New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-07
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE CONFERENCE,

TIE NEW WORKERS ARE WILLING FOR UNION
| CLEVELAND RECALCITRATEs-A NEW soCI-
ETY. PROPOSED, WITH THEODORE TILTON FOR
PREsIDENT-MRS. IL. b. STANTON DISAPPEARS.
a Conference was held yesterday afternoon
and evening at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL convened the
call expresses III "tO devise measures for the future
union and cooperation OF all the friends of Womans Suf
rage throughout the Republic" This call was In the
form Of a letter addressed TO Mrs, Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton, President OF the National WCmans suffrage Associa
ton; the Rev Henry Ward Beecher Presilehb Of the
American Woman Suffrage Association. and the EKece'
tive Committees Of both Associations, and contained the
In striking of cooperation between these two so.
disappearing both before the public IN relation dheut TO be under
delicate to be explained dividing into n'. parties the gTe.
body Of eOug cowoer, in the common eau. creating .. eTns
Suffrage are p.peIed organizations
ss will Cherished equally both bods. expires.
that aen, reason e.. as the iOre pefmannee Of the
This call was signed by about 900 friends OF womans
Suffrage stated in 1t that they not members OF
either Of Societies to which the proposed invitation
for a conference was addressed.
Triton. Mr. Lacrea Mott and Mrs Laura G Baard:
the Committee from the National Woman's Suffrage
Grfing and Mrs. Charlotte B. Wlbour aud the Ameri-
can woman is1age Asse'aon was amoeay fGptT
IL was agreed by the comforting parties in OF the
unofficial character OF the latter threel attendants that
no chairman secretary should be appointed and that
the whole interview should DO Invested OF every formaly
kfier a prolonged conversation. the discussion was
E,,ed nv the Committee ealing the Conference Th., the follow
ing question aea addressed to the other parties to this atsr
Are sou union othe existing n,On, societies
,.5 5S15 Sss. that these Two
This omrstion vas answered in writing by each mem
Der invited to the Conference. ~ follows:
7. W. Higginson-I desire harmony but sec no reason
can Woman Suffrage Association O. W Curs-I am in
favor OF union II possible. but thnk the owe branch
was offered at Cleveland and continues TO be offered
Mira Iuc
ganzaton position OF the American Woman Suffrage
Association. / think the olive branch extended at
Parker Pillsbury-T am decidedly in favor OF union.
left the Equal Rights Association when saw the division
there existing two years ago Mrs Josephine s. drilling
in favor OF union aud see no reason for disnnon
Mrs G.. Il. WilbOur-What want ~ woman's suffrage.
aud am IN favor VI union with all who are working for
The committee calling tho Conference expressed the
Mrs Lncretia Mott believe that tho two Societies
should mako 10 the other Theodore Titon-I believe
Laura G. Bullard-I am heartily in favor of union for
think that two societies bjure the cause they both wish
10 serve.
After the above record had been read. the representa-
lives OF the American Woman Suffrage Association
retired from the Conference. Mrs Mott, also. who had
from Philadelphia on purpose To take part IN tho
interview. excused herself from 7iltns longer. on
Moulton who had been previously elected as her alter
nate. took her place IN the deliberations
After the oyortures for union by mutual concession
had thus been rejected by the representatives OF one OF
The associations and had been accepted by the Commit
tee of the other agreeing members after long
session extending late into the evening adopted basis
future operations the essential feature Of winch was
that the National Woman's Suffrage Association should
ratfy the terms OF cooperation proposed by the confer
and should, pursuance OF these terms merge
their Society at their next annual meeting. INTO new
organization, unG name, with constitution
"A "A list Of officers, follows:
CONSTITUTION or rnE AmhnicS woMATs FRANCHISE
SOCIETY
ArrcLH This orgunoa called the American womAns
Ffsuebsr heeiey
Its object sh be W The elective franchise TO women
on equal terms With men . ,
Anr III Ar pefsaa yorBg this object sud sgreeag this Con
,ou arnef 81 this Association By paying "
alt meubef by pagui oi 90 At one Tine aud all men
be an meetings OF the Annexation
officers 81 tbi, Asocoh shall be Pesdent Vice
prsnuts Gotrpondng Recording ScosJ, Treas
COMMUNE Of three aud an Executive COMMITTEE 81
1n.sn. of Nhomb i've shall constitute quorum ~
annual shsl hrlj
CIV 81 the second Tury IN MAY wbsn orts shall be
the Sscrnes sud the btecuuve Commit
Ia elected the wear and such other bust
the aes " the csns- mas require
local society formed TO promote somans
,udgs shall declaring itself 'uEsrY TO thi' Association BE- rcoe
uTrd snch.
AWr w rs.sl meeting of the hfoci'lnn s be called hr hs
Psaadesi tsIuest tLiss ssIafi sH soeatA