Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-28


assembly met to be memorialized, was
signed by 1O,0 women, and though
the appeal, Mrs. Haggart says, for
recognition, was made with all earnest
ness and pathos, the only answer re-
ceived was the assurance of DR..
Thomson, at that time a member of
the senate, that they were there, 'tnot
to represent their eonsciences, but their
constituents, whose will was directly
opposed to the petition offered, and so
year after year they memorialized and
petitioned over and over again, bring
ing to mind in their wonderful perse-
verance and faith, the little verse,
"That over and over again.
The brook through the meadow flows
All over and over again,
The ponderous mill wheel goes,
Once doing will not suffice
Tho doing be not in vain.
May come if We try again.
And so nothing was accomplished
until April 9Th 1882, bill was passed
after great contest and much DELAY.
The bill to amend the constitution.
giving women the right to vote in all
elections, and now the duty of the
hour, in The state of Indiana, is to see
to it that proper men are elected this
fall, to assure the agreement of the
Legislature to this amendment, SO that
can beregularly submitted to the peo-
pie, to be voted upon. This work oil
memorializing the Legislature is part
of the work that is laid out to be done
here IN our state until recognition is
gained.
The committee on constitution at
this time reported. The constitution
which had been prepared was read
section by section, and discussed, the
following being the one that was fully
adopted:
We, the undersigned, friends of
woman suffrage, assembled in mass
convention in Madison, Wis, Sept
Sth, 1882, in response to call widely
signed, after public notice duly given,
and recognizing the State society
which has done such noble work in the
past years, yet feeling that more
complete organization is needed to es-
tablish this constitution for the carry
ing on of the work in the state of
Wisconsin.
Art. /. This association shall be
called the Wisconsin Woman's Suf-
frage Association
2. The object of this association is
energize and unity the work for wo-
mans reimbursement throughout the
state.
3. The officers of this association
shall be president, nine vice presi-
dents at large, chairman of execu-
tive committee, corresponding secreta-
ry and treasurer. all Of whom shall be
ee oficio members o. the executive
committee. The executive committee
shall have power to add to this number
one member from each county in the
state. TIE president Of each local
auxiliary shall be er-oficio vice presi-
dent Of this association.
4. Five members of the executive
committee shall, when convened by the
chairman. after five days written no.
tice to each member of the committee,
constitute a quorum.
5. The chairman of the executive
committee shall convene a meeting
whenever requested by four of that
committee to do so.
6. The meeting of the association
shall be called by the president when
ever requested by two thirds of the
executive committee.
7. The executive committee may
fill all vacancies that may occur in the
intervals between the annual meetings.
g. The officers shall be elected an
nually at the annual meeting of dele
gates, each local auxiliary of the state
being entitled to three delegates.
9. No money shall be dispensed by
the treasurer except as the executive
committee shall provide.
10. Meetings of this association
shall be conducted in accordance with
parliamentary rules.
IL. Any person in the state may
become a member of this association,
by annual payment of so cents.
The resolutions that were adopted
and came after this constitution
were not reported in the paper from
which clipped this copy of the con-
stitution and as have not been able
to get it yet, I cannot give it to you
tonight, but will try to at our next
meeting. The afternoon session was
addressedIby:Miss Kollock, of Chicago,
also by Prof. Henry B. Blackwell, of
Boston, who pressed upon the suffra-
gists of Wisconsin the petit oning of
Legislature to amend the constitution
giving women the right to vote at
Municipal and Presidential elections.
They can do this legally without the
question being Put to the people.
Prof Rlac kwau oleo rood j.. lat+er