New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
ROUTED 1T WALL STREET.
4DDIe Cores and Derlsiog the Fate
of Sufrdgettes.

The sunraeattss drove out OF Broad street. yes
terfav afternoon with howling mob behind cnesn-
and left the street strewn with ticker rooons,
spouges. apple cores and water. al OF Nh1ca 80
descended from the windows OF the once 0uiio-
iuss and had been aimed al their devoted hsaos
They had tried TO hold open air meeting WIN
view TO Influencing legislative acton AZ sIosnS
to-day but the audience, composed chieny OF ornce
and messenger boys with a few brokers and othse
adults refused 70 listen
The Su4rage+tes in the persons Of Mrs B. Borr-
mann Wells Miss Helen Murphy Frank sac<
and a young girl who held the yellow sufrra<s
banner drove up in A carriage 10 the front OK ths
Broad Exchange. and Mrs Wells fred the nrsS
gun For a few minutes the crowd listened.
startled silence BY the Unaccustsned sDeet4c4
Of a woman holding forth from carrfass near
Wall street Then Il recovered It's senses, and
Some one cried
why don't you hire hall7'
1T takes money 70 hire halls" answered Mrs.
Wells. ''aud haven't got much money Besides
you men seem fight shy OF halls and ~e Esnr
to talk 10 YOU because you are the voters"
But the audience didn't want 70 be talked TO-
Mrs.. Wells went on 10 tell why the women wanted
votes she gave reasons and was Just start
Ing or the third when the audience set I'D such a
howl that she had to stop Meantime ticker rto-
Eous and showers OF water were corning down
from the windows Damp spouses and apple cores
followed in their wake. but missed the heads ar
which the-- ve-a aimed and fell among the crowd.
one sponge striking elderly broker square on his
manly bosom
ruI
during a ruoueutary 1uIl. but don't sse any Of
vour chivsI-y- You tell are not clever
enough 20 understand politics. bur I DO not ses
rY7u~H evidence o. you- intelligence"
Another urrcar followed these remarks. ard
Mr. Wells waited for comparative quiet 5stors
she said
There is A gentleman here VINO wants 20 ten
you what No thinks o. his sex
The gentleman was F--zuk Black. Who for
Alderman n the last election on the Republican
and independent ticket As soon as he could maSs
himself heard. he ASKED
.FS this American audience -
Yes" shouted the crowd
WHY don't they 90 home and wash dishss-''
cried an anxious husband
All those vino are jaCkasses boiler susZsstsf
Nr Black and the MOO ''nofIsred'' vocifercJsy.
vhjIe tho crowd thiCkened noraentarly and al
uao could secured places q vantage on steps
In windows
This is a fine intelligent audience remarked
sIr. Black. and waited for the shout oS dsrisoa
TO subside before adding Z would think II -
Taurnany Hail meeting
4 shower OF water descended upon him. and -
remarked
That's what they water tire stock with
Tho police tried TO keep back the crowd which
surzed somewhat dangerously about the carriage /!
and were constantly wedding small boys :.
bank messenger I'm the foreground tried chfvaI-
rou-ly TO protect some women VINO we're in irnn1i-
aeut danger Of being crushed
-They-G better go home they'll be murdered
be said zianct1g a0xiousIy the sufTragettes. &
There isn't any in prOlongfug it said Mrs
Wells 10 Mr. Black, and Mr.. Black. whose fghtins7
blood was up. was finally persuaded TO sit down
Tne carriage started and the mob followed II till
the yellow suf-asette banner rad dfsap ppeared n
the distance