The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-26
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

The National Convention ut CleveIand-De-
bate on the Convcntion-Henry Ward
Beccher Elected President Of the Associa-
ton.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. rs, 1869.
The Woman Suffrage Convention last night
rescnded the order adopted in the afternoon ses-
sion tabllng the constitution proposed for the
national organization.
Mrs. LIvERMoRE announced that she had received
a letter from Henry Ward Beecher. consentng to be
president OF the proposed NATIONAL organization;
and thereupon, without waiting to adopt the con-
stitutlon, motion was made ana carried electing
Mr. Beecher president. Miss Hall, OF Toledo, voting
alone in the negative.
When the Convention met this morning the hall
was well flied, the delegates occupying the front
rows Of seats and the SPECTATORS large proportion
Of whom were citlzens OF Cleveland, the remaining
part OF the hall and galleries.
After some personal explanations draft OF the
constitution was reported by the Committee on
TO an animated discussion, which was interrupted
at one time by the advent of Mrs. Bickadlke upon
the platform who was received with great applause
elected an animated discussion between Mrs. Lucy
Stone Blackwell Stephen $. Foster, Mrs. Livermore,
Mrs. Antonette Brown Blackwell, Judge Bradwell
Julia Ward Howe and Mrs. Hannaiord. The section
reads as folOws:-
All officers shall elected annually the annual meeting
Of delegates who shall be chosen ON the basis of Congress
sional Representation.
1t was finally adopted under the operation OF the
previous question, Mr. Foster voting alone III the
The following despatch was received from Wash
ington:-
Kept at home by illness. God speed the cause;
GRACE GREENWOOD.
The clause providing that as lar as possible the
officers should be One-haf males and one
half females was discussed on the motion OF Kew.
Mr. Mcconnell, of ohio, to strike 1t out
Mrs. Lucy stone Blackwell. thought there were as
many good men as women, though they were about
alike, any way.
The amendment prevailed, and a section was
adopted that no distinction OF sex shall be allowed
In the election OF officers or members.
Al The afternoon session letters were read from
number OF distinguished persons, all OF whom
heartily endorsed the suffrage movement
The Committee on Permanent Organization re-
ported the following list OF officers OF the American
ton adopted this morning:--PresiderY, Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher; Vice Presidents at crge, L. w.
Higglngon, MRS. Liverm0re. William Lloyd
Garrison, George william Curtis, Mrs. Al.
T. Hazard, Celia M. Buriesgh, George w.
Julian Margaret N. Longley; Chairman Of the
Executive Committee, Lucy Stone Blackwell; For
eign Corresponding Secretary, Julia Ward Howe;
Corresponding secretary, Lyra Bradwell: Recording
Secretaries, Henry Blackwell and Amanda Way;
Treasurer, Frank X. SanDorne. large number OF
persons were elected as an executive c0mmftee ana
local vice presidents.
Judge Bradwel offered resolution denying the
right OF any paper to speak the organ OF this
ISOLATION, which was adopted.
Speeches were made by Rev. Mr.. Marshall, Miss
Lizzie Nj. Boynton, Lucy Stone Blackwell, ex-Gov-
erDor Root OF Kansas, and others.
The evening session was devoted to speechmak-
ing, and the Convention adjourned sine DE.