Omaha daily bee., 1882-09-16
The Officers and Platform Re-
ported to tho Convention.

Miss Clay, daughter of Hon. Cassius
NJ. Clay, Of Kentucky, was the first speak.
err Of the evening, and quoted and read ex
tracts from the leading law journals Of the
day and other standard authorities, show
ing the gradual growth of a higher c~iziliza'
ton and the liberal construction Of statu-
tory and constitutional law relative TO wo-
man and very briefly traced the progressive
spirit that characterizes the 18th century.
At the close of this address Mrs. Mary
4. Haggart, of Indiana was introduced
who, with her first sentence, riveted the
attention of her audience. She took high
ground and dealt with the question from o
natural and rational stand point; said that
natural right knows nc sex; that women
have souls as well as bodies; that society
has always been trying to find out thetrue
sphere of woman; that she has a capacity
for something higher than playing the doll
baby tor some lord; that she has thrown
aside that meek submissive nature which
has characterized her history of the past
and is no longer a nonenity in society;
that the time has come, aud now il, when
it il no disgrace for q woman t. look
healthy; that the free exercise of all our
faculties is and was the design of the Gre
ator. For men 10 imprison the mind of
women is worse than putting shackles on
their hands; that both having souls, the
development Of each should be encouraged.
Closing the avenues tc mental develop
ment is more destructive to the race than
closing the Suez canal would be TO a peace
full solution of the eastern question. The
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grew sublime in referring to those inevitable
laws of human progress and human JUS
tice. She rose gradually to the serene
heights of poetic fancy and gave expression
to thoughts that would have lone credit to
the most distinguished orators of the day.
As she assembled in her thoughts she stood
all the while at the solemn bar of the
serene equity within her, and by the force
of her elo%quence, carried conviction TO her
hearers. She Is a young woman, not over
thirty-five, and has n strong voice, which
can be easily heard in any public hall.
Speaking az she does without manuscript,
and relying nj. inly upon the inspiration of
the theme, predicts for her q brilliant
future.
After the convention had attended to
some financial matters, Miss Kate /. Kel.
sey, q d lrk-eyed brunette, of New Hamp-
shire, and formerly of Wyoming, addressed
the meeting in a short but pointed speech.
Her voice is clear and distinct and lam
guage good. She spoke without notes and
showed she knew her subject well and re.
ceived hearty applause.
Judge Kingman, of Wyoming, was then
called to the stand and gave q brief review
of woman'sIsuffrage as 1t had come under
his observation during his residence in that
territory.
During his speech q large number of
questions were ~propounded him by the
audience, which, had no more effect upon
his nerves than water on a ducks back.
He took the fire like an old soldier, and
held his ground like q Roman senator. He
said that in order for citizens to respect
themselves they must have power to exer-
else their faculties; said that there was
visible improvement in the men of Wyom-
ing since the right of suffrage had been
extended to woman; that women voted for
men whom they knew to be sober, honest
and i~ncorruptible regardless of political
preferences, the result of which was that
in Wyoming the best men on both sides
were elected.
They voted to preserve the Sabbath and
close up saloons according to law and
fought the campaign against the interest of
their husband and without causing any
dOulCstlC ulbCt'ta. 1oNs liblt DtittK Chlltu
for came forward and heartily endorsed all
Judge Kingman had said, as he was an eye
witness to all and more than had been said
which was favorable to woman suffrage.
Resolutions were passed thanking THE
BEE and other papers for courtesies OK.
tended the convention, and the president
for his good management OF the convention
as It's chairman and for his steadfast cham.
pionship of the cause OF woman suffrage.
The following officers of the American
Woman Suffrage Association for the en-,
suing year were announced during the
evening"
THE OFFICERS.
President-Mrs. Elizabeth @. Chace.
Vice Presidents at Large-Col. Il,
Wentworth Higginson, Mrs. Mary A,
Livermore, Hon. George Il. Hoar, Massa.
ehusetts; Hon. Erasmus M. CorrelI, Mrs
Clara b. Colby, Nebraska; Miss Lauri
Ms. u. G. Wallace, Indiana; Mrs. Mar
garet V. Langley, Ohio; Mrs. j. p. Fuller,
Missouri; Gov. John p. st. John, OF
Kansas.
Chairman Executive Committee Lucy
Stone.
Foreign Corresponding Secretary Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe.
Corresponding Secretary-Henry b.
Blackwell.
Recording secretary-Margaret w.
Campbell.
Vice Presidents ex-oficio-Maine, Mrs
Il. n. Bacon, New Hampshire, Mrs
Charles Reed; Massachusetts, VIM. 1
Bowditch; Rhode Island, Mrs. Anna Il
Aldrich; Connecticut, Joseph Sheldon.
New York, Anna @. Field; New jersey
MIX. A. Browning; Pennsylvania, Mary
Grew; Delaware. Mary III. Head; Ohio
Hon. Gideon 4. Stewart; Indiana, DIR
Mary +. Thomas; Illinois, Mrs. Anna b
Mcmahon; Michigan, Lucinda III. Stone
Kentucky, Mrs. Sylvia Goddard; Mis-
souri,, Mrs. Charlotte A. Cleveland
Arkansas, Mrs. i. T. Tyler; Texas, Mrs
Jennie B~eauchamp; Wisconsin, Mrs
Emily q. Bascom; Iowa, Mrs Narassa Il
Bemis; Nebraska, Mrs. Ada Nj. Bitten
bender;uK Kansas, Hon. Charles Robinson
~fornia, Mrs. Col. Carr; Oregon, w. S
Duniway; Wyoming, Hon. John w
Hoyt.
Executive committee ex.oficio. Maine
Mrs. j N Quimby; New Hampshire
John Scales; Vermont, James Hutchinson
Massachusetts,, Mary + Eastmanj Rhod
Island, Mrs s Il III Doyle; Connecticut
Sarah B Harris; New York, Ellen (,
Brockwayj New Jersey, Cornelia Q Hu'
sey; Pennsylvania, John X Wildmau
Delaware, John Cameron; Ohio, Mrs II
S Tanney; Indiana. Louise V Boyd; Ill
nois, Hannah M I Cutler; Virginia, Nh
Ora I4anghorne; West virginia, Mrs !
Craig; Michigan. w M Wooster; Ken
lucky. Miss Mary b Clay; Missouri, Mr.
Rsbecca N Hazard; Arkansas, Rhod
Munger; Texas, Mrs II Buckner; Wiscon
sin, Mrs Helen X Olin; Iowa. Mary .
Coggshall; Nebraska, Mrs j y Holmes
Kansas, Amanda w Way; Colorado, Mar
i Shields; California, Sarah Knox Good