The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-19
WOMEN INVADE fHE CAPITOL
IHEY MOVE ON IT ~ A LONG
LINE ~ AUTOMOBILES.
PrinIsns NdSOeattng Wsmaa suffrage
Wan Aee.eese Nansss Prss~=:sS. 80
Nrmbsrs &C Roth a0ases of Caa.
1ress nuHragkI Cheers On the senate.

HffnDeEn - WDNM MOt1MDm 0l m1ls
sr~ss suHraGsI Cheers IN the senate.
WAsHIN" ION. April Is-The visiting
fragists Invaded the CAPITOL several
udred strong this morning and con-
we'd 60 the arms % waiting Senators
nd Congressman a ton OF 80 Oe petitions
airnCating suffrage for women
n - up 60 you. was in effect the mes.
,s- that the delegates left with Iho
., Euaksrs They did a.. however, la
. ,luIet. orderly manner. and thoss VITO
lad chmbesi Capitol Hill expecting TO see
-,m- fun like that kicked up by England's
militant suffTagettss in Parliament went
home disappointed.
The sunragists moved upon the Capi-
VI m a long line Of automobiles. With
..uner- afiudt and finery a-hutter. Each
state delegation IN tho SIfraGiats rode
IN --IarSte auto. which bare the name
4 the state on a long yellow streAm~r.
New iork and Indiana sent delsRA tious
80 large that it required a sightseeing
automobile for each state.
The combined petition which the sulIra-
gusts presented - Congress contained
.Itn' names This mammoth t@tition.
however was divided into hundreds Of
ui,l- petItions. each neatly tied with a
tlr q yellow ribbon.
The procession arrived nc the Cat,itol
jl-t before noon. The automobiles drew
Ip in front II the east portico and the
suFrag,sts quickly scattered through
'Hc building without much excitement
- fuss Representatives from each state
delegation had been selected TO present
the petitions - members Of the Hours.
and - the senator's. The slfTrAg ists
Who had been picked 90 take care of the
House members went 20 the galleries
and then sent their cards down 10 the
members on the floor
The congressman lost no time IN re-
s,.uudIng and Il WASH { many seconds
before they were truttinE hack 60 their
seats each With a handful oG petitions
winch he deposited on his desk Gen.
Sherwood II Ohio had as big a load an
any Representative. He was greeted
9th applause from the gallery and laugh
~ from h,- colleagues as he Catn- ~ the
dror with a market basket full Of the
I.-tliionS None Of the members II the
HuIs- dsatned To accept the petitions
uu. southern meinber. however. told
a." delegation from his Stlts that he
could INTRODUCES the petition only 10y
~ lI~si
You see. said he. the population Of
oar state totals several millions. whIls.
IL appears from these petitions you have
handed me that You were able TO get
the signatures of only laa women and
lS7 men az favoring votes for women
~ certainly cant Introduce this docu-
ment a. representing the views ~ my
state will put it in merely AZ a re-
quest
The wing IT the sIffragirt delegation |
that was headed for the senate entered
the marble room. They had sent ahead
o. them am immense parieboard box
containing the many petitions demanding
an amendment tn the Constitution grant !
ING equal rights Ia women The Senators
ere called out two or three Rt a time
and handed the petitions With little for I
mAlity and with few words The senators /
Who were absent ar failed to respond .
were not oyerlook al Pages took 'h-
petitions addressed 10 them aud LAID the ,
vsllOw ribbonsd documents GA their
desks
When tho advocates ~ " omsn- rights /
hai distributed all the petitions they filed |
uIt 20 the marble room and moved nu the 1
galleries. They left behind them how ever
lN~ fHk NhHNNNhofh NNfh wat thfl NNltl" /.
u ned their petitions This box bor. th. /
ID. a Mems Fleece Lined nderW ear
uns ~ the doork eepsr- II the senate :
~ 81. This interesting discovery ant tore .
the tauel from the box, which had been
borrow - IN a hurry from a local hahar-
Ca-'rry Inc senate -aems,d 10 b. some
WHAT Interested m the discovery The
.1raKists in the meanw hlie leaned back
~ their seats IN the galleries and ~ aited
Inui me petitions had been presented .
~ thirty different senators from ready
a. many States
When senator oliver of Pennsylvania.
u HH INeTef the irst II the petitions vas
recognized 'f'r. Wa feeble effort az
a; g. AUS. hYt a httls later when senator
Ia Fplle't.. of Wisconsin me II the -uf-
frsgIs'- champions. -ppk- the crO~ drd 7
gallari-- arplaud"d loudly
u hppe tho time will come exclaimed
senator LA Toilette. ~ hen ~ shall not he
Hecesssry for a great body ~ inteligeu
equal opportunity whsCh ought Ia be
g.rmlt1sd m thi- free country
senator kean. who was in the chair. :
shouted for order. but hts voice vas lost
u the dIn When the racket finally died
down senator ksan IN stern vOlcs. said.
applause - not permitted IA thr senate
~ ~" United states
The -urragi~rs forgot m" injunction
ilT few minutes later they broke ont
o. another round. following the an
iasura That y was "A pleasure To present
the petitions for sun rage for women
Wee President pro TEN. kean brought
end - The applause when he declared
at II here should be another violation
= he rules he galleries would lie cleared.
IN" Governors 81 Michigan. Wyoming
and Colorado were stgners of pstitiOns
.d 10 the senate senator Owen
q Oklahoma IN presenting petitions
tom hi= own State also offered others
'rH Washington. West Virginia and
~ HAMPSHIRE senator Money was
"u-' i@feren'ial IN presenting the pesI-
r- from Mlssisrtppl. He said they q
Tar from high and e-timabls ladies.
Nf"u the last 81 the petitions were
' ~~rA'or clay ~ Georgia. the chairman
90 'r- NOmAns suffrage COMMITTEES.
r"rr,.i resolution authorizing the
.yrn-ut 81 a -'enogrRpher TO take
.sHrGE. h..fOr" his committee. SENATOR
FL DO. Nsz about to object To is con
'.f'.n' when y was referred TO the
.Hr ''''. IN Audit and Finance.
I.- wa- the last incident u the dav
'' .f. -lrragISis AZ the CapitOl and thew 4
.| Il N" big building 90 their wait
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.. EDITION 10 m" presenting Of their