The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-25
WOMEN GOING TO ALBANY.
WHAT THEY WIZ say TO MEMBERS
or the LEGTSLhTURE.
Article ii. Of the Consultation Of tho United
stnte- TO be Read to some Men who may
not vet have Read thnt tnrtrumept.


-
Article II. of the Consultation Of tho United
stnte- TO be Read to some Men who may
not vet have Read TINT Instrument.
The annual effort of u few New York
women to get from the Albany legislators an act
enabling women to vote Ia to be made this win
ter with uncommon energy and persistence.
Memorials are to be presented from three So
oieties. the State Woman Suffrage Association,
the New York City Woman Suffrage Society,
and the National Women's Suffrage Association.
The representative delegates will be Matilda
Josyn Gage, President of the National Associa-
tion Mira. Blake, of the State Association; ; and
Mrs. Lozier, Dean OF the WomeD's Homeopathic
College, who IA the President Of the New York
City Woman Suffrage Society. Another strong
representative woman will DO In Albany, the
wealthy Miss Emily Rowland OF Cayuga county.
The delegates, having af1luent aud highly re-
spectacle relatives In Albany, Will spend some
time in that city. each with her friends, and
take full opportunity to urge upon the atten-
ton OF the Legislature the slct that under Ar
tclc Of the Constiiu;ion OF the United States
the Presidential electors may be appointed in
such manner as each State Legislature may pre-
scribe; and that. therefore. all that Is necessary
for securing the ballot for women In the near
Presidential election. IA that the Legislature
shall PASS 4 sii alo iii to that effect
The repre'entatives OF tue woman suffrage
orraniz zlIons will romind the Albany legislators
that under Article II. of the Constitution Of the
United ST tea each state has full power 10 say
that no person shall vote for Presidential Elect
orS unless that uerson posse so, a certain amount
of property or unless that person IL able to read
ana wtite tho English language; indeed, that
none but church members shall have the ballot.
Here Is the article:
zach state !hall appontin such manner as the Iegis
10 he number OF se' aiors and Representatives which
the state may De entitled In the Jngress.
the state have been well sounded. and as far
possible modified by the advocates OF woman
suffrage.
The women sufra-ists tsks now courage In
| view of their success In Connecticut last winter
| The question was 'ferred 70 q suffrage commit
ter, which was with much ridicule called the
suffering Committee. 1ne committee was adj
| dressed by Miss Burr of the Hartford Times, 10y
the Smith sisters Of glastonbury. Conn, by Mrs.
| Blake, aud by Lucy stone. and at length the
| committee were colnpl tely converted, gave u
| unanimous vote In favor of woman suffrage
| bill. which was defeated by twenty votes, the
III We onlg had money to establish winter
residence In Na-hiugtOn Of three or four Of
! our strongest women said Mr.. Blake vostor-
| DAY, " making headquarters for women during
! We now I. .ebly and nfuly strive for. II o"e or
! twp n the widows whp nre lefi with f2jWO,
SiONtO. or $1,000 year. would give L. = LIT, in
! ste d of spending their benevoience on colleges
from whose privileges women are eNciud -d the
| ."Na'iDn Nt,'.'lt l'li', -htNti'ii % i"f-t stN
women would exist no longer. Mems canVasses
| are not carried on without money. 1hcir pOhti-
! c-l purposes are sustained by nntucial sub
stratum, and our Strt- -ttius. unatfniuir z perse-
| yetance. for " "hich We are well ri-icued. Is the
| failure ~ u1yeriy.'
Hut | have been told" said Mrs Blakes
! visitor, 81 that If women really want the ballot
| they can have It; tina. " the women sent n uni
Vefsal peuiiun. men would willingly leg tlize IT.
| There YOU strlhe tne money question giin,"
said Mrs Blaze. ." We could Get the signatures
| II we had agents supported while they wander
| about, giving tho TINS and expense necessary.
| We have sometimes gotten up a petition signed
| 10y four or i've hundred names, and the tbor and