Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-16
UOM1N AND TIE BALLOT.
The National Woman Suffrage Convention
he sIaSiuE-


hGsr our report Of tho proceedings % the
National Woman SUfraga Convention
closed yc~ er,ls y. the memorial to Congress.
VfsV1rotl by MIR stanton. was adopted, on
motion of Miss NutLunr.
FE-- LILLE DENFRTJ-N BLAKE.
a. New cTk- addressed ia" convention on
an" right 81 all classes al cIjIZ"H~ to self gov
eminent. The declaration That all men are
born free and equal, means ali p"opl". The
claims Of women u oqua! nights ar bt>ei
upon their citizenship. their common inter
81 i'm P4blic affairs with men. and their de
NntipE 20 tine government.
The speaker made an eloquent aiiUSIpn ~
I.It S~sTylcr~ Of women during Tus lat wal
and depicted the hari>hipS and pTlVatiu"
endured by them during tho absence 81 tn ir
husbands ami sons an the tented ii"it'. of
their iabOT> bon hospitals ami iu SOM. i'll
stances. on the field with arms III their
hands. During hes remarks she vas fire.
VHcUtiN dPFlaui'i-
WHAT ~ ENGLISH woNANTHINrs ABOUT
Mrs. stanton then iutroIue.,I Mrs. La
tcyTC, of New York. Su InEBSh lady who
usti d" mo tuT~'~idn in tins C0C8try. Mrs. Ia
tNT" IS - flur specimen az n, EHEt III in,t-
tTCU- Posse ~~'ug handsome Features. a grace
~ irI mn ami Is arl .lr'utly taiy OF cGilur"
81. commence, ty lnl eiI- upon womb.
ami especially mothers jua necessity Ol
N'Hr'ilE 'diiitut> J.. tt. cfH-- az woman s.
--ur~- Io ~,cIvr which ry.r...; fhaircp8~,9~f
ana never Tagging E'--.5vtrc- Ihr wpT I
pros tuition T. DC. a-Irtg,l a. too uumpt '~f
5 80 u .ufiGu b.t,r,.g public as uEla-.. hut
u - time 10 lay ASH. these sai~e convention.
d aIf.t- dIt terms .at fake society a. IL g.
! Ti.-e is more oft Tan any ar willing p" al
lrii anu la- cause . t]t interior l'b-. 'i't
women hold ia the hnjy polite. Gn.} w
( can accord thr right OF won'.t tp enter into
all HpueTT bile cuplgNIngHf~ ~UItCi 10 tn 50
until then There viii he prostitution
WoNFS ARE DRIVEN Z" PRpSFITTTi0N
bV force 90 circumstances. The speaker then
I went or tO state tlat Ill" had lost an infant
/ about one wear ago by death. She hal mur-
; UcTed that chilli 10y h"TOWu folly OtfOilOwins
the fashions and neglect ot it. Her hu~hau /
had brought Il paper into HcT house pUbiishC 4
by WOn-!hUli 4 tiafiiD- which. after exam
jar" II. She thought was "A moDStTOus act on
th- part of her husband. She toII her hU>-
brand never ioTePaat The insult offered her.
since trou she hal frequently read this
paper as size wUglt amy other immoral pih-
iICation-
az THE SLY.
ami had been made a cOuvprt 10 the princi-
TlcS advocated IN il. She now reads this
paper open and regularly, and had since
made the personal acquaintance Of that pow
erfUl woman. Victoria 4. WOOthull. col
bless her, SHE was sorry thai able advocate
az wOInon'S rights was not present at the
convention. a. they need all this kind Of at
vCc3iCS IN the cause. She again repeated.
Gud bless Victoria WoOJhuU
Brief remarks We're made 10y Mrs stanton
ami Others. and the convention took Il recess
until . A. III
Evening Session.
The attendance i'm The evening was very
large. every part OF the large hall being
packed ana hundreds being unable to sccur.
admission seated in the rear of the, hal
were perhaps half q dozen rOwtieE. who
apparently came 70 have some fun. and who
frequently interrupted the meeting by stamp
ing and various other demons traitors.
a 10 about O-ciDCk Dr. Mary Walker saiIcI in
sEd took "a seat on the stage. AMI her entrance
vas the occasion OF demonstration by the
Gi~Ortpriics in thgle9F. Miss Kicker and Mis-
COzZrn> delivered addresses: the subject Of
:he latter lady being The higher education al
woman.
I
said She wanted sion to de.ray the expenses
OF Miss COZZenS. They would take ANYTHING
nom a quarter mp To q so grcGuback. and
she hoped when the baskets came back she
could say tnat they had a generous Is well as
q large audience Several ladies here de-
Sccnded from The platform and slowly made
their way through the audience. soon after
returning with their baskets Overlooking
with '' chips" Of all denominations.
THE CLOSING SPEECHES.
Mrs Blake made an address. after which
BIrS. stanton came forward and read an ar
Sument IN favor of woman'> enfranchiSe-
ment. She was interrupted several times by
! The rOwdleS IN the rear. and once remarked
lhdf ~ was plain To- see that those Young
men had not been brought up 10 respect theiT 7.
mothers. This Tebuke was received with
loud applause by the audience. and for a time
the bad boys >UbSideI. At the conclusion of
Mrs Stanton's speech. Miss Anthony gave
notice To their friends that Mrs. stanton
herself and several other ladies' of the con-
VyntICn would remain at WillarI'S a few
day. where they would To glad TO see their
friends. She then declared the convention
adjourned.
CARD FROE DIR. MARY WALKER
E'ff-'r II me Tie S0r- Dear SIr-Tnara l.
much That a. NOT correct in thc report Of the
P'ocett1rS- of the WUInau'~ Convention
mat hd> just closed. a. those present te>ti-
fed hy their rounds 81 applause wherever the
writer OF tAI> DTIcf ">VI~tic apppar.qt on the
/ TlaiiuTiu-aud especially q, the last SaSSi on.
when Lincoln bah was completely filed
But ask that Won shall take The trouble 10
correct tuT rgt" II such errors. aud | shall
expect 10 nHo that Won ar- too inst 10 refuse
so moderate a request. Ii i ia regard Ia a
statement about 0t.rfH rID4uefeJ.
IUcHN ANA have huudrs. is 10 bear M wit
Es~~- that did not rc!c, to Hsarlf character
iH any possible manner. GIt only r., frIa 4rts
ami moves ia the COHN eutiDl and REPORTS Of
women la Tire franchise movement.
DIR. Vt AIRY l.. WALKER