New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-18
THE LAST EOMAN SCfFR1GE CONVEA-
TTON
now TIE DEMONSTRATIONS ~ THE CAPITOL
LOOKED TO A,WESTERNER.

now THE DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE CAPITOL
LOOKED TO A,WESTERNER.
From n. Washington Correspondence The Cincinnati Gaseh,
The Convention of notorious women that
has been In session here two days has presented the
spectaclc Of all wings" Of the movement blended into
the resultant being the lowest OF al namely, mat
which Mrs. Woodruff combines Ia herself tfte-l0Vc
skeptc5n, inddedy splrtu1lsm and kindred elements
have swallowed up the more wOmanly company Of re-
formers represented here at the similar Convention
entire Convention invaded the Capitol and looked and
acted Ike "A mob And the comparison il not eAagger-
aq1eed receive delegation from the Convention aud
hear their views Instead, the entire body went up
When they entered the building 1t with such noise
and demonstration that the senate Chamber was locked
To prevent thc uyadiugit 10y force, aud holding
toN meeting there IN the absence OF the senate. But
of; .rOm Tins place the crowd surged, down 10 ti' judi
cary Committees ROOM The members had not arrived
aLi the mob soon impatient. When Senator Iruln
bull ed. Nrs. stanton, eauclng in at ne room dc
mildly utmated that f. Lot intended they aloud,
and that only delegation would 10 admitted Opoh
Tinmbull was entrcacd to open tho Senate Chamber,
buf declined for want OF authority. A. other members
OF the Committee had not arrived MI lrumbHh coh-
cludcd 10 leave for :. white.
WOODLAND, Mary Walker, Mrs: BGerhcr, ana oti'r- 'e-
clred that the would 20 mo mat CoWmt'cr i"oni'
that they represented All the women OF Aue;ig1' az h
hull and Dr. Walker then seized che door knoo and n'd
it. prevent any one from moyin2 them from thr p
penter came it impossible for him to make is WAY
through The crowd. The defiant women would noi move
an incu The Sergrant-at-A Arms came but no attention
was paid 10 his orders. Next, ono policeman was sum
moueJ, then another and hnaiIy the Whole force Wa
shouted out, where's Mr.. Trnubu" I'm tcli
you whore he is" erred MIS-. Hooker, "H,s
gone down to take barn, leaving the rep,
rcscntatiyes all Che women Of tue United
states 10 wait for him. lie needs purih'atior, though,
after trying to pack all in tEa small ro0m Aud tns
was a specimen OF the more Gignihcd talk OF thai mob
women. for Il just that II on equal RUNNER OF
men had conducted themselves in the Capitol with one
tenth part the want of dccOtum shown ~ this body
OF women. every would have been taken iotD CHS
ody at once. Finally good part az the crowd WIS dd
miliei, and the argument went on. Tue argument,
founded upon the iiupopor conduct indul2Cd H. as ind
Gated above, will, without doubt prevail with the
judiciary Committee. TIE Convention received q num-
Der latcrs from pGblc mon, ia answer 10 inv ltItOns
bc present. The following, from Gen. GaIhed, Will
ol interest in OhO
WisHfSGroN. u. &. Jan. g. l372
DEAR MADAM: IL answer to your letter % to-day Inviting ne to
COlyuiOl th city, beg
To- sa tLa Will. heartily Will al enors that vii elevate
and their condition DO not believe that suffrage will
that result Had other Tor tins onOn tue
TENDENCIES Of e sJdgr this country would conhm
thercore respectfully dechne
Invita- VERY pccfuiy, yours, j. A. GAhFELD
Mss Anthony said that when MI Garfield wrote that
letter he wrote bis cpitapd. However, lie VIII not
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