Wichita eagle., 1886-10-21
SECOND DAY OF CONVENTION.

The wOmenS suffrage convention iueG ye,r
terday morning at $50 o'clock at the NJ. f.
church. The committee on organization
submitted the following report, which was
adopted: President, Mrs. n. E. Lease; vice.
president, Mrs Anna Johnson: secretary,
Mrs. Ceilings; treasurer, Mrs. DR.. Mamie
Stephens.
! A committee on resolutions was appointed
with instructions to report at last nights
session, but did not make report owing to a
| lack of time. A constitution governing the
tho society was adopted. MISS An
thony made short but pointed
| speech urging the society to work
earnestly to work for woman suffrage This
completed the morning session.
! The afternoon session opened with prayer
| from Mr.. Branscombe tho candidate for
governor on the prohibition ticket. During
the course of the meeting he was called upon
to address the convention. He expressed
himself in favor of allowing the ladies
vote. He said it was only just that women
should have the ballot, and unjust that they
are deprived Of it.
! He was followed by Miss Anthony
who spoke in high terms OF Mrs. Nickols,
who was one Of the earliest workers in Kan
Sas.
| Mrs. Colby, editor of the Wonan's Tribune
| in Nebraska, read a short sketch or Mrs
| Nickols She then gave lecture giving a
history of woman's condition, commencing
| with Grecian history She was very gener-
Gus to those ladies who are opposed to woman
suffrage She thought it was matter OF
Indifference and due to the fact thatthey had
not given the matter much thought.
This completed the afternoon session
| The evening session was held in the u. A
r. hall. A large crowd had assembled at
the appointed hour. Mrs. Colby opened the
meeting by select reading. Mrs. Mccoy
gave all original temperance alleSory which
was well received.
urs. NJ. T.. Lease introduced the speaker Of
the evening, Miss Anthony, in few very
appropriate remarks The speaker COM
mcnced by inviting the gentlemen to
the front seats. She was Of the opinion that
they were the persons who sho was anxious
would hear what she had to say. 1t is pos
sible to give only few points concerning
her lecture. She referred to the history OF
the poor laboring man Of England. His his
tory for century was told. His advance
| nent in giving him voice in the affairs or
the government she thought was only SINH
lar to what will occur in this country in tho
way of giving tho laoies
voice in the affairs OF state.
She thought the present treatment Of the
ladies was taxation without representation.
Sho was of the opinion that the condition OF
the Russian slave is as good as that OF the
ladies' of the United States.
Reference was made to the habit common
I among parties at first, OF going with a still
! stronger party hoping to gain assistance.
| There will be an afternoon session Mt the
NJ. E.. church, beginning at o'clock. The
evening session will commence at the usual
time and will be held at the court house.
Several prominent ladies of Wichita, with
some OF the SPEAKERS and visitors at the
equal suffrage convention, now IN progress
in the city, dined yesterday at the Manhat
tan hotel, tie guests of Dr.. Mamie Stevens
Miss Susan B. Anthony sat opposite to the
fair hostess ct the head Of the table. Among
the number were Mrs. Clara B. Colby of Be
atrice. Neb., editor OF Wonan's Tribune
Mrs. Laura II. Johns Of Saline, vico presi
dent Kansas Equal Suffrage association
Mrs. Bayne Of Anthony, Mrs. Cuthbert O
Belle Plaile, hTrs. Iary Fletcher Of McPhcl'
son, Mrs. J. d. Raricll OF FL Dor ado, Mrs
II. Z. Leasc, Mrs. U. S. Ceilings, Mrs. Cecr
cia Mccoy, Mrs S. C. johnson, Hrs Hills
Mrs II, E. Packer Mrs. Baldwin Of Wich
ita.
After TIE coffee hsd come on, for no win
sparlled On this board, DR.
! Stevens proposed toast t
! the equal suffrage association whicl
was responded to by Miss Anthony il
a bright speech, sisetching the advancement
/. OF woman from the days when Elizabet
Blackwell fought hard for medical educa
ton and recognition in her profession, t
this day in which Dr.. Mamie Stevens an
other woman physicians may rise to the to
:. of the profession environsd by honor and at
vantage. Mrs Cuthbert of Belle Plaint
:. toasted the third party, and Mrs n. /
Lease responded, claiming the third party o
the one party favoring woman. Mrs. Laur
NJ Johns then proposed o toast to the r.
publican party, Miss Anthony responding
It enumerated the various votes in congress o
: several phases OF the woman question
and showed that tho majority
: favorable votes were Republican
that Republican legislature lad submitte
!, g woman suffrage constitutional amendInen
e that Karlsa; Republicans had a woman 81
; frage plank il their platform Of 1S82; that ;
Il women have TO votes, and as women su
fragis.s are OF all parties, 4 suffrage orga
a ization should keep itseif non-p partisan. Nj
y Anthony sat down amidst applause and Ar
Colby rose to propose g toast to the Den'
ID cratic pnrty. Mrs. Johns offered . toast
Dr.. Stephens, woman who could pa
IS SIZE the deplo-ei, hardening study Of rlet
cine and succeed in its practice withor
{. losing her woInanliness. But whilo Wit "
a sparkling, and the laugh going round, t
IN hour CT the afternoon session OF convent:'
rs approached, and the party rose from t
IN table to adjourn to the church. The ladi
I'd were indebted for carriages to Mrs. Geors
90 Mccoy. OF Wichita.