The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-04
'D|GN|F|ED WAY Of THE
UNITED STATES SUFFRAGETTE
seriousness OF their purpose.

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Had the weather been less torrid
some OF the skeptio wits In the
crowd might have found more occa-
sion to display their alleged humor.
But to see gray-haired, motherly wo-
men Drawing a midsummer sun and
tramping over hot, gummy asphalt for
nearly three miles In behalf of a prin-
ciple, was calculated to inspire moth
ing but profound respect for their
courage.
The star OF the parade was Miss
Inez Milholland, who rode at the very
head Of the procession. Attired In a
crash riding suit and big brimmed
straw hat, and carrying a large Amer
lean flag. Miss Milholland rode one of
her own spirited horses. 1t was "Tita'
the mares first day out in week and
she did not take kindly to the crash
ing brass band just behind. All the
way up the avenue Miss Miiholland
was forced to fight her mount with
the curb bit, giving as game an ex-
hibition of fine horsewomanship as
that exclusive thoroughfare had ever
seen. She was cheered repeatedly af-
ter subjugating particularly violent
desire on the part of her horse to
take the bit in it's teeth and bolt.
Another popular feature was the
Indian rider from Oklahoma. Miss Beu-
llah Benton Edmondson, a full-blooded
Cherokee. She wore her indian cos
tune and rode typical pjebaId cow
pony. Honors were shared with her
| by Miss Madge Udall, who carried a
banner of Arizona and rode bucking
ibroncflo, loaned by wild west show,
! Troops of boy scouts patrolled var1.
| GUS sections of the line of march,
carrying buckets of water and lemon
ade and giving other aid and comfort
to the tiring thousands tramping up
the blazing hot street. Practically ev.
| cry marcher who started stuck
gamely to the end. Some few Of the
less vigorous marchers, however
were forced to drop out. At nearly ev
cry corner stood hpspitai ambulance
with woman doctors hut their sery
lices were not needed
Az the parade neared the uptown
i headquarters OF the anti-suffrage or
/ ganization, the police took specia
4 pains to prevent any disturbance
i II had been limited that the "antis'
would try to make their opponents lool
4 ridiculous, but the only noticeable ac
ltivity on the part of those organizes
4 to defeat the suffrage movement wa
the presence OF young women Il
! front of their headquarters giving ou
antisuffrage literature. And the pc
Ilice even stopped this
Bringing up the rear of the pre-
cession marched several thousand
/ men. members of the mems league
: They came in for a good deal OF sa
tirical comment from jubilant person
t In the crowd, but they kept thei
heads up and never flinched.
u At the Plaza and in Carnegie Ha
. the marchers gathered at the end G
. the parade and listened to the ele
. aence of many speakers The az
i dresses were all on the great success
S Of the demonstration and the impetu
1t had given the movement.
d Keep 1t up, sisters" was the un
!. yersal keynote of the speeches, AN
s the vote will be ours in 1915 witho,
h FAIL
d Claim Of the AntIs.
4 u -l
NEW YORK. May 3.-Determine
i to belittle the woman suffrage parat
d in every way possible and to take Il
c wind out of the suffragist's sails. II
h leaders OF the Ants as the nation
k as >ociation opposed to woman's SUI
It rage is known, gave out caustic stat
n ments tonight about the size Of t
Ie procession and the garb of some
1t the participants.
IS "The "antis' claimed to have pos
lie ed experts along the line of mare
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