Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-18
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCJA.
TlGN.
Opening Of thc Fourteenth Annual Con.
ycNticn.

A NOTABLE GATHERING or FRIENDS OF THE CAUSE
To-day. at 10 O'Clock, the fourteenth annual ses-
sion OF the National Woman Suffrage association
convened IT Lincoln hall. The hall was about balf
hlled when the convention was called 10 order On
I the stand were Mrs. Z. Cady Stanton. Miss Susan
H. Anthony. Caroline GilSy Rogers, OF New York:
Ellen H. Sheldon tsccretlry). Lille Devereaux
Blake, Helen NJ. Loder, OF Poughkeepsie: Aiexiana
;; maxwell, OF ln4ianapolis: Jane H. Sponord,
Clara II. Colby. OF NapraSka; Emma II. Clary Mary
Richmond Brown 0. Boston; NAV Wright Sewali.
Leura KuSelo, lie.,n II. Gouger OF Indiana: Ma,
tilia JoslJ q &c, 81 New York; Isabella Beecher
Hooker, OF Connecticut; Rachel q. Foster Emma
{. Rhodes, Mrs. NSClellgnd Brown. of Pennsylya-
MIA; F. a, hinckiing and Mrs Burgess, OF Rhode
Island; Phebe Cousins, OF Missouri; Sophronia C.
Snow. OF Maine: Lucinda b. Chamber of Illinois:
MS T. L. Saxon, ii Louisiana Harriet r. Robin.
Son Harriet 4; ShattGck. Laura f. Brooks Mary
Nebraska: Mrs Jane II. Sponord. Ellen H. Shell
don, Julia A. Dickson, Dir. Caroline b. Winsow.
Shepperd, Martha Johnson and Mis-, + T. Wilson
OF the District, and Mrs. f. l. Campbell, OF Col,
orado.
MRS. sTANroN's ADDRESS
Mrs.. Lockwood opened the convention with
prayer after which Mrs. Stanton delivered an
address, congratulatng the delegates on the
progress made in tn ir I'm the fourteen years
since the nrst convention was held here. She re-
marked thlt years ago Fredk Douglass being told
God would answer prayer. offered prayer that ne
might be made white but the white spots did NOT
come out There waS way op ned 60 him, and see
what he is to-day. Mrs. st lnton referred to ths
opposition OF United states Senator to a resolu-
ton looking 10 woman suffrage, and closed nv
urging that they ieen stout heart. work for ina
cause, and not rest until every woman IN the land
has s5Il the ss sane sI1e RIGHTS as the nr"n,
MIS-. sheldon, secret ry read her report as 10 the
conventions held during the year.
MRS. IILIIE DEyERBAUx BLAKE
mace The report on the WORK in New York show
ing that women are allowed to vote for school
trustees in that state, and there had been women
elected as school cfficars She described tho
scenes in some or the polling precincts The first
TINE woman spoke on the subject I'm AIhanv
she had to speak in bar-room, because no other
pllce could be procured, but recently the larpe
hall Of the stae house had been filed TO listen TO
speakers on the subject Women were becoming
linbued with the spirit OF 20, and She predicted
be all over the Land.
WHY MISS ANTHONY Is A DEMOCRAT
Miss Anthony was the next speaker. She said
the government had granted privileges TO the
black man and the red man. and the women would
De saus1ed With nothing less than the rights
ei.eh ttie white man. She stated how she be-
came democrat. They had peilt Onet through
REPUBLICANS and heard nothing from II, although
II mad been PLACED in the hands OF Thad. stevens
This pet tion was I'm the nature OF remon trance
against the word "male" being placed in the lath
amendment, and they wrote to Hon. Mr. Brooks.
s ssh,g fs taS S ne e; cal the subject up on
IN q IN lnly speech sltd so much had been done for
sneir s .ountrymen that something now should be
oohe ior thelr countrywoinen.
LETTERS
Mrs. Stanton stated that they had number OF
letters from Sarah Barger Stearns, OF Duluth
Mimi: Abigail Scott Daneway, OF Portland, Ore
gon; E izabeth T. Schenck, OF San Francis %: sarah
RI. iliiams, Toledo. OHIO; Barbara J. Tho,no-
son. o Hebron. Neb.; Erasmus J. Corren, Harriet
s 70 'As, Mrs. Clarena H. Nichols, OF Polno Cal: 4
Nsg NMargAret I'D I: Adsms, Of Marion, Col; Mary 7.
Indi lnapolis Ind: Abbie H. II. stewart OF Olympia.
W shington Territory: Gertrude McDowell.o OF Eau.
GATHERINGS, Ont, and others Referring 20 thess
letters Mrs. Stanton made appropriate remarks ON
them.
A number Of notices were read. and the conven-
tion adjourned to 2E O'Clock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
MrS Matilda Joslyn Gage Is addressing the con-
yentfon this afternoon on "The Moral Force Of
Woman Suffrage" and Mr. +. A. Henckley on
sour Demand in the Light of Evolution"
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
THE RAILROAD sUIT.-The railroad suit OF Hay
agt. The WASHINGTON and Alexandra Rlilroad
Company, occupied the United States circuit court
until 4:45 pm yesterday, and again this morning
Governor III. II. Wells in its favor and by John
Selden, +. L Smith, Francis Miller. Hon. Eppa
ernor Wells responded this morning. and the court
took the papers During the argument this MORN
ing 1t was stated that the city OF washington's
$l6O,000.
THE TEMPORARY STATE CAprTAr.-As the genera,
assembly OF Virginia has appointed a COMMITTEES
10 ascertain what accommodations the cities OF the
state other than Richmond can offer the legisla-
ture III It takes fight from the sma lpOx, there il
some hope the legislative bodies viii come here
Armory Hail and Sarepta Hall can furnish ample
legislative halls, while the City Hotel and other
large unoccupied houses here can give many score
OF committee rooms The contigufty OF Washing
ton is supposed TO offer especial attractions To
members OF the legislature.
REPoRTERs NOTES.-The Good Templars here
attended the Reform Club fair In body last night
The Alexandria county court opens next Mon
day.-lt ie understood that the canal bonds case
will not be called in the United States court to-
Chflfons life was insured for e3bOQ
The new building association has nearly three
thousand shares already suhocrfbed
TIE RIIIRRNKNT oI JUSTICE HUNr.-SenatoP
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