The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-14
TPRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

IPRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, May II.
The short.halred women and long-haired
men parading under the banner of female
suffrage have been going through the form Of
bnrlesque nominations for the Presidency and
vice-Presdency. The convention at Apollo
Hall yesterday was very funny. ADr. Carter
leaped to the edge of the stage and called for
the nomination Of Mrs. Woodruff by acclama-
ton. Immediately the entire audience was on
Its feet, screaming, waving hats and handker-
chiefs and embracing In frantic Joy. The
larger part of the enthusiasts were outsiders
attracted by curiosity. and they rent into the
demonstration with their lungs and feet 10
help the fun along.
Victoria, with pretence OF modest difh-
dence, came shyly to the front, and, with her
hand on her heart, gushed out an acceptance.
Of course the spectators howled with delight;
for did they not know that the thing was q
broad farce-that Woodruff had herself nomi-
mated by one of her runners, and that the al
fair was gotten up solely TO advertise her paper
Broad street. The second place on the ticket
was uproarlonsly contested. One speaker
wanted Robert Dale Owen, the spirlLualist;
another. Theodore Tillon. who has abandoned
the woman suffragisls, another Beecner, ano-
ther Phillips, and another Governor Campbell,
of Wyoming, who vetoed the bill repeating
the woman suffrage act in tina. Territory. Even
.'snolted TAIL" the Indian chef, was suggest
ed. But the convention finally decided to con-
fer the honor on Fred Douglass, though 1t was
asserted that be would not accept The next
ticket, therefore, stands Woodruff and Doug
Lass.
learn that 1t ls the serious Intention OF
Woodruff to put up electoral tickets In most
of the States. She expects to catch many
voles in the South from the negroes, who, 1t
Is supposed, can be easily Induced to support
ticket upon which will appear, fer the first
time, the name of one of their own race. The
business serves 10 advertise woodruff and
keep her before the country.
The agitators for female rights, however,
are not all agreed. There Is schismalic con-
by those ancient champions of the cause, Miss
Anthony aud Mrs. Stanton. They do not hesl-
tate to express their contempt for the Wood
hull machine and It's Presidential nominations.
They believe 10 appointing committees to at
tend the conventions OF the great parties, 10
tease and bother the delegates to recognize
their hobby. They pledge themselves to sup
port the ticket, whatever 1t is, nominated on
o platform which has woman suffrage among
Its planke. It Is odd that they overlook the
three already In the field which do this: the
platforms of the Temperance, Woodruff and
Train parties.
BY the way, that lunalic or harlequin, Geo.
Francis Train, continues to stump the West In
behalf of his Presidential aspirations. He is
delivering what he calls course of one thons-
and speeches on his way TO the White House,
and, strange TO say, he attracts large audi
ences everywhere at twenty. five cents head.
At the close of his harangues he puts the
question to the crowd II he is their faVorite
tor President, and Ia always answered afhrma-
lively (thongh derisively) by acclamalion.
remember meeting Train about year ago.
He Informed me with great apparent serious
ne.s that he would be the next President. As
looked a little lncredulous, he remarked,
"You may smile, sir, but tell you as sure as
the Lord reigneth shall walk Into the While
House on the 4Lh OF March next as President
of the United States" He said he would be
elected by the Irish, who are grateful for bis
services In behalf OF Fenlanism, and will force
the Dem ocracy to take him up.
A few mornings since, dropped In at the
Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, where the great
General Conference of American Methodism
Ia in daily session. The delega.es, mostly re-
spectable-lookfng old gentlemen In white
locks and black clothes, fill the parquette
seats. noticed about dozen negroes, some
of them being from Liberia. A German and
Swiss conference is also represented here.
The venerable Bishop Simpson presides. He
Is an altenuated old man In long coat, and
makes conspicuous figure on the platform.
Another bishop, fatter man, sits In the rear,
With his feet ceeked up on chair. The stage
scenery Is arranged SO as to represent an ele-
CANT Inferior. The reporters, about thirty In
number, occupy the seats where The band sits
at night. It is rather curious circumstance
that the ministers use The theatre In The mern-
ling, and that, Ia the evening, theatrical and
olher exhibitions are given. Where the voice
of prayer is heard, q lew hours later panto-
mimic Satan disappears through trap-aoor
omid n fash of blue fire.
The sitting will last six weeks. The ques-
ton of the Book Concern frauds has been dis
posed of temporarily, by reference to special
committee. listened to rather acrlmonl.
uus debate on this subject. There lie, undoubt.
pdly, great deal of feeling, and 1t ls difficult
10 repress 1t. If The delegates were Congress-
men Instead of ChurchmeD, there would be
bad language used, and perhaps, series OF
pugllIstic encounters. DR.. Lanahan, the
author of all this scandal, the man who insists
hat the managers OF the Methodist Book Con.
Germ are saindling the brethren, is a neat
looking. dapper person, who has persistence
nnmlslakably marked in bis face. In the
debate allude to, he arose and notified the
conference that he had still graver charges TO
ord hona5 thau rpnr,Id nnt t0rcp him to