New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-16

The propagandism OF the doctrine OF woman SUI
frage. socety's latest fad, has spread ID '''e OV'
munity until there is hardly woman living IN 'ne
CITY outside of n tenement house who has Ho'
taken part in the discussion Of the question: N""'
women have the right 70 vote There - no ION,
reason to doubt that the petitions whCh are !. ~.
sent to the Constitutional Convention carry N May
asking tha, the word male be stricken from the
article defining the qualifications of voters WI" H'N9
a million signatures appended 10 them'
When the work Of obtaining the signatures 10 nv
petitions was started Mt Sherrys seNeraI "''"' "sV
by n number OF the women prominent IN socle'''
was not supposed that the movement would become
SO popular among the women OF the city. IL ""S
announced at frs, that the petitions would be KEEP
at Sherry's only day OF the week. pu' i was
soon necessary to have the petitions kept 'e''
every day of the week except sunday ana soC''S
women took turns in presiding at the DESK al VIM"
tine SIGNATURES were received Then. following tHe
lead Of Mrs Robert Able. Mrs Charles r. Lower!
Dr Mary Putnam jacob. Mrs. Ben All haSs"
Mrs Guernsey Mrs. Theodore Sutro' Mrs huSSen
Sage Mrs. Henry NJ. Sanders and o'her women VI
prominence. the society women began 70 eN''"' '''
movement beyond Sherry's by holding receP'iohS' d"
which petitions were circulated. Bishop FotteT ana
other clergymen made speeches in favor OF woman
suffrage at some of the receptions and W. D. HOW
ellis has agreed to talk on the subject
GOING INTO THE BYwAYs AND HEDGES.
Women living In fashionable neighborhoo'S also
took charge Of petitions and undertook 10 MAKE d
canvass Of the election districts in which they Ieu'
One OF the is said 10 have hired her bu'c"c'
boy to make rounds for her. and his success may
load other women 10 follow the example The boy
WAS offered a dollar to get nifty signatures 10 the
petition. and he returned in a few hours with 'e
paper filled up and offered to get several 'houSa'
more names NJ the same rate. 1t will not be known
until about May / how many names have been oo-
tanned for the house lists" but there il reason to
suspect that the names of some careless persons
who sign all sorts Of petitions for the asking may
be npund on than one list one man. WIN
said he never could resist the blandishmeH's OF the
| women enthusiasts expressed fear that his name
might be found at least dozen OF the "s's.
WEII-KNOwN NAMES on THE list
Mos, Of the women who sign the petitions do not
want to have their names published or pretend they
don't and the lists at Sherrys have been Kept "ht
of sight Of the reporters. Women who nave oha'te
OF the lists have consented now ana then l" 'l' Inc
names Of Of the Hen whose SsHd'"''9 nav
been obtained and among the men were SAID 10 D"
| Frederic 4. Coulert. Frederick A. Bur'''' I""'-
, deus Constantine Or. William II. Draper Na''''
| Darrosch. James Il Barrow. J. Frederick ker-
nochan William Dean Ioweis. Frances I."hiF
| Manning j. Kempton Hoae. Or. George Fox H'''
| Dr. r. s. Macarthur. Justin l.. Barnes FRANK
| Peabody Rice the Rev. Charles II. Eaton. carroll
| Anthem +. c. G. Rejannler. William Forbes ~ '.
| Pumpely. Charles II. Strong. S Marcus Harris
| William W Elmuth. John W. Grayson ChAri's %"
Medici Ray Davis. Albert q. Weed. IT, Henri =
! Valentine and A. c. Paine jr
| Frederic r. Coudert the Rev. Or. Arthur FLOORS
| and the Rev DR. William x Huntington made
| sneeches on Friday evening IN favor % ~" woman
| suffrage movement at reception in the mouse OF
| Mrs Ben All Haggin, at No. 10 East Flity-ioui'h IN
st.
| STRONG SPEECH AT MRS RUSSELL SAGE =.
| More than 200 women OF fashion were in the par
| lors Of Mrs Russell Sage. at No. 5o6 Ffih-ave'
! li px Ia
ton OF equal suffrage" discussed and t. sign pc
| tition Mrs Sage made speech herself ana was
| anplaudel warmly Mrs Elizabeth Cady stanton
mad been expec'ea TO a ay Jeay In travel I,r
| daughter Mrs stanton Blatsch was az the rrcci
| ton however and made ong ana telhs Spec"
| Mrs Montgomery, Of Rochester, was pIc5tnt az y
and replied 70 some OF me ooJ,cuons WIZ ,gr, a
usually raised by the opponents OF woman sun "be
Among those who were present by y, n', 1ars VI
| Mrs Robert Able Mrs: II. H. Baxter Mrs ChatieS
Aberne,hy, Mrs. Hastings and Mrs Wli NAN M M
| petltion in favor Of eliminating the WORD male
| from the State Constitutions article on the rsh's
Mrs Guernsey is to have another reception for the
discussion of the same subject at her hone AT ~
| L2S Flf;h-ave tomorrow, ana Mrs Hcrter VIII
| have reception later in the week II MAS SAID
yesterday that the receptions wo"d be cIo"ued I'M
| iii the end OF the month
MOTIVES PURELY TNsEGFIsH.
One argument which IS used with much effect
| among the women at the fashionable receptions was
expressed by a woman in Mrs. sage's house on Sat
urday in this way I'VE do not need 10 vote because
We have all the protection and all OF the comforts
which we need; but we are bound to consider the
| needs of the poor working They should
have the right 70 vote for their own protection,
and their more fortunate sisters should ad them 10
one argument which is effective in preventing
many Of the women from signing the petitions -
lions they viii also have to serve jurics The
prospect Of jury duty Is considered the most hor-
rid" feature Of the woman's rights movement. but
one woman sough, TO dispel the fears Of the others
by saving o hey ToI ,oa Io S2p oe. W.
lions and never could agree
A LIVELY DEBATE.
A number of well-known society women OF this
CITY assembled last Saturday evening at the home
OF Mrs George Place, at No. Al West Thirty-irs
ct TO discuss the question. There were about lW
men and women present, and among them were
Mrs A. NJ Felde, c. f. Adams Professor Boyesen
Mrs Mary A. Livermore Mrs. Kate II. Nichols
Mrs Montgomery Charles Peabody Edgar Fawcett
sanGers Dr. and Mrs Henry Fox Mrs GrenyillC
Winthrop, Mr. and Mrs Park. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rensselaer, MIR and Mrs r. T. Johnson Mrs. c. 5
Wood. Mrs Dunlap Hopkins Mrs. l.. seweli and
Mrs. Flelde acted as president and umpire though
with strong inclination to the aihrmntye side SIDE, &
the trend OF civilization" she said woman has be-
wda a they have eeh from SsH
cestors. Why should she not share In the franchis,
many generations OF those who have gone before? p
Applause) Mrs. Charles a. Runkle began the de
bate by a speech the affirmative side In favor OF
suffrage for women. While she did not believe any
legislation could attack wagcs-not even tarin legs
ation 0aughtcr), there cases such as those ~
school teachers whose salaries the voSs Of wOmeI
might serve to augment Mrs. Runkle also insisted
that womans talent for organization would be vaua
BILE in political life.
The negative side taken by Professor Boyesen
of Columbia College. who argued that while th'
, suffrage for women was inevitable II was not de
slrable force the movement before II was ripe
G. +. Adams argued in favor OF the immediate
emancipation of women.
PRACTICAL. COMMON-SENSE METHODS
The discussions have introduced into many fash
ionabe homes curious assortment Of literaur
which heretofore has delighted the long haired mel
lrh md IA slln.