Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Woman's Demand for Ballot Box Privileges.

in their favor. Ye bet! If ye-er suffrage
club was composed iv hundred thou
sand sturdy ladies ARMED with rollin
pins, brooms, mops, potato Washers, stove
filters an tn other weepins that nature
has provided TIL sect with to defnd thim-
silves again tyranny in tn home, 1t
wouldn't be long befure Bill O'Brien wud
be sindin' We box iv chocolate creams fr
ye'er vote
Some day We may get a vote, but be-
fure we do I'll r-read this in tn pa apers:
A hundred thousand armed an determined
women invaded the capital city today, de-
mandin' tn right to vote. They chased tn
polls acrost tn Pottymac, mobbed news
paper that was agin tn bill, an tarred an
feathered Sinitor Glue, tn leader iv tn
opposition At 10 o'clock a rumor spread
that TIL Prisidint wud veto tn bill an in
stantly a huge crowd " excited females
gathered in front of the White House
hurlin rocks an cryin Lynch him" Tn
tumult was ony quelled whin tn Prisi-
dents wife appeared on TIL balcony an
made brief speech. She said she was
mmber Nv tn local suffrage club, an she
felt safe in assuring her sisters that tn
bill wud be signed. If nicissry, she wud
sign it herslf. (Cheers) The President
was a little onruly, but he was frequently
that way. TIL married ladies in tn au-
jeence wud understand. He meant nav
thin. 1t was on'y wan way iv his tan
trums. A little moral suasion wud bring
him around all right. At prisint tn chief
Magistrate in tn kitchen with his
daughter settin on his head.
The speech was rayceived with loud
cheers. an tn mob proceeded down Pinn-
II tl,rlnn N
TIL capital were damned. Congressman at
timptin' to enter We're seized by IN mar ~
tn head an made to sign pa-aper prom
| ISM to vote right. Immediately afther III
| prayer TIL Hon rable Gussie Gumdhrop w
Massachusetts offered TIL suffrage Dill 1 I
ma ssage. TIL motion is out iv order, be-
gan tn Speaker At this mlnyit laoy
standin' behind tn chair dhrove darning
needle through his coat tails But con-
tinued tn Speaker, reaehin behind him
with an agnized expression, L will let it go
annyhow.' Mr. Speaker, l protest began
III, Hon'rable Attila Sthrong, I protest.
At this a perfeck tornado iv rage broke
out in TIL galTries. Inkwel!s. bricks,
combs. shoes smellin' bottles, hand mirrors,
fans. an powdher puffs were hurled at TIL
onforchnit mimber. In the midst Nv tn
confusion tn wife iv' Congressman Sthrong
cud be seen wavin' Il par'sol over her head
an calm out: I dare We to come home
tonight po1throon.'
"Whin TIL noise partially subsidized, III
hold CONGRESSMAN, his face lvid with emo
ton was heard to remark with a sob: l
was on'y about to say l second tn motion,
deary. TIL bill was carried without dis
sntin voice. an rushed over to tn Sinit.
There it was opposed be Sinitor Tillman,
but after a brief dialogue with tn leader Nv
TIL suffragetes, he swooned away. TIL
Sinit fn'lly INSTRUCTED TIL clerk to cast tn
unanimous vote FIR tn measure. Tonight in
tn prisince iv a vast multichood tn Prisi-
dent was led out be his wife armed with a
f1at-ron. He was supported, or rather
pushed, be two ~ his bury daughters. He
seemed much confused, an his wife had to
point out with tn flat-iron tn place where
he to sign. With trembln' fingers he
affixed his signature an was led back.
TIL night passed quietly, although
slight disturbance caused be tn Mis-
soury obligation demandin' to vote at
wanst. TIL sthreets were crowded all aven-