St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-01
The WOMEN RESOLVE
Wyoming Marks a Revolu-
ton in Their Political
Status.
The Prohlasa Of -iiiiterate
Suffrage About to Be
Solved.
House Amendments to the
Direct Tax Bill Agreed to
in the Senate.
Tributes Of Respect Paid by
%Lo Co-o<o ~ Co~o&0o
Tributes OF Respect Paid by
the Senate to Senator
Hearst.

WASHINGTON, Feb. o9.-This morn
ing'S session of the " oman Suffrage
convention was opened by prayer by
Mrs. Alice j. Pickler, of South Dakota.
The first three addresses of the session
were upon the subject OF the last South
Dakota campaign, in which the Ques-
ton of woman suffrage in that state was
a IactOr. These addresses were made
10y Emma Smith De Voc, of
South Dakota: Mrs. Alice Pick
Ter, of South Dakota, and MIR.
Henry B. Blackwell, of Massachusetts,,
one of the editors of the Woman's Jour-
nal. Mrs. PIckler said she could give
about as many rea.Ons why the suffrage
amendment did not win in the last
campaign in South Dakota as the small
boy gave for not going to the menagerie.
First, lie did not have the me- eSSary
81 cents, and that fact being stated,
it was not necessary to mention the
the remaining reasons, the sutfra-
gists' first reason for non-succesS
was that they did not get votes enough
to win. The other reasons were not
material. She mentioned number OF
reasons. however, the most prominent
being the fact of there being three
tirketS in the field from the highest to
the lowest Office in the state. Under
these circumstances the friends of
suffrage for women were timid
about taking up any new issue. But
for this fact the speaker believed that
suffrage might have been easily won.
As it was tie cause gained about $4,000
converts among the voters. This CAM
paign, she felt sure, laidithe foundation
for ultimate success in South Dakota,
and that at no distant day. The follow
ing resolutions were passed:
Resolved. That the establishment of full
woman suffrage in the state of wyoming by
the vote of her people, and Its subsequent
ratification by congress and the president,
marks q revolution i'll the political status of
women in America and viii hereafter give
The women of the United States senators and
representatives elected in part by the votes
OF women.
second That >chuol Suffrage for wemsn
in l.; anty-two states. municipal woman Suf-
frage in kansas, and tuli'woman suffrage in
Wyoming. give assurance that women will
eve..tually be recognized as the political
equals of men.
house of representatives on its adoption of a
woman suffrage bill by two-lhirds vote l69
10 o4). and we earnestly appeal to the Kansas
senate for its concurrence.
Fourth-That the recent discussion of
woman suffrage on an educational Qualifica-
ton by the constitutional convention of Mis-
sissippi and Kentucky, indicates a growing
BELIEF on the part Of enlightened legislators
that the admission of women who can read
and write as voters. will solve the difficult
problem of an llliIeTate suffrage.
Fifth-kesolyed, That we recommend con-
venIous during the coming year in every
Southern capital i'll cooperation with the
suffragists of these states.
ivfh haf "a Cnnflnun "a l.
i7e ngreSs for a constitutional amend
ment abolishing all political distinctions on
account of sex. B-That i'll the four remain
ing territories we viii make strenuous eft
forts TO secure full suffrage by statute in ad
vance of their admission as states.
C-That in every state where there
is no express constitutional exclusion
OF women as voters we advise TO
demand full woman suffrage by
Il gIsative enactment and to petition every
state legislature for municipal and presiden
tial woman suffrage by statute. And that we
Will heartily support any state which engages
i'll struggle for equal suffrage by methods
approved by this association.
Seventh That we urge the appointment of
women as physicians, ana manaserS in all
renal refoTmatory and other public insti:u-
lions containing women or children as in
mates.
kIghth-That women and men should be
equally represented on school boards.
Ninih--Ihat We congratulate the friends
o equal nights upon the advancement of
women Indicated by the late national couu-
Gil, and by woman's improved opportunities
social, industrial, educational, legal, political
and professional opportunities, which are at
once basis and the guarantee for her future
equality as an American citizen.
Tehth-That We urge each state suffrage
society 10 petition its legislature for thor
ousn revision of the marriage relation, so as
to secure TO wives and husbands equal prop
eTty rights, to mothers and fathers an equal
ri,,l oh, i
widowers an equa inheritance of property.
Eieventh-lhat our thanks are due to the
house and senate committees for their reports
III favor of woman suffrage, and to the mem
bers of both houses who have worked and
voted for the admission of Wyoming.
Twelfth th-kecOgnlZing the power of the
press. we thank the women or the several
press associations for aiding our cause, and
we also express our Obligations TO the Wash
iugton papers and TO the Associated Press
for their friendly reports of our proceedings.