The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-19
Army of Women Invade the
Capitol and Present Monster
Petition to Statesmen.
STRIKING INCIDENTS
WITH THE PROCEEDINGS
Senator BOrah of Idaho the Fa-
yOrite; Senator'S Root
and Depew Ignored.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-witl
banners ahoat, fnery afutter, and oc
cupylng procession of taxicabs n mile
long, the suffraglsts, IN convention
here, moved on Capitol hill today and
presented to congress 100000 individual
demands for votes for women. The
mammoth national petition was divided
lnto little ones, each tied with bit OF
yellow ribbon and grouped into little
bundles of convenient size for a suf-
fragette to carry under her arm.
Senators and representatives from
every state received some part of that
petition. Representative Wiley of New
Jersey announced he would refuse to
present the petition of the New jersey
delegation because Of the Kissing of
President Taft at the suffrage conven-
ton. So Mary d. Hussey JUST marched
up TO Mr.. Wiley and thrust the pc.
tition upon him with the invitation to
do as he liked with ii.
Admiral Schley passed by during the
parade.
schley Says He'll Help,
The suffraeettes hoped out OF taxi
cab and pinned f.Votes for women -
button on the admiral
49, Thank you, ladies' he said. 81
will cooperate -
DIR. Anna Shaw, who had been elected
bi'cit'ut VI lic .NdIJO0dl american
Suffrage association a few minutes be.
fore, rode in the first automobile. About
seventy.hve others followed in single |
hIe down Pennsylvania avenue and on
10 the capitol
1t had been expected the suffragettes
would advance on the senate side, bat
they went first to the house side,
Many of the delegations had appoint.
men,s with their representatives, but |
there was n sharp tilt on the rules in
progress In the house between Speaker
cannon and Representative Hcnery of
Texas. and thev had TO wait
Miss Fola Lafollctte, daughter of the
wisconsin, senator, hustled up to the
senate side 10 present Wisconsin's De-
tition to her father, but found the sen.
ate in session, and. according TO the
order OF business. the petition could not
be received until later. Some other
suffragists construed this delay as in.
dlcatlng opposition, and made quite a
noise
The senators ,placated them by Civ
ing assurance that the petition would
be taken under the order of "new busi.
ness later.
Borah Is Favored.
Senator Borah was easily the favorite
IN the senate chamber He was IRE.
sented with petitions from the District
Of Columbia, Idaho. New York, Kansas
and Hawaii.
Senator Root is our ferccst enemy,
and We could not ask Mr.. Depew,n dc.
cIaTed leader in the New York dele.
CATION. $50 we had 10 go away ont TO
Idaho TO, get senator to introduce our ! !
petition.
One of the petitions of 7O2 persons, !
all famous in the world of literature, y
was headed by William Dean Howells' {
ANOTHER was signed entirely by actors. c
ana another by persons in educational
work !
Mrs. Dcming OF the New York dele !
CATION applied for admission, with some t
)rher suffragists al one of the senate
Mrs. Deming was pleasing to c
ook upon. $
''I will let you in, - beamed the door. Il
Dom for your friends" f" d
on re, very brassy. aren't you?', d
etorted Mrs. Deming, sharply. off v
here S no room for my friends. there, s y
lone for me- {;
Mrs: Deming and her party were ad-
nitted to another of the galleries. 7
The crowded senate galleries ap. .
landed when Senator Lafollctte pre. =
ented his armful OF petitions and said. v
nope the time will come when 81
his great, body of intelligent people
'lll not ind 1t necessary TO petition
or that which ought to be accorded as "
right IN country of equal oppor N
Hearings before the senate cor,roi,t.a b.
n woman suffrage and the house con
1ittee on judiciary will be held tomorrnu b
{ 10 a. m. y" "