to the venerable doorkeeper,
Albert Simmons, who, recognizing
the name, Immediately proffered her
an autograph album in which she in
scribed the following:
Carrie A. Nation, your loving home
defender.
Vote for prohibition of the liquor
CURSE
While awaiting the answer to her
request, Mrs Nation said she wanted
to see the president about several
matters.
Il understand he carried dive full
o. 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 so?'
Assured that she had been misin-
formed, she replied:
"Oh well, l want to see him any way
and have a talk with him."
president could not see her.
We'll, that's funny" she cried out,
remarking on the number of United
States seniors and representatives
that were passing in and out OF the
presidents Office.
Il see lot of men going in and
0R 4 h;e I know
why they can see the president and
We mothers and sisters of the country
can't get near him. l want an ex-
planation of that, and I'm going to
have it."
She insisted that she must see Sec
retary Loeb and in few minutes she
was ushered into his Office. While
she was waiting her turn to talk to
Mr. Loeb, the four Democratic rep
resentatives of New York happened
to pass through the office.
Mrs. Nation Immediately began te
lecture them on the evils of the liquor
traffic.
STOP" she declared. THAT is th'
greatest issue confronting us. Od
homes are being destroyed, our mel
ruined and We must have presiden
who will put a stop to II"
Madam" broke in Secretary Loeb
Il am compelled to request you {
discontinue your talk. If you wan
to deliver a lecture you will have I
go outside. These are my offices"
"You are mistaken" shouted Mrs
Nation. Historically. These are til
peoples offices. l propose to do wha
can right here and now to crus
the liquor reptiles. You tell me tina
the president is too busy to see M
but tell you that l don't believe IT,
Secretary Loeb beckoned to once
Dalrymple who had followed Mrs. M
ton into the Office, to take her ou
The officer took her gently by the arr
and escorted her back into the receI
ton hall. There she began to ray
about the president coL tuting
liquor dive on his special train
Il have been arrested ninetee
times, but that is all right. l don
object to being punished for doll
right. l am ordered out. am l? we
reckon l can stay in the fresh al
can't I?'
Officers Dalrymple and Kemp We