New-York tribune., 1869-06-18
VOHEN,S SUFFRAGE CHAMPIONS IN THE
VEST.
PICTURES IN INDIANA INK.

PICTURES IN INDIANA INK.
rup INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION - PERSONAL
SKETCHES OF THE LEADING MEMBERS
The recent Women's Suffrage Convention in
Indianapolis in many respects more successIu tnan
some similar occasions in tho East One gentleman tnre"
little frebrand among the pettooas by saying soine
thing about education and intelligence before suffrage,
but the threatened effect was promptly ehecKed "m Az
diaapolts Journal pays the following com ne W inc
general management and We gather seVera Interesting
personal notices from the same PAPER ,orb,,, with
AS a deberatye assembly ii compared laVOraDy "ltn
the best that been conducted by those Oh our
own sex To say that there was as mucn OraS
priety dignity and snap as usually chaIaeteIiaes
male conventions Of political character, is but TO put
the matter in very mild shape IRe leader conSnc
and while speaking and arguing Tor equan peore tHe
law they did not forget tne dignity he anu snccessSl
conduct and termination OF the Convention Is que
N tive 'aS nSty iSGSS' Of s President Miss Amanda A. Way
Miss Way well known to large portion OF the people
Of Indiana by her connection with tne },se,
good face and smooth, earnest speech Miss way was
80 years of age last July In the Temperance work she
has been engaged for years, and leading member
of the first Good Tempars Lodge organized In the state
She has held every office In the Grand IodgT ana iOf
the National Lodge She rs the associate editor OF the
Temperance organ OF the state Her connection Win M
the womans rights movement OF Indiana antedates tat
proaby Of any other In the State In the year
is5O she issued the first call for womans
and presided over 1t In 1851, when IL met III Dupln'
Mrs Moriam NJ Cole next to Mrs. Livermore Of Chica.
go spIgSV T FATHER dapper woman Of s5 medium Size or
little taller with an open generous face ana Dght eyes
with herself Her address stamped her as woman OF
large ability, and tile ready talent OF making the best
use Of what has. Mrs Cole, like Mrs Livermore Is
blessed" with husband who. as yet has not suffered
in his domestic life by the eTratc notions OF MS VIE
principal editreIs OF The WoHdn's Advocate OF Dayton
ohio paper only six months DID, but very precocous
Mrs Burns ia the associate edItrcss with Mrs Cole of
The Dayton AdUOcde but during the ttings OF the Con-
ventOn she nothing attend closely to the busi
of her paper She is shining example OF the popu
Mrs Emi b. swauk Of indianapolis received her educa'
tOn at Antioch College Ohio and first became known 10
the public lecturer on Astronomy, ana then on
Physiology and Anatomy to those OF her own sex In
1858 commenced labor I'm the WOmans Rights move
ment and since that time has done or less although
her poor health has eircumscrbed her labor and in1u
She presided at the Womans Convention hed IN
the year 1867 Indianapolis. She has been handsome
woman, and Is the most pleasing graceful orator OF
all the members OF the Convention Her rhetoric Is pol
ished and the only criticism might be- that she Is so well
Of as to lead her to speak at times when " Is un
necessary.
Mrs " Longey Of Cincinnati a valuable and sens.
ible member. In person mclning slightly to enbORpOn
with CHEEKY face easy manners. and an evident appear
ance Of heiDg at home IN public meeting she made
favorable impression She Is the Wiie OF MT Eas LOngley
Of The Cincinnati ChrOHice formerly OF The Cincinnati
Gdsete Mrs Longey has been long identified with the
many ways-cth fly, however In plying her vocation
reporter OF their proceeding she Is eydehty OF
cautious diplomatic disposition, ana would make an
excellent embassadrcss 10 settle the Alabama claims
Mrs. DR.. Mary +. Thomas Of all the women present,
comes nearest 10 being regular "strOng minded ON
the first day Just after opening she gave Mr. Beeve.
Of The Worldns Adroeae taste Of her mete, aud at
several other times she appeared TO be cooked and
prmed TO shoot regular shiapnc on the very slightest
proyocation. Mrs Thomas resides at Camden with her
husband who is also physician. She appears to be
about ffyive years Of age, and claims tO have been
identified with the movement for thirty years. For
long time she practicng doctor IN Richmond,
Wayne County. In the same city she was associated In
the editorial control Of The Ly paper started by Mrs.
Mary Bloomer Ia the year lH9JO-afterwards sold 10
Mary L. Birdsal with whom Dr. Thomas was associated
IL Is understood that Mrs Thomas will attend the first
session Of the indianapolis Medical College She is
the President OF the WOmans Suffrage Association Of the
State.