The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-31
NEW YORK, May 18th, 1872.
EDITORIAL JOTTINGs FROM THE
EAST.

situdes of my life in the last fortnight.
reached New York on the morning
of Friday, May 10th, one day after the
opening of the Convention at Steinway
Hall. On Thursday / had procured a
copy of the New York Tribune, i'm which
l saw an advertisement stating that the
convention of Radical Reformers had
adjourned from Steinway to Apollo Hall,
and would meet on Friday and Satur-
day the 10th and llth." On repairing
to the hall, saw large posters announc-
ing the object of the meeting. Found
about two hundred men and women in
the hall, one or two gray-haired BONE
mians at the reporters table, an empty
pIatform above them, and not one IA
miliar face. Asked the handsOmest of
the gray-haired reporters where Susan
B. Anthony was. He "didn't know"
Asked tother fellow for Elizabeth Cady
Stanton. "Didn't know" Asked be-
nevolent appearing old lady, with deep
burrows on her face, the same questions.
Kindly and promptly she explained
that the National Convention was yet
in Steinway Hall, and this was the
"Bolting Convention"
"Ah, 1 see! A ro1C, eh?''
"Not just that, but division"
"Whatl Can't you all work together?"
1--WE ought to, but it seems we can't" "
"Well, I'll go over to Steinway Hall
and see what's the matter"
Was there in five minutes. A small
boy met me at the door with a ''dodger," /"
on which was printed the words: "Con-
vention adjourned to Apollo Hall. Vic
toria G. Woodruff and other eminent
and so on. A large group of ladies
were standing at the door, wondering
whether TO believe the boy with the
dodgers or mount the stairs. told them
TO come on. They followed. Perhaps
five hundred men and women were
seated near the platform, while upon it,
reading a letter from Elizabeth Avery
Merriweather, of Tennessee, stood Isa-
bella Beecher Hooker, and occupying
the Chair was Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
the venerable, and by her side Susan b.
Anthony, the irrepressible. Mrs. Brink
erhoff, of Michigan, occupied a conspic-
uous position. Laura DeForce Gordon,
of California, was seated by her side,
and Jane Graham Jones, of Chicago,
near her. Also Miss Kate Stanton, of
Rhode Island, Mrs. Lille Devereux
Blake, Matilda F. Wendt, editor of the
German NeW Era, and many Others
whom, in the hurry and confusion occa-
stoned by my unexpected advent,
failed to remember.
shook my finger at Miss Anthony as
| went up the aisle, and she and Mrs.
Gordon left the platform and repaired to
the ante-room, followed at intervals by
the other dignitaries, until we began to
fear that my advent would interfere
with the business of the meeting. So
was led upon the platform, introduced
to the President, and after q short, able
and eloquent address to the audience by
her, was introduced, and-tired, exhaust
ed and travel-soiled as / was, made an
eXtemporaneous address Of which / re-
member nothing further than that il
brought around me a perfect throng o.
smiling, fearful, enthusiastic friends
whose sympathy and congratulations
made my head swim. and my hear
thrOb until felt that my emotions
would choke me.
AS in other and more carefully pre-
pared articles 1 shall give a history o
the proceedings of the Association,
shall not here go into detail.
At the evening session, after severa
eminent ladies had spoken, was intro
duced and spoke but fifteen minutes
promising an 0rcgonian protracte,
meeting next week, which idea took
immensely; and then, seeing there wa
no political work upon the tapis, re
paired with Mrs. Belva Lockwood, o
Washington, d. c., and Mrs. Curtis, tn,
California farmer, to Apollo Hall to &c
la glimpse behind the scenes. Nictori.
/ had finished her speech. There was
noisy, enthusiastic crowd i'm the hall
In the ante-room TO which Mrs. Lock
wood led me were Moses Hull, StepheI
Pearl Andrews, Laura Cuppy Smith
Tennie c. CIafiin, Col. Blood, and prom
inent among them all, Woodruff tn,
Victorious, in furbelowed suit Of black
and high hat with broad ribbons, he
beautiful face shining with q deep hec
tic, her eyes fairly starting from theil
sockets, and her nervous organism i'm s
state Of unnatural and evidently un
healthy enthusiasm.
With much ocldt / was introduced tC
the Presidential nominee of the Equa
Rights party" aud, having an eye tC
business, spoke then and there for tn,
position Of Secretary of War during hel
Administration-at which she smiled
oehlgnly, but am not sure that the Of
nee was promised.
oala !, DO you have any idea thai
this thing will succeed?n
Said she, ''Of course I do loo;o,
of spirits are back of it. | knew ii,