The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01
when Iowa suffrasettes Storm the
state House.

Des Moines correspondence Mar
shalltown Times-Republican: the
equal suffragists of Iowa who seem |
to have decided to storm the doors OF |
the legislature when it next meets ex-
pect to thus make themselves martyrs
as the suffragettes do in England, the /
chances are they will be mistaken !
Everyone in the state house Is pre-
pairing for little fun and expecting |
an excuse to quit work for few min /
utes and run up stairs when the wom-
g. come. lust what the plan OF the |
women is they have not made known
hat they viii not be locked up in jail.
When they storm the entrance TO
the legislative halls they will find
them open unless 1t happens to be dur
ing the opening prayer In the morning. /
In that case they will not be admitted
till the prayer is over. As everyone
knows the doors OF the legislative
halls ia the Iowa legislature are open.
( That Is, anyone is admitted TO the floor
till the FIRST door gets too crowded to
work.
The only move therefore the WON
\ en- can make to force their arrest and
attract unusual attention win be to
insist on interrupsing the proceed
ings Of the legislature II they do that
IT viii be mp 10 the legislators to de-
eide what to dc. The general opinion
seems TO De that Ii the women insist
on talking the two branches Of the
legislature Will gladly arrange 8 Joint
session and give an entire day or more
TO listening 20 their arguments.
At ever session Of the legislature
vet. the suEragists have made no ef-
fort TO speak OF TIL the legislature was
IN full organization and working
order 1ae speskers Of the house and
presidents OF the senate hare almost
alwayS appointed hostile committees
st2piy because they we're not pressed
70 appoint favorable committees II
: Is helisvess that Iumirnins when gor
srn0r would hare recommended favor
able action in ais messages It ass bad
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sd 60 do enrtnfng till tffs sisversf
hour Of the LAST session of his admin
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: didn't DO aEyrhlng The antiras:
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!. Ing for attention and an efforts wer'
placed UPON shera and other import
ant Issues
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8 ttnzes tie MOST unpopular and fsas
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been secured TO Introduce the res3El
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as Eag1en wso are east masters II the
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