Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-31
BewildsEsd senategs 9
whelmed by Clouds Of Flut-
tering Femininity Damana
ing Votes for Women.
FLOOD OF PETITIONS
HURLED At sOL0NS
Champions Of Gentler SEX
Take Charge Of RemarkabSs
Demonstration on Floor %
Senate.

lny LEASED Wne 10 mpunsna sternie.
Washinafnu. July Votes f4r
Women" waR the demand fosat frena
the oeleHnfiops Of aufraanl(n1 Efnn4
every state N the unlon who hts
eieEed the senate chamber ana born.
parded the senators with pefslIuna
nehf'ng ihoNsnnoE ol e.anatprea, afnv
rage amendmeEt
The siege of the senate followed x
demonstration IN tho COURSE az which
hundreds ~ women narnden from
hyatssvilie, Ma. lhfourn the cnnn-
Try roads and the clly atrnFla. dowP
fnnnsyi yisania avenue Huf through iho
capitol grounds. Members 81 tbs
senate woman wtarnne comm4len.
which has airnHdy fag0gahlB rnunTtet
tne suffrage Amendments met fHa ue-
.,t.Qn bearers and rode u the eaplloi
with them.
Miep Asicc Paul. cithlPman ri fhe
legislativo committed ol The Naflonai
American WoInhn knMfnne nnrnnln-
llon, ofAcers Of the association ana
the senate committee headed tho
parade. AZ the capitol IA dINhanunn
aud cloud of feniininltV MnltnNo0
into the senate wing. THE diEnlfift
hush q the lsnpoalng marbst kqola
ter>d BY tho demands Of Womon fr0m
various states that their carTs -
taken 10 their senators. The PAGES
were busy FOR the better part Ut an
hour, hurrylnE senHlorn from tAt
chAmhof 70 meet tnelf "ponptitnpnsA'
oNfneo with p1titInuH
After the polftlnna had haen pre-
nanted the deiraatIone fietktd 20 ina
galleries.. wMnTn anNtn hn8 hHEN ra~
served ana 4At4 WUHN4M E oH
the noor ~ the eenale took charge
C,.....-, .f..<,'.l f.,.i..l...'.. =. r..-.'..
Works, Lane, Smooi, CIapa. Thomaa.
she frotn and Hollis made brlrf ad-
dresses endorsing tho potlllonM
Senator Chomborniu % Oregon,
author ~ the womana aufffasa
maSe ~ ',e.a aesres. TS~ " ne 'v'f''
I'VE welcome you 20 the national
capital as the Representatives 90 huur
dreds of thousands of patriotic men
and wamon or the United States"
said he. You arc the bearers of pe-
;Ise ons sha Il S"nss g. don. aas1 p hs woma snn
the land.
Il extend to you cordial wesFonn
AZ the hearers Of a meg18Ee 10 tIo
people OF the whole Uf this country
to the congress Of the United states.
and 70 express hope that Your mis-
sion may be successful beyond your
hopes and expectations.
Senator Clapp said THE time i9
not far distant when the Amorfcan
people VIII confer on the American
woman the only weapon By means "a
which she can peaceluliy defend hefs
self and her Chllcrrn--lho ballot"
For more than two hours tne autn
fringe demonstration continued. nqn-
atoF after senator presenting petit
ti0nH. when tho time eerno to leke
up the tariff debate. senator SIM.
mons. IN charge of the bill, eoeufeu
AN nnranf,louf That IA la lat1 aNINr
until the sufrage petiilona romain|Ng
could be received
Practically every senator was
armed with 4 bundle of petltlouF,
bound with the yellow riooon y the
euifragiatH.
Senator amoot. presenting the Uiah
petitions. attacked riliiance Ia tnh
fight for suffrage.
"suffrnro should bc given not o.
tho FHnkhurEi anG the militant f11.
lchls among our women r. sasl'
aniy footsteps OF the Awerlean pio-
neefa foF aiHfaHe, Mary Ellen foa~
ter, SusGn = Anthony and othefa.
Senators Tonnes nf WaFhineton.
Thomas and Shafrulh ~ Colorado.
Gallinger PoindeNter. Works and
senator PolndeNter declnrod the
movenont for woman astHrAEe was q
part of the general tendency az tho
LACE toward onlafaine the uaFtIci4ts
| ilon OF the people iu the spVernmenf.
l lie declared "a WAS difrcUit % con-
celye ~ valid ieHai objection 90 tie
right ~ women ~ vote saying that
the reason that met had eNpes inF
physical Htrountn no LONGER Nhe a
Thigh enough principle 20 eunetnntiatt
1.-The objection 90 women Nnlins
Take man likc Jack 4Ohnapn,
! said the senator. "Wuo nt onC time
4 Vtan fn. rhnmniun urinn f0hfnr ok
Ithe world. M the Highest privilege.
the highest right which a citizen cAn
exercise is 90 bc otHcd on phfslfAl
superiority ] suppose he would aiAnN
very hlgh In the state aud ln tno eeti-
nation ~ tho people