New-York tribune., 1870-09-30
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
THE MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION - SPEECHES
AND RESOLUTIONS.

born Vice Presidents. The Rev. Miss Augusta j. Chaplin
Of Iowa offered prayer Mrs. Howe briefly addressed
the Convention, saying that the believers in woman
suffrage not gathered with any plan Of operation
before them, but perpexed with doubts and diff
cutes which she hoped free discussion by practical
workers would solve No electoral disability she said
should prevent from working, and she appealed
to the give them their right when the careful
observer would rapid approach TO healthy pohucai
action. Mrs. LivermOre, II. b. Blackwell, Margaret
Campbell, Gordon NJ Fiske and Sarah f. wilkins, we're
chosen the Committee on Resolutions, who reported the
following:
rights for all men and women Is more important than any
Of and bs S ~ % p,Sia nSs.sS o. e somsH f s
and Wherea The Of the ePGohesn and I'M P
Rsod ftst the friends Of su,gs houldr support
any candidate for Stat ea once who not T. favor Of the enia0
they nominate support independent candidate Of their
Rcod That the proper prep, and for
behalf the Convention to the Convention Of the
iseBG espeetay requesting Of each adoption suffrage
part Of their platform also tsat sal Compute % ore % i ~ & R Ia
whether he will work for the esb ment oil woman suffrage ana 70
Shall MEET 18Th of October next aher the Of The Re
publican and Democratic Conventions to make nomno of S"
Rsoirei That who favor Of woman suffrage
lin Representative and EeuatOra
districts to steps will The election Of reEre eaa
peigo to AM vote for woman aHase IN the "
soied That friends of suffrage recognize in Wendell
Philips leader in his earnes able am constant ay &
ey ofmpara su1g; that be has earned our gratitude am m
without completing the cause Of woman suffrage "'h ue' ~ P
sored That the thanks Convention due to The Hon
Hey Wilson. senator OF Massachusetts for haypg stIoae @ D
men in the Couma and the territories ami we respect
WSer&s The Hon. CRsrs sHnae eIaor assachGse has De-
ere that distinctions suffrage founded upon nqmSan-9e qaInn
Of epdblc principles and Hhefea sex
qua ifcaton as insaunountalie f. color, therefore,
HdS e'S chsf a SGnSeT &aer
to the Federal institution for the prohibition OF any pohna Dh"
H. b. Blackwell in advocating the first resolution said
ha pllplt tp
alton prices until they were allowed the ballot.
A. b. Alcott indorscd Wendell Phillips for Governor.
Mrs Howe said that colleges were reservoirs OF hrI
fetal ignorance and If women were allowed TO hrude
the light she had the Professors would be thrown ihtO
the shade and the result would be as the blind Leading
step6en s Foster announced that he would not go
the polls pit with his wife his equal upon his arm
wonI sv away nndfr dincntes as she did not believe
in voters negecting their duties in crisis She sad
that the coquetting in The HOHds journal once during
Democrats PrOhibtonists, aud Labor Reformers would
not be believed unless the facts were stated under o
They begged that the women would not 40 TO
split up their parties prominent Republican stopped
her to do nothing that would lead to formation Of
distinct party the suffrage issue.
The first resolution was adopted.
Mrs. Blackwell announced that meetings were to be
held In every village in the State.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The afternoon session was more fully attended The
second resolution was discussed in minute speeches
Mr.. Jenking aged resident OF Andoyer, spoke from
an experience OTIS years when he said all political parties
cheats and not to be trusted The second
resolution adopted The debate on the third was
opened by Lucy Stone Blackwell who said she inter
viewed Gen. Butler on the subject Of Female Suffrage,
and he promised written opinion, which he never gave
She determined to do all she could To defeat men
who in favor Of independence for women The
third resolution was agreed to- There discus
sion the fourth, which opened by Mr.. WOrster,
who offered substitute, adding the name OF Elizabeth
Trask as the candidate for Lieutenant Governor This
opposed by Mr.. Blackwell, who thought that Mr..
ChattoTay the candidate OF The Labor Reor mad
men he objected 10 nominating the candidate OF any
party before consulting with the Republican and Demo-
cratic Conventions as such action would avert te de
sired object.
Phillips that gentleman had warned her not TO take
rash step through h,r preference IN homina,mg nun
gain the ascendency in Massachusetts until the woman
had the ballot. sac moved that Mr. Fosters substitute
be tabled, which was agreed to.
Mrs. Tippen then objected to using the old political
trick 10 gain votes aud cautioned the Convention against
eleventh hour convert like tie Republican party. she
objected to Offering BRIDE to any party to woman SUI
Mrs. Livermore did not consider the indorsement Of
Wendell Phillips bid to any political party. The essence
0 Mr. ie Foster Considered d Wendell Phillips the HEAVIER,
appointed leader OF the suffrage movement and he did
plank in the Republican platform. He despised the
whole scheme and would do all he could to expote It In
the hall and outside lie did not care II the two parties
that had already nominated Mr. Phillips did ignore the
suffrage movement Mr. Phillips dld not. ,.,o, - .,o
table, for, If the Convention did not nominate Mr. Phillips
it should say nothing about him. The resolution was
The Rev Rowland Conner was opposed to the passage
Mr. Sumner thanked when Wendell Phillips was left out
in the cold The Rev. Mr. Bowes also opposed the resolu
Mr. Conner offered a substitute asking Mr.. Henry |
Wilson 10 earnestly renew his endeayOrs " secure
woman suffrage in the District Of Columbia.
Lucy said IL mattered not what the Convention
would do Wendell Phillips would never be thrown over
S1s lavored using the parties who had their machinery
working in preference TO waiting TO construct new ana
candidate any other man who would do as ne agreed
stephen S. Foster said he would not submit To such
Mrs IIvermore said the suffrage votes we're to 90
where they caused the most party votes with them.
she knew Gov. Clafin with the movement for he !
had given it his influence and his money She said If the
women had carried this Convention alone they would
not have got into this muddle.
Mr. Foster replied: "No; they would have all gone |
Mr. AIcott said Mr. Phillips in conversation with
Mr. withdrew his substitute and the resolution
OF thanks TO Henry Wilson was passed.
The Rev. d. ". Winslcw then offered the following:
esolred That Wendell Phillips having by life Of long devotion to
lore the candidate the wOmans Suffrage party
Some objections being made owing to the lateness OF
the hour, Mr. Wlnsow withdrew the resolution until |
evening state Control Committee was then appointed
EVENING SESSION.
The President made an apology for the apparent
fusion OF the debates during the afternoon but
said the must bear their share OF the blame the
women attained the privilege Of voters this year. there
would be danger Of their putting forward woman |
for the Gubernatoral chair Bismarck and Napoleon
were dependent for their positions the surages Of
ana women, they would be harmless as two irish
Donny brook FAIR each urging the other 10 tread
the tail OF his coat The moment that peace controls
the world, women will come into power nnal uptur,
ing OF wrongs and grievances is in yiew and man and
woman will be equal co-workers foT the good of the
world
MIR. wnsow's resolution coming up, he opened the |
debate by stating he In favor OF immediate political
action by nominating Wendell Phillips, year would
be gained in the work. or course such action would |
stultify the action OF the afternoon looking 10 confer
with the old parties Yet he had rather trust the
Convention than Committee OF Conference II might
appoint. He believed in hard blows and no mncng the |
Wendell Phillips, he said, would stand 10y the
Woman Suffrage movement and also by Prohibition, |
which he (Wnslowl claimed were closely allied.