The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-28
Woman'S Suffrage Work to Be
Vigorously Pushed in the
Future.
AN ORGANIZATION rs FORMED
The California Suffrage ConstItu-
tional Amendment Campaign
Association.

10 be known as s'The California Suffrage
Constitutional Amendment Association"
was organized. The shots fired by the
congress were scattering, but it is pro-
posed that deadly broadsides shall deplete
the ranks of the enemy (error) now that
the association has organized for vigorous
warfare
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper called the meeting
to order and stated that committee, COM
posed of Miss Severance Miss Shaw and
Mrs. Sargent, had been appointed and
was now in conference concerning plans
for the furtherance of the campaign for
equal suffrage.
Mrs. Cooper said she was happy to again
call upon "our beloved Miss Anthony"
and that lady came forward.
Miss Anthony said this was a hopeful
meeting after the series of well-attended
conferences last week. She fancied there
was no such thing as washing day in the
West, as it would be hard to get such an
audience together down East on Monday
morning. The adjective male is very
good adjective in its place, but never in
suffrage class. The purpose of the meet
ing was to organize forces to induce the
voters of the State of California to strike
out that restrictive word from the consti-
IApplduS6.I w e Mdul Ul6 Ot1ll-
ions of women" she said, ''to count at the
polls as the opinions of men count there.
Women will not be respected as they want
to be till their opinions may be crystallized
into law. Men regard women as the law
does. The male voters need not be ex-
pected to forego party politics. Occasion
ally you may find man who will do SO,
but not often.
1.-THE object of the committee formed this
morning will be to watch the various re-
Hgious conventions and secure the indorse-
ment of the suffrage movement of those
bodies. 1t should keep watchful eye on
the meetings Of teachers. The Knights of
Laber, the typesetters' unions, the Changers
meetings, every NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
business, philanthropic or social bodies
should be importuned to give their sane
ton to the cause by adopting resolutions
favoring it.
eff the preliminary work be done now,
when it seems almost premature, and done
thoroughly, every political meeting will be
ment in the political campaign will be
movement for equal suffrage. Nothing
will go through unless it becomes a part of
the party platform and Endorsed by the
party leaders. That is the reason it has
failed in States where the campaign has
been prosecuted on other lines"
Mrs. Harlan suggested that the Miners
Hotel June 6. This" she said, ''is an i'm
portant association and if its cooperation
should be secured the ladies may feel that
their work is going on underground as we'll
as above ground"
Miss Anthony said the point was good
one. The natural tendency is to remain in
the condition we were born into, and work
should be done in every direction and with
all organizations, In order to remove
prejudice, and one of the strongest preiu-
dlces, hoary with age as it is, is that man
may vote and woman may not.
Mrs. Cooper stated that some of the
most eminent men of the city have been
converted to the cause of woman suffrage
by the noble work of Miss Anthony and
Miss Shaw in last weeks conference. A
judge well known in this city is one of the
number. "Name! name!" was heard
from the audience, but the lady declined to
give it until she was authorized to do So
At the suggestion OF Mrs. Swift Mrs.
Ii olbrook-Blinn was called upon for
statement. Mrs. Cooper said she would be
glad indeed to call upon the president of
the State Womans Suffrage Society.
Mrs. Blinn spoke warmly of the work of
Miss Anthony. and Miss Shaw and ex-
pressed her pleasure at the strong stand
Tor suffrage taken by, Mrs. Cooper. She
amendment granting suffrage to woman
would be passed.
Two of the ladies desired some informa-
ton In regard to the work done by the suf-
frage association of California. Miss An
thony asked permission to take Mrs.
Bllnn's place in replying to that question
1t had been the sentiment, and it was a
proper one, that the active campaign
should not be opened till the close of the
Woman's Congress. SIT is not now" she
said, "a question of what has been done.
but OF what will be done. Let nothing of
what has been, or has not been done, stand
In the way OF the work that remains"
Mrs. Van Pelt said the ministers of Cali
fornla would support the movement. The
W. G. t. U. would do SO. She believed
the women of California all favored it.
Indeed, she was sure the moral forces
would be behind the movement-the Pro-
hibitionists. Mrs Woodlands said the
grangers would be solid on the question.
Mrs. Macomb expressed her belief that
organizations like those mentioned by
some of the ladies should and would hold
their regular work in allegiance for the
time and labor solely for equal suffrage.
A lady in the audience wished to make a
confession. She had been lukewarm as a
supporter of the cause, but she proposed
henceforth to give neither herself nor her
friends any rest till equal suffrage was an
accomplished fact.
Mrs, Harlow spoke of a strong statement
by the Whisky Gazette, and said the class
represented by that organ should be en-
listed in the cause. The workers should
not congratulate themselves on success till
this was done.
Miss Anthony Endorsed that suggestion.
Don't go into the campaign as w. @. T.
q. woman, nor as whisky woman. |
have seen 1000 women go to the polls and
vote solidly for whisky candidates, so
called. Vote for equal suffrage, but don't
vote or work as specialists"
Mr.. O. Farrell said he desired to make a
suggestion. Prohibition is thing of the
past. Prohibition does not prohibit.
Miss Shaw said she hoped Miss An
thongs position would not be misunder-
stood. ''The idea is, we want suffrage
pure and simple. We want to work for the
cause, not as one affiliated primarily with
an organization of any other object" She
had never wasted her breath ''hollering''
Tor any political party. She never would
until it would '.holler'' for her. She
thought all the parties little off. Women
should not talk about what they would do
with their club till they got it. Go into
the campaign not as Jew or Greek, bond
or free, but as woman suffragist.
Mrs. Smith said she belonged to the ele-
ment known as the labor class, but she
proposed to keep that fact in the back
ground during her work. She is temper
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