New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-04
AN OVERLOOKING MEETING.
MANY HUNDRED PEOPLE AT SHERRY'S
TO HEAR ABOUT WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
ADDRESSES By THE REV DR. ARTHUR BROOKS.
TIE REV. DR. RAINsFoRD ND OTHERS
MANY COULD NOT GET IN-EARNEsT
WORK OF THE OPPOSITION.

The great number Of people who went to Sherry :
last evening to atierd the meeting in favor OF
woman suffrage not only surprised those who had
charge Of the arrangements-it literally over
whemed them Sherry's ballroom seats about 800
or 600 people. and with every foot Of standing room
occupied perhaps 80 can be crowded into H. AT
least that number were in the ballroom long be-
fore $50 o'clock when the meeting was to begin.
and by that hour perhaps go more filed the corri-
doris stairways and smaller rooms. Besides those
who succeeded In getting into the building, several
hundred who went 10 attend the meeting turned
back at the doors and went home
Nobody was prepared for such a crowd. great
many invitations he'd been sent out-the number
varOusiy estimated from 1900 to 25cD-but
it not thought that the accepances would
be anything like as general they turned out
to be. The approaching warm weather. the depart
ure of many families for the country or Europe.
and the many social engagements at the end OF
the town season. all these things It was thought
would prevent the acceptance OF majority Of the
| invitations.
Bat the most sanguine Of the VOLUNTEERS"
had not reckoned on the depth and breadth OF the
interes; in the movement which has taken posses
sion Of the community conservative estimate
Of the number of people who went TO Sherry's last
evening is between 1909 and ZOO.
The "voluntcers." although somewhat embar
raised. were delighted at the generous outpourlnS
of their friends. and made such hasty preparations
as were possible to take Of them. Improvised
overflow meetings were held in the smaller rooms
the speakers In the large hail being called upon to
repeat their addresses TO those who could not hear
them in the ballroom Besides the regular speakers
number Of well-known men and consented
TO speak impromptu. So all those who did not be-
come discouraged by the size Of the crowd and go
away nicely cared for. and everybody APP
pearel to take the situation good naturedly.
CHARLES STEWART SMITH PRESIDED.
Charles Stewart Smith cx-pres!dent Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce presided in the large hall. and
made earnest plea for the suffrage for women
The other speakers on the regular programme were
Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell. The Working
Womcn's Neei OF Protection: Or. William II.
Draper. on What Are Likely to BE the Effects Of
Equal Suffrage the Family; the Rev DR. W. :
i;ainsford the Illiterlte Vote. DR.. Felix
Adler. minority Representation" AMI the Rev
DR.. Arthur Brooks. woman Suffrage a Step In
the Progress Of Christian civilization" Among
others who sat -. platform Mrs ". s
Ea.nsfori and Mrs. Henry VI. Sanders Among the
volunteers who spoke IN the smaller rooms were
Miss Adele VI. Fcl1e AMI Father Thomas !. Ducey.
The invitations were signed by the following COM
mitico. Airs Francis q. Shaw. Mrs. William H.
Draper. Mrs. Arthur Brooks. DR.. Mary Putnam
Jacob. Miss May CALENDER Mrs. g. \. Runkle.
Mrs W : Rainsforl. Mrs Robert Able Ms.
Robcr; b. Min;urn. Mrs. Winthrop ChanIer. Mrs.
H. VI. Sanders. Mrs. Edward Curtis. Mrs. Ben All
Haggin Mrs. George Haven Putnam. Mrs. Charles
Russell Lowell and Miss dc Forest.
\ MEETING TO BE HELD ~ COOPER UNION.
Among others present were Miss Grace II. Dodge
Colonel and Mrs Slocum Mrs. Algernon : Sui
nyln. Bolton Hall. J. Evans. Brander Matthews
Mrs Edward Lauj~rbach Miss De Barrlil Mrs
EavenhEl. Mrs William !. Le Moyne Miss May
Roberts and Mrs. Paxton.
\ large suffrage mass-rreeting Will b. he'll in
Cooper Union on Monlay evening. John Milton
Cornell " II preside The speakers VIII be Dr. John
T. Po,orr Samuel G,mpers. Mrs Stanton Batch.
pr Edwin g. Bol,-. Father Ducey AMI Henry
George
\ conference o. women held at the home Of
Mr., Henry ". Sandera in Fifth-avc.. yesterday
afternoon Mrs J. Brooks Greenleaf. Of Rochester
president II Tho STATE woman suffrage organization
came hero 10 attend the meeting at sherrys. and TO
confer with the local leaders upon ways and means
- presenting tho monster petition 70 the Constiu-
uonal Convention, Among the women who met
Mrs G-cenieaf FOR consultation were Mrs Sanders
Dr Mar Putnam Jacob. Mrs. Lille Devereux
Blake Miss Harrlettc Keyser Mrs. Robert Able.
Miss Adele VI Flelde Mrs Elizabeth Ciiy Stanton
and Mrs { \. HGnke.
ing oui ;hc word mae" from the state Consti-
tuition we're buslly engaged in securing signatures
- their protest" Their headquarters arr ut the
" J.e. Waldorf. where about lD women are signing
to D., r, ,sn am AMONG i inr frlenI AmonF the
names signed yesterday Wcr" Mrs. }. VI Packer.
Ioyoph T.. Morton. Mrs Juan Garcia Puron. Clara
Louise Kellogg Strlkosch and Mrs. Fannie Aymar
Mathews.
ARGUMENTS FOR TIE PROTEST"
The following is an outline of some OF the reasons
influencing the women who viii send the pro
test" 70 the Constitutional Convention. Copies OF
this statement and Of the protest be obtained
AT Cooper O. lon at No l. Thlrl-aye AZ NO 10
N.st and twenty -lfthsi.. and at the
IIo,e Waldorf The protest can be signed at these
PAGES. Lii,
government rests upon man because some one
must bc PREPARED t. hsht for 1t Whenever ne ne
crssity arises. The function 81 maternity * thr pc
cular attribute ~ woman Her natural sphere Is
in the family. and love ana not force Is the source
The suffrage Is not question Of right or Of JUS,
ucc bat OF policy and eApcliency IL is 1850
that women are subject 10 certain legli dlsanh-
ties. AMI deprived Of certain privileges the mus,
rectify. The Legislature OF the state or Nrw OK
has already rcdrcssrI al grievances brought 10
public attention. and II any remain to be redressed
the suffrage ~ not necessary 70 secure .'n.i ia,
action. Man In this age IL not wiling To pear the
oIiun OF injustice 10 woman.
# * alleged that the vice OF intemperance and the
traffic IN strong drink admitted to BE- the cro"nlnS
disgrace Of our day and generation. would be
cured II women could vote but nothing ~ more
certain than that the suffrage is poWerrss 10 re-
strain the animal apprt,tes TINS retormaon must 5
dlvlluas. and herein Hes the greatest P power OF
by contact with men in political movements as
scmblirs and elections.
H. "A violation OF the principles of no taxation
without representation" This assertion rests upon
nf maj potcal canon II originated In opposition TO
the attempt Great Britain to tax her North Amer-
can colonies without IN consent. II mad no con-
nccton whatever with the basis OF representation or
the limitations upon suffrage and these questions
were never the subject OF discussion. II such re-
ation should be re-estabshed justice would require
that representation should be proportional TO taxa
ton. a proposition which VIII hardly be recognized
in our political system.
The proposed innovation involves too much risk
10 the present and permanent welfare Of woman,
and offers little prospect Of advantage, TO war
rant the voluntary assumption of new and untried
RESPONSIBILITIES. the outcome which may,
and probab bly, will be. deplorabe. II IS fortunate
that woman Is Independent OF the suffrage.
Let her not become subject to Its servitudes.
As TO THE WRONGS or WOMEN.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Woman
Suffrage League, held last evening at No. l25 East
Twenty thlrd-st. interesting paper was present
"a by Miss Phoebe Couzlns. She spoke with much
feellnY OF Independence Hall In PhiIadelphIa. and