Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-02
WILSON plSAPPoiNT.
ED At LUkEWARMNEss OF
BUSINESS MEN.
FEW AccEr- 'I,v''~r'--.
TO APPEAR At HEARINGS
Wilson Processes He Does Not Under
stand Attituds-Presidsnt Denies He
10 Backing Candidates. Of Tas9art
and Sullivan For senatorships -
Working Women Invade White
House.

washington, F'eD. 2.-tfeSlQent VIII
son expressed surprise today because
Of the lack OF response from business
men to the invitation for suggestions
on pending trust legislation and that
so few have accepted the invitation to
appear at congressional hearings.
The president does not know whether
the business men of the country ap-
prove the tentative measures drawn or
whether they have yet taken notice Of
the hearings.
When it was suggested to the presi-
dent today that business men might
fear being branded as lobbyists" if
they came in that connection, Mr.. Will
son laughingly remarked that no one
could be regarded as lobbyist who
came by invitation.
Wilson Makes Another Denial.
Reports from Indiana and Illinois
that the White House was backing the
senatorial candidacy Of Thomas Tag
gart and Roger Sullivan met today with
a declaration from President Wilson
that he had not interferred in any
primary contest and did not intend to
do so. $780, -
The president feels that his home
state Of New Jersey; when he was con-
suited by the leaders,1 that 1t was his
duty to give them HIS views but out
side Of that he will take no part in
primary contests.
Working Women See President.
Clad in frocks Of simple creation
representative Of their trades, 400 wo-
men workers from ten eastern states
intent on enlistinS the support Of the
nations chief executive for the votes
for women cause, were received today
by PresideYs. Wilson at the !, White
House. They we're led by Miss Mar
garet -Hinchey, laundry worker, and
! Miss Rose Winsiow, Pennsylvania
weaver, who has designated speakers
to appeal to the president to assist in
the movement for women's. suffrage ny
lending his influence to the effort to
establish a house committee on suf-
frage.
It was the second tie the president
had been brought face to face with the
suffrage quest on in an official way
and his attitude already was known
He holds that he can not hold legisla-
ton on congress that has not been the
subject Of organic party considera.
| tion." @'>
In Tilt With Wilson. .
President Wilson gave no encourage.
ment to the delegation. Twenty five
Of the women were received, by the
president and five in short speeche:
presented their argument. The presi.
dent reiterated that as leader OF the
| democratic party he was limited
to recommend only those things OF
| which the party had made up Its mind
1--WE don't want you to break will
your party but we would like you t
influence them." said Mrs. Glendowel
Evans. of Boston.
1T isn't q question Of breaking will
the party" returned the president, u
is a question Of speaking for it"
well, why not speak for It," re-
Joined Mrs. Evans. That's what W.
want. You have such tremendou'
power and can work miracles with It,
The president did not continue. tn
discussion, but expressed a wish t.
meet the women who were waiting
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