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afraid that she win introduce this con-
science into civic affairs.
Breaks Up No Homes.

Breaks Up No Homes.
Governor Adams said suffrage had broken
up no homes in the state, and sent no chill
dren adrift. It is not the only thing the wo-
men talk about, he continued. They do not
use the ballot as a club, q menace, nor bar
ter the highest emotions The Colorado wo-
man Is not masculine. the wives are just as
True she might cast her vote, prompted by
emotion, but never backed by money or
with the hope of Office.
He accused men of being willing to trust
their religion to women, and of entering
protest when the woman sought to bother
with the machine or break up his poker
joint. At some length he argued that the
men and women of Colorado do not desire
the repeal of the enfranchisement of the
women.
''It is time that we naturalized Miss An
thony, Mrs. Gait. Clara Barton, Helen
Gould and all the women sitting before me
as delegates to this great suffrage conven-
tion,'' he exclaimed in his address. They
are worth far more to the destinies OF the
country than the steerage cargoes OF a
thousand ocean steamers.
THE east must look to the west. Colo
RADIO has given to the world no great poem,
no great spiritual movement, but 1t has
placed a new page in the statutes OF lib
erty. The ballot in Colorado is building up
the women and in few years in that state
will exist the highest average of intelli-
gence of women in the na ton"
III concluding MS ADDRESS, WHICH drew
liberal applause and the closest attention,
Gov. Adams exclaimed with great fervor:
ITO the triumvirate of the pilpit, the
press and the petticoat l bow my head,
thralldom and repeat the prayer, May God
prosper the tyrants and may the tyranny
last forever"
Other Addresses.
Mrs. Katherine Cook, one of the favorite
campaign speakers in Colorado, spoke on
THE Ideals We Cherish" Her ideals"
were varied and entertainingly set forth.
Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford. president Of
the State Federation of Women's Clubs Of
Colorado, spoke on Our Message to Car
cia.'t Garcia will probably never get the
message, but if he can ''sabe" Americana
| well enough and it should be carried to
him he will no doubt be entertained by the
bond of friendship that Mrs Bradford has
| constructed between the women who are
| struggling to be free and Garcia, who is
| free after half century of fighting for
| what she believes to have been his inalien-
| able right.
| The afternoon was given up to social en-
| joyment, the White House being the first
| objective point. The hour for the recep-
| ton was $50, and promptly on the mo-
| ment over 300 delegates, officers and work
| ing committees congregated in the east
room. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
received their guests in the green parlor'
| Major Symons and Major McCauley pre-
| senting the ladies. There We're a few
| flowers in each of the parlors, and the
| whole of the main floor was thrown open
| for the ladies to view the historic rooms
| Nearly an hour was devoted to the White
| House function.
Trip to Glen Echo.
At $50 the party took special cars for
Glen Echo Md, where they were enter
| tanned the remainder Of the afternoon al
the home of Miss Clara Barton, president
| of the National American Red Cross Asso-
citation. The callers there numbered near
| ly 500, and all received hearty welcome
| from Miss Barton. The house was thrown
| open for the inspection of the guests. II
| was decorated throughout with the flags
| of many nations, all presented to MISS
| Barton by the crowned heads of the coun'
tries the historic bits of bunting represent
| By special request, Miss Barton brought
| forth her laces and pictures and her med
ais and decorations, collection SUCH as
no other woman in the world possesses. I,
is said and given for merit, as the let.
tiers accompanying many of them say: A
| great many of these were presented &c
! Miss Barton personally. and most OF the
DECORATIONS were pinned on by the roya
| hands which bestowed them. Light re-
freshments were served.