The evening world., 1893-10-07
WOMEN DELEGATES RETURN.
Mrs. Blake Tells of Her Expert
cree at the Saratoga Convention.
Rights of the Woman's SufrI age
League ExPoun led.

billing and cooling do rot seem to be
the rider of exercise In woman suffrage
circl"t.
There is no hlir pulling, hut the touch
of rar,ssing iugrrs is heavy aud the
rtrnkinE OF feathers is against the grain
of the plumagc,
Early Tursiuy morning pretty Little
nrNrrcuN Flake and petit" iiarriett"
A. No,scr took hold OF hands and
tripp"i up to Saratoga. Thursday even
ms there waa "A meeting of the Woman's
suffrage League In the Gcstrrfcldt iIall,
- E,st rweuty-third street, and Mar
GIrgtlr or MurGnrrtla Moore, a brilliant
irish lady. who had the honor OF spend
INK "a term III an English prison for the
a'Nun"ntu"nt 81 WOinnn'S rights. noEi-
mated them delegates at large To the
stat Constitutional Convention. to he
held in May. 1854
\ few days ago this letter, which oN-
plains Itself. was mailed to the sister
mood by tn" most enthusiastic woman
suitragist In tn" community:
NEW YORK STATE COMMITTEE.
Woman San'aFe Party
9, We. Fourteenth ''rye,. room :
MEN NpEh, Sept 26, l'o'
\ private meeting o; tho state Committee Will
y" h"ld 1T these headquarters on oct : 1898 At
'.Nl 10 'Np.k 10 near u private report from Ih'
consider the best course to pursue this year
1t is very Desirable that every member Hhgil be
present n possible as Mcirhty facts Nill 10"
stated, aud important documents shown cpu-
nirntinlly, and IA III" %sltuttion Of the cause VIII
b. ,nnAiuntially explained
Hence pleas" he present II YOU possibly can
II YOU really cann", please send a letter swing
ronition Of the cause, an, making any susEcs.
tons that occur To YOU NourH Tor freedom,
HAMILTON WILCOX, Chairman.
y, Information could hc had concern
ing either OF these meetings.
\ boy In the Gc9tcrtoidt hall said that
tho women voters only met once n
month, he diln't know where any OF
Mr.. Wilcox left n card fastened to his
door With a hatp!n, stating, that he
would return In ten minutes" although
the %ianitor said he had gone to Saratoga.
from the Spa. This morning she wal
tired lookiug but pretty, and she talked
like II political caucus.
Who sent me to the Convention
The League nominated Miss koys"r AMI
III" ADMINISTRATORS, 10 til" ton.titn-
,ional Convention, and Ne went to sara.
trGH to get the Democratic convention
to help us.
"Of course. we We're treated with thu
utmost courtesy. have been going t.
conventions and assemblies for the las
twrnty-SiN years, although ! am nor u
pioneer. | have gotten thousands OF bills
through the state Senate. am wei
known, and | always receive the utmos'
consideration
Yesterday l made "A speech. I SPOKE
five minutes. l said | came az a
delegate from the Woman's .SutirHE,
League; that we appealed to the i'crno
cratic party beCnus" that party had don.
40 much for the rights OF women ant
children. 1t WAS n Democratic Legisla
,urr that gave us police matrons. womcr
factory inspectors and the sales-women''
bill.
was a Democratic LEGISLATURE that
enacted "A law giving mothers and IA
theirs the guardianship over their own
children. That abb and far-secing law
yer, David Il. I'm. rscommsnded tina
Convention, and Gov. Flower last ycai
Included a similar recommendation In his
message. The act calling the convention
provides that the electors may elect any
male or female citizen" as a delegate
We leave our cause in your hands. We
have great confidence, in this Convex
on. We have especial confiiencn, In
rammany Hall. This ought not to be u
ease of the lady and the tiger but th'
lady and the tiger should walk to Vie
tory together
"My little speech was well reccivct
and warmly ~applHudcd.'
Ibid the Convention confer upon yo'
the right to revis" III" Constitution a
the coming Conventions" | asked.
Were you disappointcd?'
mo. | didn't expect to succeed
Mrs. Elizabeth Grannis. OF 80 Ens
Twcnty-second street. editor OF m
Church Union, property owner ana cum
woman, vino has gone to the polls I
register and vote with her brother a
every election since lSI3, was seen yes
tcrdny.
Il was asked to go to Sa-,togn by tn
Woman's suffrage League. | declined I
dn SO. ! am not Il seeker after motor
ETY.. | don't care to go lnto pontl'h
meetings for the SAX" Of having my ear
rings. bunnct-striTgs and rcttiCoats writ
ten up and illustrated in the news
papers. u.
ing to get 1t ever since my sixteenth
birthday. | want II for the good II WI!
IN the sex. society and the country, huI
| don't want to maxi myself ridiculous
Il shouli lik" nothing better thar Il
hc elected t. tn" constitutional Con
yartion. hut that honor could only
come from tn" stat" convention. N"i
Their the Woman,s SuGraG" League nol
IN" Wrman's Suffrage iArty can apioiA
q delegate.
"Only the Legislature can confer upoi
wtu,n the rich To- vote for members
OF the Constitutional Convention; loCa
organizations that nominate" women u
exercise that right urge them to violate
the state Constitution. only members
uf the Assembly can 'Akc Iart IN IN
election of members to the Constitution
nj Convention. and the Constitution lin
it, the suffrage to men
How did Mrs. Blake. Miss Kcyser an
Mrs. Grccnlcuf get TO h" nominated
dCi"'a'rS at large
''Thoy nominated themselves. The!
will not accomplish anything for tn
cause hy their visit to Saratoga
Mrs. Grannis said this Yesterday. Sh'
krcw what she was talking about.
Another conservative member of tn,
i Iot-lo Vas seen. She wore Spanish
"mulcs.' and she jumped ON the lad.
. delegates At large" with both heels.
please leave my name out Of print
Th" proceedings Of the meeting tina
nominated Mrs. Blak" were absurd,
"Tn@ tactics OF the League are not q
/" a character to inspire the confidence o
either women or men. Truth. sincrrit
of purpos" and honesty are not only de
Clining, but absent
THIS lady. knew nothing about Mis-
Harri"tir =. k"yScr, except that Sh
) nal "a ~faac'fal front name"
I.rcy \. Washington. sh" said. went I
Saratoga i'm the Interest of the ". e. I
| T.. Mrs. Jean Brooks Grc"niraf Is tn
r PrcSid. nj If tn" state Womiu's Suffra
p gets and the wife Of q Rochester con
gressmau. NELL. NELSON.
RAN AWAY IN HIS NEW CLOTHES