The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-11-17

the Convention, at considerable length.
! The Finance Committee reported the
amount collected to be SD.
On motion, Convention adjourned to
/ III O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
SECOND DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
OLYMPIA, Nov. 9. 1871.
Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment. The President and Vice President
being absent, Mrs. Iesler was called to
preside.
Minutes of yesterday were read and
approved.
Executive Committee submitted the
following report which was adopted:
Mrs. PRESIDENT: Your Committee
TO whom was referred the subject of sug-
gesting officers for Territorial Woman
Suffrage Association, would respectfully
recommend the following named ladies
for officers: President, Mrs. VI. &. Al
len; Vice President, Mrs. Annie Mix,
of Walla Walla, First Judicial District:
Mrs. l.. Ellen Hewitt, of Olympia,
Second Judicial District; Mrs. :. b.
Gesler, of Seattle, Third Judicial Dis
trict; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Amelia
Giddings, of Olympia; Corresponding
Secretary, Miss l.. NJ. Ordway, of Port
Madison; Treasurer, Mrs. NJ. \. Barnes,
Olympia; Executive Committee-Mrs.
Mehitabel III. Elder, Mrs. Elizabeth
BigelOw, Mrs. Mary Saunders, Mrs.
Phoebe Moore, Mrs. Clara Sylvester, of
Olympia; Mrs. Mary o. Brown, Mrs.
Sarah l.. Theobalds, of Seattle; Mrs.
Caroline III. Willis, of White River;
Mrs. Mary +. Meigs, of Port Madison.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. w. BRAzEE, Chm.
The following resolutions of the Grand
Lodge Of Good Templars were presented
and read:
WHEREAS, Designing politicians
have in the past attempted to prostitute
the Order of Good Templars for their
own selfish purposes, bringing the Or
der and the Whisky interest into dam
aging alliance, and
WHEREAS, We believe they are at
tempting the same in the near future;
therefore be it
Resolrcd, That the only remedy for
existing evils is the immediate fOrma-
[ ton of a political temperance reform
party, in which all womeh and temper
ance men are invited to join.
RcsOlUcd, That in order to succeed
| Woman Suffrage must obtain.
RcsOIUed, That no person can be at the
same time on terms of fraternity with
Z NAAN NNAAA lfN-NAANN lttAAf anu AiAN NAAHh.A
| interest.
RosoIrcd, That the Grand Worthy
/ Secretary is hereby instructed to issue
a call to all Woman Suffrage women
and temperance men to elect delegates
/ to n convention to be held at Seattle, w.
! T., not more than two months hence,
| for the purpose of permanently Organiz-
| ing in such Territory.
TThis is substantially thought not
critically correct J. f. BURNS.
On motion, adjourned to , p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Association met pursuant to adjourn
ment, President in the chair.
| Miss Anthony submitted the following
! whereas and resolutions:
WHEREAS, BY the FourteenthAmend-
ment TO the Federal Constitution "All
persons, born or naturaliZed in the
/ United States and subject to the juris-
diction thereof, are citizens" and by
the Statutes of 1867 of Washington Ter
ritory "All American citizens above the
age of twenty-one years who shall have
resided six months i'm the Territory and
thirty days in the county," etc, 'are
entitled TO hold Office or vote i'm the
Territory" therefore
RcSotrcd, That we respectfully ask
the Legislature Of this Territory, now in
session, TO pass an act declaring il the
uuty oi Judges of Elections TO receive
and count the votes of all women citi-
zens possessing the requisite quaIifica.
tons, the same as they do those of mon
unanimously adopted.
y communication was received from,
Mrs. Allen resigning the office of Preej,
dent, stating that her short residence IN
the Territory and consequence limited
acquaintance with the people, rendered
her acceptance of the trust unadvisa.
= BILE.
On motion, the resignation of Mrs. Al.
len was accepted.
On motion, Mrs. Giddings was unani.
mOusly elected to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. Giddings resigned the position o.
Recording Secretary.
Mrs. Giddings i'm the chair.
On motion, Mrs. MunsOn was electet
Recording Secretary.
OnmOtion, Mrs. Elder and Mrs. Barne,
were appointed eommitte TO wait upoI
the Legislative Assembly, and urge leg
islation in behalf of wOman's right to
voice in matters Of National and loca
, politics.
On motion, Mrs. Laura DeForce Cor
don was chosen TO represent Washing
ton Territory as Delegate from the Pa
: cific Coast in the National Woman Suf
frage Convention, to be held i'm Wash