Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-15
UOM1N IND THE BALLOT.
The National Woman Suffrage Convention
a Lively Time at the Evening Session.
Another Scene This Morning.


delivering an address the convention took
recess until ~ =. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was largely attended,
every seat in the hall being occupied. About
twO-tliriS Of those present were ladies.
Promptly at halfpaSt7 Mrs. Stanton, Miss
Anthony, and Miss Durham made their APP
peaTance on the platform, and were received
with applause. They were soon followed by
Mrs. Lockwood. Miss SaxtOn, Mrs. Dundore
and others, who took seats on the stage.
Miss Carrie BuTnham, the female lawyer,
OF Philadelphia, was introduced, aud read
carefully prepared address on the legal status
Of woman. The address showed studiOus re-
search and represented the estimation in
which women have been held from earliest
times up TO the present At the conclusion
OF her address. and just as Mrs. Stanton was
about 10 Introduce the next speaker,
DOCTOR MARY WALKER
brought her bifurcated garments to the front,
hy rapid flank movement. and before Mrs.
stanton COald inteTpOSe. began, LA lies and
gentlemen" ICrieS of we don't want to
hear YOU Let her speak" &cI Mrs. Stan
ton here advanced To the Doctor. and a WhiS-
percd cOilOqUy enSucd. Meanwhile there WAS
quitt a sensation among the audience. few
desiring To hear the Doctor. bat by far the
larger number evidently wishing that she
Mrs. Stanton finally addressed the audi
oHCe. saying that the association had hired
and paid for the hall; they had male OIt
their programme. and she would leave il To
lhe audience whether or NOT II should be car
Tied out. or whether Mrs. Walker
Or. Walker, 10 Mrs. StantOu-'Thats not
my name
her out. .'Shc.S an interloper. mingled with
Kisses and applause.
pr. WaIker.-.'Ladies and gentlcmen"-
Mrs. StantOn-"I will let the audience de-
eide the question. All those who are in favor
OF hearing Mrs. Walker
Or. WalkCr.-"My name is not Mrs. Walk
or. ma,am. want my proper title"
Mrs. StantOn-"Au who want the regular
programme broken up, and who are opposed
10 law and Orter. will say aye" About
twenty voices responded.
Mrs. stanton. Now. all who don't want
the regular programme intCTfered with will
say aye" Confused by Mrs. StantOn's
manner of putting the question. most of the
audience did not vote, only about twenty
voices responding.
DR. Walker. preSuming that she had
achieved victory, bowed and again began,
groans. cries Of Put her ont" Sci Here the
inGOmitable Susan came 10 the fore, to Mrs.
STATIONS apparent relief and explained that
while they believed in freedom of speech they
also believed they had a right to select their
own SPEAKERS. d" DR.. Walker has attended
our meetings for several years past" -
DR. Walker wasn't here last year"
Miss Anthony. She was not here last
DIR. Walker. to the audience No; AMI
why? Because that woman pointing 10
Miss A. inSulted me. and" -
Here the hall TeSOunded with
ORGANS AND KISSES.
mingled with few cries of Lets hear the
Doctor"
Miss Anthony here put the question as to
whether the Doctor should speak. and it was
decided in the negative by a large majority
The Doctor then Waited back To her seat
and subsidized for the remainder of the eve
ming.
Addresses were then del vered by Mrs. Lii
lie DevereuN Blake and Miss Phebe COZzeu>.
The remarks OF the latter Were fOrcible and
witty, and having an excellent delivery. she
was frequently and loudly applauded.
toni baro
ton adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
TO-day's Proceedings
The convention re-asSembled this morning
at 10 o'clock, not above two hundred persons
being present, mostly women.
Miss susan Ii. Anthony was on the stand,
ana previous 10 the arrival Of the officers she
read
LETTER FROM MISS SMITH,
OF Glastonbury, Conn. who states that she
lives IN house one hundred and sixty years
Old, built by her ancestors, and her object in
writing was 10 complain of the oppressive
laws OF that state in relation 10 the sale of
property for DOn-payment of taxes, the tax
collector having sold eleven acres Of their
ancient domain for that purpose. Other let
tiers were read from delegates rcgretting their
Inability 10 be present; one from RObt. Dale
owen. Of Philadelphia,
Miss Anthony then introduced
MRS. DIR. LOZIER,
Of New York. She is middIe-agel woman.
some hat gTay.wit tn TathnrmarEcd features.
and was dressed in plain black. She ap-
preached the stand and after adjusting her
SpcCtaClcS, proceeded 10 read an address i'm a
very feminine tone, on the relations of the
two sexes towards each other and the wrongs
Of the weaker sex by reason Of the denial to
women of the right OF voting. which she
claimed 10 be the only effective remedy for
all their troubles. Taxation without repro
SentatiOu was dwelt upon for some time, and
its injustice portrayed. Governments should
be administered by a wise craftsmanship: re-
forms are needed. Few men make more earn
est and more effective reforms than women:
the present decade has fully demonstrated
this fact; glance at the various professions.
including journalism, cannot fail to convince
all that women can be as useful in these
branches as men. Women do not ask nor de-
sire special legislation, but only ask for
before the laws of the land. and that
they NAV be accorded the rights of citizen
ship with men. The want of "a proper femi-
nine power i'm this land is the cause of SO
much Generalization in official places. Mo
mentuOuS reforms are now cropping out all
over the world, in which women are taking
the most conspicuous part, and indeed the
lead. disturbed society j making an effort
10 right itself through their efforts.
LETTERS.
At the close of her remarks Miss Anthony
read letter from the president of the Indiana
STATE suffrage aSSOcla ton. Mary +. Thomas
An appeal was made by Miss Anthony for
funds, and collection was taken up, during
which she read a private letter from Clara
Parton, now in Italy, to Mrs. Stebbins. Of
Detroit. rcgTettiug her inability to be pres
ent. and wishing God speed To the cause.
Letters were also received from Rev. q. =
rockingham, Of New York, and PauIina
Wright Davis, of Providence.
TWO MILLION INDEPENDENT WOMEN.
Miss Anthony then made "A short address TO
prove that man, though the natural prOtec-
tor OF woman, does not protect her. She
cited the various manufacturing establish
mentS through the country which are filled
with female operatives all supporting them
selves. There are over two millions of wO-
men as shown by the census reports who are
entirely independent of the men i'm this
respect. In thousands OF instances women
are supporting not only their own offspring,
but their ShiftleSS, worthless. drunken huS-
bands. How often do we hear the expires
sion used. ''She's the best man of the two"
there are the energetic boarding house keep
erS and women engaged in many honorable
industrial pursuits.
During the delivery Of Miss AnthOny's ad-
dress, the president, Mrs. Stanton, arrived
and took her place on the stand. She was
attired in black from head to foot, bonnet
and all. and looked unusually prim and
stately. The others who arrived and took
seats on the stand were Mrs. Lilly Devereux
Blake, Mrs. La Fevre, Mrs. Dundon, Mrs.
StebbinS, Mrs. MaTilla, NJ. Kicker Kate
I. Harris, and Mr.. La Fevre, husband Of the
lady OF that name.
Miss Anthony continued her remarks for
some time, showing the advantage men hold
over women. She stated that the men hold
the KEY TO every place where a dollar can Ia