Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-19
TEzE WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIA.
ZION.
The Fourteenth Annual ConventiOns

The session Of the National Woman Suffrage As
sociatfon at Lincoln Hall last evening was inter.
ferred with somewhat by the rain, and the attend
ance was not what it would otherwise have been.
Mrs Elizabeth Lsle Saxon spoke on 1.-The Mora
Effect OF Woman Suffrage on the NatIoa," and was
followed by Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake on sThs
Wrongs OF Disfranchisementn
Proceedings To-day.
At 1920 O'Clock this morning Mrs. stanton called
the convention TO order, and Miss Anthony read a
letter from Caroline A. Biggs, editor OF the
WontdaS Magazine OF England, la which she gave
a cheering account OF
THE WORK OVER THE SEAS.
Incidentally the letter showed the inequality ofthe
electoral system OF Great Britain in consequence Q
OF the voting qu ,lification She noted that English
and Scotch women Were allowed 10 vote IN the
municipal elections, and in place 20 out of the
az qualified women voted.
IN ENGLAND THE BEST LADIES IN THE LAND VOTE
Miss Anthony said that this letter was an an
swer to the assertion that the women do not want
TO vote. Miss Anthony remarked that there was
an idea that il was only the coarse, vulgar women
who wanted the right of suffrage. but tais was not
so. In England the best ladies la the land voted.
Woman suffrage was not an experiment. as was
seen by this letter, and in this country they had
the suffrage in twelve states on the school aues-
ton and i'm Kansas on the license question. IL was
said We have too much suffrage She agreed that
We had
TOO MUCH MANHOOD SUFFRAGE
and 1t was being Increased at fearful rate as was
seen by the arrivals at Castle Garden. This
should be met by intelligent woman suffrage We
have here free speech, &C., and IL women have
patriotism they should desire 70 hand down this
boon TO generations to come; they should have a
voice In the government. IL is said that women
are ignorant as to government; but did they not
Hans and Pat, who land on our Shores TO vote in
six months?
THE CAUSE IN THE HoosIER STATE
Mary Wright Sewall, OF Indiana, made a report
from that state TO the effect that there was pend
ing an amendment to the constitution OF the state
in the interest of woman suffrage The work was
progressing and the women were organized in ten
OF the fourteen congressional districts. Two hun.
the cause, the leading democratic and republican
journals, especially those that are independent
shoIgn sh not Otto 70 6e governed by machine politics.
ment: "Ya: va! yal yo! yO! 70! wu! WI, wul"
and said that when they were met by such argu-
mentS they felt that the cause was progressing.
She described a reception given by the ladies TO
the Indiana legislature. The pastors of the two
churches OF the most conservative denomination.
the PresDyterfan-fn Indianapolis had comnllted
themselves TO the cause. There were some clergy
men, however, who used the words above quoted,
the census takers were not willing TO take the oc-
cupaton OF women, but they sncceedea ~ thors 0pen
s4g spme reaGrns showing Seepers
sl6: book agents. 236; book-binders, III;
clerks, 9sl; farmers lsli6: house ,t,e HeePers' en'
Porter had not committed himself TO the cause, yet
he had Given them woris OF encouragement Sena-
tor Mcdonald had done grand work for them last
wear huf had retreated The speaker retired amid
annIause and the audience by tins time nearly
filled the hall
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT.
MRS. Matilda Josyn Gage. OF New York, pre-.
sented the report OF the executive committee In the
form or resolutions, which were taken up seriatlm
The following was adopted: "That the lmmediate
duty OF the 47th Congrvss is TO submit PROPOSE
tion for a 10th amendment 10 the natonal consul
tuition which shall prohibit the several states IRON
DISTINGUISHING United States citizens on the ground
of SEX"
THE APOSTLE PAUL AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Mrs Isabella Beecher-HooSer came forward ana
said that question had been handed her, 'sCan
be devout 10 Hover or the Apostle faW
and espouse the cause OF woman Sunragc?" Sho
very emphatically said, "Yes."
The resolution was adopted
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN UTAH.
Miss Cozzens addressed the conYention on tho
resolution:
aResoiued. That Senator Morgans bill 70 deprive
the women OF Utah OF the right OF suffrage because
n the social institutions and religious faith origin
3ted and maintained by the nnen Of the Territory,
8 q travesty on common justice. While the wives
10 not have absolute possession OF even one hus-
band, though the husband has many w1veR surely
the men and not the women, II eeher, snouid bo
deprived OF the sunrag0"
Miss CoGsens made q speech Of some lengeAs -
which she criticised the bill and said that -
1ghts Of women should not be abridged.
. Ma Saxon, Of Ala0ama, followed N . 0Q8
|poechs after which the convenoon eook Q rocoA