National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-19
BOUND TO VOTE.
woMAN,s SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.
Thirteenth Yearly Conyention-The Mott Memorial
Seryices-Speeehes by Prominent Workers
in the Cause-'Squire Lockwood Adj
vises the Study of the Law.

The thirteenth annual convention of the Ma
tional Woman's Suffrage Association was called T.
order in Lincoln Hall at ten o'clock yesterda.
morning by the president, Mrs. Stanton, who an
nounced that the first session would be devoted t.
memorial service in honor of the late Mrs Lucre
tia Mott, one Of the pioneers in the cause of uni
versal suffrage. The platform, upon which wa
seated the members of the convention, was taste
fully decorated with the American colorS while il
front, on an easel, crayon portrait of the de
ceased, embedded in smilax, the sprays depending
from the beak Of dove On either side of Tho
portrait was handsome floral Tyre and stand O.
flowers, While at the base Sheaf OF wheat
The hall was filled to its utmost with ali interested
and reverent audience, composed mainly OF ladies
and the proceedings were marked by solemn1ty
BETTING the nature of the occasion When all had
been comfortably seated Miss Phoebe Couzens
arose and asked the audience TO join i'll silent
Invocation out OF respect to Mrs; Motifs creed she
rendered by select qnartette of ST. Augustine
Church choir.
Mrs. Stanton then pronounced eulogy uponthe
deceased, i'll which she referred to her efforts in
the cause of humanity, her moral worth, and in
dependence of character.
Other addresses were made by Marshal Douglass
Miss Anthony Mr.. Robert Purvis, Mr.. E. NJ. Davis
"a s0n-in-law of deceased-Misses Mary Wright
Sewell and Phoebe Couzens; after which a recess
was taken until two o'clock p m, when the bust
ness sessions of the convention began.
Mrs Stanton opened the discussion with a neat
speech. in which she reviewed the work accom-
plished by the association, and concluded with a
torcible argument portraying the ultimate success
OF the suffrage movement.
Miss Brown, of Pittsburg, followed, and was sue
ceeded by Miss Marilla Kicker, who argued in
favor ofthe appointment of women TO superintend
their in the jais and institutions of the land.
Miss Rachel Foster, of Philadelphia, then read a
Between Women re and s PiIahPt in
Mrs. Stanton made one of her Characteristic ap-
peas for funds for the cause, at the conclusion of
which recess was taken until halfpast seven
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Upon Resembling, the convention was called
to order by Mr. Edward NJ. Davis, who introduced
stated that her subject for the evening was :" Why
Women should Practice Law" but the main OBJ
ject of the convention, however, was TO decide
whether or not women should vote The Re
Of government. 1t had been the offspring
of tyranny. She was in favor of an edu-
eationai qualification, and women should be
the polls. Suppose there was class of
women who did not desire to vote? They sim
ply represented an element willing to shirk any
duty. Women should learn that this privilege will
protect them. Take the eases of Elizabeth Tilton,
Aate Sprague, and Mrs. Christiancy; what had been
afforded them when they stood in the way 0fsome
mans greed, ava,ice or ambition. Even now
women were voting for school officers in thirteen
Ktates of the Union, and it was only few days ago
sage to the Massachusetts Legislature recon-
mended the granting of suffrage to women
as 1t would be better for the State
and tend to make it much stronger.
Women should study law for their own protection
and in order to discriminate between just and per
nicious laws, that they might see that men repre-
scented them at the polls correctly. 1t was their
duty to mold the minds of the rising generation,
and that they could be trusted 10 do this was evil
denced by the fact that threefourths of the public
school teachers of this country were women. Be-
fore Mrs. Stanton, Miss Anthony, and Robert Pur-
Wis were laid in their graves suffrage would be
this, and the women should bear in mind the fact
that the study of law would fit them to occupy the
highest positions in the land.
Mrs. Godbe, of Utah, was then introduced by Miss
Anthony, and spoke of the suffrage movement in
her Territory, and paid glowing tribute TO the
women who had fought to maintain their rights
when it was proposed to take the elective franchise
from them.
Miss May Wright Sewel of Indianapolis
doubtedly the handSOneSt member OF the coIlven-
tion-said she wondered at the stupidity OF men
and the patience of women on the question of suf-
frage.
Miss Sewell established herself on firm basis
with the audience, and was frequently interrupted
with applause.
The last speaker, Miss Anthony said she had
nothing new to present, but was seeking some way
10 make politicians understand the necessity for
the elective franchise upon women.
She then announced the following programme for
to-day and the convention adjourned:
Ielf-paSt ten q. m--RepOrts of delegates from
local societies, May Wright Sewell Phoebe Couzens,
Martha Mcclellan Brown, Edward NJ. Davis, Dr.
Clarence LoZier, George s. Stcarns, and Others
Letter to be read from Isabella Beecher Hooker
Afternoon session, halfpast two p m.-Short
speeches by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan b.
Anthony, May Wright ScwelI, and others.
Evening session, halfpast seven D. m.-Speeches
by Phoebe w, CoIizens, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
and Susan u. ANTHONY