New-York tribune., 1894-02-28
THE WORD MALE IN THE WAY
1T is THAT IN THE CONSTITUTION WHICH
KEEPS WOMEN FROM VOTING.
so SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN HOLDING A
CONVENTION TO BEGIN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST IT-cHIcXERING HALL WELL


AGAINST IT-cHIcXERING HALL WELL
FILLED WITH sYMPATHIzERs.
dozen women with square heels. which they
hope 70 put upon the word "na.e' IN the Consti-
tuition OF this State sat upoa the platform Of Chick
ering Hail yesterday afternoon waen Mrs. Lille
Devereux Blake called together tAe second days
session OF the mass-convention In the Interest OF
woman suffrage The word mae" was not ent're-y
eliminated from the audience, but the dozen or 20
gray boards ana hairless youths wao were present
were not conspicuous. There good attend
ance OF women who. having triumphec over every
thing in their own sphere sigh as Alexander
once did for new words TO conquer, and propose
20 employ ;her feminine arts and wIes In the
management Of primaries and campaigns. and per
haps in unseatlng each other In legislative halls a
few OF them were not 50 old az Alexander was
when he died.
Mission aries fo- the cause stood at the doors and
gave out yellow silk badges-the o'or Of the Woman
Suffrage Lcague-and a.so tracts which amply
proved 10 any, except the most obstinate mae mind.
that the position OF milk cans in modern civi,iza-
tion was far superior 10 that Of women, and estab
llshed other important propositions which have
hitherto been involved in some doubt. The plat
form was decorated with flowers and potted plants
and with flags containing two white stars ony-bs
cause only two States-Colorado and WyoInng-are
"realiy free" of provisional banner In the
background had two adGitiona. stars in yellow out
10 be the backgrounds for womans rights" this
year The outline of the Kansas star was the wider.
That signfed that the prospects for woman suffrage
are better there than here. IL is evidently expected
and that will settle the question, for who spills the
foremost foemans life, his party conquers in the
When the audience became still after Mrs. Blake
ana sau VII ths nss.ns piease come 20 order tne
carpet In the hall. This altogether too sug
gestive OF spring cleaning and other domestic ar
~
cipated" So Mrs. Bake stood square.y on both
Silence aa IN the badng wheeby S Mrs Bak
demonstrated hei nferorlty to Joshua, mere man.
and they obeyed him FOR the hammers still con.
tinued to pay vigorous rat-a-tap-tap and no one
bring 70 their ears the harsh grating OF stove
PIPE being FITTED andhGrrble 70 thinkthe usual
nnaly asked usher to have the pounding stopped
shsir sandwiches the convention got under way.
Ihe & Rev Leighton Williams offered prayer and
convention. Mrs Clara Neyman then read a paper
on the Ethical Aspect Of Civi, Rights" which
row. Mrs. Neyman addressed hsr audience as
"Gentlemen and ladies'" diplomatica.ly giving the
Susan 3; Anthony came upon the stage in the
,dsi or Mrs Neyman's address She ripped in as
snswer to the generous applause which greeted her
She was the next speaker after Mrs Neyman.
to AFTER Ma ass sh rsas sn s sa
fer from Elizabeth Cady stanton. and said among
ndll OF humanity from the depths of degradation
must rest upon that Columblad of political
hnsd. h1enths bsllot-whch makes every citizen who
A large audience attended the evening session
On the platform were Mrs Lille Devereux Blake
VINO presided ex-Judge Noah Davis. Miss Susan
B Anthony, the Rev. George Starkweather Pratt
MISS Carrie Lane Chapman-Catt. Mrs. Winifred f.
Judge. Miss Harriet Kaiser. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
5utro, Miss Theresa Barcalow. Dr. and Mrs A. w |
loser, Miss Helen Gardner Mime. Demorest Dr. |
Mary Brnkman. Mrs. Marguerite Moore and Mrs
george Lapham who rs niece Of Miss Anthony. |
Addresses, which were heartily appauded were |
made by Mrs. Chapman-Catt ex-Judge DAVIS and |
Miss Anthony, and a resolution was adopted urging
the delegates from this city TO the Constitutional
Convention to strike the word male from the 4
Constitution. Ex-Judge Davis based HIS Argument |
upon the text mo represertato taxation" He |
said fhaf " women were given the ballot they would
put down iquor-sellers and gamblers and uphold
Dr. Parkhurst in his noble crusade against vice
MISS Anthony, who was introduced as Our great
captain. was received with enthusiastic aprlause
many OF the audience arising and waving their
handkerchefs. She said that Horace Greeley was
accustomed to declare that only intelligent men
voted the old Whg ticket. and that she expec ted
only intelligent men to vote for woman suifrs ye
Sne added that IL the women had the ballot and
Whereby political influence, there would be more
reporters present and instead OF one ex-iudee ali
the judges and offceholders would be on hand |
The women simply and rightly demanded a XVIII
constitutional Amendment which should do for
them what the XVIII Amendment had done for the
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