Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-18
NATIONAL WOMAN sfFrRAGE COW.
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SGKFRAGE Q,ONs
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ClOstpyg scenes.
The afternoon srssion OF the Woman Suffrage
Convention ope.ied at two O'Clock d. M yester-
" lay another large audience being present.
" hne the az .dience were waiting for the arrival
~ ,he w" IAN suffragists handsome but dirty
r ue u1 hin, apparently about six years Of age,
81 eaS general merriment by turning somer-
ssu IS ''all alone by himself'' on the stage. The
l~Ople laughed and applauded loudly, and this
ncouraged the little fellow to renewed efforts IN
the line of gymnastics. He continued his antics,
running and jumping across the stage, turning
sOmersaults and raising high daddy generally,
until one Of the ladies beckoned him into the
ante-room. Just after this little episode two
drunken rowdies, armed with pencils and paper,
and persOnating reporters, came down to the
front and took seats, where they annoyed the
ladies and legitimate representatives of the
press by their boisterous behavior until one OF
the latter went for a policeman. Concluding
that they had better retire they staggered out OF
the hall.
MRS. LILY pEvEgEAUx BLAKE,
of New York, was the first speaker Her address
was especially intended to show the practical
value of the ballot in connection with the COM
PensatiOn of labor. While she was speaking
Mr.. A. g. Riddle came upon the platform, and
was greeted with applause. His law partner,
Mr.. Francis Miller, occupied seat ON the plat
form, and at the close of Mrs. Blake's address
was introduced and delivered an able argume mt
in support of the claims of the women TO the
ballot. Mrs. Stanton and Mr.. Robert Purvis
tnen mace lew remarks, when the convention
took recess until $50 p. m. Prior TO the recess
a committee was appointed Miss Susan Il. An
thony. chaiTs8an,) to present to Congress the
resolution offered by Mrs. Lockwood and adopt
ell by the convention.
at THE EVENING SESSION
Mrs. Matilda Joselyn Gage delivered an adj
dress on GENERALIZATION versus State-fishts."
She made n very ingenious argument in favor
of the Capitalization OF the general government
which she urged as necessary tn the preservation
of the rights and privileges of the citizens OF the
several states.
THE wOODHCLL-CLArr1TN-BE
SCANDAL.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was here intro
duced, and was about to commence speaking,
when Mrs +. A. Boyle arose in the audience,
and said; Mrs. Stanton, will yeu answer one
question:
Mrs. Stanton.-"I will; what is the .es-
toni"
Mrs. Boylc.-''It is this: Did you i'm the rr Q nth
of May, 1871, at No. Is Thirty-eighth St, New
York city, the residence of Victoria G. Wood
hull, or at any other time or place, tell that lady
that Theodore Tilton had called on you liz great
mental agony, and accused Henry Ward Beech
er Of having had continuous Illicit connec-
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures Won must ex.rse
me; did not come here TO answer sIch ones
tions, bat TO discuss matters pertaining to wo-
man suffrage"
Mrs. Boyle:-"You said you would answer my
question, and don't say"
Miss A.an,,thony.-"Will the lady please take
Here storm OF Kisses arose, in the midst of
which Mrs. b. sat down, and Mzs. Stanton be-
gan her address She spoke eloguentiy for over
an hour, and was frequently aFplauded. Miss
Anthony then took another
VOTE on THE QUESTION OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE,
and it was carried, with the exception of one
feeble .'no," given in squeaking voice, in the
rear OF the hall.
ANOTHER QUESTION.
At this point Miss Maggie o'Brien arose in the
audience and said IL wculd like to ask one
10 .s.l
we have heard about female suffrage for two
days past, the name of the lady (meanng Mrs.
WoodhulD who first found out that women have
the right to the ballot under the 18th amend
for weeks past has been prosecuted in New York
without word of protest from Miss Anthony
and Miss Stanton
Miss A. Madame. we are not a corr. for
the trial of any one. We came here having but
one object i'm view--the ballot-and we cannot
take up side issues"
AND ANOTHER SENSATION.
said:
81 have just learned, but don't know
whether the report is true or not, that United
States officer Is present 10 arrest us. ISensation
And whOt do you think it is for? 1t is fer a
license Taxation without representation is
tyranny and yet one of Uncle Sans men is
present to bleed us! But am not afraid of
Uncle Sans officers; notI. have had so much
to do with them of late that | Am quite friendly
stand this? with flushed face and great earnest
ness.) All you who think we Should pay it. sa v
"yes.". (NO response from the audience0 Now,
all you who think we ought not to paw it, saw
mo-" A STERN Of ''nOes.") We won't paw il:
Indignantly it is an infamous outrage. Will
you support us i'm resisting this uarighteous de-
mand? "a storm of "yesses' and increased SEN
sation.) Good! Now,
LET UNCLE SAN DO HIS WORST
Friends, declare this convention ad journed,
but before going. want to tell you that our
headquarters are at the National Hotel and
that we shall be there to morrow to receive sub
scriptions for the new paper. Come and see us.
friends, and don't forget to bring your SIS!
It seems that during the evening policeman
walked up to the ticket Office, and demanded tn
see her license. He was referred to Mrs. Lock
wood, who respectfully Informed him til at thew
required no license. and consequently did not
propose to take ont one. He then told her he
would have her before Judge Smell tomorrow
,ts-dav.) whereupon Mrs. l.. replied: az would
ike nothing better, sir; I want an opportunity
finding that the ladies ''knew their rights, and
Knowing. dare maintain beat a graceful re-
treat, and there the matter ended.
THE UNFINISHED QUESTION
Of Mrs. Boyle to Mrs. Stanton. noticed above
would, she says, have been as follows had she
been allowed to go ON Did you, i'm the month of
May, 1871, at No. 10 3Sth street, New York city
other time or place. tell that lady that Theodore
Titon had called on You in great mental agony.
and accused Henry Ward Beecher of hs wing
had continuous illegal relations with his lTii-
ton's) wife, or Of having been otherwise lican-
1ous to his Chiffon 81 knowledge and to his sore
distress? 1t Is understood, of course, that + do
not ask whether Mrs. WoOdhuli's published
statement regarding the information she saws
yon gave her is literally true, but whether 1t is
sIfhstantially