The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-06
" Petticoat Special"
In Suffrage Territory
Wilson Women Confront Hughes Campaigners With
Banners Reading go B ack to Wall Street"-Au-
tomobile Parade Wins Few Cheers.

CHICAGO. Oct s.-Pointed into the
heart OF suffrage territory. the Hughes
woman's special left Chicago early to-
day to 90 through Illinois and Iowa.
The party was Joined here by Mr.. Ray
mond Robins, Mrs William SEVERN. OF
Chicago and Mrs. Noble Prentiss, OF
Kansas. Miss Harriet E. vittum. of
Chicago. will Join the special Sunday.
When the women's campaign train
for Hughes pulled into Chicago
at 1916 yesterday afternoon the
petticoated spellbinders found large
committee of Republican women wait
ing to welcome them with a hundred
decorated automobiles and a brass
band. but, alas, the Democratic women
were waiting also. Miss Gertrude Bar
mum. a union worker. had gathered sew
enty-five women from the labor branch
OF the women's Western Bureau OF the
Democratic national committee, and re-
hearsed them In a silent protest against
the billion dollar fiier." as the special
is beginning to be known through the
West.
Hundreds OF curious men and women
out for the noon hour, had gathered
around the La Sale street station, and
as Miss Francis Kellor and Miss Mary
climbed from their cars they smiled at
| the sight Of the crowds and the blare
| OF the band. They smiled still more
broadly as they caught sight Of a long
| line Of effective looking banners on the
walk outside of the station. or course.
they thought this was happy thought
| of the Republican women.
Then the smiles faded. Wilson!
| Wilson! Wilson!" was the word that
stood out In flaming letters of red from
every banner. Coupled with the Demo-
cratic slogan were sarcastic references
to the wealth and aristocracy repre-
/ sented by the Hughes women's train.
1 go back home to Wall Street. We
| want Wilson!" ran the inscription on
the first banner. OF which one of the
| holders was Mrs. Catherine Waugh Nc
Cullough, who had been nominated for
Presidential elector by the Democrats
"Wiison voted for suffrage. Hughes
did not. Why?" was another inscrip-
"Hughes fought the income tax. Will
son passed 1t" was the third. Others
"The Anthony amendment Is not a
Republican platform: Women register
October and II. Women trust VIII
Wilson and industrial democracy"
How about the Danbury hatters. Mr.
Wilson wants peace. Teddy wants
war"
Among the members OF the Wilson
committee of 100 to meet the Repub'
iican million dollar train" as the un.
welcome delegation styled itself
were Miss Anna Fitzgerald. vice pres
ident OF, the National Women's Unior
Labor League; Miss Margaret Haley
business agent Of the Teachers Fed
erAtion Miss Katherine Finnegan
president OF the Bindery Women'i
Union, and Miss A. McEnerney, al
officer In the same union.
The Republican women proceeded
with their parade to the La Sail,
Hotel Mrs. Kellogg Fairbanks, Mrs
Chauncey Mccormick and a hundred
other we'll known women had theil
machines In readiness, and through
streets lined with a staring thronl
they proceeded by a circuitous rout'
to their destination. But the Demo
cratic women went too. not in auto
mobiles, but on foot. They followet
In decorous line at the tail of tn,
n banners, and that the populace Nigh
not fail to note their mode of progress
/. they chanted In unison.
| I'VE walk. We walk. The Republican
women ride, but we walk!"
And whether their walking appeals
to the crowd or whether tor some othe
reason, 1t Is a fact that they evoked tn
only cheers heard along the way
Crowds Stand Silent.
II was a curious greeting. II greetin
II could be called. that the Republica
women had. Absolutely silent. with I'm
passive faces. the people lined the side