Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-23
LOCAL n EW s.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Opening of the Campafgu.

Meeting Of TIE Cnirersdl FraneAise Association-
Mrs. WOOdhau AID Free LOreism Denouaced-
No keddling scitA the Social Evl-Fie Women
All Right on the Improvements Qnestioa- Then
HsH Vote 4gdtRst The InJaRetiOnists.
"A meeting of the Universal Franchise ASCOT
alton " az held last night at Union League Hall,
Mis- Maggie Z. Saxton in the chair, with Miss
Maggie O'Brien as secretary. There was but a
small attendance, the WOman's Club meeting
IT Lincoln Hall upon the social evil reform ONES,
ton, seeming to have greater attractions for
many of the woman suffragists.
Mrs. Belva A. lockwood from the executive
committee, reported that they had held a
meeting, at which the matter of asking
Congress TO pass an explanatory act on the
suffrage question was considered, and that the
executive committee recommended a sub-com-
mittee to be appointed to manage this business
by getting up petitions, and using any other
possible means to accomplish their aims. They
aIso recommend subcommittee to revise their
constitution and bylaws, which they thought
could be improved. They also recommend the
port was adopted.
DR.. Lockwood moved that a committee of
three be appointed on finance. Mr. DIR. Lock
wood was suggested chairman of said COM
mittee by Mrs. Tibbets, but declined
IN Favor OF HER WEAVER HALF,
the Doctor, he being, as she stated, much more
competent to manage financial matters than she
was.
Before the appointment of the committee.
Mrs Lockwood took the stand and defined in
clear terms the status and general purpose of
the movement, which was the acknowledgements
Of the women; all other matters and issues are
entirely secondary to this.
A GREAT MANY IsMs
had been Charged against them, and among
others that OF free-lOve-ism, which she fatty
and unequivocally denied. They had no reli-
giOus or social test qualifications for membership
TO the franchise society, nor did they care
whether a candidate was married or unmarried
young or a spinster, good-looking or homely,
averse to men or wishing to be married, so that
she was in favor Of the great and noble princi-
pie Of woman suffrage. Free-love-ism or any
other ism does not lie at their door. They do not
NEEDLE with
THE SOCIAL EVIL QUESTION
either. They do not take Mrs. woodruff or
Mrs. Spencer Tor their oracle. They have not
nominated their candidate for the Presidency
Mr. Boyle was invited to say something. and
regretted that there should be two cliques grow
ing up among the friends OF the cause in this
city, ard now was the time for this organizatiO
TO step in and occupy neutral ground and allay
al rival factions. The friends Of the cause All
over the country are
DISCUSSED WITH MRS. VICTORIA Woodruff,
and would rather not have a declaratory law
Than have Mrs. Woodruff thrust upon them As a
candidate for the Presidency as for himself ne
would rather go for Mrs. Julia Ward Howe as his
choice.
Madames lockwood Page and Boyle we're an
nounced as the finance committee.
Mrs. Lockwood gave notice that
WOMEN WOULD GO To THE POLLS
at the election in November, and insist on
depOsiting their ballots. She believed in
WORRYING THE MEN
until they get their rights. She was not quite
satisfied with the present Board OF Registration
but they had made up their minds to try again.
III Mr.. Riggs has right to procure an injunc-
tlon, she had right to vote against it. She
alluded TO the test cases of woman suffrage
In the courts Of this District, and said they in
tended to prosecute them to the fullest extent.
The Chair remarked that
THE REGISTRATION MATTER
was very important one, but she intended to
try and vote She was so politely treated by the
registration men the last time, that she almost
wished they might have an election every day
Mrs. Lockwood announced that she had re-
ceived a letter from Mrs. Matilda Josselyn
Gage, in which that lady offers TO come on here
TO help out the suffragists Of this District