The sun., 1894-10-01
EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS BUSY.
THE WOMEN, moran BAFFLED
OFT, KEEP Up FREEDOM'S BATTLE.



To Bombard tho Legislature Next with
Petitions Bearing Names Additional 80
the eoO,o O,ooe seat 60 the Convention.
The women suffragists Of this city regarded
their defeat in the Constitutional Convention
as their Bunker 1illl, not their Waterloo. They
are concentrating their forces for another
long and vigorous campaign. On the even
ing OF Thursday, Oct. 4, the New York
City Woman Suffrage League will make q
beginning by holding meeting at the
home Of Mrs. lowell. at 4 Lexington
avenue. Lillic Devereux Blake, Harriette
A. Keyser, Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi. Hannah
Allen, Emile s. Van Bell, and other bright
lights will shine. Messrs. Lauterbach, Frank,
Gilbert, vedder, and McDonough the members
OF the Constitutional Convention who stood for
political equality, will be eulogized. and the
ladies will have some strong things to say about
the members Of the Convention who spoke
against the movement.
Every dey finds Miss Harriette A. Keyser. the
indefatigable "organizer" Of the league, At the
suffrage headquarters, 10 East Fourteenth
street. Saturday afternoon Miss Keyser was
busy planning for the circulation Of new petit
tions which this time will be read to the Legis-
lature.
~ am following the advice OF Jean Brooks
Greenleaf, the Chairman of the State Commits
tee on Suffrage in taking up the petition work."
said Miss Keyser. ITO this new petition to the
Legislature no signatures will be solicited that
were affixed to the petition sent to the Conven-
tion. We will seek only new names To add to
the 100000 already obtained. All the new peti-
tions will be sent to the State headquarters st
II Madison street, Rochester"
How will you carry on the petition work Z"
Miss Keyser was asked.
"The committees which formerly existed in
the Assembly districts will be rcorganized into
Political Equality Clubs. The clubs will meet
In private houses until there is money enough
These viii be secret 70 S% very large
extent We will faunt no flags, but exert all
the ,I1i,, hinnuencS we can on the guiet az you
dates and see which one OF the two parties
cSmes nearer "a being sgraglsts and work tor the
Gratis or the Republicans at present ="
the shs San o sSS
fragist looks to the Democrat more than 70 the
political equality in the Convention, believe,
Last election the Democrats inserted q sutfrags
cratic platform Contains no equality plank. Still.
the women zen sunraglsts l believe feel inclineq
How do women sufrraglsts az reformers feeI
toward DIR. Parkhurst and his movementf"
expect there arc some individuals In the
league who believe that the women of the city
but as q body women spfrragis,s do not be:
does not appear consistent. During our
spring campaign DIR. PRrkhurst came out
strongly against woman suffrage. lie said
the place for the woman IL her home,
and the should exert her influence for good in
the home circle. Now he comes out and asks
women to lend him their influence In his fight
for moral reform. Dr. Parkhurst has said that
women should not have political influence. yet
he wants women now to help him influence the
present status of political affairs In this city.
M bur e Is o tond snd
why he need not look for much help from tho
league Of woman suffragists In this city.
The Society for Political Study will enter upon
its third year with a meeting at tho new head
quarters, LA Madison avenue. on the evening OF
Tuesday. Oct. IL. The object OF the society Is
to furnish Its members. which are all women,
with information on prevailing political and
social questions. The Society for Political
Study has been called the public school for
women suffragists" The members are most OF
them members OF the New York City Woman
Suffrage League.