The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-25
Special to The Tribune.

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WASHINGTON, April 24.-Militaut
Womanhood has had possession OF the
national capital. Suffragis in simple
garb have fought for the ballot, while
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, gorgeously arrayed, have fought
on general principles. The two great
national conventions of women over
Tapped last Monday and made history
for mon and women alike. +.
While the president of the United
States was addressing a brilliant as
semblage of ID. A. RS, standing be
meath the golden spinning wheel in that
stately monument to patriotism-Con-
tiueutal hsll-the suffragists per auto
mobile were proceeding to the halls of
congress, with the greatest petition ever
presented to that legislative body.
There was panic at the capitol. New
or since the British burned the White
House has such CONSERVATION seized
senator's and representatives as pre-
ccded the arrival of that determined
body of women from every state III
iHt bucli VSCS SlpEhSu w WV N'aN
motto. "Votes for women,
Would the slffragists adopt the meth
DDS of their English sisters and break
the windows7 Would they hiss the
speaker of the house, or would they
use hat pins on the recaleitrant mem
bors who refused to burden themselves
with the neatly tied rolls OF the neat
petition. The suspicion in the mascu-
line mind were groundless. for the his
torc noon hour passed with no greater
contretcmps than applause in the gal
lery of the senate There were notable
women among the occupants of the
yellow decked automobiles, and they
occupation. With Belva Lockwood and
Beatrice Forbes Robertson. Ell2abet h
Cady Stanton's daughter, Mrs. Blatch,
and Alice Paul. the English suffragette
recently out of. Holloway Jail. Mary
Johnston. the writer, and Mrs. Minnie
Reynolds. who circulated the great wrl-
ier'S petition, signed by the late Mark
Twain, and William Dean Howells. and
hosts of others, with Carrie Chapman
Gait. and that young sunbeam of suf-
frage, Fola La Toilette.
The suffrtgists took their stand IN
the corridors and sent for their sena-
tors or representatives who were to be
their sponsors on the occasion. A mem-
Der who had pledged himself might turn
pale with apprehension, but he went IN
obedience to that summons and accept
ed his share of tho DAVIS responsible
ties Petitions from every state and
TERRITORY were presented by senators
and representatives IN both houses of
congress, Each petition was divided
into rolls, each roll bearing twenty sig
natures. With 100000 petitioners, this
made $4,000 separate rolls carried to
the capitol, TO be referred TO commit
tees and perhaps buried in oblivion.
Sensation in the Senate.
The sensation of the day was in the
senate, for speeches were allowed upon
presentation of netitions, and only a
threat from Senator Keaue Of New
Jersey, who WAS presiding, prevented
the women from taking the senate by
storm. The outburst came when Sena-
tor La Toilette arose and declared. as
he raised petition IN his hand. that
he hoped the dav was not far distant
when it would be unnecessary for wo-
men to file petitions In congress in or
der to have the equal rights with men.
Joe Cannon paid no attention to the
applause in the house Of representa-
deposited their bundles in the house
basket for petitions. A busheI basket
should have been provided, for the
small pages almost trotted their legs
off in carrying out the overflow.
Representative Mundell of Wyoming
bore his share in the big yellow box,
and smiled blandly as he made his trip
TO the speakers desk. Representative
Mondell has done yeoman service for
the women, but he has been heard 10
rmark IN the privacy of the house of
flee guiding that it was a great deal of
trouble, being n representative from an
equal suffrage state, for he has TO kiss