Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-11
Annual Meeting OF the Universal Fran.
chise Association

Annual Meeting OF the Universal Fran.
chise Association.
The first annual meeting of the Universal
Franchise Association was held last night at
Union League Hall, when the following off,
GERS were chosen for the ensuing year For
President, Hon. s. G. Pomeroy; tor Vice Presi.
dents, Mrs. h. A. Lock wood, Mr.. James H.
Holmes, Mrs. Annie Denton Cridge, Miss EN-.
ny stanton; Tor Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
Mrs. NJ. &. O'Brien; for Treasurer, MIR. VIM
HutchingsoD; tor Board of Managers. Mrs T.
a. lockwood. Mrs. Julia A. Holmes, Mrs NJ
Z. y Brien, Mr. VIM. Hutchlngson, Mr. A. +.
Boyle: Mrs. Annie Denton Cridge, Mr.. Jas. H.
Holmes.
Miss A. F. Boyle and Miss M. &. O'Brien,
having been appointed committee to wait on
Mrs. Ii. A. Lockwood, first Vice President,
and inform her of her election, after a short alb.
sence returned with her and escorted her to
the chcir.
Annual reports of committees being in,order.
that OF Mrs. julia Archibald Holmes, cores
ponding secretary, was read. In it she says:
Less than $3.50 have passed through our
treasury, and all work has been labor Of love
10 the cause, and without expectation of pecu.
MARY reward. Upwards of a thousand blank
forms for petitions have been circulated
throughout the United States, from Maine to
California, praying Congress to establish equ al
suffrage in the District OF Columbia, and
wherever the jurisdiction of Congress extends.
Many OF the petitions have been returned to
this office numerously signed. One. forwarded
by II II. Marsh. of Chicago, contained nearly
two Thousand names. Another, it was stated,
embodied the names of every man and woman
IN the town but one, among popu;stion of
seventy adults. The petitions We're presented
during the past winter by the Hon. S C..
Pomeroy, our president, to the United States
Senate. Letters have also been addressed to
about 500 persons, both in the United States
and Europe, enclosing printed circular of the
association, explaining its objects, and request
ing the cooperation of our friends in all parts
OF the world. To many of these letters most
a va aQp cd
among others. one from Hon. John Stuart Mill,
member of Parliament Of England Especially
the plan of including the cause of universal
education with that OF suffrage, as proposed by
the constitution Of our association, receives the
warm compensation of correspondents.
The report also states that some time during
the past winter and spring has been devoted
by the corresponding secretary and MISS Nj. T..
O'Brien in canvassing the views of members
of Congress on the subject of women suffrage
and equal pay TO women for equal work with
man, and that great majority OF the Senators
and members favor the idea, as also the in tice
of granting them the right of suffrage as soon
as they consider that the mass Of women de.
mand IT,
Resolutions were adopted providing that the
next annual meeting shall be neld on Thurs
day, Oct. l, 1865, at such hour and place as the
Board OF Managers may direct, TO receive the
annual report Of the president and treasurer:
that the present Advisory Committee be con.
tinued, and that the Board of Managers be- au-
thorized to revise the list from time to time as
may seem TO them best; that the thanks of this
ASSOCIATION and OF all the friends of universal
citizen suffrage is due to our president, the
Hon. Samue c. Pon,eroy for his efforts to Sc
cure woman suffrage in Kansas; also. to Mrs.
julia Archibald Holmes FOR her untiring and
unrewarded labor during the past year as cor.
responding secretary: extending the hand of
fellowship 10 the two local associations re.
Gently organized in this city, and bids them
''God speed" in their efforts to secure woman's
suffrage in the District of Columbia, &c.
Mrs. Dr. Mary Walker, president of the
White Womens Franchise Association; Mr.. J.
W. LIE Barnes. of Boston; Mr.. Wolf, Of Colo
newly-elected treasurer; Mr.. Sutgreaves, NJ
e., and others, made short speeches; after
which, the association adjourned.
THE CORPORATION ArroRNEYsHIP.-Yes
terday afternoon, Joseph II. Bradley, Jr., Esq :,
sent the following communication 10 Mayor
Bowen:
Hon. s. j. Bo,cen-Dear Sir NV communica
ton OF the Sth instant, enormously called a
resignation" was induced by my receiving
information you had been duly Inaugurated
flee terminated with that event. BY the act of
May IS, 1853, sWebb's Digest, page b." to
which my attention has been called, my official
term is fixed and I shall therefore continue to
discharge the duties of my Office until its expl-
ration. Very respectfully,
Jos. H. BRADLEY, JR,
Attorney for the Corporation.
Washington City, June 10, 1868.
The act TO which Mr.. Bradley refers pro.
yides that :. the Mayor shall, on or about the
fourth Monday in June, annually appoint, BY
and with the advice and consent Of the Board
OF Aldermen, an attorney. learned in the law
who shall be styled 1.-THE attorney OF this
Corporation
CoLoRED VS.. WHITE IN ALEXANDRIA Cry
CoUNCILs.-The regular meeting of the two
branches Of the Alexandria city government
the upper and lower Board, occurring on Tues.
| day evening. they resolved themselves into
Convention for the election by Joint vote of
certain city officers. The first ON the list Were
| sey, of the Third Ward, placed in NOMINATION
l the names Of John Fields and Augustus Lum.
kins, colored. A long debate followed, when a