The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
SUFFRAGE ARMY and ITS FOES
enter LAST week or CAMPAIGN
Ants Now Working to Prevent Big Demonstration Here On
March Bitterness Cropping Out Among
the Respective Leaders

tne Respect
Al. Washington is being put on record
as 10 its stand on equal suffrage. Hum
dreds OF washingtonians signed the lit
lie book at anti headquarters yester-
day. just an hundreds o. others Of the
city hRve signed the sufsrasists pledges
in Hhe past two months. Both camps
are straining every nerve. the suffragists
to win control Of the Capital and secure
by their coring demorstration the great-
est publicity TINT their Gauge has ever
had in this country. and the "antis' TO
stem the tide of suffrage propaganda
and to keep the national city out of the
control IF the daring band working for
votes for women.
| Headquarters Of the suffrage workers
was filed to its capacity all day with a
continual stream of visitors. block
nnd a half up F Street, the antis head
auarters. presented an equally crowded
appearance from early morning until
well into the evening. Men and women
fiocked into the newly opened Offices and
signed their names In books opened by
the 'antis'' as opposed to woman suf-
frage Several hundred money eontribu-
tions were also received through the day
by the 'antis."
"I have had equal suffrage talked at
me for twenty-three years one Of their
male callers explained. land I'm Just
about sick OF It," He left q handsome
contribution with Miss Minnie Bronson.
| In charge of the "antis' work, AMI de-
parted. refusing to give his name.
school Girls Are "Antis.''
| Young women predominate at the
Offices Of the "antis." A steady stream
of schoolgirls poured into their Offices
during the day. signed the "antis" book.
had short talks with Miss Bronson and
, others Of the committee heads. bought
Iantf-suffrage literature and went away.
making room for the crowds who pressed
in behind them.
Omcers of the 'antis' said that several
belligerent suffragists had called at their
ofiices for the purpose OF starting extern
poraneous joint debates. One suffragist
came In with the request that Miss
Bronson explain the sense Of their organ
| ixation ''and be quick about IT.
Anti-sIffrage literature has been re-
ceived her and is selling fast. Several
real young men dropped in with their
wives and sweethearts and bought
pamphlets In complete sets. telling why
women should not go to the polls.
Orders for more literature will be
dispatched by the "antis'' to New York
tonight.
The antis say that the sunrag1sts
have opened a guerrilla warfare with
them. and have organized some OF their
number to make the lives OF the ''antis'
as miserable as possible. This is em-
phatically denied at suffrage head
quarters. Officers there profess to hold
their opponents too lightly to be the
least Ill disposed toward them Others
say that the ''antis' are doing kinder
garten work for them.
Outside Of the railings, which shut of
the basement entrance of the shffragists'
offices. bigger crowds OF loungers are be-
ing daily assembled. These loungers
gather and watch the women bending to
their tasks below during the late hours of
the afternoon, lust as II We were some
thing new in the menagerie line" one
of the suffragists describes II.
A woman eighty-eight years old called
at the ''antis' headquarters in the aft
ernoon and pledged herself as one of
their active supporters. She said that
she had raised family of eleven chill
dren. had a son seventy-one years old.
eighteen grandchildren and has been ac-
tive as a teacher for sixty-two years.
She told the "antis" that II a woman 100
years from now mentions equal suffrage
she will be given Jail sentence.
Selling Suffrage Literature.
Word was received at the suffragists'
headquarters yesterday from Clara b.
Wells. chairman of the Illinois parade
committee, that large delegation OF
Chicago marchers will leave that city in
state for Washington. They will march
to their special train. headed by a band
and an escort of fifty mounted policemen
Many other messages from outside dele
cations who are coming for the pageant
also were received. among them being
lANN -
her that the suffragists of Alabama and
North Carolina will be represented in
force
Suffrage literature has been sold to the
people Of the District in tremer.Ic-,r
quantities. Mrs. Hemingway. w.u is in
charge of this department os the suf-
fragists' work. says that more than $500
worth has been disposed OF 1T her table !
As the suffragists are sellirg their liter
cost of printing. this represents many |
thousands of books. pamphlets. and leaf |
let's that have been sold during the past |
few weeks. |
Many men are among the buyers. One |
stated Yesterday that he wanted a copy |
Of everything upon the table, as he |
wished to be converted.
Normal school girls are making the |
rounds of both headquarters. collecting
literature for and against woman suf-
frage and listening with great openness
of mind to arguments of both sides. |
They plan to hold a great debate on the
subject at the Normal School as soon as
they have sufficiently mastered the in
tricacies of the struggle.
Famous anti-suffrage cartoons, which
have appeared in Life will arrive in
on Monday and will be dis
played to the IF Street parade in the
of the "antis - offices. at 1906
F Street.
Mrs. Arthur NJ Dodge. president of the
association Of .antis." will ar
rive in this city on Monday to take full
charge of the campaign here She will
bring with her many of the national Of