Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-22
weuExs RIeHrs IN SEATTLE

OF her visi. here Mrs Clara Bevick
Colby wrote "a follows TO her paper. the
WoDsaH's Tribune Of Beatrice, Nebraska:
While woman Suffrage has been de-
feaied in Oregon, IL Is consolinR 70 re-
member that q bill for il tEice passed
the Legislature. and that the leading
statesmen of Oregon will vote for Is at
ali times. Il il also pleasing TO turn 70
a Territory where the exercise OF their
right has been conceded 70 women
that While here IN Washington Terrific
~ the same defeat would doubtless be
met II the bill had 70 be submitted TO
popular vote, yet II had been possible
for picked representative men 70 confer
the ballot by statute. With viev Of
helping women appreciate their new
rights, | prepared an address called
- The New CIiiZsn,' which was ar
ranged 20 be given at Seattle and Ia
cana. The lovely appearance Of the
Sound and these cities will fern the
subject of later sketches j reached
Seattle Tuesday morning. and found
that nv address was 20 BE- given at
meeting of The Law and Order
League" as q part of the evenings pro-
gran. the rest Of which was an address
BY the chairman Announcing nominal
ting meeting for city officer, AZ which
il was expected women would be pres
ent the same as men, and help to select
the candidates, sparkling paper by
Young lady-Miss Bertha PIper-and an
earnest address TO young voters By key.
Mr. TAYLOR of the Congregational
Church. IL wes truly inspiring 10 ind
religion. honor and conscientious open
fairness IN a meeting preliminary 10 A
nominating convention, and he VINO
fears political caUouses for women
might feel assured by this spectacle.
At the close of the meeting friends
crowded round, and this one and that
mad served on inries, and seemed
proud of having done their
| duty. Is WAS my privilege 10
meet here Miss Leila j. Robinson,
| late of Boston, about whose admission
or non admission To the Massachusetts
courts there was recently sueh fuss.
Miss Robinson took the journey across
the continent in a lelsurely manner,
stopping at many places, bat, liking
Seattle better than all, has decided to
locate there, and had just opened an Of
fee. | was told that a meeting of wo-
men had been arranged for the follow
ing AFTERNOON, 10 Do duuItsScu DS hlss
Robinson, and | allowed myself to be
pursuaded to stop over and give an
other address at the same time. | had
no cause to regret my decision, for it
gave nae an opportunity TO become ac-
quainted with many of the leading
ladies of Seattle, one of whom, Mrs. DR..
Weed, drove me all over the city and to
the beautiful lakes, Washington and
Union. But l must not forget that
am not at present to enter upon a
description of scenery. 1t was very in
teresting to me TO hear the ladies dis
cussiug the desirability of parties whom
they wished to present as candidates.
"Well, whom shall We have for mayOrf'
was a common salutatien. And the men
may be relieved to know that there was
no suggestion of comforting official hon
or upon women, only of selecting such
men as might be relied on to enforce
| the laws.
The afternoon meeting found the
church full. Miss Robinson read a care
fully prepared paper relative to the POI
| sition of woman a voter, speaking to
| them as a conservative woman, which
was followed by an address by the
writer, taking the three-fold ground
that it WIS woman's right, privilege and
duty to vote. At the close of the meet
ing the women ca mGsse expressed by a
rising vote their determination to regis
ter and vote at the city election.