The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-08-24
A DELEGATION OF WOMEN.
Visiting Gen. Hancock and Conn
Away Very Much Pleased with
the Interview.

The woman suffrage delegation
visiting the Chicago Convention con-
sidered themselves snubbed. Gen
Garfield, moreover, expressed himself
in private interviews with Mis- Susan
b Antony and Mrs. Spencer - decide
edly opposed to the extension Of suf.
frage to women. The Cincinnati Con-
ven,ion received the same delegation
politely, and it Was decided that the
speakers among the women suffagisss
should work for the Democratic party
in the present campaigo providing
Gen. Hancock showed himself favor
able to their cause. A delegation Of
women connected with the New York
Woman's Suffrage Association there
fore waited upon him yesterday on
Governors Island. Adjt-G Gen. Nc
Keever introduced Lille Devereux
Blake to the General, and she in turn
presented her companions. Helen NJ
Slocum. Charlotte Smith, Susan King,
Helen Potter, and Harriet Dolaon,
Mrs. Blake said that the delegation
had come to ask the General what
what hope the Woman Suffrage party
might entertain in case sny measure
came before him, - President, which
bore upon granting to women the bal.
lot. The General replied that the
woman suffrage movement was .
growing one. and that everything that
tended toward the amelioratiou Of
woman's condition had his sympathy.
In the course Of conversation be said
that women should be paid equally viii
men tor the came kind Of work equally
we'll performed, and observed that
when he first went to school the teach.
er. were exclusively men for the sam<
and he Was pleased 70 SO how exten
sively women had since become en-
ployed - such and how efficient they
generally were.
Mrs. Slocum said that the delegation
desired . decided expression from him
as to whether he would or would moi
veto any measure favorable to woman
suffrage that might come before hin
as President.
The General replied that If such ,
measure was voted upon BY congress
as q constitutional amendment, j
would not come before the President
If. however Congress accorded women
the right to vote in the District o
Columbia, he certainly would offer nj
obstruction.
Mrs. Blake asked If be cons;dere,
women q people"
Undoubtedly, replied the General
HE would be . bold man who voul,
undertake to say they were not"
Then General" said Mn. Blake
I've ask nothing more than what 20
say in your letter Of acceptance /: i
is only BY q full vote. . free ballot
and fair count that the peOr.e can ruI
in fact. - required b The theory 4,
our government
Il an perfectly willing" said Ge,
Hancock, THAT you should say tai
my stand on that paragraph On m
letter Of acceptance"
During . general conversation Ge
Hancock expressed much interest
the Presidential campaign. and asks
what their plans we're for canvassin
The delegation departed we'll pleas
with their reception.
Seven Varieties Of Drunkards.
From the New York Times.
To speak Of . man - bsastly dru
- We are continually doing. u exec,
; inely unjust to the CLOVER" snima
: which have too much intelligence
!. perhaps too much morality-ever
get drunk after the manner Of tn
" higher brothers. Thomas Nash 4
scribes seven varieties Of drunkar
/ The ape drunkard. wso leacs 4
sings (who ever knew an Sps 10 sina
- the lion drunkasd. wao IL noisv s
ousrrelsome: The swine drunk.rA =