The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-12
GIRLS GET LANGTRY'S GOAT.
SufTragettes say They Drove Bay state
spelibinticr to Use Of Harsh Words.

GREENFIELD, Mass, Oct 1.-THE four
/, women who have been trailing the Re-
publican campaigners from town to town
since Monday were on the job to-day and
succeeded in getting Secretary OF State
Langtry's goat.
Yesterday Mr.. Langtry. who is publisher
| Of a reputable newspaper, informed the
suffra gists that they were mo ladies'"
but to-day he went step further. the suf-
! fragists and their friends ray, and de-
clared that Miss Margaret Foley. the
leader Of the quartet of hecklers. was
"brazen woman" and "a barefaced liar
When the Republican tourists reached
here at noon the automobile load OF heck
lers we're not in sight and did not arrive
until the spellbinders were about to leave.
Miss Foley spoke to about 200 people and
! then started in pursuit Of the Republicans.
The tour began to-day at North Adams,
| and there we're short rallies at Hoosac
Tunnel. Zoar and Charlemont. At the
last named place a party OF Republicans
from Springfield appeared with auto
/ mobiles and took the speakers on board
They drove to Shelbourne Falls. where
a rally was held opposite the hotel. and
from there came to Greenfield. This az
ternoon there we're rallies at Deerfield.
South Deerfield. Whately, Sunderland.
! Hatfield and Haydenvile.
! AZ one of the stops Secretary Langtry
| raising his voice, declared. so the suf-
fragists say:
Miss Foley says she did not interrupt
me while | was speaking She did inter-
rupt me. and If she says differently she
is a brazen woman and barefaced liar.
suffrage cause" Secretary Langtry con-
tinued. "and have voted for it twice in
the LEGISLATURE but IL there are very many
suffra gists like Miss Foley l never will
vote for them again. Miss Foley does
more harm than good. She makes all
decent women who believe in suffrage
ashamed"
While Robert Luce. Speaker Walker
and Secretary Langtry were speaking
in South Deerfeld. Miss Foley and her
companions drew up in their car. While
the three Republicans were spea king the
suffra gists took notes When they had
finished Miss Foley arose in the car and
IA id:
Il would be ashamed to tell you some
of the things the Republicans have re-
of my tour and they are so-called gentle
men ! believe in giving everybody "A
square deal. but the Republicans have
! done the most uncre1itable and under
handed work.
Il should think they would be ashamed
|
to disgrace the name of woman.
The Republicans say ! have been paid
by the Democrats to critcise them. Tha,
is shameful thing to say and would he q
shameful thing to do. am glad to say
have not done it and that the Massi
chusetts Woman's Suffrage Association
pays all the expenses of my trip"
NORTHAMPTON Mass, Oct. l1.-Sec-
rotary Of State Langtry tonight denied
that he had characterized Miss Margaret
Foley as a "brazen faced woman" and a
.liar." The four women who have been
; heckling the Republican campaigners
followed them to this city and were in
vitcd to sit on the platform with the
speakers but refused
They got a permit to hold a street rally
about a quarter of mile from the hal
where the Republican rally was being
, held At first the women tried to hold
rally near the hall. but the police inter
fered and they held their meeting at the
place assigned to them.