Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-05
SCIENTISTS IN COUNCIL.
The Annual Session of the America
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AAo AAAuh SeeS1On of the American AssO citation.
 PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4-The annual ses- sion of the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science convened in the Acad- emy of Music at 10 o'clock this morning Some of the most prominent scientists of the United States well as of Europe were in attendance. When all the preliminaries had been arranged Professor Young arose and in- augurated the annual meeting by saying: f'It IS now my pleasure to surrender the post have had the honor to fill for year to the new president, Professor Leslie, of Philadel- phia, to whom I extend respectful greet ing" Professor Leslie bowed and expressed his appreciation of the compliment He said: T am quite sure that this occasion will be pleasant and memorable one. The large number of friends of science here assembled and the distinguished allies from foreign lands assure the unequivocal success of this meeting" President Leslie then in trodueed Governor Pattison, who extended 8 welcome to the visitors on behalf of the State of Pennsylvania. General Eaton de- livered an address on Scientific methods and scientific knowledge on common affairs y He then entered into an argument in favor of the scientific instruction of youth.
 THE CAMPAIGN. Randall Renominated For Congress.
 PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 4.-The Dem ocratic convention for the nomination of a candidate to represent the Third district in the next Congress was held here this morn ing. On motion Samuel J. Randall was named as the nominee of the convention. The nomination was closed and Mir. Randall nominated by exclamation.
 Mrs. Lockwood Getting Her Fun
 Out of the Campaign.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. Airs. Belva R. Lockwood, the woman lawyer, who was nom- mated for President by the women's national equal rights party, to-day formally accepts the nomination in letter in which she lays down the principles which will govern her administration in case she is successful. She says she will seek to insure fair distribution of the public offices to women and after they are in will vigorously enforce civil service. She will also put women in the judiciary of the country. She favors extension of the commercial relations of the country; severing of the tribal relations of the Indians; uni form system of divorce; such regulation of the law of descent as will make the husband and wife equal partners in the common busi- ness, and abolition of the pension office. In an interview Mrs. Lockwood says: You know of course that favor woman suffrage. You know that always am and always have been the soldiers friend. It has been the eff fort of my life to ameliorate the condition of the working people-especia the laboring women. I am well known temperance ad- vocate. closely allied with the peace sympathy with the formation of the arbitra- tionsscourt for the settlement of all differ ences among the powers. am opposed to monopoly, especially in the sense of the men monopolizing all the offices and controlling the women. If elected I shall nominate a fair number of women as judges for United States courts and if vacancy should occur on the United States Supreme court bench I should endeavor to find competent woman to fill the place."