Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-14
OEenin. Proceedings.

eSehfns fGOteeHfnsS.
The audience mostly females) commence
To drop in about the hour set for the opening
This morniue-l0 O'Clock. At 1910 o'clocl,
there were about one hundred and fifty per
sons present. who seemed rather imIat ieut
at The delay, and Mrs. Bclya Lockwood came
UIon the stand and commenced 10 apologize
FOR I'D" npn-appedrance Of tine officers Of the
COuN entiCn. She had parted with them last
night At Willapi'> Hotel. and was SURPRISED
That they were not more prompt While she
WIS speaking. Miss Susan Il. Anthony. Mrs.
Elizabeth tady stanton, and Ndrilia NJ.
Kicker OF New Hampshire. arrived and welL
ON The platform. Kate q. Harris, OF BaIti-
more. was also on the stage.
Mr.. Cady stanton came 10 the front i'm
mcdi1tely. AMI said thar in the absence of
their president, Martha &. Wright vino hal
died since their last convention. il devOivcI
upon her MIR. >tantOn}. a. fsrt vice preSI-
dent. TO preside over the deliberations OF this.
The seventh annual convention of the Ma
tioEal WOman'S Suffrage Association. Dur
IN" Tie past year the association hal lost
some OF it, strongest advocates by death.
among them Hon. Gerrit Smith. DT. Harriet
n Hunt. Martha &. Wright and others She
thcL proceeded TO deliver the following
OPENING ADDRESS.
Ihi> y the seventh annual convention we
have held i'm Washington To discuss the right :
81 >el-SOVernment for One-half the peOple
This meeting comes at a most auspiciouS
moment. when the entire nation il wide
awake 10 the great principle of American
independence now being trampleJ undar foot
IN the state of louisiana Self-coyernmanf
= now The great subject that occupies tho
press and the people. speeches and debates in
congress ana state legislatures. Democrat Is
and liberal republicans alike are Proclaim
ing the inalicEable rights of the people. Al
such Il crisis it would seem that liberty low
lag statesmen might be easily converted tn
the ideas OF woman suffrage. They neal
adopt no new principle, only extend The
rights they now demand for Louisiana tn
Mcmen. IL the danger arises from educat i'm.
Tie people to violate the principles OF free
government - II not a dangerous in the
case Oh twenty Thousand women? Ii demo-
Gratis amt lOeTal republicans are 80 earnest
~ dei.'loluS thi> principle in Louisiana they
should not De Inconsistent nv DENYING IN
woman voice in the laws and ruIes that
govern u>' in the right of trial by inry. aud
representation while taxed 10 slnroT.t m.
state. "
She then introduced
Mss SUSAN b ANTHONY
who proceeded tO resul q lengthy repoPt n: tho
d1ing> Of jhe association during The t,aSf
year. commencing with the proceedings of
the last annual convention. and the act ION
taken la the uited States Senate the vote
ga the question there showing that during
tie past seven years ian that body their
friends i:'d Increased from la u. she then
detailed The progress ma.ie in The several
states In the cause OF woman suffrage shoyy-
H. < Promising stz to Of the cause generally
During The reading - the report the audience
was increased 10 several hundred. and in the
lnsaiitimc an accession Ia the members on
Tie stand was made by the aIgiYal OF Pheb.