New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-05
NOT CAST DOUN By DEFEIT.
WOMAN stFFRAGIsTS WILL. CARRY on THEIR
WORK AND EXFECT To SI,CrEEp

WOMAN sCFFRAGIsTS WILL CARRY on THEIR
WORK AND EXPECT To SUCCEED.
The first meeting of the New-York City Woman
Suffrage League since the defeat of the Woman
Suffrage cause in the constitutional Convention.
was held las, evening at No I.exington-ave. Mrs.
Lille DevereuX Bake presided. In opening the
meeting. she spoke Of the action Of the Convention
and said:
we hal hoped that this would be our ls@t meet
ing as Woman Suffrage League. bu; we must stu
stand shoulder - shoulder and carry on this bat
tie. The day after the decision of the convention
newsh1y5 shouted Woman suffrage is murdered"
This was precisely the state of things. !; did not
die natural death from its weakness. but
was put to death by powerful enemies. But even
So the effect Of petitions upon the delegates
immensr. so. also. the effect of the DIFF
ferent hearings" Mrs. Blake referred 10 the
speeches made IN favor of the movement and gave
a slightly malicious thrust at the ANTS. She also
said: I'VE nave been asked oppose some OF the
political parties in the city this fall but We shall
not d. Should take any action 1t would b"
to stand by the party that stood by us This wa
rourdly a?plauled by the large number of women
who were rrcs,n mt At the close of the meeting Mrs
Blake said % Tribune reporter that she WIS
ready to admit that the defeat might be the bes;
thing that could have happened. as. had The matter
gone before the people at the present time Il might
have been defeated. but the extensive campaign
which would be- carried on. and the powerful infu-
action by the Legislature shall be taken. would
undoubtedly result in victory.
the following resolution was read a; the meet
ing ana adopted
Resolved. That heartfelt thanks are due for earn,
our committee At the Constitutional Convention
to Edward Iauterbach John Bgelow. William q
titus. stephen :. Bake and 70 Gideon j. Iucktr'
dwight HOlcomb Elliot; sanford. James Mcl-augh-
lin. Wilson Smith Andrew II. Green: James 7;
Campbell. Eugene Durnin. Thomas Gillerton and
Michael J. Muqueen for their votes cast for us on
Minis and Chauncey s TruaX for friendly advocacy,
although accident prevented them from voting Tor
us
Following the remarks 10y Mrs Blake Miss Har-
riette A. Keyser spoke urging the organization of
Political EqualitY clubs in each Assembly district.
The speaker of the evening was Mrs. 9. Il. Pit
bladdo who when introduced. said that her subject
had been suggested by motto over the platform
at the Worlds Fair Congresses which was. Not
Things. blit Men The doinGs and sayings ol
men" continued the speaker have been sung
through all ages. but this is woman's century; 80
take for my subject, Not Things. but women
Woman has a great part Ia play in this age, ana
she is prepared. and L. still preparing FOR IT, The
arguments against equality are all answered. ana
TODAY smile n the beiated being who talks
about the superiority OF the masculine intellect
Both are superior In their way. but 1t Is too
with man" TO suhstantiate her theory, number
of women OF varied protest. ions ana walks OF lie
referred to. and brief sketch Of the work OF
each was given Among them were Isabella beech-
or Hooker. Susan Il. Anthony. Elizabeth Cad!
stanton. Julia Ward Howe Lucy Stone Mary y.
LiveImore. Mary II. Hunt. the Rev. Annie shaw.
Wright Sewall. Nine korany. and "our own
Lille Devcrcux Blake. Among the other speakers
Of the evening Mrs Ella Detz clymer. Mrs.
Marguerite Moore, and the Rev. Phoebe lIannaforI.