Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-11-08
WOMAN SUFFRAGE CONVENTION.

Ia" cretary's report of the Second lien
mai Convention of the Woman's Ss:frlrr
Association of Washington Territory. which
met III Tacoma Hall. on the 5th inst, has
been furnished us for publication. but the
crowded state of our columns compcls us to
conoensc 1t to mere outline of the most i'm
portant transactions.
Az the morning session. Mrs Giddinrs the
President in the chair, Mrs. Allen was an
pointed Secretary in place of Miss Ordwav,
absent from the Territory.
Several Committees for the government of
the business of the Convention were then an
pointed. and the Convention adjourned to
2P.M.
At the afternoon session the following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing wear:
Mrs. Theobalds, Seattle, President: Mrs.
n. Z. Allen, Vice President; Mrs. A. II. H.
stuart, Rec. Sec; Mrs. &. Smith, Cor. See. !:
Mrs. {. f. Sylvester. Treas. Madames G. A.
Barnes, s. b. Yeslcr, Amelia Giddings. II.
\. a. Corts, f. T. Munson, Executive Com
mittee.
After making arrangements for the evening
session, the Convention adjourned to p. NJ.
The evening session was the browning fea-
ture of the proceedings. The Hall was
thronGcd with large, intelligent and attcn.
tive audience, among which was many of our
Legislative SolOns. Mrs. Duniway made the
opening speech, occupying the floor about
one hour, and was followed in short addresses
by Madams Brown, Smith, Sylvester and
Cows. Ferry and Wallace, Col. Meeks and
Hons. n. II. Cation and Alvin Clark.
The Committee on resolutions reported tho
following platform" which was adopted.
WHEREAS, The women of Washington Ter
rltory are convinced that it is their duty to
keep pace with the progressive ideas of Gov
eminent that are gaining the ascendancy
among the cultured and intellectual minds of
both sexes in all portions of the United
States, therefore
Resotred That government is of the intel
lect' and belongs to the brain and not to the
sex or humanity. Therefore, every tliscrim-
NATION, or restriction, or form of privilege or
license OF opportunity-in law or ethics-en-
dured or enjoyed by one sex to the exclusion
OF the other, is direct violation of the uni
Nersai law or GOD, who, seeing that it is not
good for man to be alone, makes ample pro-
vision against such condition by strict OBJ
serVance OF equality as to numbers between
the sexes, notwithstanding mans violation
ol thc law III excluding woman from partici-
| patton in the affairs of Government, Of which
| she is a subject
| Hesolred, That the Republican party is UNI
mindful of its obligationto the loyal women
VI tiiC 1eNl'ubiCs lIltSI1ltcn as III npplpctS To
repay those obligations with political eu,ali-
| "; the only recompcnsc which is in its power
TO bestow, and one long since conferred upon
the loXal' negro as Il party necessity -
without the asking.
Resotred, That we will use all honorable
means to elevate to offices of cmolumcnt or
trust all public nominees who are pledged
| TO the enfranchiscmcnt of woman, and all
honorable means to defeat the opponents of
this great principle; no matter what their
( political or partisan prOclvitics NAV be.
heSoired. That we look upon the members
OF the Legislature of our Territory now in
session, as friends and brothers. who pos
sesS the spirit of magnanimitv in Il sufficient
degree, to treat our Just claims to political
equality with respectful consideration, ~
and we also believe and hope that they are
wise enough to consider that their own poll
! teal interestsar are to he enhanced by granting
| our righteous and reasonable request
HeSotred, That we deplore the corruption
which everywhere predominates in the body
Resolred, That the primal cause of corrup-
ton in the affairs of Government originates
in the direct violation of fundamental law
IN the formation and preparation of the false
idea OF the aristOcracy of sex.
Resolved, That we have but to remove this
primal cause and the effect will be gradually
outgrown. Al. pUNlwAY, Chm,
J. NJ. MURPHY,
;. B. YEsLER.
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