The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-01

the spectaclA. The women upon reaching
the east front of the Capitol went to the
Senate side Of the marble room. where
they were greeted by Senators and Repre-
sentatives. Az soon as they had either
delivered personally their petitions to
their Senators or sent them by messen-
ger. the women went to the Senate gal
lery, where 80 seats had been reserved
for them.
Brief speeches were then made on the
floor of the Senate by twenty-one differ
ent members favoring equal suffrage.
Among those who spoke were Senators
Owen Of Oklahoma, Ashurst of Arizona,
Clapp OF Minnesota. Works Of California.
Smott Of Utah, Lane of Oregon. Poin-
dexter and Jones of Washington. Thomas
Of Colorado. and others.
At the conclusion of the speeches.
Senator Poindexter introduced a bill CIV
ing the citizens of Washington the right
to vote. The measure bestows the vot-
ing privilege upon every man and woman
twenty-one years Of age and over who
Is able to read the constitution and who
pays q property tax Of S.. The bill pro-
vides for delegate in Congress, the es-
Establishment OF the Australian ballot sys-
tenn. the hslding Of primaries and the
punishment Of corrupt practices. The
measure also provides for a Presidential
preference primary.
Mrs. McHenry Also Present.
Among the interesting characters at
suffrage headquarters yesterday aft
ernoon, was Myra McHenry Of Kansas,
who has been arrested thirty-seven
times for speaking on suffrage without
necessary permits. She is now exerting
her influence to have a certain Kansas
man named Landers appointed postmas-
ter of Coffeeville, and yesterday called
upon the Postmaster General concerning
the matter.
Il have the thing cinched." she said.
There Is no doubt but that my man will
get the appointment. I am also inter-
ested in several other appointments and
am now working in the interests of per-
sons who, I think, should receive the
positions
II was in Alexandria several weeks
ago and tried to hold a meeting on the
street, but the Mayor came along and
threatened to pluck me. Now, as a rule.
but this one looked like he was sick.
so took mercy on him. and left the
community in peace"
Mrs Gabriel, OF New York, repre-
sentative Of the Oldest woman suffrage
organization in the world-the one es-
tablished by Susan B. Anthony in 1875
came to attend the demonstration. Caro-
line /. Reilly, Of the Massachusetts
Woman Suffrage Association. which was
founded by Lucy Stone also in 1s4s, also
is in the city.
Among the most interesting suffragists
here is Mrs. John Z. Tourney. of the
Tennessee Equal Suffrage Association,
who resides in Nashville. She is the
guest of Mrs. George A. Armes, the
prominent local suffrage worker and
Democratic enthusiast.
Rhetta Childe Dorr. of New York, who
is 10 be the editor OF THE Sufrragist,"
a paper to be published by the Wom-
ans Congressional Union. also is here
in connection with the demonstration.
She said the first issue Of the paper will
come out early in October, and ex-
planned that the publication will not
deal with propaganda work. but will de-
vote its space to accounts OF progress
being made in Congress in the inter-
ests OF equal suffrage.
Miss Dorr is an author. and was FORM
erly connected with Hampton's Maya
zine Everybody's Magazine, the New
York Evening Post, and other publica-
tons. She is now a department editor
of the Metropolitan Magazine.