, 1869-06-25
-wonEA,s. RIGHTS.
Convention ot suftagaites :. at
T.. Aurora, illinois. :. >:ss ]
The Meeting Raa by Two or Three
Chicago Females. '' ::
.--3"~- Las @~su0re Deliver Five ~
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The Women and the Constitutional
Convention.


Special Despatch To The Chicago Tribune
AgRoK4, June ~
TIC influence AID spirit OF The Woman Suffrage
convention held go1ne months aimee IN Chicago,
extended TO thu city and the surrounding coup-
ny, and persons Of progressive and advanced
ideas began to discuss the subject 1t tea tables
and u church soc.abez II wns discovered that
number Of intelligent and prominent citizens f.
VOTED the canse, and wete ready to put their
shoulders 10 the wheel and paah 1t along These
Endrod spl1ts c&mo together and conceived the
idea Of holding convention tn this city where
friends OF the movement from tho netghhortng
counties Of KAoe, Du FtRe, De KA1b and Kendall
might meet TO GympathlZs With each other, To yeu.
ti1ate the question, and con ezt snne action that
wouA tend TO the Advancement Of the
cAusc. 1.ho reault wxa, that the follow
Ing named pefsonB hgnet call for a convention
2 1e M hsd IN this city On Inne p and =; 1no:.
klns, ]. Il. Thompson, D. ". Young, j. i,
fm E. kou9as E hsyts l. I'D 5sSE % e. StoIp
Havf!ns Nm. j. 9: stoip. VI: samuel Mecarty,
Ier, M aefs. b. 8. n ~son :; Mia Haa I'll aiison,
Mrk Geo. Hale, Mra u. g Huntoou, Mfa E. Il.
BrEdear, Mrs. + 7. shedd, MrA +. O. White, Mrs.
The following eoasnissees 1sse 60 appoated. aad
hare etnee acted In their respective capacitics:
sdsd1 1iss IL Gsnn5f11n9s @ =, NY " INT
Monsoa, si on ana % Sfs: {. j. aetzner. ns''o' LII ~ o.
s3anet s@ss 80 z e qen5E F. wS.te Allen Miss Mary
Mi. 1nn T. dIlson, 1rs. x Merlin. Mss s: 5eosse
pass =; y; fSung, Ga;t1q4sos aRa IT E3an 6
2. 6tnnger, and ChaaL L. Hangs
,,s The M abcEs M names aEc vel aad widely knoEn IN
the cal1. and argues vel for the succeaa OF the
use d rhs convention The pleasant room was
decorated with flowers, showing that the want Of
Suffrage has not destroy I'd the love OF the ladies
The time for calling the convention TO order Was
1o:.o N, but At that houI not quite forty per-
sons we're present. There Eas some dlssppo!nt-
heavy artillery frnm Chicago, consisting RI Mrs.
HveImore, Jndge B1adwell. Judge Waite, and
other well,known nnd popular sdgocates Of
1t II oriock, d.. D. II. Young called the meet
Ing to order By nominating Mta. C. T. +. Str4nger
Mrs. btnn9er. on assuming the duties Of ottlee,
stated in clear voice that they were disappointed
IN the non.appeasance Of M1 Ltyermore.
Mrs. y. J. Bronson Nas nominated as Temporary
Secretary.
M,z Rev. Dr.. Forrester was nominated as tenn
porary Fr6t Vice President
Mrs Wm. Il. Hawkins Eas nominated as tenn
posnsJ Second Vice President
Mra Hawkins declined. ...........-
Inc ShaitWotoan moufned hef ofsinctlnatiou TO
eelse, PHI she way eYclsed-
ca, aatA Z =: nneoa Has Aouluateo 10 Tue oHce-
QUE atIept1 -,
5rh a. Acs11A was elected another Vice Presl-
Rev: 1saac CLARK, Of the Aurora Congregations,
Church, wns inTstcd to invoke the divine blessing
de 1l4 20 appfohHatey.
H. IT. aaoia*s E ani, Q! tae aurora 5ieTdta, Vas
e~ita 4{Hh ~ sla!e tue oplec8 o1 tle ConFentlo1
,14 ~. ~ g'afa eS t1ai MoIan snofage haa long
~ uScu 131Estta' ac oe4lefcu, VILE many otlelB,
! .aaI tne ERnL r. 20 Eote YOU'D prove valuable to
woman. hy improFtng her morally, socially, and
st And W wloentn9 aer sphere OF en-
~! Aea9. 1ut NJ seIosEs aaFe eFcs
sGsi oEL -. AAauE uEGtaseu. AAA cAllled 5ol-
a n;s,t eoSIees a,tss,so Tneos nG1taeon 70 eda.
nt.,1nJ1 ~. ~ VIZ 'oaat purpose o.
Meeting was caIeL Tpey hcpea 10 ct III istae re
t. M na, - Ms.s ~ e peton
mo that hody t. cndnW shn Tnn.nn 81 ~ ES,sie
win frsnchjsr IL fnr+nrr statnd tHs. 1he2 ~
ra-fad et7esrnTa frnm nhrosa ~ ths novt fr.in
an; NJ tht.T rIernIe,i tTnrh nI,on Tho innnnrt.d
ta1ent he would mora tha sdtnyuTrnt ~ of tha con.
The Chalrx oman invited the audience to attend
IN the afternooo, nnd the meeting tSen NJ.
iourncd. '1~'N 49,
AFTERNOON sPsSI0y
Tho audience waa somrwhsf 1,fs in a--+-,,,
Chicago, enierrI he r1sons ssr,r !, Nse, ana "
HeEe wnEmiJ received Gy ina incai
ladlee, who seemed to teran, tn
s1etrppo1tauaI m the arost1es Of freedom and 1He
chosen Instruments Of their emsncipaflon
Al $3.50 Ara. StrtDgcr called the meeting 10 or
der, and called upon Professor Ua7eIdean. OF
Clark Seminary, to make prayer.
hR $Nn