The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-20

III tue CualT.
Mrs. Duniway, by request of the Pres
ident, invited those present to come for
ward and occupy seats near the front.
The invitation being accepted, the Pres
ident read short address reviewing the
progress Of the cause during the PAST
year.
Minutes of the last session were read
by the Secretary, and on motion
adopted.
Appointment of committees being
next in order, the following persons
were named TO serve on the several
committees:
On Progranlme-Mrs. Belle w. Cooke,
Mrs. J. DeVore Johnson and Rev. J. F.
DeVore.
On Ffndnce-R. T. Robinson, Mrs.
Ann NJ. Martin and Mrs Combs.
On ResolUtioHs--Hon. P. C. Sullivan,
VIM. Mcleod and Mrs. A. J. Duniway.
On Credentidls-Mrs. Rosa Martin,
Mr.. Mcleod and Mrs. S. NJ. Kelly.
The several committees retired for
consultation, and during their absence
the Secretary read communications
from several gentlemen, who had been
invited to address the Convention, ex-
pressing, for the most part, cordial SYM
pathy with the movement.
The Committee on Programme re-
ported the following for the remainder
of the morning session: lst-Report of
Committee on Credentials; 2d-Report of
Committee on Constitution; Sd-Discus-
sion; 4th-Adoption of Constitution.
The Committee on Finance reported
adjourned until O'Clock.
Committee on Credentials reported
the following named persons as duly
accredited delegates:
From Marion county-Mrs. S. c. Ad-
ans, Mrs. P. L. Price, Mrs. Carrie
Foltz, Mrs. w. s. Moore, Mrs. d. w.
Prentice, Mr.. R. T. Hawley, Col. c. 4.
Reed, Mrs. H. L. Jordan, Mrs. Belle w.
Cooke, Mrs. VIM. England, Mrs. r.
Mallory, Mrs. L. c. Hawley, Mrs. Z.
Strong, Mr.. B. f. Myres and Mrs.
George Lawson.
From Clackamas eounty-AIrs. Sarah
NJ. McCown, Mrs. NJ. S. Buck, Mrs. 5.
H. Chase, Miss Julia johnson, Hon. w.
H. Mills, Hon. w. Cary johnson, Mrs.
]. DeVore johnson and Mrs. w. w.
Buck.
From Washington eounty-Mrs. r. T.
Robinson, Mrs. c. y. Coburn, Mrs. y.
Walker.
Committee on Constitution reported
the following:
ARTICLE l. SECTION l. This Associa-
tion shall be called the Oregon State
Woman Suffrage Association.
ART. >. SEC. l. Officers: The officers
of this Association shall consist of q
President, a Recording Secretary, Cor
responding Secretary, Treasurer, and a
Vice President for each county.
ART. 3. SEC. l. Membership: This
Association shall be composed Of mem
bers who will sign the following Consti-
tution:
PREAMBLE.
} We, the undersigned, citizens of the
State of Oregon, believing Woman
Suffrage to he the vital issue of the day,
and believing that the ultimate triumph
Of our principles to be but question oi
time, which it is our duty as citizens OF
the loyal Republic to hasten by organ
lied effort, do hereby pledge ourselves to
advance these principles by a strict adj
herence to the following
CONSTITUTION.
ART. /. SEC. !. We hold these truths
to be self-evident, that all men and
women are created equal; are endowed
by their Creator with certain inalienable
rights; that among these are life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness that
to secure these rights governments are
instituted among men, deriving their
just powers from the consent Of the gov
erned.
!, ART. ,. SEC. !. These truths, so pro-
phetic i'm their import and fraught with
such vast consequences for the consider
alton of generations yet to be, have been
heretofore theoretical only as far as hall
the citizens are concerned. And the OBJ
ject of this Association shall be to COM
, bine our mutual interests for the pro-
motion of equal political rights for
( women who are taxed without repre-
, sentaiion and governed without con-
, sent.
ART. 8. Any person may become q
member of this Association and be Ell.
, titled to vote in its Conventions by
| signing this Constitution and paying into
its Treasury the sum Of one dollar annu,
, ally.
On motion the Constitution wa.
adopted as a whole.
{ Mrs. Duniway then made few re
marks on the principal clause Of tn,
p same.
E The President invited all who wishet
: TO become members of this Association
: to advance and sign the Constitution
p and pay the membership fee. Thirty.
four names were enrolled and the per
: sons declared members.
On motion the Convention adjourned
. until p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House called to order by the Presi
, dent.
1t was moved that Hon. o. b. Gibson
be elected chairman of the Association
Carried, and the gentleman took hi
seat in that capacity.
The minutes of the morning session