Evening star., 1869-11-08
Universal franchise Association.

The Lady Adrocotes Of Womaa .Safru1e-I.tery,tn-
tions by one ef the WHISKY Riag-The Reporters
Catch Il Ggcin-' Please WhiSper'-i Lac Stu
dent on the F7OoT-He quotes blackstone oa tis
Wyong side-Rr Hinton Censures the Repogtsys-
Mr.. hi'ney and Mr.. Bryan Reply- TAX Of Some
BODY Get'h9 a PGmmefftg-CcJee and Pistols
for ttco, or RotP
The third story of Union League Hall was
thronged on Saturday night last with numbers
of ladies and gentlemen anxious to witness the
sayings and doiDgs of the Universal Franchise
Association. The passages and stairways lead
ing to the hall were hanked on either side by
placards, :. Look ont for paint while tin shin
giles with the name OF Is DIR. Lockwood. dentist. !"
were scattered around pTOmscuOusly. But few
of the - Faithful were there-only DIR. and Mrs
Lockwood, Mrs. Colby, Miss O'Connor. Mrs
Josephine =. Griffing and q. W. Nee,Iham-the
rest of the audience being composed OF yOung
ladies and gentlemen who had come there eyi-
IDENTITY more for amusement than instruction.
Mrs. Bely n A .McNall Loc kwOOd was in the chair
as usual. attired in a brown silk, trimmed 18th
white fringe and bugles Her hair was orna-
mented with artificial white flowers. Mrs. LIS
daughter, Miss MeNall, was there. toO She now
lends her charming presence to the meetings
regularly, she came down the aisle while the
meeting vas in progress in company with a lady
friend about the same size and age both attired
in jaunty hars ami red sacks. Mrs. GrfiuS was
sesibly clothed against the rude assaults OF Old
BoreaS, wearing heavy sack, &c. Some young
frllOw, who, contrary TO the teachings of the
JOnadabs and temperance advocates, had inn
hibed too much, walked in, and taking a seat on
tne PLATFORM amused some OF the audience and
tsgusted others Yer much q; jntcrrnrtin. -:
speakers. both male and female. with sucn re-
marks ;,s '.oh, sit down." "Thats enough
TO hell with your >ophstries," .!Bnlly- 800
in. granlmothers," &c. Dr. Lockwood. who CON
himself sergeant -at-arms, hlI his
haEds full attending to this man, who finally
became quiet at the request of the Chair: but
''no such guffer as that (pCinting To DIR. L.
could order him around" The reporters. as
usual. came i'm for their share of censurc from
some of the male speakers, but the uiieS seemed
TO be satisfied with them. An essay was To have
been read BY Miss Fields, who declined. how
ever, as her motives might he mistaken For
tlIis >Et was Iectured bv Mr.. TeetihaIi, or
PLEASE Whisper - called because during tho
meeting ha 1JisIhneu aDout quirc OF letter
paper III Ettlc slips which he now and then
handed to the reporters, with the above rs.,.-,t
written thereon. The debate was opened by
A. +. Cunningham. who led OF in praise of
~ man. but would not give her the bal
lot Mr.. y. Ward, a law student, read from
Black ..ohe's Commentaries something to show
7 al woman is oppressed by the law, and then
] itehsd into the reporters. charging them with
saying that these meetings were only for the
purpose Oi getting up a rumpus. Once or twice
he found out he wa, reading something showing
that woman not 50 much oppressed after all,
and he closed amid much merriment. Mr. VIM.
Ii. Dyer then reviewed some of Wards remarks,
and spoke against woman suffrage. Mr. X. j.
Hinton then got the fiOOr and made long
speech, concluding the same by giving the
dishonorirg their profession. Mr.. George T.
Wilmington here moved that Pop Talcott make
lev remarks" but the Chair did not hear the
motion. Mrs. Griffing here moved collection
be taken; which was done by Miss O'Connor-
Mr.. +. Milliken here arose to speak, but he was
charged with speaking on alternate nights on
either side of the question. Mrs. Kinny here
viewed Il. J. Hinton 5 remarks with such sarcasm
TO bring the latter to his feet with the epithet
Of .-blacS guard He then pitched into old
maids and was answered by Miss OConDUr in
their behalf. Short remarks were made by
NessIs- Freeman. y. Sayles Brown, Coffin and
sam. Bryan, the latter a clerk In the Post Office
Department. He handled Mr. Hinton without
gloves, and spoke so bitterly that Hinton. going
out the hall, in passing Bryan remarked I'm
give You pummellng Soon Bryan imme6li-
ately followed him out saying: I'm give You the
opportunity now" Persons seeing them leave
the hall, cries OF Eight tight were raised, but
nothing more was seen of the contestants. The
crowd here commenced to thin out and Mrs.
Gil fling moved that hereafter ten cents asimis-
zion be charged ut the door. and the motion be-
ing put il was voted down by tremendous ma
jority and the meeting adjourned.