New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26
WOMEN FOR la Toilette
Suffragettes Swarm Big Armory
Ten Minutes After President
Taft Leaves 1t.
CORDIAL TO THE SENATOR
Chairman introduced Him as
Most Distinguished States
man of United States"

Within ten minutes after President TAFT
had left the building Senator La Toilette
addressed an audience at the Newark IN
dustrial Exposition in the big list Regiment
Armory, in Sussex avenue, Newark yes
terday afternoon II was the nearest any
Of the three Republican candidates came
to meeting one another IN the unusual
criss-crossing Of New Jersey since their
preferential primary campaign opened
Thursday.
The reception 10 the Senator was more
demonstrative than was accorded the
President, because Of the fact that the
place was swarmcd with suhraScttes in
their yellow and white. who marched about
the showroom whooping things up. La
Toilette made only short speech, in which
he predicted votes for women throughout
the nation within the next decade and a
half
There were almost 1900 persons crowded
into the aisles Of the exposition hail. and
the Wisconsin Senator spoke from the bal
cony He was introduced by Mrs Clara
s. Laddcy, OF Arlington, "A leader among
the New Jersey suffragettes. She referred
to La Toilette as the most distinguished
statesman in the United States" and re-
marked his loyalty to the women who de-
sire a part in the government Of the coun-
try.
you did not come here" the Senator
said In part, ito listen to discussion Of
issues nor on the fitness Of candidates. You
are all here with purpose of your own
and this is not the time or place 10 tax
politics. But want to say that everything
bow 10 ltt az
development going on around Us.
Women are concerned i'm the economic
side of Industrial life as much as men, ana
even more. II no question Of poliucs was
involved In their right TO vote, but tnt
matter was viewed purely on the business
side, il would be found that the women
are Interested IN everything that tehds 70
the health and happiness Of the country.
ION that narrow basis you've got 10 rec
ognize the right Of women 10 participate IN
the government Of the nation. You may
smrk and smile, YOU men VINO hear these
things but | want 10 tell You that state
after state is swinging into line, and votes
states IN the next decade and a halt
The Senator held an informal discussion
while seated in his automobile preliminary
10 departing for New Brunswick. where he
wound mp his New Jersey campaiEH last
night IFS machine was SurrourGed pF q
number Of men, one OF whom asked MN
what Washington was doing while ne was
away.
washington. my friend, was the Sena-
tors quick answer. never does anytnluS
Tho way TO take care OF Washington Is IN
90 out among the people and Try and IN
duce them 10 give US new set OF men
men who would do something.
Another man reminded the senator OF a
speech he delivered I'm the Senate in l"'
in which he led an attack upon the So
called money trust
You seemed 10 nit the nail or the mead
Senator the stranger suggested
Yes. YOU bet I did he replied. ana
what said then is being corroborated now
bv witnesses before the House committee
which is investigating the money trust