The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-11
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am reminded Of the coming Woman
Suffrage Convention, which is to be held
here in the middle OF February, by the
presence at the Riggs House OF Miss
Susan b. Anthony, whom William Herring
Charming used lRcetiously to call the
Napoleon Of the movement, and by the
favorable report to-day to the Senate oil
The proposed Constitutional Amendment.
In 1850 Mas Anthony was described as q
fair young Quaker, with good, earnest
face and genial smile, and dressed in gray
silk, ha. and gloves all the same color,
with a touch OF pale blue ribbon-the per-
lection OF neatness and s0brlety. Thirty
six years OF continuous hard work nave
elt their traces on the little Quaker schools
marin Il the beautiful Mohawk Valley, IN
the tine lines OF her tscs and IN the tlnge
Of gray mingled with the brown hair.
which Is worn IN the simple, old.iishioned
way, in smooth folds down the sides OF her
Ice aud fastened in knot ut the back. a
touch OF dainty lace relieves plain black
dress, and though no one could LOOK at
Miss Anthony without becoming aware
that she was a woman living In earnest,
there is nothing in Miss Anthony's APP
pearance to suggest the cariCatures used
10 represent the female shrlOker, striker
or snlrsgist. A lady In manners, she
has too much tact to obtTUde her work
upon those not interested in II, but the
genial smile, which is still her OVID,
always lights up her face when iDtorma'
ton ia intelIigently asked Of her in re-
latisn to the suse for which she has sacrt'
feed all personal interests.
When 1 inquired how many Senators
had been won over 10 the cause, Miss
Anthony replied, with. genuine satiGl4o'
ton, there are tTenty.slx who are IN
favor OF granting women the ballot.
Among thos5 there is Senator Dolph, OF
| Oregon, who made woman suffrage q
feature Of his campaign and Is warm
supporter OF any and every movement to
better tue condition Of woman. COnger,
OF Michigan, and Bisi., Of New liamp.
shire, ala likewise, aud the iattdr, OF
CouTse,is regaEdCdas oneot the stalnChest
supporters Senator Sherman "has been
there ali alongn while lloar is their
laeuatoTial champion. Sixteen years ago
Senator Henderson, OF Nebraska, declared
himself In favor OF woman suffrage in an
able speech Mitchell, 'oi Oregon Ia an
other uiendof the work. Senator Stanford,
the Pacific Coast millionaire, Is somewhat
OF an enthusiast on thesubject, and when
Mira. Stanton and Miss Anthony visited
California insisted on deirAying travelling
expenses and showed them many delicate
attentions. WlsOn, OF Iowa, aud Teller
OF Colorado, have always shown q lriendly
spirit The other Senators whom under
stAnd favor the ballot Tor women, are;
AliIsOn, Iowa; CoWen, Colorado Cameron,
Pennsylvania; ChaCe, Rhode Island; Gull
lon, Illinois; Dawes, Massachusetts; Frye,
Maine; Jones, Nevada; Logan, Illinois;
Miller, California; Miller, New York
Mitchell, Pennsylvania; Palmer, Michi.
gan; Pike, New HampshireI sabiD, Min.
nesOla; Sawyer, Wisconsin. The other
Senators who favor all billS for the adj
Y4n9cment aud protection Of woman short
Of giving them the voting power are:
AldriCh, Rhode Island EvaTts, New foki
llawley, Connecticut; Ingalls,, Kansas;
Mcmillan, Minnesota; Plat, Connect.
cut Plumb, KansaP; Van WyCk, Nebras'
ka; Voorhees,, Indiana,
Among the representatives., though no
canvass has been made Of the new mem.
btra, are the following well-Snown gympa.
thi4srs: Allen, Massachusetts,: Anderson,
Kansas; Baker, New York; Bingham,
Pennsylvania; BJutelle, Mainej brown,
Indiana; Bnrrowp, Michigan; Cannon,
Illinois, and Carey, Of Wyoming, the only
man in the House whose wife voted for
him; CutCheon, OF Michigan, who made
speech 10 Congress for them Dingley, Of
Maine, whO,when Governor, urged woman
suffrage for Maine, DJls,y, OF Nebraska,
who Is the friend Of woman, tue Indian
and all who are tranlpled upon
Dunham, OF Illinois; Funston, KANSAS;
GRllinger, Of New Hampshire, who
presides ut their meetings; Clifford, Of
Dakota; Hanback,, Kansas Henderson,
Iowa. Hepburn, Iowa. johnson, New
York; Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, who has
always bsen friendly 10 the work Long,
Of Massachusetts, who, when Governor,
urged upon the Legislature the Rdvan.
tages of women suffrage; Milliken, Maine
Morrill,, Kansas; 0'Neill, Pennsylvania;
Perkins and Peters, Kansas; Price, Wis.
Consin; Rockwell, Massachusetts, Ryan,
Kansas; Sessions, New York; Stone,
Massachusetts, Swlnburne; both the Tay'
Tors, Of Ohio Voorhees,, Washington Ter
ritory; Whitney, Massachusetts. Tom
Reed, OF Maine, made report In favor OF
woman suffrage to the House; Rice advo-
Gated 1t when Governor OF Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Miss
Anthony have now In press the third sub.
Btantial volume Of their history Of woman
suffrage, which will give the biographies
and good steel engraVings Of the following
workers in the cause: Mrs. Judge Mer.
rick. New 0rleang, practical philan-
thropist and woman Of great benev0lenCe:
Mrs, NJ. NJ. Kicker, New Hampshire, a
fine looking woman who has been ad.
nittGd to the bar, and OF whom Judge Bid.
die said "She knows more law than 90
out Of 1905" Miss Rachel Foster, Of Phila.
delphia, who Is about TO return 10 Zurich
10 compile her law studies, and who de.
votes her money and much Of her time to
the cause; Mrs. A. =. White, Of New
Hampshire, lady who has made use
OF large means to help along tho work
Mrs. NJ. W. Sewall, head Of a classical
school in Indiana; Mrs. II. M.!Gougar, Of
Indiana, who Is said TO make more money
than any other woman lecturer on the
rostrun Mrs. Mary u. Clay, WHO, like her
three sisters, is q practical farmer; Miss
CouSins, Of st. Louis, the well known
lawyer; Mrs, Clara Colby, Of Nebraska,
editor OF the IIomdn'S Tribune; Mrs. A. y.
Dunaway, for fifteen years editor Of the
Nctv NOrthresi, Of Oregon; Mrs. Laura
Gordon, a lawyer, OF San Francisco; Mrs.
James SpoLofd, Of Washington City,
woman Accomplishments and generosity,
who has for many years entertained the
placing every facility for the work at their
disposal; Mrs. Deyereux Blake, Of New
York Mrs. Il. d. Harbard, Illinois; Mrs.
stertlpg, Minnesota, and Mrs. NJ. Bonee. Of