The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-20
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Maude Malone, suffrasette Came Al
most Breaking up Woodrow VIII
sons Meeting In
Brooklyn
MEN HAVE MONOPOLY
Democratic Candidate Refused to An.
swer Because He Said Equal suff-
rage Was Not National
Issue.

| [United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Governor
Wilson'S Brooklyn meeting at the
Academy of Music tonight was al
most broken up by a small riot that
! followed the demand of Miss Maude
Malone. a famous local suffragette.
that the candidate declare himself on
votes for women
Three policemen fought with her
4 for several minutes, while Governor
! Wilson stood at the front edge OF the
stage and yelled as loud as he could:
Stop that, gentlemen, stop that; 1
beg of you. do not put her out. Gen
ltlemen, stop that!'
His voice never reached the bah.
/ cony where the struggle was in pro-
gress. Miss Malone fought to resist
while the whole audience of 1000 or
] 5000 people stood up. screamed, gasp
ed, hissed or cheered.
Governor Wilson had reached that
point in his speech where he declar-
ed against private monopoly and
urged that ii be broken up, when the
tall, grim figure OF Miss Malone rose
in the third row of the balcony.
How about woman suffrage. Gov
ernor? You say you want to break
up monopoly. Men have a monopoly
on suffrage now"
s. Instantly the theater was in an up.
roar. Cries of throw her out!"
'shut up!', sit down." rose above
the tunrult of Kisses and cheers. Gov
ernor Wilson raised both arms and
restored order for a moment.
do not be rude to a woman" he
said Addressing her, he bowed and
said:
What is your question. madame?"
Miss Malone repeated it and again
the storm broke out. Again Cover
nor Wilson stilled it, and said:
"That is not in any sense nation
al question and am here as rep
resentativa of national party only"
A burst Of applause and cheers
grexed this statement but when it
had died out Miss Malone was still
on the job. She called down again:
''Then / appeal to you as an Ameri-
can
This time Governor Wilson could
: not restore order. The whole thea
; ter seemed to rise and demand Miss
: Malone's expulsion. An usher crowd
, ed through the aisle to her, but she
,, paid no attention to him, until he took
hold of her arm. Then she shook
:, with three policemen.
A dozen men near Miss Malone
jumped to their feet and waved Amer.
!, !, ican flags which had been placed on
each seat in the theatre and yelled
, Let her alone" take your hands
off her!" don't touch that woman
!, but the cries of the crowd became
. stronger and the police, in spite OF
: Governor Wilson's frantic appeals
: which they did not hear, seized heI
about the waist and pinning her arms
: to her body the officers carried hel
! :, on the run to fire exit of the bal
: cony and disappeared.
: When the uproar was stilled agaiT
: Governor Wilson, looking very sol
emn, said.
Ladies and gentlemen, am sure
the lady ought not to have considered
it a discourtesy If / decline to an
swer her questions at this time, bu
| want to say this Is very serious
7 thing. She was elected much agains
my will / had rather the meetn;
I; had been broken up than she shoult
D have been removed. | appreciate tn
e feeling of persons of strong convic
tions that they have the right to asl
Z; questions about the things in whicl
n. they are so deeply interested but
feel that her questions were not pei
I; tinent to the subject under discus
h sion"
Miss Malone was released afte
being removed from the theater.
woodrow Wilson, democratic non
r inee for president carried his figh
ar into New York City tonight, when h
ar spoke at the two biggest meetings {
4 his campaign in the empire state.
AT Carnegie hall he addressed
big gathering with Representativ
William Sulzer and Martin Glynn, tn
heads of the state ticket. At tn
j. Academy of Music in Brooklyn, b