Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-14
UOM.4N's RIGHT TO VOTE,
National Woman's Suffrage Convention
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Opening Proceedings To-day.

giving an account OF the proceedings of the
conventions few facts relative to the national
organizations. established with V6ew 10
secure the advancement Of women, may be
interesting. Without reference TO the origin
Of the movement To secure the ballot for
woman. except To say that il was pioneered
by Lucy Stone, Susan H. Anthony. Lucretia
Mott. Ernestine l.. Rose. Elizabeth CaIy
stanton and others, il may he stated that
until 1859 the advocates of female suffrage
worked in harmony for mutual end.
SPLIT IN THE RANKS.
In that year. however. a rupture occurred
which resulted i'm the division of the original
association into two other societies; one.
headed by Lucy Stone Blackwell, entitled
and the other by Susan ID. Anthony, Eliza
beth tady stanton and others known as
the National Woman's Suffrage Association.
The first named association, or as they are
commonly called, 1.-The Boston SET" number
among their members besides Mrs. Black
well. who is president. Julia Ward Howe.
Mrs. Mary y. Livermore, Mr.. t. w. Higgin-
son and a number of lesser lights. The ma
tional association, of which Mrs. Martha G..
Wright, "a sister of the venerable Lucretia
MOtU of Auburn. New York. who died on
the Attn instant. was president, has a large
membership, ami is probably the most pop1
lar 81 the two organizations.
AMONG ITS MEMBERS ARE:
Miss Susan B. Anthony. of Rochester. y. Y;
Mrs. IucTetis Mott. Philadelphia; Mrs. Ma
tilda JOslyn Gage. Fayetteville. y. y; Mrs.
Isabella BeechcT Hooker, Hartf2ri; Mrs.
Belva \. Lockwood. Mrs. Sara j. Spencer.
Mrs. DR. Susan Edison and Mrs Dr. Caroline
Il. WnSlow. of Washington, u. c.; Mrs.
CathariDe +. Stebbins. Detroit; Miss Phebe
COuzinS. ST. Louis; Mrs. Lavinia =. DundOre.
Baltimore; Miss Carrie 5. Burnham. PhiIa-
deIphia: Mrs. Lille Devereaux Blake, New
York; Mrs. Ciem"nce =. IOZier, NJ. D.. New
York. and Mrs. Mary 8. Davis. of Orange
y. j. The association being without preSi-
dent. owing 10 the death Of Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is entitled To
preside. she being first vice president
While both associations aim to accomplish
the same Object-the acknowledgements Of
wonderland while there is no essential diff
ference between them i'm principle.
THE BOSTON. OR ''ENCLUSIyE SET,
are generally regarded aS more intolerant o.
side issues, such AZ dress reform. divorce.
communism, free love, &c. The national
suffrage party have heretofore advocated
more liberal platform, and without endOrS-
ing, a. an association. either dress reform.
fTee-lOve or any other unpopular lateral
issue. have believed il not unwiSe to permit
the discussion Of all questions affecting the
before, however. Miss Anthony gave the
speakers plainly to understand that their re-
marks must he strictly confined to one sub
j"ct, viz: the ballot for women; and all at
temptS to divert discussion 10 side issues
Were promptly and sharply rebuked. Only Il
few years since these conventions Invariably
attracted numbers of
ECCENTRIC CHARACTERS.
Last year a dementei Old lady calling her
self .'SuCen Euphemia. President of the Wis
dom Bank. who attended all of the sessions of
this convention. created much amusement to
persons unaware of her afflictiOn. by frequent
attempts To make an lDcOherent speech while
perched on chair in the auditorium. Only
"a few years before another oddly in the
shape of a little red-hcaded man, with wild
looking eyes. occupied a seat on the platform
and held before the gaze Of the aStoniSheI
audience "a banner with a strange device"
or rather devices one side being Ornampnted
with pictures of representatives of the differ
ent races. and the other with various mot
toes. During the rcCcSScS of the convention
he occupied his time in parading PennSylVa-
MIA avenue with his banner. He was eN-
tTemcly Tcticeut. mad nothing to say ut the
convention. and no one knew him or the place
nom whence he came. While the OStenSihle
reason for the rupture in the original aSSOcia-
ton i said 70 have heen "a difference Of opin-
ION Gn
MRS. WOODHULL'S DOCTRINE OF FREE
il l. said that one cause which operated To
bring about the division was Il personal con
IrOvCrSy between Mrs. Stone Blackwell and
Miss Anthony as To which Of those ladies'
should nave precedence in the suffrage move
ment. At any rate. in must not be inferred
that the national association now in session
at Lincoln hall endorses the free-lOvc abOnl-
nation. although il is doubtless true that
there are members OF the organization vino
views on the subject OF marriage
considerably at variance with popular no.
tons on that subject.
BEFCHER AND Triton
l. = q fact worthy OF mention at this TIM
tHdi iu i-so both conventions met >imulta-
HCGuSlv in New Ork. am / that the presiding
OI'iccTdt the meeting OF the America Woman
suffrage Association was Henry Wari
B"cShcr. while ut the convention Of the Nj
tlol'al Association Theodore Tiltol presided
Mr. TilfDn was ut that time editor Of the
and Brooklyn I,aB,y. ana Mr.
stanton. in Vac@Jiug tire temporary chair
IgaH~hip. introduced him a. 4 yO.ing man
who had his finger on the pulse OF 100 GJJ PEG
PIE. daily and weekly"
QUIFN EITZABETH WANTS EVERYTHING
NICE.
~ the request OF Mrs stanton. Lincoln
Hall has undergone several improvements
worthy Of mention. Brand new mating has
been pat down in the aiSIcS. a new carpet
adOrnS The platform while upon il "A sofa AMI
q number al easy chairs have been place for
he use OF the ladies. \ large American flag
i fcStOoneJ above the stage.
The headquarters OF Miss Anthony. Mrs
stanton. ard several other ladies. are at VII
lard'S There will he three sessions daily.
beginning respectively al 10 a. IN. and > AMI
y y. III. Heretofore IT has been customary
To charge an admission fee az the evening
sessions, hUt II is the present intention 10
make every session free ~ all. \ number OF
distinguished gentlemen. among them Vice
Pres iGeut Wilson. have been invited to al
irC>> the convention. Anon. the ladies who
Will be heard nom are Miss Anthony. Mr..
stanton. Miss tOUZinS. Mrs. Blake. Mis-.
Lockwood. Miss BurnEam. am Mrs. Mary
\. llVcrInOre. VINO, although nos q member
o. In" American association. has been i'm
Vitcd 10 be present. and il is believed viii
attend aHd address the convention.