The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-20
CARRIE TN
THE CAPITOL
Mrs. Nation Arrested For disturbing
the Senate.
TRIED TO SEE PRESIDENT.
Elected From Executive Offices by
Secretary Loeb, Kansas "smash-
erp Goes - RalIs OF Congress
TO Deuounce saloons.

Washington, Nov. 20 Mrs. Carrie
A. Nation appeared in the principal
role Of a sensational scene at the
White House.
Accompanied by a young newspaper
man Mrs. Nation called at the execu-
tive Offices and asked to see President
Roosevelt She was attired in worn,
black silk dress and wore closely
fitting black velvet bonnet. She gave
her card to the venerable doorkeeper
Arthur Simmons, who, recognizing the
name, Immediately proffered her an
autograph album in which she inscrib-
ed the following Garry A. Nation,
your loving home defender Vote for
prohibition Of the liquor cause"
while awaiting an answer to Der re-
quest. Mrs. Nation said she wanted 10
see the president about several mat
tiers. Il understand he carried dive
full Of liquors on his western trip; that
he smoked cigarettes on the steps Of
the capitol at Topeka, and chat his flag
has ON It coat Of arms. Are these
things so2'
Assured that she had been misin-
formed, She replied, "Oh, well, / want
70 see him anyhow aud have j talk
with him.
Lectures Representatives.
Presently she was informed that the
president could not see her. Wen.
that's ftnny!a she cried out. Remark
ing on the number of United States
senators and representatives who were
passing In and out OF the presidents
Office, she continued: Il see a lot of
men going in and out of his office. l
should like to know why they can see
the president and we mothers and sis
ters Of the country can't get near him.
| want an explanation Of that, and I'm
going to have it,
She insisted that she must see Secre-
tary Loeb, and in few minutes she
was ushered into his Office. While she
was awaiting her turn TO talk to Mr.
Loeb the -four Democratic representa-
tives of Pennsylvania and the two Re.
publican representatives of New York
city happened to pass through the Of
fee Mrs. Nation Immediately began to
lecture them on the evils of the liquor
traffic
Secretary Loeb heckoned to Officer
DalIymple, who had followed Mrs. Ma
ton into the office, to take her out.
Officers Dalryinple and Kemp We're
Obliged TO use some force 10 induce her
to leave the executive Offices and final
III conducted her outside Of the White
House grounds. All the while she con
tinued to declaim her principles and to
rail at the president for not receiving
her. OF course, until some time after
ward the president knew nothing Of
her presence 1T the White House.
MRS. Nation Addresses Senate.
Mrs. Nation went direct to the cap
itoI after leaving the White House and
appeared in the senate gallery few
minutes before the senate was called to
10 order at noon She was soon dis
covered and surrounded by pages and
messenger boys and until prohibited BY
the senate Officials did a thriving bust
ness in selling her cards with a tiny
hatchet attached She took 4 seat well
10 the front in the ladies' public gal
lery. She announced her intention to
make a speech to the senate, but when
told that she would not be allowed to
do SO she aequesced readily and took
her departure she went TO the marble
room and talked with Senator CockreH
Mrs Nation complained sharply Of
her expulsion from the White House
and said she did not know why she
had been 80 treated II did nothing to
deserve to be put out she said, tfor
/ want II understood that / am a law
abiding woman"
She had been absent from the gal.
lery about ten minutes when she re-
appeared Mt one Of the doors Of the
ladies' gallery and. raising her right
hand far above her head, shouted in d
loud and clear tone. saloons are an
archy! Saloons are treason and CON
spiraeyv'
She swung her arm around her head
and again shouted, saloons are am
archyr'
Shewas preparing TO go on when a
doorkeeper caught her and pushed her
out Of the door
The senat tie 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 senate
chamber and even IN the corridors
The incident created a ripple of excite
ment Senators generally smiled, but
no public attention was given to the
matter.
When Mrs. Nation entered the gal
lery Detective II. ID. Redfern Of the
capitol police force took a place by her
side, and as soon as she was expelled
from the gallery he prevented further
scene by placing her under arrest Mrs.
Nation took this proceeding as an or
deal with which she was familiar, and
the police experienced no difficulty in
inducing her to 60 with them to the
capitol guard room. The District police
were informed Of the arrest, and Mrs.
Nation was taken to police headquar-
fars