Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-15

cess. constitutional convention would be
held in Albany in May and it was the in
tention of the women to have the word
male" eliminated from the clause which
contains the qualifications to the right of
suffrage. Mrs. Blake told of the work that
| is being done all over the state of New
York to rouse interest in the proposed
change. the lectures that are now being
delivered and the meetings that are being
held. The moral force of a victory in New
York, Mrs. Blake said. would be far greater
than would be success in the western state.
one OF the delegates asked of Miss An
thony, who is of course the hardest OF all
the workers in New York, whether they
We're trying to secure an actual amendment
this year granting suffrage to women, or
simply to get ar opportunity to obtain the
amendment at some future date.
This question opened the Hood gates Of
Miss Anthony's fervid eloquence. An
amendment direct, the right, not the bless
ing, of suffrage. she said was what was
wanted, and that directly. Then she went
on to talk about what had been done In the
years gone by. Before she knew it she was
making a speech.
But 1 want you boys to understand"
said Miss Anthony to the little group OF
reporters seated at a table in front of the
platform, that am doing this in proper
order. nave surrendered the chair to
Miss Shaw"
Mrs Johns followed Miss Anthony, and
spoke for several minutes on the claims
o. bleeding Kansas" She took the ground
would be greater than 1t would be in New
hork, Just as the effect of defeat would be
mole discouraging. In that state for some
time past the women had had the right of
limited suffrage. and II they failed in their
en0rt TO secure an enlargement of their
rights 1t would seem as though their ex-
ercise OF such rights as they did possess
had been unsatisfactory
Others took part in this discussion in
Guiding Mrs. Anna l.. Diggs, Mrs. Chap
man, the president of the Woman's Suf-
frage Association of Brooklyn Mrs. Carrie
Lane Chapman, Mrs. Keyser of New York
and Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery. The gen.
eral consensus of opinion seemed to be
that the work ought to be prosecuted with
all Zeal In both states. and not in one
alone. although there was not so much
need of financial aid in New York as there
is In Kansas. The resolution, to the effect
That II was the sense of the meeting that
the efforts of the association should be
focused in these two states, was carried
without dissenting voice.
After the delivery Of a number of notices
of interest to the delegates and a few more
words from the president, the convention
at lib O'Clock, adjourned.
The Delegates Present.
Among the delegates to the convention In
addition to Miss Anthony. the president. are
Mrs. l.. NJ. Stansbury, Colorado; Mrs. Har-
riet Taylor Upton Mrs. Diggs. Kansas: Miss
Lucy Anthony. Miriam Howard du Bose,
Miss Augusta Howard Mrs. Claudia Max
we'll Georgia; Ona Lanahorne, Virginia
Emily b. ketchum, Michigan: Sarah Win
throp Smith, Connecticut: Ellen Battille
Diebrick, Massachusetts,; Laura NJ Johns
Kansas; Miss Isabel Rowland New York
Mrs. Henrietta NJ. Banker. New York; H.
q. Blackwell. Massachusetts,; Alice Black
we'll, Massachusetts; Lille Devereux Blake
Rev. Anna II. Shaw. Pennsylvania; Rachel
Foster Avery. Pennsylvania: Carrie Lane
Chapman. New York; Mollie Hay, Indiana
Mrs. Marietta Chapman, New York Miss
Clay, Kentucky; Mrs. Bennett, Kentucky.
There was no regular session OF the con-
vention this afternoon. but a number of
state delegations held meetings 20 forru-
late their plans for the week. The program
for the evening session Of the convention
at o'clock is follows: Address OF well
come, John W. Ross. president Of the boa I'd
of Commissioners of the District OF Column
bia. Presidents address, Susan b. An
thony.