Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-04
A WOMEN'S CANDIDATE FOR PRESI.
DENT.

A WOMEN'S CANDIDATE FOR PRESI.
DENT.
MRS. Helva A. Lockwood Receives and
Accepts a Nomination.
Mrs Belva A. Lockwood, the well-known woman
lawyer In this city, has been notified OF her nomina-
ton for President OF the United states by the
"Woman's National Equal Rights Party" In Cali.
fornia Mrs Lockwood has accepted the nomina-
tion and has sent the following letter OF accept
ance to Marietta L Stow president, Eliza ]. Webb,
secretary, and many Others of the party:
Having been duly notified OF your action, In con-
ventlon assembled, Of August %, 1854, in ncminat
lns me as the candidate for the high pOSiti u OF
Chef Magistrate OF the United states as the choice
OF lhe equal rights party, although feeling unwOr-
.nS ana incompetent TO I'LL SO high place. am
constrained 10 accept the nomination so generously
and enthusiastically rendered by the only political
party who really and truly represent the interests
OF our whole people north, south, east and west,
because l believe that with your unanimous and
cordial support. and the fairness and justice OF
cause we shall not only be able to carry the cleo
ti0n but TO guide the ship OF state safely into port
IN the furtherance or this purpose have 70 say
That, should 1t be my good fortune TO be elected,
ana should our party, with its grand platform OF
principles BE- successful In the contemplated cleo
tlon, IL Will be my earnest effort TO promote and
MAINTAIN equal political privileges TO every class Of
our citizens irrespective of SEX color or nationality
ana tC make or this great and glorious country IN
truth what II has so long been IN name, "The land
OF the free and the home of the brave"
u
pubic otnces to women as well as to men, with
scrupuouS regard TO civil service reform after the
women are duly Installed in Office.
am also In accord with the platform OF tho party
In the desire TO protect and foster American indus
tries, and in my sympathy with the workingmen
ana women OF the county. who are organized
against free trade Ior the purpose OF rend ring the
laDoring classes OF our country comfortable and in
dependent.
lsympathise with the soldier and the soldiers
WIDOW: believe in the re-enactment Of the arrears
act ana the Increase or pens. .OnS TO widows, De-
ieVing that the surplus revenues or the country
cannot be better used than In Clothing the widows
ana educating the orphans Of our II atoms defend
erS would also suggest the adjustment OF the
Pension Office with It's complicated and technical
machinery which SO beautifully illustrates how not
10 90 IL, and recommend in Its stead, three COM
mlssionerS. whose only duty should consist In re-
qiirlng from an applicant for invalid pension his
certificate Of honorable discharge, from a widow
PROOF OF marriage and from mother proof OF birth.
am opposed to monopoly in the sense OF the
men OF the Country monopoiizing all Of the votes
and all or the offices, anu at the time insisting
upon having The distribution OF all OF the money,
both public and private 1t Is this sort OF monopoly
that has made possible large breaches OF trust with
government officials caused bank suspensions and
an ep emic OF delalcationS the country; it has
and fosterej strikes.
am opposed to the wholesale monopoly or the
Judiciary OF the country by the male voters II
elected. shall feel it incumbent on to appoint
a reasonable number OF women as district attor-
and would appoint some competent woman to any
vacancy that might occur on the United States
Supreme bench.
i am in full sympathy with the temperance advo-
Gates OF the country, especially the n c. T. o. but
believe that woman suffrage will have greater
tendency to abolish the liquor Traffic than prohlbi-
ton will 10 bring about woman suffrage. II the for
mer Is adopted, the latter will be its probable
II elected. shall recommend in my inaugural
speech Uniform system OF laws. as Tar as practl-
cable. for all OF the states, and especially for mar
rage, divorce, and the limitation OF contracts and
such reputation Of the laws OF descent and dis
nj nC yl-f1t fn1.v
with the husband in authority and right, anu an
equal partner in the common business
favor an extension OF our commercial relations
with foreign countries, and especially with the
Central and South American states, and the estab-
lishnent OF high court OF arbitration, to which
snail be referred all differences that may arise be-
tween theSe several states, or between them and
the United States.
My Indian policy would be first to have the gov
their tribal relations distribute to them their lands
In Sevtraity, and make them citizens, amenable to
the laws OF the land, as other white and colored
persons are.
Whle we sympathize with unhappy Ireland and
deprecate oppression on the one side and lawieSs-
ness on the other, our neutral policy as nation
people,
Due consideration will ne given to the interest OF
the honest, Industrious, home-loving German
Again thanking you. ladies', for your expressions
or esteem, l think that l may safely say fully
indorse your whole platform.
Mrs. Lockwood Explains the Mystery
Oh " oman ksOlItlCSs
Mrs. Lockwood was found this morning by STAR
reporter seated in her Office, with clients about her
and showing no signs that the presidential light
ming had struck her. After receiving the congratu-
ation OF her visitor, with the dignity which can
1date for President should exhibit, she remarked
that she had no idea OF this nomination until the
letter arrived from Marietta l. Stow. the president
OF the association and the editor of the Won.en's
Herald OF Industr'y. announcing that fact.
IN Qrf freyf thor rnr
ton them" asked the reporter.
Mrs Lockwood laughed merrfly at this suppo-
sition. and assured the reporter that she had not
"Wtll this nomination receive the support OF the
women suffragists?" continued the reporter.
"Certalnly not, was the emph tic reply. "You
must remember that the women are divided up into
as many factions and parties as the men. There
Is the Women's Christian Temperance union, under
the leadership OF Miss Frances Willard; there are
anthony and there IS the amsican nsrfr aru cnn
trolled by Mrs. Livermore and Mrs Blackwell Now,
the political situation is just this: Miss Willard
plank inserted to catch the surfragists;
but the Iatier f., finding that they were going to
out for Blaine and Logan. The American party
have also endorsed the republican Candidates. Now
l thought that women who believed In womens
rights and temperance ought not to hang on to the
skirts OF the republican party any longer, and l
expressed these sentiments In letter which was
published recently in several OF the papers for
preston OF those sentiments"
Mrs Lockwood, at tie request OF Mrs. Stow, will
have some large pictures or herself struck or SO
that, as Mrs Stow expresses It, "they can be placed
In the windows along with the other candidates
and have wholesome efecl upon the male voters"
Mrs Lockwood added that the equal rights party
Of which She was now the nominee, believed In the
equality or women with men In ali things 1t is
women's suffrage party. but with a wider scope,
she added When asked about her plans for the
campaign, Mrs Lockwood said that she was gcing
TO attend TO her business, and intimated that She
did not propose to allow the nomination to turn
her head.
Baltimore Divorce Case.
D. ". PERRY, OF THE @. S. s. RICHMOND, CHARGES
HIS WIFE WITH INFIDELITY.
The Baltimore American Of to-day says David
". Perry, through j. ". Denny, his attorney YES