Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-07
Suffragists Fail to Obtain Con-
sent of President to Receive
Them in Philadelphia.
APPEAL TO Mr.. BRYAN
TO AID THEM is IN VAIN
Representatives of Women Organi-
cation Withdraw After Talk
With Secretary Tumulty.

! The suffragists' siege of the White
| House was unsuccessful. The forces
| of the unenfranchised withdrew this
morning after Gen. Joseph p Tumulty.
chief of staff of President Wilson. held
| a parlev with the besieeers, and. final
! ly. made them understand that the
| comma nder- n-ehef was giving his at
! tention to other matters at this time.
! The siege began Wednesday, When
| Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, jr.. and Mrs
Harry Lowenburg of Philadelphia APP
peared at the executive offices, and
through Secretary Tumulty. invited the
President to receive a large repre-
sentation of Pennsylvania suHraglsls
at Philadelphia when he goes 10 tha'
city Monday to join in the welcome 10
several thousand foreigners who nave
become American citizens through nat
uraliza ton.
They were informed by officials then
that the Presidents time at Phliadei-
phia would be occupied every minute
and that he had declined number OF
other invitations. They insisted. now
ever. that the matter be placed before
the President personally ana sara theS
would wait. And they dld walt. lhrous II
much of W edn eSdaE afternoon theE re-
NAMED around the executive ofhces.
The President had gone to the golf
links and no answer was aNallapie.
They said they would call again lhufs-
day morning They did. The Presl-
dent sent answer that he could not
change his program. But the visitors
said they were sure the President ala
not understand fully the Importance OIL
the matter Did he realize that he was
giving several hours of his time 70
greeting several thousand enfranchised
aliens and ignoring the entire woman
hood of Pennsylvania: They were sure
the President would see them. Would
Assistant Secretary Brahany convey to
the President a brief note for them
TIVE more npon Mrs Lewis card, asked
far two minutes to present the matter
to him.
on. YES. they would cali again at |
O'Clock. when they felt sure the Presi-
dent would see them
Women of State Aroused.
The President has said he thinks
suffrage for women should be settled
nv the states" said Mrs. Lewis. Penn
sylvania is going to vote upon this
question November >. The women Of
the state are aroused 4 word from
rhe President will be helpful in carry
ing the state for suffrage. Surely he
is our President. although We did not
vote for MIN. 1t is mighty little we
are asking.
At O'Clock the President had not
passed upon the request. We Will
! call again at O'clock, and MIR.
| Rrahanv smiled his assent. The Presi
dent went to golf shortly ate, o clock.
leaving no definite word. The besiegers
/ remained on gard Ranking move
i ment was executed on Secretary Bryan
| late in the afternoon He was in sym
] pathy with woman suffrage. He would
HELM the callers see the President.
| THE President is sure to us to-
morrow and we will call then were
the parting words of Mr.. Brahany late
Yesterday And they did. No word
from the President early in the morn
ing. Another thanking movement to he
State Department.. On his way to the
White House to confer about the
Chinese-Japanese situation and a few
other international problems, Mrs.
Lewis met Mr.. Bryan. Would he be
good enough to ask the President for
just two minutes. no more" Sorry,
he said dolefully. i cannot interfere
in the Presidents operation Of his own
affa irs
Then Mr. Brahany delivered a note
| from Secretary Tumulty. who had re-
| turned from a brief trip TO New York