Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20
ARREST AT MEETING
Suffragette Interrupts Gov.
Wilson in Brooklyn.
TAKEN OUT By POLICE
Candidate Expresses Regret at the
Occurrence.
TO STOP SPEAKING FOR WHILE
Will Not Make Any More Addresses
Until Col. Roosevelt Has
Recovered.
TAKEN OUT BY POLICE
TO STOP SPEAKING FOR WHILE

NEW YORK. October 1e-Gov. Wood
row Wilson made two speeches tonight
in New York and Brooklyn. closing his
speaking campaign for the present He
will not make another speech, he an
nounced. until Col. Roosevelt has re-
covered. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and her
three daughters attended the big meet
ing at Carnegie Hall.
The governor returned here during the
afternoon from a campaign trip through
Delaware. West Virginia and western
Pennsylvania. On the way to New York
he rode for a while with DR.. Henry
Van Dyke. the author. and former Gov
Higgins of Rhode Island.
Interrupted by suffragette.
Miss Maude Malone, a suffragette, in
terrupted the speech Of Gov. Wilson al
the Academy of Music. Brooklyn. and
after a scene of confusion. in which
the democratic candidate tried to pacify
the angry crowd, the police interfered
and arrested her on a charge of dis
turbing the peace
The governor was talking about mo-
nopoly when Miss Malone, who was con-
spicuous in interrupting an address by
Gov. johnson of California here recently,
rose from the balcony and shouted: How
about woman suffrage. Gov. Wilson? Mn
has a monopoly of suffrage
Cries of Put her out. Put her OUT
and an uproar of protest against the in
terruption came from the crowd.
DO not be rude to the lady," urged
the governor. and the crowd became quiet
while the speaker added: Woman suf-
frage. madame, is not a question that is
dealt with by the national government a,
all I am only here as a representative
of the national party
Police Arrest Her.
The woman continued to shout ques-
tons about suffrage. and when the gov
ernor could be heard again he said to
her: Il hope you will not consider il a
discourtesy If I decline to answer Your
questions on this occasion. 1 am sure the
lady will not insist
Miss Malone did not stop. however. and
for few minutes there was q confusion
of cries to take the woman from the hall,
which finally ended when the police ar
rested her. Gov. Wilson continued his
speech amid cheers.
This Is indeed a serious matter" said
Gov. Wilson. land 1t was very much
against my will and wish that the lady
should have been elected. l would rather
the meeting had broken up. because 1 re-
spect the rights of every person holding
strong convictions to put questions, how
ever inopportune. The question was not
pertinent to the national camp align, but
am sincerely sorry about the incident"
Discusses the Tariff.
The nominee then devoted his atten-
ton to the tariff and the trusts and closed
his speech amid cheers.
Gov. Wilson motored from Brooklyn to
Carnegie Hall, New York. where a great
crowd awaited him. The meeting was
under the auspices Of a German-American
society. presided over by Herman Rider.
Il should be very sorry to see the gov
eminent Of the United States adopt any
niggardly immigration policy" said Gov.
Wilson, because when you reflect on the
largess of genius the infinite variety of
capacity which other nations have con-
ferred upon America. il would seem GER
tainly a nact of selfdenal and an act or
folly to shut our doors against such en-
The governor declared that it would be
his purpose to gather the judgments of
all the people rather than any groups of
II do not wish to be the
Of any people," he added; Il wish
to be their spokesman"