New-York tribune., 1894-04-28
TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE.
WOMEN DIVIDED on THE QUESllo-N'
THE RIVAL HEADcUARrERs IT sHERRY's AND
THE WALDORF HoTETe-ADDREssEs AT THE
LINCOLN REPUBLICAN CLUB.

THE NA1lOkf HOl lflS-AbbiNis'7i@" - @
LINCOLN REPUBLICAN CLUB
The advocates and opponents OF woman suffrage
were busily CT work yesterday. The volunteers
received number OF signatures to their petition at
Sherry's asking that the word male be stricken
from the State Constitution. The advocates OF
woman suffrage serenely confident that 'ne
Constitutional Convention will submit to the people
an amendment in their favor. They peHeVe 'ha' 'ne
douhtful and severe contest will be waged AT the
pools next November.
Tho or,isurr,re women had intended to es-
tablish their headquarters and beginning OF
their campaign the Waldorf Hotel to-uaS' p"'
so many people understood that the heHuqud' 'oia
would bc opened yesterday that II was tnousnt '''
TO provide a provisional headquarters imnedateIV'
Accordingly, Mrs. y. II. Dodge ana Mrs' ne"'s
White Field were at the Waldorf nearly all day'
About dozen mon went to the hotel TO get coPi's
Of the petition tho terms of which were puoiSheu
I'm The Tribune Yesterday In view OF the TACT tha'
the announcement had been made that inc move
mont would not be really started until To-Day
this fact was REGARDED an extremely encour-
aging
The name Of Mrs George Waddington has been
added 10 the list Of tho committee IN chA'se VI
| the anti-sufGraGc petitions. -
The members OF the Lincoln Republican CIuo
ea,lant:v placed their cubroom in the Ross Build
| ing Abingdon square. at tine disposal OF the woman
sufragsts last evening but, evidently fearing that
| n large attendance might give tco hearty support
| IN the cause tho number OF members present was
| rather small Mrs. Lille DevereuX BAKE MIS-
| Marguerite Moore and Miss Harriette A. N.Y.
| uoro rho sneakers Of the evening Dr. Charles Sh
acted as chairman The speaker good-natured'y ihu
mated their doubt as to the goodwill Of the 'lno
| IN Offering the use Of the room. and hinted Una.
| annarontlv measures had been taken to couh.erao'
| rho orfoct ~ any good impression that might Do
| made IN providing outside attractions 'Pe"9
| under these circumstances was dilhCu'''
! urs Make who was the first speaker pail II
glowing tribute to the Republican party ana re-
| f.rred n th, stand taken by General James W.
uus,e1 in ls72 when she first addressed the Legs
| lature in Albany She added thai Il was al "0' -.
| bravery to declare In favor OF woman su'''",' 90,
| that time Mention made or the 'o'oo' '''
defeated by Governor Robinson in 1873. ana ne wa
ouotod as saving God never intended women 'o'
| nuhl,c onico" Mrs Blake said that In ls'' "he'
I Governor Robinson was nominated for re-eirc'iS
the women decided that God didn't intenl MN t3s &
dSfeat She avardoi Governor Aonzo H 'osits .rn,
the distinction of having been the mrs, S.,o and
- discover that there women In me S,t'r' ~
unJer h4 administration they received rights pelo
that Withheld Shc declared that whau wh ,aS ~nS 80
o~,fns. surr, 20 Yas a reslluum ~ prcJullC"' ~
hat women dldni ask fer enfranchis tnn. M r
might be enabled 10 initiate men pu 20 ri~Sts ot
| pose - giving womanA'od the glor!ouS ''7''' "
| Nrs Moore WI. tho next speaker. She frst re-
,rrei - me noise outside saying that she wa
acctis,oric - II. that she had spoken on p'i' ~,
in ircland when policemen had surIoundei .teI hcI
pleading for mons rights for the rEht5 OF tHs ne TN x
| tcnantrv she added that sho felt no" .k, .lkke y,
| cloimng with tho savannah dark"y VINO WI" WI 49, ~
| nrst saw the cable c'rs. said: ''fod DTS p n t1'
| YANKEES They dra freed the nigg' S ,ii'u .,,,l
| they've freed the mules" Then she aH1eu VIZ
",'.nne ~ the most 'chcsiuutty' declarations sh'
argued rs ms homo Is the spHebFe prsb IN 1' h% mis
How many poor women there are tlsni b,ne, m - 4
| W t,s Ct1 don't know tho meaning ul np,n' ~
absurd - a. hat women ar Iro'tso,' ,,ho,sand
or1 nave All the rlrlfs thcy want. when tno~us,'', ~
-. ~, ~. world over arc making irnltl'+- pusH'
>, 0na tho employment they cannot 6'l. 81
! ,,,-,,cu ~ wealth and position. "hp 90 @ -i ~
mo- yert n.cl - remember ihat tneIf ~ '', ~,
women In tho world less fortunate 'han 49,, ,f
I, A. f,r those women particularly s,'At - 80
,-,.n, 20 obtain 'hif necessary prlNl''b,., ..,
,l.s K.,s.r r,tsonrl that love - 'l"..' y, ,.s
.l.. -, lo ,,m,f.s heart nc well as In in3h
ami added ihat w oets.r 'hr s1' 'Wod,"ska n
| r,t,r Ms Meyer ~ DenmarK., ! .Ail'ls ii..
~orknrmen. or susan y. Anthony, hs'{ {ihrougb
| fliilc Iev.reux Bake for equal rEhN ~. 30,
80. -, he con the love % country. ana tnh. "U
w5mcn were asking 20 be ena6ea 20 s',e w. ,Sn or,
| rr.rglnr ~ the love iNat no4 p'o'''' az 49, o.
s,l u dlscufrlnca cais"in'n'.