Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-25

Advansess @ Reaale Lsrys,s vifA Persvesive
Tonsxes-krs. Lockwood Waafs Women 20 60e-
they you'd he 70 Vote sss are Atrasd Of Tsep
'.DsnGer and BIsss" y ae;r Wives Nanes oct
Wome. Sdrsrrsnc-Hs miSIi II ae. 90 into t1s
Army-I, Wonda q Het house Fi0Usv or Not
Tie Reporters Catch H.
Notwithstandipe the rain OF Saturday night
last, the ssme faithful crowd attended Union
sard u woman Suffrage. They dropped
in one Sy one until they numbered fifteen, all
tolu among whom was DR.. Boyd Of the Seventh
ward. After some routine proceedings, Mrs.
lockwood said she intended to AK for the open.
ing 70 women of the avenues OF employHent,
besides the ballot bsx, but the latter would
bring about The former. Major @. AtLse was
would Be more persuasive with Jury. Doctor
Boyd, who had, mp to this time, sat e Quist as
a lamb, took the Moor in favor Of Womaa SuG-
Of women, . night that he could nos zee that
tney Possessed, although he had studied hui
manity from johnny Greats house" to New
Orleans Mr.. b. Millikin thought that from the
present experience In temperance organlztaous
ladies would be disinclined 70 vote, and no was
IN favor Of turning over the governing power
70 women mrs Lockwood accepted that as
out differed with Mr.. N. a. to ladies being dis.
inclined to vote. They had AL the inclination
ns cessary, but they were afraid of their hus-
bands. She would not exactly say that ladies
present were there without the knowledge Of
heir husbands, but one thing she did know,
be women's righn meetings would be better
attended and more speeches made only "dunder
and blixen" would be raised the next morning
upon the prrusal BY man Of his wife's name
in the paper. Or. Lockwood took issue with
his wife as TO the women being the proper ones
TO govern. II would be too sudden q cnange,
tut he would risk q few a. officers OF the army.
Here man whose name we could not ascertain
gave DIR. Boyd good tongue lashing for speak,
r n m n m n a Avn Of
female suffrage. 1t was all bosh anyhow. DIR.
Boyd, he said, and these women, only attended
for notortety's sake, and the Representatives OF
lhe press were fools for attending such gath.
erings. Mrs. Josephine Grfing said 1t was
no sign that woman didn't want suffrage
because they were silent. The negroes were
their freedom. Mr.. E. Taylor, Q new conner,
commenced to argue that women occupying
mems places would become like men. but
DOWN apparently disguised with himself Mr..
Milliken thought woman should be nurtured
as hot house flower ana not be brought to the
house idea was all foolishness. Women were
left alone In the world TO struggle for living
and the bot house treatment would neither feed
nor clothe them: He then complimented the
press but thought only women suffrage re-
porters should be admitted. Mr.. A. Watson
here threw down the gauntlet to the press In
the newspapers was the place to make the
they could give him. He knew two wo-
men who would make better Common
Councilman than two who were there and
Sayles j. Bowen wasn't half as good Mayor
as either one OF them would make. Turning
savagely to the reporters) sslf that be treason
mark it down." Miss OConnor defended the
reporters. II was they who brought their meet.
ings into notice, a. was evinced by the large
attendance there. Fifteen members, and the
lower portion of the hall filled with straggiers
from other meetings being held In the build.
iDR) The reporters INDUCED in fun some.
times. but 1t made the proceedings read spicv
DR.. Boyd let into the reporters. characterizing
their reports Of his meeting At Union League
Hall on the previous Sunday as scurrlous and
contemplate. Their brains were like their
pencils. fast gong to nothingness. DR.. Lock.
wood thought the cause was strong enough IN
stand any newspaper comments, favorable or
otherwise. So all present seemed to think, and
in that opinion the meeting adjourned