National Republican., 1884-03-05

out to them. The giant from pigmy Della.
ware might be "chivalrous Bayard,n but
when he set his lance at rest against the
demands Of women he might as we'll
place himself among the fossil
curiosities of the national museum.
Mr.. Flower was an outspoken advocate of
woman suffrage, and If he was nominated the
women would smile upon him. But the most
unequivocal champion was Joseph Il. Nc.
Donald, who was the first to do anything in
the United States senate for the enfranchiso-
ment of women. Miss Blako thought that if
the women had a vote they would get some
slice Of the great pension gift which congress
had Just voted.
Mrs. Martini Mcclellan Brown, of Cincinnati,
spoke upon Disabilities" Mrs Brown ap.
Doared to be about 35 years old. No gray was no.
ticeable in the brown hair, which was brushed
back very smoothly from the forehead. Most
of the hair, however, was covered By little
drab bonnet, which was itself covered by two
big plumes. Mrs. Brown wore steel
colOred silk dress, and a broad white
lace scarf. Mrs. Brown had rather round
face and was generally plumpor than the
preceding speakers. She also had greater
variety of tones and gestures, and talked
more like man. She had an occasional
nasal tone that was not perfectly agreeable
She was extremely deliberate in speech and
motion. She spoke without manuscript.
woman's suffering in life was the result of
the political and social disabilities under
which she labored. She thought the Lord
was raising up race of heroines, who should
free their sisters from their disabilities
Mrs. Brown is the wife of tho president of
Wellesley college, and is herself lecturer
upon art poetry, music, architecture, and
political economy. Her speech was moderate
IN tone, and the arguments used showed that
she had thought earnestly upon the degraded
position of very many of her sex, and she
spoke of the right of suffrage, rather as
means by which these fallen and suffering
ones might be relieved, than as an end to be
reached simply for tho purpose of getting
even with the men.
A reception will bo given to tho ladies of
the convention next Saturday evening in
Now York by the Equal Suffrage club of that
city.
Mrs. Harbert and Mrs. Cougar will ad.
dress the New York convention at Albany
next wednesday evening, and on Thursday
evening, after they have addressed the judic-
larry committee of the New York assembly on
the woman suffrage question, a reception will
be tendercd them.
Mrs. Cougar who is familiar with Indiana
politics and politicians, will probably make
somo remarks during her speech this evening
upon Senator Mcdonald. She does not like
Mrs. Blake consider him sureenough savior
toward whom all women sutlragsts must look
FOR enfranchisement. She remarked, in con-
versation last evening that although Senator
Mcdonald spoke for the women while in the
senate, yet when it came to contest in his
own state between the democrats and liouor
league on tho one side and the women on the
other. he was true to his democratic instincts
and went with the liquor league. The same
lady paid her respects to Senator Fair in this
fashion, "Ho cried one way and voted the
other way when we addressed the senate
committee two years ago"