The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-21
SUFFRAGISTS AT CHICAGO.

Pleading for Roongnition by the National Rspub-
lean Convention.
CHICAGO, June 20.-As many as could
set or stand in Apollo hall were last
night listening to Miss Susan b.
Anthony, Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hoop
er and Mrs. Patterson of San Francisco
who addressed the Cook county
Womans Suffrage society. Miss An
thOny read from the republican plat
form of 1884 the paragraph ending:
I'VE believe in the protection of every
citizen in his political rights" and said,
freedom and the franchise belong to
every citizen by virtue of their citizen
ship and we have no use for an amend
ment to the constitution. What we
want to-day is to secure from the re-
publican party, in its present
convention recognition that the
grand eloquent sentences in their
platform include woman. Our Secreta-
ry, Mrs. Hooper, was before the nation
al committee last week asking them to
put in their platform a recognition of
Woman's right to vote. The neWspa-
pers said she was pleasantly listened
to. That is always the way. For forty
years we have been pleasantly received,
politely listened to and sent away
empty handed. The democratic con-
recognize woman. Our memorial was
received with jolly roar of laughter
and referred to the committee on reso-
lutions by HoratiO Seymour. Mrs.
Merriweather was received in st. Louis
about the same way. We have got our
/ courage up little and we
| are now going to try and
get another royal snub and I suppose
the leaders are preparing it for US.
NS1Vx ha \ -.
1872: The claims of large part of our
| citizens meaning woman, desiring
consideration the women took heart
| and stumped the states. Who shall
| say what influence woman IS enthusiasm
| did in that campaign? The republicans
polled the largest vote they
| ever did before or since.
Miss Anthony said that in vote
upon recent woman's suffrage bill be-
fore congress of 115 negative votes, II
were republicans, and of "a affirmative
votes four were democratic. After cit
| ing other indications of republican
| friendlineSS. she said: I'VE can't be-
long to any party, but are for the man
| who is for us. / want the women to
show that they can kill of the nominee
who is not for them. We do hope,
though, that the republican party viii
put something in their platform favor.
Mrs. Patterson of California said
behind parties lie men and women
Men are human and very selfish. Sup
pose we form a party of our OWLS
| womans' party; suppose we nominate
candidates and elect them and seal
them, why that means war they say
Yes it does. l know many men whit
would shoulder a musket with u,
women. Know what they want anC
1 as,Vn n,ryR
pleading and imploring men to give i
to them. Much more was said in thS
same vein.
: Then Mrs. Hooper was introduced
She described her experience with tn
: republican national committee Thurs
! day. There sat thirty of themes
unsympathetic men. can say the
were unsympathetie and leave the res
: until after the convention. i felt lik
2 a wall of iron Nlas around me and tina
/. the mill enium was one hundred year
Oi ofss1 began to talk and presently the
/ Su1iled and then laughed and the
4 laughed very heartily. then left wit
g them resolution which thought wa
: about what was wanted. I said If the
t adopted it it would put one hundre
f speakers on the stump and give theT
: ali the power they wanted and as Ion
; as they wanted it. Mr.. Fessenden tol
j; me the committee on resolutions wa
:, the proper place 70 present my ideas an
+ my resolution VIII, suppose, 60 {
t them.n
ri Elsewhere in these columns will
d found the advertisement of DR.. Robel
IS Lyon, the gentlemanly practitioner (
In edicine who has his ONCE at Il
! Hotel Whitley. The doctor has bee
y resident of out city some four year
l. and with each day OF his residen,
10 here has won some one1or more hear
5e to warm friendship for him, not on
e as doctor, but because he Is VIII
h every successful doctor should be-
al thorough and affable gentleman.
- HIS Sterrs Dies.
ii CHICAGO. June 20.-Mrs. Emory .
a storrs, widow Of the distinguished Ia