The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-26
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Question Raised by Second
Defeat of the Cause
In Michigan.
THE second failure of Michigan
women to carry their state for
suffrage after a determined

women to carry their state for
suffrage after determined
campaign has raised the Ques-
ton of whether the methods of the
militants in England are harming the
cause in the United States.
While American suffragists generally
deplore the sentencing of Mrs. Pank-
hurst to prison and the treatment
which, according to dispatches, was
given to Zelie Emerson, an American,
in Holloway Jail, many Of them do not
indorse the extremely revolutionary
plans of the Englishwomen.
1t has been many a day since some
part of England did not have some
kind of disturbance created by women
who want the right to vote. Even the
king has not escaped annoyance, for
cablegrams tell of his having been
called up by the suffragettes by tele-
phone. Since tie kings telephone
number is private there was instantly
a suspicion that suffragist sympa
thizer in the palace had supplied the
number to her friends outside.
Recently a militant was able to get
King George on the telephone through
having knowledge of his private call
number, and one report has it that he
snapped to an equerry:
Some woman here has given away
the private royal call number. You
must find out who she is"
Queen Mary asked three women about
this, but when they denied all knowl
edge of 1t she dropped the matter.
Politics In Palace.
Still another phase Of the suffrage
situation has caused trouble in the
royal household of late, If the cable
grams are to be accepted as true.
The agitation Of the suffrage Ques-
ton became so extended and bitter
that 1t spread to the ladies In waiting
I'm the royal household.
The king and queen are supposed to
have no political sympathies, and poll
tics must not be discussed in their
presence. Lords and ladies Of the royal
household, however, have a drawing
room and dining room Of their own,
and in these the discussion of votes
for women grew SO bitter that Queen
Mary made 1t plain that If any further
trouble occurred she would reorganize
her household.
Her majesty called In two of her
ladies In waiting recently to explain
their part in a quarrel Soon after one
Of them, the Countess of Shaftesbury,
resigned. Both were prosuffragettes
Suffragettes burned the pavilion at
the Tunbridge Wells cricket field. The
building was totally destroyed.
A large photograph Of Mrs. Emme-
line Pankhurst was left at the scene
Of the fire.
The following morning, on the rec
ommendation of the prison physician,
Mrs. Pankhurst, greatly weakened by
her nine day hunger strike, was re-
leased from Holloway Jail. The Jail
ers declared she had not been fed
forcibly.
Enthusiastic Meetings.
After Mrs. Pankhurst had been sent
to Holloway Jail the suffragists re-
newed and extended their demonstra
tions. Enthusiastic meetings took
place, and large funds were raised for
the campaign.
At one meeting, in Albert hall, $780,
600 was subscribed by the women In
short time. One woman contributed
her wedding ring and a gold chain.
Others also gave jewelry.
The largest individual subscription
was $4,000, and the next largest was
5000. Mrs. General Drummond,
who presided. "a reported 70 have said