National Republican., 1880-12-09
WAR AMONG WOMEN.
THE WARNING NOTES OF BATTLE.
Rival Female Suffrage Conventions to be Held Here
The Situation as Stated by Mrs. Sara A.
Spencer-The Boilers and tho "Old
Hcliabies,"

| convention OF the American Woman Suffrage
Association, composed of seceders from the Ma
| toual Association, Is announced to begin In this
city next Wednesday: and, rs Mrs. Sara A. Spencer
is the latest convert to the new association, rep
rUScntatvc of TitB NATIONAL r REpUDLICAN called on
her last evening to ascertain the meaning of the
convention being called month ahead of the "old
rcliGblcs,' rs well rs her reasons for leaving the
association with which she had been so intimately
connected since 1870. Mrs. Spencer received her
visitor very cordially and, In reply to question
relative to her reasons for Withdrawing from the
National Association, sh0 said there were several
| reasons for such action
,"would You have any objection to stating them,
| Mrs Spencer"
"wcll, don't know exactly what to say TO that
question, but presume there is no harm in my
| saying what my reasons were. In the first place,
was dissatisfied because Miss Anthony and n little
rug gl followers del ibcrately ignored the Green.
back'Lgbor party, who had placed a woman suf.
irnse plank In their platform, and attempted to
hang on TO the cOat-lails of tho Republican party
Another thing was opposed to three women rep.
rGsenlihg twenty millions during their natural
TO whom do you rcfcr?"
Mrs Elizabeth Cody Stanton, Susan Anthony,
| ana Matilda Gage. susnns bump Of vcneration,
is as iar as MIS- stanton Is concerned, is largely
convention to mako her friend president of the
asS99cnlon for liic; Mrs. Stanton always says she
| pinch comes She dOcsnot decline"
-, What were the causes that led TO tho orgonlza.
| llOu Ol INC American ASSOGinttOn7'
| 81 think about 1869 Mrs Lucy Stone Mary f.
| Eastman and several other members Of the Ma.
uonal Association declared that It's platform was
too broad and not based upon morality as to Ger
tnin extent 1t cOuntenanccd Vie Woodruff and
| hur ftcc.lovc doctrines, Therefore they Withdrew
and formed the American AssOcr ion, which rep
| reScn,S the CONSERVATIVE woman element. Mrs.
stanton, IN reply TO the Woodruff assertion, said
| that she hnd attempted to be heard before u com
initcc of Congress on the woman suffrage question,
nut thcy paid no attention to her. As soon Us Vic.
Woodhull asked the privilege Congress threw open
It's door TO her. probably because they thought she
would discuss the relations fthe sexes" She did
not care who opened the door MS long aS she could
get hearing for the National Association"
vcntOn next wCck?
Both associations arc striving for the passage Of
nsiXtccnth amendment and in this respect their
them il the means 10 be used for accomplishing
such result. cannot speak of my own knowl
edge ns TO the intentions of either association. for
am working 10 FORM u new party, TO be composed o
younger women, with more bIsines5.liko ideas
why hayo often been told by Miss Anthony tha
wlS mere baby In the cause, AMI had not proper
respect for tho gray hairs of the pioneers In In,
work. lam tired Of snch talk and shall work quietly
and not fire or speeches and endeator to gain no
tOricy aS Is the c now wi h several sO.Callct
leaders of tho woman suffrage movement j! Ia use
Hess stOask lhyorsfrOni tholepublican or Democratic
party. The latter e dead, and tho former is il
back rarty-thc party Of the future / shall no
sttcmp to antagoni2e either wing, bnt will worl
= FOL the success Of woman suffrage, l would lik
TO have 1t demonstrated that three parties O
y women can hold political conventions withou
calling each other lavish names. When any o
: the members Of the National Association with
o drew from u they were talked about, and no pain
7 were spared to misreprcSent their motives. ThcY
Q must be no noise, but energy"
What is Mrs. Lockwoods position In this MAJ
= tcr?"
a can't say exactly, but she will undoubtedl
stick to the National, especially since / hav
- resigned. ltwould kill BelYa If there was not n
, uproar. We have not been very friendly since th
J | formation of q District Suffrage Association Sh
was not asked to become u member, but after W
had held several meetings, In which there was NJ
| much tumult but u great deal of work. sho oil
tanned admittancc, and at one meeting moved thG
Y tadjourn to meet at her house. That settled /
We have not held meeting since"
What Is the difference between the two ass
| clations?"
"As | said before the American Is the conservi
| tive New England element, and aims to be dign
fled In oil its movements while the National Is t
| radical or universal element. / have heard
, called tho anything -forsuecess clement Tt
y management of the national during these yea
has been in the hands of few, and the distur
nnccs now observable in It's ranks arc ascribed
this fact, because 1t has q tendency to retard an
movement to allow few to control tho many. tn
third party, however, will be conducted on moi
liberal principles, and is bound to succeed al
| sorry you called so carly, for / could have pr
pared u better statementif q little more time ha
= boen given. Bear in mind that have no desire
. work against either the American or Nations
Associations, but simply desire to have wome
allowed the privilege of the ballot"
This ended tho conversation, and the scril
withdrew.