Evening star., 1894-02-17
LEFT THE OLD HOME
The Woman's Suffrage Convention
Will Meet Next Year in Atlanta
BUITHE LADIES PREMISE TOCOME BACK
1t is Thought That Change VIII
Be Beneficial.
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

For twenty-six years in succession the
woman suffragists of the country have held
their annual meetings in Washington. Next
year the convention will be held In Atlanta.
This was decided after a heated discussion
today.
The business session OF the National
American Woman Suffrage Association be-
gan at 1880 O'Clock this morning in Metz
erotts Hail. Prior to the hour for assem-
bling, the delegates had all been to the
photographers to have a group picture
taheh The morning was practically taken
UP with the hearing of reports and the pre-
sentation Of invitations for the conyentiop
nra. rra year. number OF delegates had ex-
pressed desire that next year the CON-
Ienuon should be held Somewhere el..
tnan under the shadow OF the t,apitol
Ihls was suggestion of the most radical
warm discussion
Inc chairman of the press committee
called Tor the various state DELEGATIONS each
~ I,l aon,ihate one member of the COMMITTEES
70 work among the newspapers Of the va
rious states. Rev. Anna H SHAW Announced
that when the local association met IN
brookIyn the best reports OF the meeting
were made by young lady reporter of the
sun and that the young men in attendaoce
admitted the fact that her reports were the
pest, ana requested that due credit should
Wal
only another proof that when women Of
Drains worked with men of brains the men
Were willing enough to do the square thina
by the women
1t was only when they worried With y,.r
OF no brains that the women were objected
TO: Newspaper men were she thought OF
al classes, the most considerate with the
women who are engaged in the same fell
OF labor The correspondent to whom Miss
Shaw referred is an extremely pretty younr
lady' styhshly gowned, who is in attend
ance upon the present convention, doina
special work for the Sun.
Gov. Waite I'm Line.
After patting the press on the bac, su
such a pleasant manner the convention
went on with the more usual business Of
the body. Mrs. Avery. the corresponding
secretary, read a letter from Governor
Waite Of Colorado. Blood TO the Bridles''
Waite. putting himself on record as in line
win the work of the association. The let
yer was lengthy type-written document
got UP in the usual perfervid style Of the
Colorado orator OF sanguinary IDEAS Mrs
opton read the par tial report OF the COM
mittete on Credentials, and then the con.
Eention TOOK up the matter of the place
for the next meeting
Miss Anthony announced that before n.
ceiving Invitations IL would be in order To
md out whether the convention wanted
Mrs. Lille Devereaux Blake of New YORK
sought to solve the matter by moving at
once that the next convention be held IN
Washington. =
A delegate from Ohio moved that Ciucfn.
natl be substituted for Washington This
gave rise to some very lively discussion -
TO the methods which should be followe1
and it was resolved that the various deleea-
tions should be given an opportunity to
nominate severally the cities of their choice.
"A Atianta anti & ana Detroit were at once named.
ed that IL would be best to decide first
whether the convention wanted to leave
washington before they took action upon
any Invitations
Miss Shaw. however insisted that accord
ing to the program the next order of busi-
ness was the reception of invitations and
Mrs. Avery read a letter from the secretary
of the Twentieth Century Club OF Cincin-
| natl offering TO provide a hall for the con-
vention and quarters for the delegates In
private homes. These pecuniary induce
ments seemed to please the delegates Inn
mensely and were received with loud ap-
plause. The Ohio Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation seconded the Invitation Of the Twen-
| tieth Century Club. The Kentucky Equal
Rights Association also sent a letter urging
the claims of Cincinnati.
The Home of All.
Several speakers spoke heartily in favor
Of Washington as the place for holding
the convention Of a national movement.
There was no need OF an invitation TO the
District, Miss Anthony said. for Washing
ton is the city that belongs TO every ore in
ington ought TO be considered first for one
always decides whether to leave the old
home before drawing up plans for .he new
one 1t was moved and carried that each
state which had extended an invitation
! should be given fifteen minutes IN which TO
| set forth the claims of the respective cities.
| Mrs. Blake began by an eloquent appeal
| for Washington. which, as the home OF the
national government should be the place
| for holding a national convention. .af
1t was the duty Of the delegates to see
the members of Congress about the WORK
| I'm hand. and II they neglected such an
evident duty as this she did not wonder
| that they wanted to go away from the
scene of neglected opportunities.
Miss Anthony also spoke briefly In favor
| of Washington and said that the associa-
! tion had done far more in the way OF rais-
| ing public opinion in the rural districts BY
holding twenty-six conventions In WASH
holding them in twenty-six different cities.
| For one thii.g. whatever is done In WASH
| ington gets far better notices In the papers
of the country than II would II done any
| where else.
Mrs. Dietrick. Mrs Carrie Lane Chapman.
Mrs. Brown. Miss Clay. Mrs. Upton. Miss
| Augusta Howard. Miss Du Bose. Miss Max
we'll Mr.. Gait. Mrs. Carrie Lane Chapman's
husband. Miss Shaw, Mr.. Blackwell. Mrs-
Avery, Mr.. Fred. Douglass. Mrs. Ketcham.
Miss Lucy Anthony and Mrs McNaughton
/ spoke In favor of holding the convention In
some other city next year and OF coming
/ back to Washington the year following.
Mrs. Clara II. Colby closed the discussion On
the side of keeping the old home here.
| Atlanta Gets the Votes.
The vote was taken by states. Eacn
state cast its quota for its choice OF the
I three cities.
The vote by cities was as follows: WASH
! ington, 80: Cincinnati. 81: Atlanta, ".
4 Enough votes cast for Washington or Gin
cnnati We're turned over 10 Atlanta to give
the southern city majority OF the whole
vote and Atlanta was pronounced the choice
( of the association for the place of the next
convention. motion was made TO make
the vote unanimous. but a delegate from
! Washington objected.
/ After some notices the meeting adjourned
and the unfinished business OF the morning
| was made the special order OF the day for
| 4 O'Clock this afternoon. At the after
noon session Miss Spence OF Australia gave
! a practical exhibition of the workings Of
! the Australian ballot system.
I This Evenings Session.
| The program for the sessions this even-
ing and tomorrow is as follows: Some
Georgia Curiosties" Miriam Howard Du
Bose;" woman Suffrage from a Business
! woman's Standpoint" Harriet A. Shinn.
] Illinois, president of the National Associa-
| tion OF Women Stenographers; address,
! Senorita Catalina de Alcala Of Spain: The
! Effect of the Theory OF Subjection Upon the
Character OF Women !" Rev Anna III. shaw
SUNDAY raligia4aG