The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-25
WOMEN WHO WANT TO VOTE.
TBET MEAN TO GET MILLION
NAMES 10 THRTR PETITION

NAMES 10 THBTR PETITION
0aiy Five CIerrynes - Kiaes Csusty OF
posests we-s- suR-see--Ths Csrvertior
- Rrostiyn Thi.ks the Prospect Bright
The Convention Of woman sufrragists that
closed last night Ia Brooklyn after a session
OF two days was marked by many things
which should warm the hearts OF the women
who strove so hard to make IL a success. IL
was not literally q bowling success. as q mans
convention IL apt to be; there was no forid
oratory. no tumultuous applause to raise tho
roof; on the contrary. the conduct Of the affair
was modest almost dlffldent Nevertheless.
the managers have great hopss Of the results
Three figures were cont picuous in the pre-
ceedlnga First In the public eye was Miss
Susan b. Anthony the veteran OF many cam
psigna. the persistent bobber- up." as she has
been called By those who hold her dear She
has received the applause OF hundreds at the
meetings; and only yesterday Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster. one OF the speakers said she had come
to the Convention merely to see Miss
Anthony and to receive her benediction."
A creditabls second has been Mrs. Carrie J..
Chapman Gait This young woman has many
advantages that have helped her TO interest
the audience In the lecture room OF the Long
Island Historical Society. She IL earnest and
eloquent, and her voice is softly modulated.
Sometimes she is distinctly colloauiaL. This.
perhaps. arises from the fact that shs comes
from the breezy prairies OF Iowa. SO we'll has
she impressed her hearers in Brooklyn and
SO deity does she reflect their views. that yes
terday che was elected President OF the KinEs
County League. But che could not accept
Mrs. Cornslia X. Hood. who has presided at
the meetings. is the other woman whose Of
forts in behalf OF the cause place her in the
foremost rank.
-. a
terday morning there were many more women
in the room than on the previous day. The
proportion OF men was consequently smaller.
Three old men sat In . bunch at the south
easily corner. and. although thcy look ed lone
some and castaway. the women. in the pride OF
their supremacy. doubtless thought that 1t
would be insdvisable to invite them to closer
communion. This was remarkable. too. he
cause II anything has been noticeable in the
meetings It has been sociability and
lack OF stiffness. Because a woman was
not one OF them has been no rea-
son why the suffraRists should look
upon her sskance as an interloper. She has
always been invited up to a place In the thick
speech wesSs do up s@ i%% zoe u S tso.c
three iorlorn ofd men Mrs Hood from time to
% S.r sisters On '{ yS SGt t sss
saw what was In her heart, and they stiffened
their nseks and Impressed their lip: and re;
men sat glued to the southeasternmost chairs
throughout the Meeting. But they applauded
spsaEers said anythins ' that scorched them S'A
The morning session began with some re-
bshtting true rstormers. they were there to
hear stirring speeches. a call to arms. and
rodtins matters. There was soon. a breeze OF
excitement. however. and this Is how It came
A proposition was made to amend the con-
stitution and By laws OF tho league: The per-
son who made this pro position vas ill;advissd.
form In consternation; There was some hur.
the league was net sure that It had a V consti.
T.. . Oh Il must hsvep came chorus of voices
Why. the very idear came another chorus.
Ss e Ha0 who aG
looked extremely wise and pursed their lips |
iaiiy For aSe mi passs ev.rythins sy vas very very
and the presiding officer was
chat from threshing machine. she smiled
and held aloft In triumph some sheets of
1oh. here it isi'' she exclaimed.
The Ciyitas girls looked . trihe disappointed. |
Tho old man was on the point OF chuckling |
sgain. but he caught the eve Of reporter and
but even with the recovered constitution and
bylaws It was not all right. Nobody, knew
10 cut the dordian Knot. delegate suggested
that 1t was never too late. This was hailed as |
smniJ adopted the constitution. article by ar |
ticle. All was now satisfactory. and everybody |
amen dments; they were too thankful to gain
Grounded upon a regular constitution, the
Ssre twenty; six voting delegates present Fer
vatss snd Mr. pood ,b rese'sS 'w .lp
written out and dropped into reporters hat
borrowed for the purpose. There was some
to lend her bonnet, and as It was
10 ssndissts had been Soninstsd T Tor any
Of the ofiices., but thaS was, doubtless. an
ss taseGS UPON Sa the Ssr.ca .Ss
70 TSe as
ISryIMIs. Hoekstan. 10; Mrs; Leach. Mrs.
Rowland, s. For Corresponding, Secretary
fos Tr. aSEs Mre Cary Mas mrs Lesch
>, All the elections we're promptly made pnanl-
Mrs; Leach, and Mrs, slcardi were appointed
been made q the sisrsy@sn s q kinSs county
n TIE ne sSn6iset Of woman suffrage end Snly
HOOD had sp in her hand %h.n 81.
'ut this inteligsnoe and It was confidently
that Tia she Tfs going e read 81 the
here, was gentle but audible letting out OF
1rsaths that had been held, and many little
rowns ofdisappontment. The paper Mrs Hood
held turned out To DO u letter from one OF the
lngalant hya. He wrote that he was In the
movement mind. soul, and heart" and spoke
a the highest terms OF what he thought wo-
men would do with the ballot. The reason OF
lis opposition was not learned. and IL was the
GENERAL opinion that that clergy man had been
.ithsr trying to hedge or to let the league
iown easy. Everybody was more eager than
before to learn the clergyman's name. but it
wasn't given out.
After all this preliminary business the wom-
IN. who had been waiting impatiently for .
Ipeech, got IL. IL came from Miss Anthony |
IN IL was one OF the cheering. uplifting kind
hat she has been delivering with such sue
less longer than the memory OF the Oldest Civ
tAs girl. For background she had two great
american flags In the blue union OF each III
shieh were two golden stars. representing tho |
woman suffrage States OF Colorado and Nyom- !
ng. and two more stars in outline ready to
tGnslizs the coming into the fold Of South
Dakota AMI Kansas. The subject OF Miss An
hony's remarks was The Outlook in the
tate" and the tenor OF them Was that the out
ook was pretty good.
When l see so many OF you here" she said.
IL shows that the work OF the Old guard in !
ieepinR alive the woman suffrage idea In |
,roOklyn IL now bearing fruit All through the
tate equality clubs are being organized. and I
h air in f1uenea il bAinR falt In m own CITY Of !