Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-20
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE aSS0C.a-
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The Fourteenth Annual, Convention.

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The Fourteenth Annual Convention.
At the afternoon session OF tie convention OF the
| Woman Suffrage Association yesterday address .s
were made by Mrs Cougar, OF Ind, and Elizabeth
! Cady Stanton.
At the evening sns''on there wern seated on the
stand, besides those regularly IN attendance Hon.
G. S. orth, OF Ind: Be;va lockwood; Mrs sswel
| OF Ind; Dr.. and Mrs Bland. A. b. Ne lcAam, aaI
| Mrs Marila VI. Kicker, or New Ham. ',.Te.
| Addresses were made by Mr. S6atj }ci, Of NasS.;
! Nesiames Sew-;l. Gongar anl M.x,y-,i. q. IlF
| ana Mr. OIth, who paid TROUT Il Mr. Ennrir'S
talents, AMI predicted that IN less than tWo year
| woman Will have the only right now denied heg.
| TIE rRGCTE9TNGS TO-DAY.
| AT 1890 o'clocn this mornin there WAS quite
large ATTENDANCE, the bcJy oc the h8n being wei
| flied. Mrs Stlnt01, Mis- Anthony ana TIC other
bright stars o. tie convention fper. Slow II max
| Ing their appearance ca the sIe There was
! quite Sprinkling OF men I'm the audience, Who
argued the case before the formal opeuiag or the
| convention. An Old gentleman advocated Tie
| rights of woman because he had seen one Man
house fun OF daughters. and although ell the in
telligence seemed - be with f1H lat tle i0r,ae-
| h,ll all the suffrage. liz had ne'icaa, to- jaa;
Wherever woman obtained a cf4cFn IA Wisld
war on the gin sbons. 4 icW a.E-t'S ter the
hour Mrs. Stanton called the lle,t;ag 10 or e. ana
| said they would hear reports lcv:o ;Ay states.
| SUFFRAGE IN LITTLE Hh0GT.'
| Rev. DIR. Hinkley. of Rloie Island made the
report from that Stete ami slii that the ass1cia-
ton there was I'm a healthy condition, Jut there
were some peculiarities Of suffrage ia thdt state
which they had II overcome. Ho S6ia tA9t au
| Intelligent German who had bean voter in New
| York, not owning property in Rhode Island could
! not vote there, ana Yet his son born in NV York
could There was also feeling Ia thst state
| that the constitution should not be alen led.
! There Was growing infirljy Il p3tticS. q at
ncnt III L only the intelligent should yytA. Taey
should oppose this sentiment and III fact. "1.a3Et
anything opposed 10 democratic iOr!l Os gtyr'
ment- Tie ballot had proved effectve, and tae
best solved by the ballot Those who are looking
TO reforne as to the socitl evil should see also
show the people that the ballot one Of the best
schoolmasters. He hoped to see tue day wnen
they would have a cooperative government ia
which W cnan would not be regarded "a angel,
neither so high that man Cannot reach her. nor 10
low AS TO be his slave: but holding hr, righttui
position at his side, sharing his Joys, sOrrUWS and
Trials and taking her responsibility.
THE APOSTLE PAUL AND wOhENS RIGHTS.
Mrs Matilda Joslyn Gage, OF NV York, spoke
to the question sent up yesterday: "Can woman
be devout follower OF the Apostle Paul. and be a
suffragist?n
Mrs. Gage said this question was signed ga
seeker after TRUTH but sne could know much
OF the Christian religion, and knew little OF -.
Paul's teachings. He did not WANT fellow ng, but
ne urged the people TO follow his Divine master.
AS TO THE PRESS
Mrs. Gage remarked that she had letter calling
attention to Misrepresentation by the press, but
she would not read it, for she hal been member
of that body herself, and knew something OF its
responsibilities. The press had given them fair
reports, and in its crowded condition ii v could
| not expect the lengthy reports they might ether
wise have.
WOMAN THE WEAKER VESSEL.
The next subject discussed was a coInmuuica-
tion based on the assertion that all governments
rest force, and woman, being the weaker vessel,
she should remain the subject. Mrs. Gage pro-
| ceeded to answer this by showing what women
had done, both in ancient and modern times not
ing the services OF Miss Carroll IN planning The
! campaign which had brought Gen. Grant into
notice. While Grant had had honors heaped on
him, Miss Carrolrs services have not been recog-
niZed by even granting her pension. What wsS
England before Elizabeth ascended the throne7
1t had been Second-rate nation, but rapidly be-
came frSt-claSS Thus 1t was with Russia. Frank
lin classed all the kings and queens OF Europe ss
claimed that although her great grandson had the
name OF emancipating the serfs, CathariAe really
there was scarcely a regiment in which some
woman did not enter and serve. Some even went
into the navy.
woMANs INFLUENCE OVER HER CHILDREN.
The next subject was a suggestion that women
might accomplish all they desired by their inlu-
| ence over their man children. Mrs Gage said that
it should be remembered that women do not Cwn
their children, and in but two states-Louisiana
and California-and one terrt0ry-Dakota-have
| women even joint ownership in the homestead
| In her state, New York, under the laws father,
| though minor, could will away an unborn babe.
She claimed that woman should retain her name,
and she believed that woman should be the head
| OF the family.
MRsLockwooD's ADVICE TO HEN-PEcKED HUSBAND
Mr.. Lockwood said that she was like the balance
| wheel on the tricycle., and came here to set her
sisters right. She claimed that man was not re-
sponsible for all the wrongs, for when she left
here yesterday she was waited upon by man,
with tears in his eye who Slid: s'My wife has put
me out OF doors. What shall do7' TLanghterl
She replied: .sYou are the head OF the family. Go
| in again" But remembering,s she as,ed Who rented
the house, and finding that the vile did, she ad-
| vised the man to rent room and fix up aganand
ia q
| ing for women, but for men and women.
MRS. LOCKWOOD ON ST. PAUL AND OTHER MATTERS.
Much had been said Of st. Paul, said Mrs Lock-
wood. She had read the scriptures seven times,
and was free to say that she did not believe some
OF the remarks attributed to him, and would not
until she had certified copy OF the shorthand re-
| pOrter's notes. She did not know whether he WAS
| married man or not; whether he had one or
more wives, for those were partrfarchal times IA
| voice-It is now conceded that he was married.
WOMEN AS JURORS
Mrs. Lockwood then took up the question: "Sup-
| pose woman, with young baby, was drawn on
| jury9 What would she do" Mrs. Lockwood
said: "Why just the same as the old man II he had
| young baby" [Laughterl When men are drawn
on the jury, and cannot serve, they are excused
100, 600 women in this country who never had
baby, and never will have one, and jurors could be
obtained from them. And 1t should be remembered
that there were many women whose children are
out OF the way. Mrs Lockwood urged them to work,
and said that she was afraid that the
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some Christians who pray with no thought OF their
| being answered. She had faith in prayer. When
they went to the polls they should pray with faith
| that their prayers would be answered, and work.
She urged them to accept suffrage as to school
matters, for this was an entering wedge. Her bill
| for admission OF women to the bar had proved an
entering wedge, and she referred to the refusal OF
Judge Gray to admit a woman I'm Boston. Judge
Gray was now on the bench OF the Supreme Court
| of the United States, where he Will have to hear
women.
Mrs. Robertson, OF Massachusetts,, made the re-
port from that state, after which the convention
adjourned.
More Divorce Cases.
Yesterday Louisa NJ. j. Ulrch filed a bill for d.
vorce from Otto Ulr1ch. They were married
December 25, 1872 in this city, and have five chill
dren. She charges that she has been treated with
great cruelty; that respondent has become
habitual drunkard, and that on the 10th inst she
was obliged to return to her parents.
Lucy f. Montague has, through her attorney, A.
B. Williams, filed suit In equity for a divorce
from bonds OF matrimony with Edward A. Monta-
gue She sets forth that they were married I'm this
city about the 7th day OF October 1876 by the Rev
DR.. AlexanderCrumme,o of St Luke'S Pc. church,
and that since then ne has used personal violence
on her and threatened to take her life with razor
She further charges that he has been haoitual