Evening star., 1869-10-11
U,,v.r.a, Franchise Associate,


not AFRAID of Rspertsrs-Donoudn Ssu6bed 6s
the Ldd.es-K is indienaRt-Mrs. DR.. Lockwood
speoks-WOman Ggght 70 be auosed to 90 phsre
she pieases-One Of the SISTERS yietds to the Mas.
culine u.u-Nr. Fresma. defends Husbands-
Wires are not Slarss-Do tAey look as If tAes
scere, as hey sail doHn the Avenue in goroeoE,
array-WhO are h. StdresS-Why, Husbonds
Hho aave to bsy aiI hese Trin's-Xr. r. ais<
nor pants War, If Wemen Can't Vote Mormon
Byo,cn uaats all sae Women to 90 to Utah-Rsp
CIV. Dennisos q WoHsas 8. Ri9hter.
The female as piranIs for the privilege Of the
ballot held another Gneeting on Saturday even.
ing, at Union League H ALI, and. although Mrs.
Doctor Lockwood renarked at the last meeting
tnat putting peoples names on the list OF Off.
GERS would pTobaoty draw larger attendance,
IL didn't seem TO work IN this case, as there
were not q dozen members present There
seemed greatly 10 enjoy the proceeding..w which
were FREQ uently disturbed by the SO ualiing OF
baby in the vestiboie, supposed 20 be training
for the advocacy OF female suffrage. There
sephme 8. Grifing, President Of the Universal
Franchise Association; the Inevitable John
O'Donovan, Mrs. Colby, Miss O'Oonner, Miss
Hall, DIR. ]. b. Wolf, Henry Brown. a Mormon
elder; ]. b. Jones Mrs. Morehead, Miss Tray.
erse, and DIR. lockwood.
1he Presldent, Miss Josephine s. Griffiag.
called the meeting to order. The Secretary, G
w. Needham, had q large bundle Of resolu
tions on his table, showing very plainly tina:
the cause won't 80 up for want Of material to
work on.
never intrude omar audience except to prom ote
their good, and hoped the newspaper reporters
would do him Justice. and not dress up reports
Of their meetings satire and ridicule; he never
porters thought OF said Of HIM. He then wen,
on the universal suffrage question, on which
he spoke at length. In conclusion, he sstd he
was going where more important matters were
hoi nd laft tho no
Miss Hall then read from a newspaper an
article showing the advancement OF the cause
In England.
There was quite pause then, something that
John Donovan seemed to be waiting tor, and
up be rose, and mp rose Mrs. Grifkng to state
that he would only be allowed fifteen min utes
He thought that was too short time and re-
lated inst tances where great men took hours and
half so important as this. He then went on
with q rambling speech and was commencing
fearful onslaught on the reporters, when Mrs.
Lockwood called him to order for speaking too
personally and not to the resolution either
Mrs. O'Connor moved that he have the rest of
his speech printed, which caused tremendous
applause. in the midst Of which Mr.. Donovan
sat down, accusing them OF selfishness and say.
ing "rheres woman for ye;" "ye'd never do
10 20 to Congress" -
Mrs Dr. lockwood then took her turn, say.
stances Of old. Women were not, nor are they
now, atle to 60 anywhere without a male es.
cort. Here at then Christian Association boiId- :
ing they ought to Be aole TO 60 to the gymna.
sired unrestricted.
pause followed Mrs. LIS remarks, when
the ChaIr called on Mrs. Colby, who occupied
q bench in the rear of the nall in com pany wi b
her husband. when called on to speak @ sne
looked at her husband; he returned discourag.
ing look and gave significant shake OF the
head, wherenpon Mrs. q. said she had no re-.
MIR. Freeman was here called, and he re.
sponded nobIy. He was opposed to such ex.
pressions as calling husbands task. k.masters and
wives slaves. He didn't think that women
looked much like slaves as they passed along
Pennsylvania avenue. decked lin fine dresses
and jewels. MRS Lockwood-interrupting
"Didnt masters of old dress their slaves in
was not the question he was speaking to.
From the very fact Of women wearing such
hnery and jewelry, he would Judge that men
were the slaves, from the amount they had TO
come down to purchase such things. 1t had
been asked II woman was a citizen, and by re-.
ferripg to Webster's dictionary 1t woula be
found she was not He then hauled John DON
ovan over the Goals for pitching into tho re.
porters, and paid a compliment to the press.
without the favor OF which, he said, 1t would
be struggling mp hill in any movement.
mrs Grimng again spoke, arguing that uni
versal suffrage would avoid wars. Woman
understan de- so well how to settle little fam.
lily quarrels that they also could settle dis.
putes between nations.
N1iss ~ OonuOI mere mouhte0 the pIdt1Orm,
and made q short but sharp speech. Sne said
women could not fight, but when men are
lighting, the women would be home taking
care OF their children. As long as women
couldn't vote, she was in favor Of war at apy
time, and didn't care how soon il came either
M. BgoWn, q Mormon elder, advised the
which, Be said. ~ouid soon become q STATE,
and he knew they copld there have things
their own way.
On motion OF Mrs. lockwood, the names of
" J. ann anA
the roll OF membership; and the meeting ad.
ioprned