New-York tribune., 1888-03-23
CLEVER WOMEN WRo WANT TO VoTE.
ANNUAL CONVENTION or THE NEw-YoRK STAT
WOMAN sUrvRA0R ASSOCIATION.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE AssOCfATfoN.
Tho New-York State Woman Suffrage Association
bold Its annual convention yesterday In Masonic Tom
plc. In tho morning tho executive committee mot
with closed doo, to elect oficors and adopt rcsou-
tons. Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake reelected
president. Tho other officers chosen were: vco pros-
dents. Matilda Josyn Gage and Susan B. Anthony;
corresponding secretary. Mary Seymour Howell; 10
cordIng secretary, Charlotte f. Doloy chairman OF
executive committee DosIa c. 0oss treasurer, Emily
l. wakeman; counsellcr- aflaw, Kats stoneman
Resolutions were approved calling upon tho Log
isature to pass tho Municipal Suffrage bill now pond
Ing; thanking Senator Coggoshsll and Asscmblyman
Answorth for their advocacy Of tho bill; demanding
political power . means of doing away with unjust
discrimination against In tho msttor Of sals-
r1es; thanking Senator Hendricks for introducing
bill for the appointment Of police mstrons demanding
for married adequate legal protection In their
share Of tho Joint earnings of the marriage copartner
ship and insisting that mothers bo equally empow-
ercd with fathers to dispose Of their children
Mrs. Blskes opening address at tho afternoon ses-
sion outlined these resolutions which then road
by Mrs. Caroline Clkoy Rogers and adopted Mrs.
Custafsens address deprecated the sentiment nduged
In BY opponents Of woman suffrage. Mme. Bogoot
described In Fronch tho WORK Of tho st. Lazsre soc-
cty. Mrs. Sophia Corth tho delegate from Norway,
said few words and was followed by Mrs. Marguo-
rlto Moore, who sought to show how vitality politics
Baroness Gripenburg described the progress of tho
good work In Finland Mrs. Caroline @. Rogers read
nom manuscript eulogy Of woman at tho exponso
OF tho male sex, and Mrs. Blake, In closing, praised
Dr. R. Heber Newton and Rabbi Gottheil for their
noble support Of the and characterized severely
tho hostile attitude of the Rev. Drs. DIX and Tamagc
Tho sermon Of Dr. Dix, delivered last Friday night"
she said " was insult to tho womon Of New-York"
Tho first speaker Of the evening. Mrs- Scatchord,
delivered temperate and wolcOnsderod address, her
doctrine being that and woman arc not equals
but equivalents Mrs. Ashton Wentworth Diko, who
the central figure Of interest in this assembly,
followed Mrs. Scatcherd. Mrs. Dilke is handsome
woman Of about thirty, with large features, strong
and Intelligent yet amabe face, and pleasant drawl-
ing English accent. She began with noting
the parallel between Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Mr. Gladstone, UNUSUAL and
conspicuous examples Of enthusiasm that did not
dag with advancing age. After graceful ailuslon
New York, she plunged into her subject. q! II women
to obtain further rights and enfranchlsement,"
she said, they must first prove that this step VIII DO
O direct benefit to The whole community. And they
must remember that this change can be produced only
by mems votes We have made some progress In IN
England. We nation most terribly governed
by precedent; but now that we have got the prece-
dent Of local government on our side, 1t Is mposSs
bic TO say to what lcngths We may attain II rather
Illogical to ask for enfranchsement Of all English
women, when not all the mon have votes, so our Par
ameDtary bin asks the franchise for only few wo-
men. We making steady IL slow progress"
Mrs. Clara Neyman followed In vigorous onslaught
on man and his manners Mrs. Bessie Starr Keefer
b. A. (Hans CoebeD, formerly ono Of tho editors OF
"The Toronto Clobe,D made the last speech, which
was breezy and witty and exceedingly well received.