The New York herald., 1870-11-26
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The Cleveland Convention and the Curious
People Who Attended II.
The Factions i'm the wcmen's
Rights Party.
THE WHOLE AFFAIR A FIZZLE.


There were three OF us who had met In Cleveland,
or the Forcst City, ii Is known in the West, after
several years separation during which time we had
not neard OF or seen each other az ALL One OF my
friends was a Cleveland man, originally from tho
East, possessing great fund OF the strong, common
sense which Is usually found on the hills OF New
Hampshre: and with this strong common sense
Of his he had amasscd u large sum OF money
IN the busting, smoky city which sits on the lap OF
Lake Erie like precious gem encrusted with dirt.
The second person IN our party was splnster of
thirty eight years OF age who had been disappointed
IN her rst love and had received, subsequently, SIX
offers OF marriage. This lady through these
troubles OF her heart had become sort or feminine
misanthrope, and was u little doubtful OF all the
best and purer impulses Of humanity in her Speech
while at the bottom she was as honest az q child,
and would not be guilty OF mean action. After
she had refused her fourth offer OF marriage she
came from tue wiids OF further Pennsy lvana to New
York and there she fell In with very peculiar class
OF people-Communisls, Free Lovists Female Sur-
fragsts, Positivlsts, Reformers OF Mankind,
Benefactor5 OF Humanity, and Makers oil
Dollar in any way they can get at it, The
spinsIeE unfortunately for herself became
impressed with the idea that she should get the
"Dallot for woman In private conference
which had with the spinster she Informed me that
she was dyspeptc, and that she thought that
days voting and working at the polls would do
her the same service as dose of Brandreth's pills.
Accordingly she came 10 the First Annual C0nven-
tion OF the American Womens Suffrage Associa-
tion, which began It's sessions on Tuesday, Novem-
Der 22 at Cleveland In Case Hall. place the titles
and organization OF this body in large letters, be-
cause know they like newspaper notorlety, which
Is the breath Of their nostrils by which they OBJ
tain square meal now and them
EvQrv Uhfah haasS t,,f
what dark November day Is in the Forest City.
We three went together to Case Hall, the place OF
meeting-myself, the spinster and the Cleveland
man. We we're all on good terms, but the spinster
and the Cleveland man would differ on the ques-
tons or social science and political economy. Case
Hall is big, long brick building, trimmed
with ireestone and fronting ON Superior street,
which IS, believe the main street OF Cleveland.
II looked like snow and then again. 1t did not look
like snow. When we got to Case Hall we found
Knot Of people waiting dle-aged and old women
and curious men standing at the side entrance
waiting for admission. There were several hacks
driven along the outer line OF the curb, which had
lust deposited their loads Of 'free ranchisen Some
Df the hackmen did not seem by their speech to
relish the fares which they had been carrying One
sad:--
VI wonder when them Tar good-lookng gals are
somin' don't see any OF them yet.n
The Cleveland man said:-''I don't think youl see
any Of them at this ar gathering
Up stairs he went, ana when ascending the stairs
which led into the hall the spnster took occasion
TO rebnkc. in quiet way, our Cleveland friend.
"Piease do not talk In that hippant manner about
the holy cause Of woman's sufrrage. Remember the
story Of the little boys and the bears"
Mr.. Henderson, the Cleveland man, was little
puzzled at tnis and said:--"Do you mean them bars
that eat up them boys sixty miles from Omoha p'
The spinster smiled plying smile and answered,
"Poor, ignorant man, how little he knows Of the
At the top Of the stairs before entering the han,
was newspaper stand, on which weie displayed
susan N B. Anthony, Eilxabssh Cady Stanton % Lucy y
Stone and others OF the same Tx. A lady with red
cheeks and black cloth jacket offered copies OF the
Of my friends bought csptes
when we found ourselves in the hall proper 1t
seemed TO look very like irving Hall In New York.
There were the same trescoes or the ceiling and
walls--litte gods cupids, Bacchantes Terpsichore,
ber OF other neurological people were disporting
themselves IN red, blue. yellow and orange daubs.
chairs having s backs and at The eo fsrthes
extremity was stage bulging out on which were
several chairs and black walnut desk. surmounted
by gas burner with o stained white shade, and q
Sitting on chair behind the black walnut desk
and pitcher was Colonel T. w. Htgginson, Of Massa
chuset,s, back-bearded man, with full forehead
and a sack Ovcrcoat. His face was flushed with the
glow OF the coming victory--for even IN the coun-
CHS OF women who 60 for suffrage there Is some
tines chickering's, and ladies prominent in the move
MCnt have actually been known to hate each other,
and this Convention was no exception 10 the general
.There are two parties in this woman's move
mentn said the spInster to the writer. zone Is
headed by Theodore Iiton. He Is the man with the
curly nalr. You will find that Susan B. Anthony,
and Mrs. Willard. Of Illinois, will back Tlton who
10 not here; while the other wing s headed by Lucy
Hes s wo nss
command celored regiment In the war; Mar
garst v Ca Campbell s Of M Massachusetts Judge White.
under the sun; Mrs. NJ. N. Cole, who was a kind OF
an editress; Miss Rebecca Rice, professor in An
the best or the lot and has more brains than them
all put together. don't know how Mrs. White, Of
New Hampshire, Mrs. Hazard, of Missouri, stand,
but you can be sure Of one thingNew Jersey Is good
"We,h said the Cleveland man, II don't exactly
understand this Irow among the women or why you
should have 1t. What's 1t all abouts Id like TO
al know you are SCORER at our d-e.vine cawz,v
said the spinster, but suppose the best OF Will
have an alloy OF human se!fshness mixed with
there are two parties in the movement for women's
Suffrage and they are represented by TWO newspa-
There nH ,s Is inc Boston party which Is repre-
have lett my smelling bottle at the hotel-and
1ormery 1n9 MoMss Sos ,.sn aeo0% paper
suffrage movement, mt. and % they have % New Ensland s
that Sheet are ss 4 verS r
fined woman-y0u know her; she wrote the battle
Hymn OF the Republic," :" and they say she under.
stands Greek. Then there Is George william Curtis,
the editor OF Ha7per's Weekly and Harper's
Monthly, who makes all the jokes In the "Drawer'
Of the magazine and hates the democrats
and the Irish. Then there Is James Freeman
Clarke great Unitarian clergyman. and +. b.
Sanborn and Lydia Maria Child. the poetess,
and Henry Ward Beecher. who is going to
draw out because he is afraid we will 20 too far for
the married men in his congregation, who pay him
large salary. These are the principal supporters
OF the American Suffrage Association, and they are
all strong radical republicans. i don't care about
politics myself, so I am just giving you he inner
workings OF the movement Tor the cnfranchisemcnt
OF woman. William Lloyd Garrison Caroline Ssva-
rance, oi Massachusetts,; the Rev. Phoebe Han.
naford, OF Connecticut; Grace Greenwood,
Amelia Bloomer, OF Iowa, the original
Bl0omer, and George w. Julian, OF Indiana
q member OF Congress- are oil with Lucy Stone.
They all believe in woman's Suffrage alone, ana do
not want TO introduce the questionsof marriage or M
vOrce into the business before them although think
that great many Of their friends and supporters
are believers In free love and are living practically