Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-01-24
THE woMAN's CONVENTION.

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lowing account of
THE woMAE's CONVENTION.
The convention of notorious wo-
men that has been in session here
two days has presented the spectacle
of all wings" Of the movement blend
ed into one, the resultant being the
lowest of all, namely, that which
Mrs. Woodruff combines in herself.
Free love, skeptieism. infidelity, spir-
itualism and kindred elements have
swallowed w the more womanly
company Of reformers represented
here at the last similar convention by
Mrs. Beecher-Hooker and others like
her. To-day the entire convention in
vaded the Capitol. and looked and
acted like a mob. And the compari-
son is not exaggerated. The Judic-
iary Committee of the Senate had
agreed TO receive a delegation from
The Convention and hear their views.
Instead the entire party went up.
When they entered the building it
was with such noise and demonstra-
ton that the Senate Chamber was
locked to prevent them from inva-
ding it by force. and holding a town
meeting there, in the absence OF the
Senate. But Off from this place the
crowd surged, down to the Judiciary
Committees room. The members
had not arrived, and the mob soon
grew impatient.
When Senator TrumbuiI arrived,
Mrs. Stanton, CHANGING in at the
room, declared they could not all get
in there. MI. Trumbull mildly in
timated that it was not intended they
should, and that only a delegation
the body should select would be ad-
mitted.
Upon this there was q perfect storm
Of dissatisfaction. Nj. Trumbull
was en1reated to open the Senate
Chamber, but declined for want of
authority. AS other members of the
committee had not arrived. Mr..
Trumbuli concluded to leave for a
while.
woodruff, Mary Walker, hrs.
Beecher, and others declared they
would go into that committee room,
that they represented all the women
of America, and he had no right to
keep them of. However he left.
Woodruff and DIR. Walker then seiz
ed the door knob, and held it to pre-
vent any one from moving them
from the place, and so, when Senator
Carpenter came, it was impossible for
him to make his way through the
crowd. The defiant woman would
not moYe an inch. The Sergeant-at-
Arms came, but no attention was paid
to his orders. Next one Policeman
was summoned, then another, and
finally the whole force was ordered
up. In the midst of this movement
a sufferer shouted out where's Mr..
Trumbull ?" CPL tell you where he
Is, "cried Mrs. Hooker" He's gone
down to take a bath, leaving the rep
resentatiyes Of all the women of the
United States to wait for him. He
needs publication, though, after try
ing to pack US ell in that small room.
And this was a specimen of the
more dignified talk of that mob of
women, for it was just that. If an
equal number of men had conducted
themselves in the Capitol with one
tenth part the want of decorum shown
by this body of women, every me
would have been taken into custody
at once. Finally a good part of the
crowd was admitted, and the argu-
ment vent on.
The argument, founded upon the
improper conduct INDUCED in. as
indicated above, viii, without doubt,
prevail with the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The convention has received q num-
Der of Letters from public men, in an
aver to invitation to be present. The
following from Gen. Garfield will be
of interest in Ohio.
"WAsHINGToN, D. C. Jan. 0, 1872.
Elisabeth Cddy Stanton, Suffrage
Contention, Lincoln Hall, Wash
ingtOn, d. c.:
"DEAR MADAM-In answer to your
letter of to-day, inviting me to adj
dress the suffrage Convention now in
session in this city, I beqleave to say
that, while 1 heartily sympathize
with all efforts that will elevate wo-
men and better their condition, / dc
not believe that suffrage will accom-
plish that result.
"Had [ no other reason for this
opinion, the recsnt tendencies of the
suffrage movement In this country
would confirm me in the CORRECTNESS
of my conclusion
81, therefore, respectfully decline
your invitation. Very respectfully,
yours. j. 4. GARFIELD.
Miss Anthony said that when Mr..
Garfield wrote that letter he wrote
his own epItaphs However, he will
not resign Immediately. II. v. b
Sylvester Morton, a horse thief, and