Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-17
FOR BELVA AND REFORM.
How the Equal Rights Canvass IL
PrOgressing.
LETTERS RECEIVED By THE CANDIDATE, ETC.

"Do the women who nominated you expect to
appear ut the polls and insist upon voting?" asked
STAR reporter to-day Of Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood,
the candidate OF the equal rights party for Presi-
dent.
"Some OF them will, said Mrs. Lockwood, lean
Ing back In her Office chair. "Others, l suppose,
Will simply use their influence. Never you mind,
the contest Is between James G. Blaine and me,
and whichever is elected you will get your pen
sion"
This last remark was addressed to an elderly
LADY, who sat near the desk murmuring something
ABOUT the injustice Of the government In not SET
Ting her pension claim.
'You must remember" continued Mrs Lockwood
10 The STAR reporter, "that this nomination did
t not come from the Woman Suffrage Association.
ing men as well as women.n
The reporter suggested the possibility OF mat
Lockwood booms
~ am not going to unite" said Mrs. Lockwood.
oeGidediy, ~ am not going to unite with any one"
The desk in front OF the candidate was Uttered
with letters-coming from all parts of the Union.
Some were written partly in jest, but many gave
,1 OF serious purpose Among the letters
appointed District Commissioner for day, so he
could f1x the Cogswell fountain. Another, from
Attorney General. There was an invitation from
the Caukers' association, OF Jersey CITY, to attend
tnelr annual dinner. one from an old lady an
nounced that her grandson would cast his first
Ior 'Belva and REFORM letter from Lockwood,
N. Y, announced that a Lockwood pole would be
raised there letter from j. T. Niles, OF Arkansas,
says the "SeparatiOniStS" promised Mrs. Lockwood
the support of the indemnity party. Several per
sons applied for autographs and photographs and
great many ladies and gentlemen wrote letters OF
One letter was from Harriet I. Brooks. Of Omaha,
NeD., lady who, Mrs Lockwood said, may be
nominated TO run on the ticket with her for the
vice presidency
A circular, printed in blue ink, has been issued by
,ne campaign R committee OF the party calling upon
hp cir S
adorned with cut representing red globe floating
In u blue sea, with the stars and stripes unfured
ABOVE It, Across the globe Is the inscription "Our
Country" Mrs. Lockwood says an effort viii be
made TO nominate electoral tickets In most of the
states, though the nomination was made so late as
to leave little time for work.
MRS. LOCKWOOD SAYS THERE is NO DOUBT THAT SHE
Is ELIGIBLE, AND QUOTES THE CONSTITUTION.
'Do you consider yourself eligible to the Presi-
dency?" asked the reporter Of Mrs. Lockwood.
"Oh, yes; there's no doubt of my eligibility under
the Constitution. am going to write an article on
that subject There's not thing in the Constitu-
ton that prevents a woman from becoming Presl-
dent cannot vote, but can be voted for. There
can be women electors, also. They cannot vote at
the polls, but they can vote in the electoral college
NOW, the Chicago Inter- Ocean maintains that am
not eligible The same paper insisted year ago
Supreme Court and that no woman ever could, and
the paper said this in the face OF the statute ad-
ments are hurting my candidacy, and so l Will
write an article on the subject setting the matter
right"
"You base your claim on the Constitution? ?" said
the reporter.
81 haven't looked up the subject recently" said
MRS. Lockwood tak1Lg book down from a shelf;
put several years ago, when Mrs. stanton was
nominated for Congress in New York state, inves-
ugated the subject. There" continued Mrs Lock-
WOOD adjusting her glasses and reading clause OF
the first section Of article OF the Constitution:
mo person, except natural born citizen citi-
zen OF the United States at the time OF the adop-
ton OF this constitution shall be eligible to the
onlce OF President; neither shall any person be ell
g1ble to that Office who shall not have attained to
the age OF thirtyhve years and been fourteen years
resident within the United States"
"Were you citizen at the time OF the adoption
oi the Constitution ?" asked the reporter
II was born a little while after the adoption Of
the Constitution" replied Mrs. Lockwood, laugh
Ing; "but am not sensitive at all about my age"
"You think you meet the requirements OF the
Constitution
yes" said Mrs Lockwood, 81 am natural born
citizen, and over thirty five"