New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-15
WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
TIE CONVENTION AT IRVING HALL-rnE ACTION OF
CERTAIN WOMEN IN DIFFERENT STATES M-
PROyED-RATID PROGRESS OF THE CAUSE RE-
PORTED
The sixth annual Convention of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Association began yesterday
afternoon at Irving Hail. Miss b. Anthony the
President the chair About 800 persons were pres
ent, including Is or 20 gentlemen. Among the many
prominent ladies' connected with the movement VINO
were present were Susan B. Anthony Mrs. Martha G.
Wright, tie Rev olympia Brown. Mrs. Sara j. Spencer
Dr. Josephine Mix. Mrs. Frances " Haeck, Mrs LINE
Dcvereux Blake Mrs Shepherd Mrs Ernestine l. Rose
Mrs. T. T. Phelps Miss c. G. Burnham DR.. Clemence =
Lozier and Mrs socum. MIS-. Anthony welcomed the
audience with "a brief address.
AccordnctO the report the year had been full Of favor
TO the suffrage cause. In Michigan women were
already allowed to vote upon school questions. The
Iowa Legislature lad passed bin in their favor, bu
they for the approval OF another Legs
lature which would delay them for two years In Kan
sas their r.ght Of suffrage had failed only by "A dozen
votes the lower branch Of the Legislature. similar
bill had been reported in the Massachusetts, Senate The
condition Maine stated 10 be very hopeful women
had been placed on school committees IN many towns
and a woman had also been appointed as keeper IN a
Lighthouse. In the New-YOrk Legislature a bill had
been introduced relieving women from taxation as long
a. unreprescnted Married. women were 10 be allowed
10 testify IN matters OF joint interest with thelr nus
uOns' eSCp, rho" Jyers allowed 10 4ue i'm their
own name The Oranges had admitted 100000 women to
Mrs. spcncer's report embodied description OF The
causes which The unsuccessful attempts 10 obtain
the night to vote the District OF Columbia Tue reso-
buttons, presented by committee consisting Oh mrs
H1lcck Mr.. shepherd and Mrs. Lozier we're not ds-
russcd yesterday, but Ltd over for consideration this
morning. They we're as follows: o.-.-,,.,, ,, right.
No. deisga tied retained by the people; and ,,o
act for alo,hef a.t.oli delegated authority ami ,...
B1er1s This county nave neTeT delegated men 10 e'
ii oisa that tho vote. by ANTHONY Ssnue B.
rt which no aca deere. can ay & f@
bel ef tat constitutional gh TO an equal share u Tie
R,.5irsd That rejoice the growing feeling Of TponsibL
for the public god among s9nga 2. snow n m f o1 ip
cnsa3e, srlcome their action a, means o. iSa's e w
poyer 70 con thrr prayers and team into law ,..
sord llt We rejoice ~ ine recent AcOh oi we % 30 H.
men though common justice demands the voice OF the "no7
Eod Tt resistance to tyranny is obedience to Goa =" e'p
graduate those noble women As'saeha'e's ana Nonhe &
their heads and te personal property seP ,a'Ie s4 5e a l
cosf hat will ED only the establishment OIL eq0Y
Roi That thanks the Patron. Of lushtiry for
admitting women on eqas terms 10 m b ~ hs,. and .elG
and thus f's them for the political Responsibilities n A'
rd TS. the long s'ragse to o5sn The repeal Of the aTos
Ike ordnance IN Illinois. lol.h anPhs n Woman man @ i III
proofs Of he necessity .! sv.s asi r s9s- VIZ 4s- -
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hesored That though ,rty 'nfrsh long and Is kind there
e when Ike patience a'e' B.. y5,gs and . n having
earnestly be,eech the Republican and Democle parties IN We. Of
country large eIempi the eIhorauon let the dead bury Their
dead leaving the process whether Of ahaaaOa or eGem-0n to their
The addresses were substance very much alike Tho
Inconsistency Of allowing women no voice In making
the they asked obey, Of taxing them and
oDH,qng them res pect duties asked OF them equally
TO MEM Was S the chief text c Of eaeh deose Is was
insisted that by the Constitution men and women were
MIA eeHn AZ ma ia
lie suffrage violation of constitutional right
TIE statement that women, AS body, had not asked
and did not desire TO vote a cOwarlIy subIerfuge,
invented by men who did not desire to admit women
TO t snare ,,o '1at pfegs I'M, was h hss
given the franchise without their request and whether
result OF giving 1t TO them 1t insisted that they
were amenable TO the same natural laws as man, had
had the same interest in good government ana the
fare OF their fellows and that by crushing these evil
| made 10 appear where God had intended good
Woman's true place could be found only when she was
et free TO act according to the nature gwen her by God
The necessity OF womans Durer influence government
was argued Particular stress was Land upon the fact
| that women were obliged 70 look on with
sorrow the evils which surrounded their
| children, and which they wers unable TO
abolish. bu; which certainly would be abolished they
lad the power to assist IN the regulation OF the Laws
The evils OF ntemperance and immortality were esPeel-
ally referred 10. Women tshoud not be obliged 10 AJAX
for Their rights brt men should gracefully yield them
~ Should DE gwen TEEN as naona, not state, citIen
ship Attention directed 10 the poor results which
had followed mems attempts 10 govern alone. In her
present position woman was shown 70 be subject not
! an equal Oh man slave, nothing less than beggar
! ana dependent upon mans bounty. she wanted
not 40 much mans prercShtiye. the right 10
her own conscience, her own body, aud her
own property 10 do what sne thought BEST
which Is precisely as man does When she gwen this
privilege which must he soon, she would rule win man
side by side, aud Government would be directed
the united heaven-sent wisdom Anthony
speech was more ID the nature OF welcome. The other
addresses were by Mrs. Blake, Mrs. soculn the Rev
| Olympia Brown, Mrs Amanda Deyo, one ot the repre-
sentative women OF the ten perauce movement IA POugl
Eeepse, Dr. G. G. Dr. and Mrs ErnestIne l. Rose, who
made her first ana probably last appearance before nu
audience IN this country, after an ABSENCE of ave years
| ia England.
The session this morning will be devoted 20 the con-
sideraiJI OF hs resolutions The afternoon and even
Ing sessions ate set apart uI general Among
! others, the Rev. o. H. FrOthngham VIII deliver an adj
dress, In De gFc4lG6 Miss Anthony will give bret