Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-29
Women's Suffrage Ass0ctatiOn-Miss
Anthony Makes Her Report-The
Saratoga Convention Discussed


Anthony Makes Her Report-The
Saratoga Convention Discussed
How the Cause is to be Promoted.
From the New York World.l aHt
The weekly meeting of this association
was held recently, Mrs. e. Phelps in the
chair. EA ap- NonHeA
Mrs. Wilbour, having read the report
of the executive committee on the finan-
cial condition Of the association, recon-
mended the election of an assistant trea-
surer to the association, which was ulti-
mately carried. alJ54G
Miss Anthony said she had not much
of report to make of her visit to Sara
toga on behalf of the association, as they
knew all about it from the good reporters
present, who sent the news all over the
world. She could tell them, however,
that since the unfortunate blunder in the
Revolution, when an appeal was made
for help, they had had the satisfaction Of
receiving many donations, and thought
they ought to acknowledge the same in
the World, New York Herald and Reu-
olution. She did not think the Reoolu-
tion "outdid these papers. People
ought to send their dollars to the organi'
cation. We want to catch people in the
association with brains. 1t was one thing
to get an organization, and another thing
to procure the brains. They had their
meeting in Saratoga. They had had the
offer of the large parlor at Congress Hall.
They found plenty of ladies there, and
they (the ladies) made up their minds
that the strong-minded women were not
so bad after all.
Mrs. Phelps-Mrs. Norton made cap
ital speech there also. We shall be glad
to hear from her.
Mrs. Norton-I really fancy Miss An
thony has gone over all the ground, but
with the exception of one fact--and that
is that too much praise cannot be vouch-
safed to the proprietor of the Congress
Hall when he made the offer of his parlor.
What a change, marvellous change is
this. Two years ago, that man would
have secuted the idea.
Miss Anthony-You ought to have
added that be is thorough.going suf-
frsge man. sr ne
Mrs. Norton-I forgot that. / have q
bad memory sometimes. | read in the
Tribune that President Grant, at Long
Branch, had taken bath, and l suppose
he is now clean; and also noticed in an
other paper the number of Grants horses.
| think it mean, trucking conduct to take
cognizanc of these things and ignore the
existence of the Women's Association.
Mrs. Wilbour-That's rather severe.
Mrs. Norton-When / am in bed l
make the best speeches. Last night,
when retired, some thoughts struck me
and arose from my couch and wrote
them down. Laughter.
Miss Anthony-Some men have their
best thoughts when they are asleep. A
lady used to ask her husband when in
bed, "What is the matter, my dear r
and Mr.. Morrison replied, 10, nothing
but an idea" rrra .v.r. 1lagl no l
Mrs. Norton suggested that the time OF
the meeting should be changed from the
afternoon to the evening. Many ladies
had stated to her their inability to be
present at these afternoon meetings, but
could attend If they were held in the
evening. They did not want to make the
organization exclusive, but seryiceable
to the public; and were they to make it
exclusive, people would say the promo
ters of these gatherings we're imbued with
9 spirit Of notoriety. 1t would be some
thing like erecting magnificent edihee
without cornerstone. They wanted to
help in the election Of their next Presi-
dent, and desired to see the annihilation
of those corrupt parties who we're doing
their best TO stop all reform agitation. n
Mrs. Vosburgh-Mrs Norton has sug-
gested that something should be written
to explain how and why the suffrage is
the remedy for all the evils under which
we labor. We have before Us an article
which admirably serves its purpose--the
Rep0luti0n-Which is doing the work We
want done.
Mrs. Norton--I would reply to that
question by saying that great many
women don't possess sufficient interest IN
the matter TO pay two dollars for The
Revolution If they bad il to pay.
Miss Antbony--It is three dollars nov.
The Executive Committee reported IA
vorably on the motion 10 appoint Com
mittee Of Ways and Means, and Mad