National Republican., 1883-11-17
TILE snrrnAar MOVEMENT.
An Enthusiastic Meeting OF the Executive
Committee Last Night - Clubs 60 lie
Formed in All Parts or the District.

An Enthusiastic Meeting or the Executive
Committee Last Night - Clubs 60 lie
Formed In All Parts or the District.
Tho mootng of the executive suffrage COM
mitteo last night at Association hall was the
most determined and enthusiastic yet held.
Tho attendance was quite large. Hon. A. NJ.
Clapp presided, with Mr.. Wright as secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Holmes, the following com.
mitteo was appointed to consider the advisa-
bility of holding general public meeting on
tho question of suffrage: Messrs. George
Holmes, c. Maurice Smith, and NJ. ID. Holm,
of the Critic.
communication was received from COM
mitteo of ladies of the district, containing
resolutions adopted by them, and requesting
the executive committee TO receive delega-
tion from their number to confer and CO.
operate in tho suffrage movement. Tho
paper was signed by Bclva A. Lockwood,
Susan A. Edison, NJ. D., Caroline b. Winslow,
NJ. d., Mrs. Z. A. Chambers Mrs. Nettie San
ford, and Mrs. Imogeno II. Morrell. Tho
matter was referred to the chairman.
DIR. L. A. Adams, tho treasurer, reported
tho receipts of money from different sources.
On motion of Mr.. j. p. Klingle the chair
man was asauthorizod to increase tho executive
committee to 100 by tho addition of thirty
four new members.
thorizng the members of the committee rep
resenting each legislative district, not includ-
ing the thirty-four members at large, to call
meetings in their districts and organize local
uffrago clubs, and that at such meetings can
vassers shall be appointed to canvass each
block for signatures and cooperation in the
petition work.
The committee were invited to attend a
suffrage meeting next Wednesday night at
Peaks hall East Wash inCton.
MIR. Maurice Smith made an earnest
address, in which he urged the necessity of
enlisting the sympathies and hearty cooper
alton of the citizens in this movement.
"Some Of the very best citizens" he said,
''are ready aud willing to join the move
ment."
Mr.. Wright, the secretary, spoke favoring
the organization of local district clubs and
the holding Of mass meetings all over the
city.
1--WE expect to get 10000 signatures to our
petitions before congress meets" he said. "A
great many people need enlightenment on
the subject of suffrage We must organize
clubs, hold meetings, and make the move
ment rcd hot"
Mr. NJ. ID. Helm expressed satisfaction at
the earnest spirit of the committee, as evil
denced at the meeting, and predicted success.
He suggested that the boundary lines and
mctes of the several districts be published for
the benefit OF those who are not thoroughly
posted in the geography of Washington.
Chairman Clapp closed the meeting by ad-
dressing o few timely remarks TO the com
committee, urging work. unity Of action, and
the same zeal in the future as had been put
| forth in the past.
The executive committee as completed and
revised is as follows: Hon. A. NJ. Clapp,
chairman, Hon. Robert G.. Ingersoll, j. s.
| Worthington, Lewis II. Douglass, M. NJ. Hol-
land, Prof John L. Gregory, Howard univer.
sity; J. =. Klingle, Barnard T. Swart, George
Hill, ir., Crusar Collins, 2. Callahan, Gen. T..
w. Whitaker, Bernhart Kilmartin, James
ii, Smith, DIR. Frank T. Howe, REPUBLICAN;
Judge j. j. Noah, New York Truth; Christian
Heurich, ]. Brad. Adams, K. A. Fenwick
| ii. A. Hall, Lewis Clephane, DR.. ID. W.
Bliss, VIM. L. Spalding, Charles S. Moore
Edward Echamfilire, p. II. Grecnwell, II. G.
Campbell, Geo. Holmes, DIR. Il. j. Mcpherson,
Hon. Alonzo Bell, Maj. A. c. Richards, M. NJ.
Rohrer, William Dickson, Thos. II. Cross,
-. Morris Murphy II. c. Clagett, VIM. II.
| Clagett, c. Maurice Smith, Jno. II. Crane,
Surg. Gen. j. b. Hamilton, K. A. Bacon, L. ID.
Wright, Perry Carson, VIM. Buckley, b. f.
Clark, Robert O'Ncill, NJ. ID. Helm of the
critic; Andrew Gleason, George Juenemann,
Judge T. J. Mackey, Capt. A. Grant, c. NJ.
Barton, J. Lee Adams, NJ. D., Capt Donald
McCathran, James Coleman, Frak Hume, and
| DIR. L. A. Adams.