, 1880-05-26
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Na-
slonni Woman Suffrage !As.octntIon-
Distinguished Women Present, Etc,

Thirteenth Annual NIees9nE of tho Na~
tloMni Woman Suffrage 4Aasoctntlon-
Distinguished yvoii.on Present, Etc.
spsetat Dhpateh to The Chicago 1tthunk,
1NDIASAroL1s, Ind, May 25-Tho thirteenth
ant,unt business meeting Of tho National Woman
Suffrage Association convened this morning In
PArk Thoatre. In tho nbscnco Of tho President,
Nrs. Stanton, the meeting was called to order by
Susan u. Anthony, Viee.Iresfdont- at largo,
Sarah Andrcw Spencer being Secretary. Tho
following delegates wero reported present: AIN
bats,a, Alrs. p. Holmes Drake, Huntsville. Con-
nectlcut, Elizabeth D. Champion. District OF
Columbia, EvnIlno j. alaso1., Jur.ishn s. Jay,
Ellen a. sheidcn, sarah Alteows spencer,
jane IL. SPolortl. Illinois, Elizabeth Noyutun
l4arbert, Evanston; Mrs. Ann M. Porter.
Danvll!u. insfIana, Mary +. llngxNrt, vico.
President; MARTINI Gri,ncs, Zoroii, G. Wallace,
i. Stanton. Bnlomo McC.lu, Charlottesville;
Mrs. tioloh 81. Cougar, Lafnyette; Thomas At
Kentucky. Mnry q. Clay, Nichmand, ylcn-l'rcst-
don't. Louisiana, Elizabeth l. Saxon, Now Or
loa1as- Michigan, Catherine A. +. Stebblns, DO
trolt, Vice. prestdont. Missouri, Mrs. Virginia l..
Min0r, Mrs Ellzt J. Patrick, strs. Aan!o I. Au-
dcsson. Mrs. Caroline johnson Totdt Mrs. Edna
]. Polk, ailss phobo Cozzens, Miss n. a. un,.tn-
8arten+ Miss Emnn Neavo, Miss Eliza Il. l3iek-
10y, IT. Louis. Now Hampshire. Parker lEIls-
bury, Concord. Now York, Matilda Joslyn OAgo,
Fayetteville; Lille Dovcroux IiIakc, New York.
Chic, Mira Amanda D. Merriam, Mrs, Corlclla
a. plymPton, Cincinnati; Sophia l.. o. Allen,
Eva L. Ptnley, South N0Woorg. Pcnnsylynnn,
Lucinda II. Chantllor, ilauhol Foster, Julia r.
Fostcr. Philadelphia. South Carolina, Mary Il.
Fell. Cowlon Post 01lce. During tho call a
postal was received fruM Mrs. blorriwcather of
Memphis, Tcnn.. announcing that her brother
had been drowned whila she was packing her
trunk to como to tho Convention
Committees werr appointed on Finance, with
sarMh Andrews Spencer Chairman; on National
citlzen, Eva L. Bhcnny. Chairman; on Member-
ship, Mrs. Jaro II. Spa1ord Chairman; on Nom.
Chairman; on tho rrcss, Mrs. Iiplcu II, Qouur
chairtnan; on Resolutions, Mrs. Brown Chutr.
man, with Parker rIllsbusy. Mrs. Chan-
dlcr, Dr. H. r. nfown, Phebo Cozzens, Mrs. Has-
bert, Mrs. Merriam, aud Mrs Lockwood for A..
ststanta.
Tho Committee on Platform reported lengthy
and very positive document setting forth tho
principles and purposes Of the Association, Of
which tho following is Of public interest:
"Tho National WomAn Suffrage Association Ia
an organization With tho special object of secuz-
ing National protection tor women oltizena. aud
thu oxerclse OF tholr right Ut suffrage 1t recog.
on thu political blxls OF the consent OF tho
gnvorHed aud security OF nll rights. and that tho
dootFlno Ut Independence struck. q blow
at yrry extatent form Ut 9oyorulnent by deolar-
lug tho Individual to bo tho source Ut all powcra
up"a which neWly proclaimed truth our Nation
rgse The members OF t6ls Association, outside
i!ee &nd atlliatlcus but fnr the pnrpose Of gain
Ing thia xrcat right 10 ths ballot Its members
hosd their party predictions IN aboyauce;
!" ltesolued, That IN this year OF party nomtna-
tlons wo announce our determination 10 support
no purity ny Whatever name called unless 1nch