The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-31
GALL
For Pacific Slope Woman Suffrage OOn-
yention.

VeQLlOus
To the friends of Woman Suffrage re-
siding in the States and Territories oil
the Pacific Slope:
Impressed with the very great import
anee of securing the ballot for Woman,
as an efficient instrumentality in her
hands to improve her industrial and ed
ueational, moral and social condition,
and at the same time to obtain for the
State the benefit of her harmonizing,
refining and purifying presence and in
fluence, that the debasing, demoralizing
and corrupting tendencies of party
politics may be arrested, and legislative,
judicial and executive integrity, estaD-
lished; and feeling that the time has
arrived, and the cause attained such a
growth and importance, that the friends
of progress in this western section OF the
Federal Republic should meet for con-
sultation, mutual understanding and
organization, and for the adoption of
plan for future operations, that there
may be q oneness of purpose and har-
mony of action throughout the entire
coast, with a view of securing such local
and national legislation as shall be
/ deemed necessary to secure the results
desired-and in furtherance also OF q
desire expressed by the Pacific Slope
Woman Suffrage Convention held in
San Francisco the 10th, 18th, 18th and
18th of May, 1871, that the Board of
Control call Convention in 1872, the
members of the said Board of Control
/ therefore, officers of the California State
Woman Suffrage Association, and
others whose names are hereunto an
neXed, unite in inviting the friends of
woman's political enfranchisement in all
the States and Territories of the Pacific
Slope, to meet in Convention in Mercan-
tile Library Hall, Bush street, between
Montgomery and Sansome, in the city OF
san Francisco, California, on Tuesday
the 18th of June proximo, 1872, com
mencing at ten o'clock 4. NJ, to remain
i'm session three days, or longer if the Oc-
casion shall require.
Woman Suffrage Societies all over the
coast are respectfully requested to send
delegates; and individuals favorable &c
the objects which this Convention /;
designed to promote, residing in locali'
ties where no working organization
exists, or existing fails to commission
q representation, are earnestly invited t.
be present and participate in its pro
ceedings.
Distinguished advocates of Woman
Suffrage, both in the Pacific and TIN
Atlantic States, have been invited to b,
present to assist in its deliberations.
Signed by Hon. John A. Collins, Presi
dent of the Board of Control, and tn
various officers. Also by Mrs. c. NJ
Palmer, President of the California
(, Woman Suffrage Association and tn
various officers.
The undersigned unite with the Boar
Of Control and officers of the Californi
State Woman Suffrage Association il
the above call for Pacific SlopeWomal
Suffrage Association:
Hon. a. A. Sargent, NJ. c., I'd Dist
Nevada co. Hon. c. b. DEMO, Solan
CO.; Mrs. f. S. Sargent, Nevada CO.
Hon. T. G.. Phelps, San Mateo co. j; Mr.
ThOrndike Newman, San Bernardin
CO.; Mrs. Angie S. DEMO, Vallejo; Hor
J. w. North, Riverside Colony, S. Cal
Mrs. J. w. North, Riverside Colony,
' Cal; Judge Palmer, Nevada co. Mr.
II. +. NJ. Brown, San Diego; Hon. NJ
. NJ. Shafter, Marin CO.; Hon. ]. \. Camp
bell, Gov. Wyoming Territory; Hon. J
w. Kingman, Associate Justice L.
Court, Wyoming Territory; Hon. S. NJ
, BOnnefield, Virginia City, New; HoT
j T. V. Julian, Winnemucca, New; Hor
ID. l.. Hastings, Silver City, New; Nj
Geo. w. Fox, Battle Mountain, New.
Mr.. c. w. Tappan, Salt Lake City, [
Il T.; Mrs. Mary GOdbe, Salt Lake City
L. r.; Hon. John Helmsly, Idaho Tel
> ritOry; Hon. John L. Benton, Alamed
i co.; Mrs. a. J. Duniway, Portland, Ore
gon; Mrs. Rosina A. Dupee, East Port
=, land, Oregon; Hon. G. w. Lawson, Sa
lem, Oregon; Hon. c. A. Reed, Salem
Oregon; Mrs. NJ. F. Cook, Lafayette
Oregon; Mrs. a. VI. Martin, Lafayett,
Oregon; Mr.. Ashby Pearce, Albany, Oh
egon; Mrs. Ruth Scott, Forest Grov,
Oregon; Mrs. II. L. McCord, Seattle, "
T.; Mr.. a. \. Manning, Olympia, w. T
Mrs. Virginia Mix, Walla Walla, w. I