The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-11
THE CHICAGO CONVENTIONS.


EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNER
Having just returned from a visit 70 the two
great conventions at Chicago, / thought many
OF iyour readers might be Interested in short
letter with reference TO the same. | have Wis
tied Chicago before when every hotel was over
flowing, but never witnessed such street pa
rades, such crowds such novelties IN dress az
well as faces and forms. Barnum's great mu-
scum, which remained in the city all the week,
sank into lnslgnifcance when compared with
the sights and sounds to be seen and heard on
the street. The Golfers OF that great city must
have rapidly filled with gold during last week.
The National Woman Suffrage Association
held three days session in Farwell Hall. and
all we're very interesting. During the first two
days the admission fee was ten cents for day
sessions aud twenty for evening, and go
great was the interest manifested that, not
withstanding the Presidential convention, the
large and pleasant hall was we'll filed each ses
zion with intelligent, wide-awake ladies' and
gentlemen; and when, just at the close OF the
second days work, a gentleman in the audience
arose and desired the meetings continued thro'
the next day, stating that they had been the
most interesting and instructive OF any meet
ings OF any kind he had ever attended and that
he was sure they would be productive Of more
good to the present and future generations
than the one then being held in the exposition
building, and he hoped that they would not
close and thus shut off this great avenue or
many in the room seconded his desire. Miss
Anthony, chairman, stated that the convention
had already heightened out TO unthought Of
proportions as we'll as unexpected interest. aud
as the building had already cost the ladies' $3.50
they thought best 10 close. The gentleman
Immediately offered ne-thrd OF the money
necessary to secure the hall for the next day.
ard others responding literally also, two free
sessions were held tle next day. Some fifteen
or twenty OF the most energetic and talented
women OF the North, South, East and West
were present TO entertain and edncate public
sentiment. Not only were the speakers but
many Of the hearers from all sections of the
country, and it was thought by many men of
note as well as women the cause OF right would
gain much strength and accelerated motion
through this convention. Two OF the sessions
were disturbed somewhat by the mad ravlngs
of an insane woman and a loony man, who
would not be shut off by the chairmsn's gsvel
The rest were quiet and dignfed, disturbed
only by frequent applause at the deep and
beautifully expressed sentiments OF justice, or
we'll rounded peroratons of the many able
spe akers.
The seventyslx seats which we're promised
the ladies in the Republican convention we're
withheld, as they said because of a mistake in
counting seats. However, several were received
as gifts from individuals and some fifteen suf
frage ladies' were admitted in body your
humble correspondent being one of that num-
ber and the committee on platform was al
dressed in behalf of equal suffrage and de
mand made for plank 10 that effect in the
Republican platform. or course Ihave a vision
too clear to expect the demand will be granted
this year, bat all these meyes will help to Sc
cure 1t in the very near future. You have only
to feel OF the public pulse so far as the most
intelligent men aud women are concerned tC
fad that it has advanced beyond all expecta-
ton in the past few years, and the masses wi
soon be able TO see that il taxation without
representation was tyranny IN 1776, it is in 1880
1 remained only until Frday-had not The
time and patience to wait for the finale of
convention whose movements were so slow anc
whose executive strength or ability was 81
easily tagged out.
MRS. =, K. TRAVIS.
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