National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-23
AFTER THEIR RIGHTS.
Closing Day Of the Woman Suffrage
Convention.
The Resolutions Discussed and Adopted-A
Vote on a Temperance Questionable
Work of tho Association During
the Past Yoar-The Evening
Session 49, Addresses by
Several Delegates.
The Suffrage Convention.

The National Woman's Suffrage Convention
reassembled In Lincoln Hall yesterday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock, the attendance, despite the
disagreeablo weather. being fully as large as
that of the previous day. The principal bust
ness transacted was the discussion and adop-
ton of the resolutions published In yesterdays
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. Among those who
participated in the debate were Mrs. Archi
bald, of Colorado; Mrs, Sara A. Spencer, of
Washington, ID. c.; Mrs. Lucinda b. Chandler,
OF Philadelphia; Judge Waite, of Chicago; Mrs.
Stuart, of Delaware, aud Mrs. Slocum, of New
York A recess was then taken until = p. m.
At this meeting the presiding officer Mrs.
Stanton, delivered short address on the evils
| Of intemperanoe, at the close of which she
asked all present to vote aye or nay on the
question of whether or not they were in favor
Of the traffic in liquor. 1t is hardly necessary
to say that the nays made up unanimous
vote.
Miss Florence Harding, an attractive look
ing young lady from Indiana, was then Intro
duccd and led off with an appeal to the young
ladies present to cschew life of frivolity and
vanity and devote their time to the question
OF suffrage, as they would be greatly benefited
by It.
She was followed by Miss Jessie Waite,
of High Park, H., who said that now all the
avenues of business we're open to women, and
| in every instance they had proven themselves
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number of instances which had come
under her notice, all of which she said
proved that the suffrage movement
was not at u standstill. She contended
that women should be eligible to the ministry
privilege thus far denied them Mrs Sara
Spencer, secretary Of the association, gave an
account of the work performed during the
past year, stating that over 66,000 documents
had been circulated throughout the country,
| and the association was only 1925 in debt.
| Thus far twenty-tour States had petitioned
| Congress for woman sut'rages, and the asso.
citation was thoroughly organized having good
working officers in every section of the land
Mrs. Matilda Gage then told the story of the
claim of Miss Anna Ella Carroll, of Maryland
the latter being absent on account Of sickness
for services rendered in drawing mp plans by
which Sherman's march to the sea was made q
success.
Miss Phoebe Cozzens, of st. Louis, was the
last speaker, aud devoted her address to the
choral Aspect of the Woman Question" She
related a number of incidents of the work
performed by woman during tho perilou,
times of the Revolution, aud claimed that they
had always been foremost In noble deeds. Al
the conclusion of her remarks n recess was
taken until 1880 p. m.
The closing session of the convention began
punctually at half.past last evening, a crowd
not quite so large as during tho day session
|
inability to attend the convention were read
from Mrs. J. II. Nichols, of California, and
Mrs. DR.. Clement Delozer, of New York city
Mrs. Lille Blake then addressed the meet
ing on the policy of the two parties toward
the woman's movement, stating that they had
both failed to do anything but promise. II
was TO be hoped that in the future women
would not be compelled to stand by and sec
the most degraded specimens of the opposite
sex exercise the elective franchise while they
were denied voice even in tho administra
ton of their own affairs.
Mrs. Emma McRae, principal Of the Higi
school at Muncie, Ind, was then introduced
and gave detailed account Of the progress o
woman suffrage in her State. She stated tina
in her case she was glad to say the salary sh,
; received was more than ever paid a man II
Indiana occupying q similar position, and al
teachers, whether male or female, were place.
on an equal footing.
The convention adjourned after listening I,
an address by Miss Phoebe Cozzens on the "In
; ward Vices which now Beset Us as a Nation
She was particularly severe on those who useC
tobacco in any form, and whisky, and did no
fail to hold up the Members Of the House o
Representatives as terrible example Of tn
excuses Of the day.