New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-05
EACH SIDE REJOICING.
,c,,,rrs FOR sUFFRAGIsTs AND FOR
THEIR OPPOSING SISTERS

or THE MEETING AT sHERRl's-
NOW TWO YOUNG DEncTANTEs ARE La
,oo,xc IN THE CAUsE-A MEETlN"
At THE TEACHERS coL-EGE'
he n the big woman suffrage meeting at
Inv ,,ore heard yesterday wherever women Vi
s"'',. ,o,-in their homes. in the shops OF "' '"'
soV' ,,~,r,ers-and those who wished 10 strike "e
he~.' 49, from the state Constitution were iee'-
WY ro,,e.v p,eased at the great ana unexpected
ms =. ~ their efforts. One immediate result was
'sS" ,.s,asrab,e Increase in the NUMBER OF mos
o''.,.a for literature and information on the
wac assn assn cho-ry.s and another interesting deve!-
suOJe'. 90 the starting by two fair debutantes OF
op"0" amended 50 as 20 allow young women
s,rs old 10 sign it, The regular petition OF
tN'"'. .o-re,, which has been adopted by the No'-
inc is omen only 70 those who are twenty-ohe
un'es ~ who could vote If the suffrage were eA-
tended to women -. 800 ,,,s, ,,von.v wears Old
~ they thought II hardship that 'hey "o'e ur-
A'- =. ,on with their older sisters with their
aos ~ I'D grandmo,hers. in asking for political
h o." CO ,bev decided to strike the word "one
''s"', 49, notion asking to strike the word male
0'. y AZ constitution and to start a first voters
o. ',.roo Anv young man or young woman twenty
pS',.V o,a NAV sign the petition at Sherrys.
yea .,ncs If the students of the Teachers Col
= q University Place, held there yes
Ne. afternoon 1t was a private meeting mere
"'-'. sshs,e or general discussion. but Dr. Mary
w. ..,, Jacobi and Leighton Williams set ior'h the
s,osr,s upon which the woman suiiragS's s'a"u
90 Mrs. McKeen and Mrs. Belts. OF BROOKLYN SET
- the principles involved from the point OF We"
io''a ~ o.Dosftion. Mrs George White Field was
VI - sneak. but she declined. saying that the
g., ubo were opposed to the present movement
" ,.,s city did not intend To mount the rostrum
,n,oca in speechmaking and debate Mrs Fie;d
sa that she considered ii more ugniheu WoindIiiy
va consistent with the position W1lcn tnS opPUSsE
a. had taken not 10 take any part N ne aSt.
li ivn T,r,her than preparing protest MIS-
tys yII is member Of the committee IN cnarss Oh
tleiu t--o.ssf" and il Is understood expressed IN
ihe o. he unanimous opinion of the women on
the comm NM Of the opposition in this city has been
Inc pS mired FOR It's simplicity and effectiveness.
The 'protest" is that ana nothing more 1neie -
~ n-eamble nor are any reasons gwen II Is d
no Porn broad enough for all shades OF the oppo-
plallO',.n stand upon The silent campaign is
siroh exceedingly successful Following are the
words o or citizens Of the State Of NewYork
nu,sntv-one years of age). believing that II would
Hs against the best interests OF the STATE 10 give
uonsn unqualified suffrage, thus taking an lrreV
woI's' s,ep AT a time when the country is al
Tsssy burdened with many unsolved problems do
nro,sst against striking out the word male from
piveiia IT section / of the Constitution"
The principal headquarters of the opposition are
q, I've Hotel Waldorf. nj. D.,
az, cbmrch Scventy-ninth-st. and the Boulevard
Vii nreach tomorrow evening against woman
nsrare The new choir will enter on IT'S duties
a5u &c the orcarist: Mrs SchillinS. soDrano
Miss Pratt contralto; Mr. King tenor MT harper
bass. $780,. oo.,ro, will no hold IN
Cooper Union on Monday evening c..os.o...
s special meeting of the Woman SSunrage
School No $50 Fifth-ave.. to-day. at S;l5 p m
Mrs Stanton Batch. OF London, and Mrs. Lille
Devereux Blake will speak