The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22
BROOKLYN SOCIETY SPLIT.
<E hNz1-EoM1K-sUFFR PAR1T
STARTED ON THE HEIGHTs.

ws-e- Protest Aasisss Penalties We.e-
e vots-Thsy Are CireulstIsG = Fstiuea
for sfa-.t-res-Their Rsssons Gives.
The cause Of woman Suffrage has run against
. rock IN Brooklyn. Just when everything
appeared to be going smoothly over there.
and the woman Suffrage petitions had to have
extra pastors on them TO accom- modate all the
signatures. something happened. A number
Of women who live in that desirable part Of
Brooklyn known as the Heights suddenly de-
cidsd that women didn't need to vote and
didn't want to vote and wouldn't look we'll
voting and therefore ought not to vote, in
pursuance Of which ideas they held q m Getting
and produced protest
The meeting was held at the house OF Mrs
william A. Putnam. 20 Willow street. and two
dozen society women we're present After dis
eussion q committee was forme ed to draw up
protest for circulation. The COMMITTEES con-
sisted OF Mrs. william A. Putnam. Mrs. George
white Field Mrs. Lyman Abbott, Mrs Tunis
q. Bergen. Mrs. Thomas s. Moore. and Mrs.
Thomas +. Stillman. They drew up protest
against the proposal to impose the obliga.
ton OF suffrage upon the women Of this State"
and gave these reasons:
s:s.,, p: r;s,ss {. not s priri
Bss.u.. sithsrto ,hs .Sm.n % this state md sa we
adequate been assigned for depriNinE them
a. Because conf.rring suffrage upon the women who
claim IL would impose suffrage uron the many women
Who neither desire It A. privilege nor regard IL as
Bsess.. the need OF America. not an increased
there * no adequate reason 10 believe that woman
& ssesS.s the Roasssod. not the indiyidusi Is me
uni. Of IN. STATE and n. ,s,, majority oil women are
q Bse.us. In. women not 90 represented suffer no
practical Injustice which giving the suffrage VIII
:ss, s sS:' re-, 81 sim, .%s
women are diyinsly ordered to be different In the
a Because the sn.rTic, Of women are enEro..sd by
. s S.s an. I9d n d. Continuing
that thsy devote their energies 10 the more seisnt
s 81 present 'O'i than to divert
Sh.S seeo.d s.@
10 Bsssu. .Snrss. loss 70. S S p.
duties OF most women.
1t In further stated that because OF these
reasons this com mittee ask All women. eiti,
them in sending the following protect to the
Constitutional Convention to meet in Albany In
twenty -one women. Including the original
committee Of six Then comes the protest:
PROTEST.
10 a. os.taa'os.i cs,:.sso- Of Ne sak " Ne" I'' "
ossrtssEs; We. women. citizen. Of tn. state OF New
,s S.t S.. g. q Il. O.
o. in: ssGi PSss the wopa from article
section /. OF the Constitution.
A meeting was held yesterday at Mrs. Put
culating the protests. About sixty women
were present. and nearly all signed Many OF
those present took away copies for the purpose
OF getting signatures. All women OF age In
this state are requested to sign the protest.
The documents are to be returned on May
for Transmission to the Constitutional Con-
ventlon.
There was some discussion at the meeting
Yesterday as to whether tho sieners should
lse their husbands name or their given name.
it was finally decided to leave that question to
he individual preferences OF the slgnsrs. All
q ned with their husbands name prenxed by
RS The work OF getting signatures will be
There Is already n Gourishing woman suf-
frage movement In Brooklyn. comprising
many society women OF the Heights aud the
hill as well. One of the prime movers in the
anti-sufIrags moyem emit said last night:
This action Is merely the outcome OF
strong feeling that the time has not yet come
Tor universal suffrage. So much agitation In
favor OF EQUAL suffrage has been set afoot that
We felt IL was time fof the large body OF women
who have sym patty with this movem emit to
make themselves heard. and We have chosen
this way Of doing It. The protest to the Con sti-
tutionai Conyention seemed TO be theological
m ethod OF offsetting the action OF the women
who are working for equal suffrage. Although
this movement started 10 BROOKLYN we hone
that similar action will be taken In New York
and other cities and oth.r committees be
formed to help the protest"