Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-22


WOMEN I'M CONVENTION.
EpIroR LEDGER: The within call vii
appear in the New York dailies Of DC
tober 20. Please publish it in full with
out charge, and obligo
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The undersigred, being convinced o
the necessity of an American Woman
Suffrage Assoc iation, which shall embed,
the deliberate action Of the State organ
| izstions, and shall carry with it thei
united weight, do hereby respectfully 10
vite such organizations to be represent
ed in Delegate Convention, to be heIt
at Cleveland, Ohio, November 24th and
25th, A. D. 1869.
The proposed basis Of this Convention
is as follows:
The delegates appointed BY existing
State organizations shall be admitted,
provided their number does not exceed,
in each case, that of the Congressional
delegation of the State. Should It fall
short of that number, additional dele
gates may be admitted from local organ
izations, or from no organisation what.
ever, provided the applicants be actual
residents of the States they claim to rep
resent. But no votes shall be counted IN
the Convention except Of those actually
admitted as delegates.
John Neal. Maine; Nathaniel N. White.
Armenia 8. White, William T. Savage,
New Hampshire; James Hutchinson, Jr /,
Vermont; William Lloyd Garrison, Lydia
Maria Child, David Lee Child, George +.
Hoar, Julia Ward Howe. Gilbert Haven,
Caroline N. Severance. James Freeman
Clarke, Abby Kelly Foster, Stephen 8.
Foster. Frank B Sanbors. Phebe A.
Hsnaford, Massachusetts; Elizabeth b.
C6ace, T. W. Higginson, Rowland G.
Hazard, Rhode Island; d. M. Rogers,
Seth Rogers, Mariana Stanton, Connec.
ticut; George William Curtis, Lydia
Mott, Henry Ward Beecher, Frances D.
Gage, Samuel ]. May. Celia Burleigh,
VIM. n. Burleieh, Aaron M. Powell,
Anna C. Field, Gerrit Smith, e. 8. Bur-
ker, New York; Lucy Stone, Henry B
Blackwell, John Gage, Portis Gage,
Antoinetie Brown Blackwell, A. j.
Davis, Mary F. Davis, New Jersey;
Mary Grew, Pennsylvania; Thomas
Garrett, Fielder Israel, Delaware;
Hannah M. Tracy Cutler, A. j. Boyer,
Mary V. Longley. j. J. Belleville, Mi
ram M. Cole, s. Bolton, Ohio; Amanda
Way, George W. Julian. Laura Giddings
JULIAN. Lizzie NJ. Boynton. Indiana;
Maya. Livermore. c: B. Waite, Myrs
BradweII, James B. BradwelI, Sharon
Tyndale, j. P. Weston, Robert Collyer,
Illinois; Moses Colt Tyler. James A. B.
Stone, Mrs. L b. Stone, MICHIGAN; Lily
Peckham, Augusta ]. Chspin, Wisconsin;
Amelia BIoomer, Iowa; Charles Robin-
sop, Mrs. C. /. Il. Nichols, John Ekin,
DID, J. p. Root. Kansss; Mrs. W. I.
Heard, Isasc b. Sturgeon, Mrs. Beverly
Allan, James E. Yesiman, Mary E.
Beedy. j. c. 0rrick, Mrs George D,
Hall, Missouri; Guy W. Winec. Charles
]. Woodbury., Tennessee: Mary Atkins
Lynch, Louisiana Elizabeth G. Wright,
Texas; Grace Greenwood, District of
Colu I'm bia A. X. Stafford, Arizona; j. A.
Brewster, California.
The above communication, with an
extensive sheet Of printed toolsrap paper,
headed "Womeu's Suffrage CALL" pur=
ports 10 have been written and sent to
our Office by the vefitable Lucy Stone, of
suffrage fame and masculine proclivities.
We give place to it only as an act Of
kindness 20 the old sunboRnet, and believ-
ing at the same tins that q mistake was
made in sending such document to the
LEDGER, instead Of, as it should have
been. to the Avalanche. Why should Mrs
Lucy sriisci inc uERsEF 80 her organ
IN Memphis through which to fql@inate
her Universal Woman Suffrage calls
We certainly have given no indication |
of being thus inclined. and don't believe |
not Miss Lucy Ann Marian Gilcy Stone |
would iDs~i: 10 without cause. Nov,
our Jefferson street nssshLq5, who is
specially fond Of unique things and
: Distinctive positions" would be tickled |
% death il Le ksa bed such love letter
'ent to him, IL mag h thst be has
already received such an one, bat ia. st,sid |
% let il be known to the world; for GER
,sinly the news is abroad that the Apa- |
,anebs ia The leading Woman Suffrage |
organ Of the State. Hpt ihep Lscy and !
our friend are of The sane political
party, and it may be that their COMM
licstions are strictly private and eenGs
Iso.;sl; and further, it may also be the
Intention Of these parties quietly to fose
heir respective wings q The same party.
representing as the Avalanche does iae
legro, end Lucy the women, and make
me grand, harp on;ogs whole.