The morning call., 1894-10-24

outside of the city could not act in mu-
niciral convention.
Mrs. Todd rose to explain that her name
had been read twice, once as Kate Field OF
Washington, d. C.
Then the chair appointed committee
on plat orm. as follows: Mrs. Helen
moore, Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Murray, Mrs.
Gregory. Mrs. Singer, Mrs. Winan, Mrs.
Harris.
There was some objection to the ap-
pointment of a nominating committee,
MRS. n. j. Vidaver stating that she thought
the nominations should be made on the
floor OF the convention. This stand brought
out very full discussion, and the matter
was finally compromised by the appoint
meDt OF committee to submit names for
School Directors and Supervisors. 1t was
composed of Mrs. DIR. Gericke, Mrs. An
derson. Mrs. Dibble, Mrs. Vidaver, Mrs.
North.
The committee on credentials reported
that they had found all the ladies of the
league and their friends present entitled to
sit as delegates in the convention. The
report was adopted without motion.
A discussion arose as to whom the con-
vention should nominate. a resolution
was offered that the selections should not
be made outside the league membership.
Mrs. Wells said she thought the ticket
snould be made up from among their own
membership. They had plenty of brains
she thought.
One lady said there were ninety offices to
fill, and another ventured the remark that
there were more than that many members
| in the league.
Mrs. Helen Moore expressed the opinion
that all the members present had strong
political views. For herself she was an
out. and out POpulist, and while probably
member of the weakest party she would
take her chances with the rest.
Madam Chairman said she had distinctly
understood that the meeting was TO be
non-partisan. but one of The ladies. whose
name escaped the chair, said If they were
preparing for privilege which they were
soon to assume she thought they might a s
we'll begin at once. She wanted something
of reality about il, even if il was defeat.
Mrs. Gregory thought it was better to
have no politics in it.
Mrs. Blinn said the Democrats were not
IN lt-thst is. they had put no suffrage
plank in their platform, and the women
would not consider them.
The secretary read the resolution. when
it transpired that an addition had been
made to it in favor of indorsing the plat
form Of one of the political parties, to be
determined later on Mrs. Moore asked
that the resolution be divided, as she was
sure there were some who were in favor
of one part of 1t and not the other. Mrs.
hn ko6 do hn n6r,a
withdrew it at the request of the chair,
and the convention proceeded to take
vote on the original motion. The ladies
were requested to stand up and be coun ted
as they were for or against the motion.
Before the first vote was announced one of
the delegates asked if non-members of the
| league could vote. Madam Chairman said
no, and a thrn lady and corpulent one
sat down pouting. That spoiled that vote
| and they took another. which failed OF an
nouncement for the reason that the secre-
| tary was under the impression that she
had failed to count some of the delegates
who had reteken their seats too soon.
Another vote was taken and announced
~ in favor of the resolution, 10 against,
and the chair announced that the candi-
dates could now be selected from nomi-
nees of the different parties.
| A motion to adjourn was interjected at
this point and carried. Then Mrs. Stevens
made the discovery that they had done so
without having given the committee on
platform instructions as to when it should
report.
| Mrs. Gregory rose to inquire concerning
the fact that the ladies present, not men,
| bers of the league, mad not been allowed
| to vote.
Mrs. Stevens asked those ladies to rise,
that their votes might be counted and
placed on whichever side they chose OF
any question which had been considered
in the adjourned convention.
Mrs. Ella Smedley. chairman of the
| committee on credentials. said that the
committee had reported that the ladies'
| present. not mem bers, should be allo
to vote, and that it was agreed to. Mrs.
Stevens said she had had no option in the
matter. AS it stood now il would be the
best plan for the ladies to give in their
names as members OF the league and then
they could vote.
| Mrs. Gregory then took the chair. She
| said, as president of the Equal Rights