The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-12


round our victorious President Victoria c. Wood
hun, and escort him to the White House, ana orr
national .sd exeAeea!ye committee rally in upon
sat down, his heart beating like trip hammer.
The names OF the National Executive Committee
ceptcd by the Convention - r. Robinson. Massa-
chusetts; Mrs. Caroline II. Spear, Vice President,
California; otis J. Porter Connecticut Judge A.
New Hampshire; Mrs. Beva A. Lockwood, Secre-
tary, washington 81 John 4. Underwood, vir-
syIvania; - Mitchele Maine; Elisabefn a. Mere
Esther Morris, wyoming; John icmsiy. Idaho;
Mrs. +. G. Curtis, Nevada; Mrs. Olympic Higgins,
Washington Territory; Robert Dale Owen, Indiana;
Newman Weeks Wisconsin; J. :. Graham, New
YORK; j. h. Taylor Kansas Anthony Higgins New
Jersey; Mrs. Lonkham, Rhode Island; Moses Hun,
Kentucky; A. w. st. Johns, Missouri; Lemuel Par
malice, Louisiana; Richard j. Trevelllch, Michigan;
Mary +. Davis New Jersey, Treasurer.
recess OF an hour was taken To lunch. One old
lady, nom Woonsocket Rhode Island, had brought
n bag OF peanuts with her. and 1t was sight to see
her as she sat on the stairs munchlng her lunch
like a cat Another young and beautiful delegate
from Ohio offered to share half OF her cold chicken
with the HERALD reporter bnt 1t Is needless .ss to
Another intellectual looking female, who had
evidently slept IN her hair, reclined ,u,o ON
cold fried oysters and pickles.
After recess Judge CARTER, OF Ohio, man with a
bnshy beard and good deal OF cheek, who sat in
the body OF the hall, rose and commenced to read q
written resolution rather ndistinctly.
VoCE-Louder, louder. Oh, yet
Judge CARTER continued to read in q low tone,
when the same voice broke out again. Louder
louder, louder" Cheering and laughter)
the difficulty is that cannot read my own writing,
Ike good many other famous people.
The resolution In substance empowered the
National Executive Committee oithe Equal RIGHTS
Party to issue certificates of Indebtedness. in
order that the money could be raised for the COM
ing Woodruff and Douglass campaign. The resolu-
4 respectabe-looking old gentleman with white
hair nd III " IA nnDn nd
Seth W. Shaw, OF Providence, K. l., assembled the
platform, and said that he had been master
mechanic twenty years. and that for twenty other
years he had never earned more than 81 day;
.'but," said he, ~ will take 5000 worth of these
from my own State, Rhode Island.n (Checrs.)
FRANCIS LYONS, OF Toga county, New York, who
looked az II he had not the second shirt m the
on them 'ere bonds" oCheersD
DR.. +. b. FoorE, TO Lexington avenue. who parts
his hair in the. middle and sat beside Miss Frank
Crockett, the sllver-haired blonde-'I have not got
all the money, now, but wiz take 5000 worth Of
bonds" wild cheering and a bewiching smile at
the Doctor from Miss Frankey CrocSet.)
Judge Carter was sitting at the platform, and at
this instance OF DR.: Foote'S libcraty the Judge ap
piauded with both feet. 81
Anthony Higgins, of New Jersey, q fiery little
orator, with q roaring voice IKE Mr.. kean Blu
OF these bonds (cheers)-and pledge the working
men of New Jersey for $4,000" Granite cheering.
temporary chairman, sent her beautiful bouquet,
which she smelled and smelled and then sat down.
N,
person from the platform to the back of the hail.
and had worked his mind into furious passion. In
Of the back seats sat Mrs. Mary +. Davis, wife
Of the famous spiritualist, Andrew Jackson Davis.
Mrs. Davis Is very quiet sensible and discreet lit
tie woman, and is content to repose under the
Tgs of her husbands fame. As she sat there
she little knew the storm that was about to burst
upon her. Maddox, Of Maine, was impending. He
approached her. rubbing his hands and his eyes
glaring, with Difference in his manner and o
stealthy STEP Fixing one eye on the devoted
man. he collected himself for an effort with a
bound and yell he screamed out, at the top Of his
us there any one here dare deny it that there Is
one woman fitted slIpremely for the office OF
treasurer Of this National Executive Committee?
Win any one deny that Mary +. Davis, Of Orange,
N. J., IL not the httest but the best would like
+. Davis for treasurer. There is not another
woman in the world like her. Who said no En- ?
Here Maddox of Maine, sat down. looking like
dancing dervish exhausted after his physical devo-
Mrs. MARY O. DAVIS quietly)-T am sorry that
am compelled to resign the office so kindly ten
dered me.
MADDOX, of Maine lin tempestuous fury)-Ehg
what? OH oh yes. or course with a wink at
the chairman) oh guess we can lay that on the
table. Cheers tor Mrs. Davis)
Mrs. DAVIS regret that have not the time or
the means and my circumstances would not per-
init me to accept the Kind testimonial of esteem
offered by the Convention. Here Mrs. Davis sat
down exhausted and Disguised at being SO much
Maddox, of Maine, now began to be really uncon-
scious OF what he was doing or pretended TO be so.
He ran and stamped and swore and frothed at the
mouth, giving people an idea that he had been
swallowing soap, and all this was because quiet
little woman did not chose to make herself
in his madness-this Maddox. In few moments
he came down the aisle, and several ladies, who
up to the reporters table, where he screamed out
''Dd any of You take my speech, dye hearlv
HERALD REroRTER--"l took some of 1t, what it
MADDOX of Maine-"You should have taken it oil
and not have garbed it. by God III not be cara
in the HERALD this morning. and II you
DO it again lscowling at the HERALD reporterl
say the least of it, to be used by pious radidal;
but as Maddox of Maine, does not weigh more than
pounds ghtng weight II st not
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY lfrom the platform)-
Mrs. Harriet v Burton takes 500 worth Of bonds.
SARAH L. SoMERBY 1.-THE clairvoyant)-Iw will take
800. CheersJ
California, who owns 5000 acres OF land, 5000 OF
which are wheat-I will take 800 In bonds and
hold them till Victoria woodruff takes possession OF
N Mrs Anna H. KrSBALL "a very pretty ana grace
full woman Il will take sloo and will give myself
smacked his lips and uttered sigh.) Mrs KimbaI
afterwards took $500 worth OF bonds, making $1,000
Mrs. p. M. KELSEY will do as well as the rest
will take 300 in bonds, and my residence Is $40
West Twenty-sixth street.
Mrs. FRANK CRocKER the silver-gray blonde,
with spectacles) Il win take $780, and wish had
$4,000 to give. (Stupend0us chcering.)
THEODORE BANKS (thc Communist house painter,-
am not rich and $50, 800 or s25 is something to
me, but will take 500. Cheers)
DR.. STEPHEN FOSTER, OF Boston, don't believe
that these bonds will ever be redeemed and don't
believe In these words Of the Scripture that they
will ever come true about sharing ones goods in
common, but will give $780, Cheers.)
After some further subscriptions had been re-
ceived, and after long and fruitless discussion
the Convention adjourned until 1880 p M. At the
evening session speeches were made by Miss Jane
Grifiln, Mr.. Stman, Mrs. Ruth Scott Briggs, Father
Peter, the Cockney Indian, Anthony Higgins, Mrs.
Sarah SOmcrby, q Boston working girl, Mrs. Mid
debrook and Judge Reymert, the chairman. A
unanimous vote OF thanks was passed to the latter
gentlemen, after which the Convcntion--thc first
and only one that has ever nominated,
In any country, woman for sovereign or chief
magistrate, with the exception OF the Hungarian
Diet, which elected Maria Theresa Uird rOce--ad-
IOurned: and now the campaiQn has Oncned NAV