The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13
ORGANIZATION OF THE CLACKA.
MAS EQUAL RIGHTS oI,UR

permanent organization of the friends of
justice aud reform.
After q call to order, Mrs. Sarah NJ
McCown was elected Chaiaman oro teU,
The minutes of a preliminary meeting
held in December, '73, were read and an.
proved.
Mrs. Miranda s. Buck presented the
report of the Canvassing Committe an
pointed to labor throughout the county.
The following names had been obtained:
Mrs. 5. Augusta Chase, Mrs. S. Mi
randa Buck, Mrs. Sarah Meldrum Nc
Gown, Mrs. V. o. Harding, Mr.. w. C.
Johnson, Mrs. J. DeVore johnson, Rev.
Martin Judy, Mr.. II. L. Bacon, Mrs.
A. Edmonds, Mrs. Olive MeCord, Mrs.
Fannie X. Cochran, Mrs. Mary White,
Mrs. Susan d. Meldrum, Miss Pet Mil
Ter, Miss Emma Chase, Miss Amy
Kerns, Miss Rosa Smith, DIR. ]. w. Nor
ris, Mr.. ]. NJ. Bacon, Mr.. Jacob Wort
man, Mr.. ]. p. Ward, Miss Alice Hun
saker, Miss Mollie Beatie, Mrs. V.
Athey, Mr.. y. Athey, Miss Sarah
Athey, Mr.. Rodney TOmpkins, Mr. J. l..
Barlow, Mr.. George Newman, Miss
Julia johnson, AIr. T. j. Matlock, Mrs.
II. \. Matlock, Mr.. w. a. Mills, Mr.. S.
a. Mills, Mary l.. Caples, Mr.. Daniel
Talbert, Mr.. w. a. Phillips, Mr.. A. F.
Jones, Nh. J. Phillips, Mr.. James NJ.
Moore, Mr.. Hiram Cochran, Miss Fan
ME Barlow, Mr. +. s. Eastman, Mrs.
Cynthia Howard, Mrs. Mrs. J. F. Clarke,
Mrs. III. Pease, Miss H. Pease, Miss Ella
Bacon, Mr.. John Workman, Mr.. Buck,
and Mrs. J. Workman.
Many Others had expressed themselves
favoraGly, whose signatures could prob
ably be obtained. Also hope was enter
tanned that there would be many addi-
tions from the county at large. Only
two precincts have as yet been heard
from.
The Secretary acknowledged the re.
ceipt of n communication from the Rev
J. ID. Locey expressing his profound
) sympathy with the Woman Movement
Also an able statement of views and ex
perience relative to the movement, by
Mrs. Fanny Cochran.
The Chairman of the Committee OF
Constitution and Bylaws submitted
forms of the same, which were adopted
The following Is the preamble:
1--WE, the undersigned, advocates o
Equal Political Rights, believing tha
organized effort will best promote tn,
recognition and secure the exercise O
those Rights, and, furthermore, being
interested in the improvement of tn,
human race, do hereby declare ourselves
n Clackamas County Equal Rights Club
proposing to hold public and privat,
meetings, circulate appropriate publ
cations, establish 4 public library anC
reading room and otherwise further th,
cause.n
The Constitution, Art. /, provides tha
the organization shall be known as tn,
"Clackamas County Equal Right
Club"
Art. II reads as follows:
''The object of this Club shall be, first
, the recognition Of the Equal Politica
! Rights Of all classes of citizens, regard
less of sex; secondly, the use of al
laudable measures to secure the exer
else of those Rights; thirdly, the mora
and mental improvement of the mem
bers of the Association, the communit,
and the human race; fourthly, the sub
servience Of the personal interests OF tn
members of the Association as lar a
, connected with the objects of the Asso
ciation."
, Remarks were made upon the justic
and value Of impartial suffrage and kin
dred subjects.
Hon. w. Carey Johnson delivered
forci6le and logical address, of som
length, upon the right of women to vOt
and the necessity of effort to secur
them in the exercise of that right, will
an appeal to all liberal minded person
to aid i'm the movement.
Mrs. w. w. Buck, prefacing with
few humorous remarks, read a spirite
essay, written by member of the Clut
; principally upon "NIan as a Non-voter,
| depicting his distress and rebellion i
, the lamentable event of his deprivatio
| of the elective franchise.
| Professor Baumgras, the welI-know
Washington artist, expressed himself i
( an eloquent and elegant manner upo
, the benefits that man would deriy
D from the equal association of woma
, with him in affairs of Government. II
also stated a series of propositions relat
ing to the subject which were hearth
endorsed by vote of the meeting.
Mrs. Sarah McCown read a careful an
I well-written paper upon woman as Tia
the oppressed member of the race, ask
ing for redress at the hands of lie
friends.
Mr.. +. l.. Eastman, in a few well
chosen remarks, called attention to tn
, fact that the advocates of impartial sui
: frage are found among the foremost pc
; litical leaders OF the Nation.
, Mr.. johnson called attention to liteI
AIRY men of note who are avowed Woma
Suffragists.
The audience was waited upon for tn
signatures to the Constitution and By
: Laws, and the following new name
> were obtained:
Mrs. w. w. Buck, Miss Sarah :
. Thacher, ]. G. Hurley, C. Oliver All
bright, +. Wesley Greenman, Mis-
. Emma Harrington, VIM. J. Whitlocl