The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-25

On the motion of Mrs. L. J. Walker of
San Jose Miss Susan B. Anthony was
elected chairman of the meeting. She
asked that all who were not interested in
the work of securing the right to vote for
women and all who were not willing to put
their shoulders manfnlly or womanfully
to the wheel in the cause should not re-
main. Quite a number took their depart
ure, but there still remained more than
three quarters of the vast throng that had
damned the auditorium of the First Con-
gregational Church. This led the veteran
advocate of woman's suffrage to remark:
''Such sight | have never seen in all my
| forty years struggle in the cause. Never
before have / seen SO large number at a
meeting of this character signify their
willingness to be fellow-workers."
! 2 Mrs. Hester A. Harlan was elected Sec
rotary.
| Miss Cooper then again addressed the
assemblage, exhorting 1t IN making its Sc
| lections for offices and committees to see
| that every interest-political, social, re-
| ligious and industrial-is represented in
| the organization. She also admoniShed
| her hearers to devote their best energie les
| exclusively to the work of securing the
| ballot for women, for only in the accom-
plishment of that object, she said, could
| all the problems that now yex their sex be
| solved.
1t was then on motion decided to effect
| the temporary organization of a body to
| be known as the State Central Woman
| Suffrage Amendment Campaign Commit
! tee of California, with the object of secur-
! ing an amendment to the State constitu-
ton which shall enfranchise women. Miss
| Cooper more fully explained the purpose
of the committee as follows:
| The work of this committee will be to ar
range for the selection OF a permanent State
| Central Committee, whose duty it will be to
1 In EanrAla
State until there is county committee in
| every county in the State. 1t will then be the
| duty of these county committees to organize
! township committees. The work of all will be
| TO take part in a campaign of education on the
| suffrage amendment proposition.
| Appeals will be made by the State committee
to every State organization OF whatever kind
| that holds session in California, particular
attention being paid to the conventions of all
the politi parties The county committees
Will look after county gatherings and the
township committees will seek to influence
town-meetings In this way widespread pub
lie sentiment Will be created in favor of woman
ties is the ultimate object to be sought by this
campaign, but the rank and file must first be
educated on the subject.
Nominations for the officers of the tenn
porary organization were then declared in
order. As the result of the election which
followed, the following were chosen:
President, Mrs Sarah B. Cooper: yice-presi.
dents, Mrs. A.A. Sargent, Mrs. f. O. Smith of San
Jose, Mrs. DR.. L. c. Avery, Mrs. sturtevant Peet
Mrs. John F. Swift, Nellie Holbrook Blinn
Laura de Force Gordon, Mrs. Horace Davis
Rev. Mr.. Sprague, Mrs. Alice McComas OF Los
Angeles, Mrs. Eisler, Judge Spencer of Susan
vile, ex-senator McComas of Pomona, Senator
MCGOWAN of Humboldt, Mayor Sutro Sarah
Pratt Carr of Lemoore, Rev. Ada C. Bowles
| Charlotte Perkins Stetson, Sarah Knox Good.
| rich of San Jose, Mrs. Hester A. Harlan, Mrs.
| Armstrong OF Yolo, Mrs Margaret B. Longley
Miss S. NJ. Severance, Mrs. F. II. Loughead OF
Santa Barbara; recording secretary, Ada Van
Pelt; treasurer, Madame Sorbier; correspond.
ing secretary, Miss Harriet Cooper.
After the organization had been thus
effected Miss Anthony suggested to the
newly elected body that it Immediately
set about the work of selecting an appro-
pirate board of counselers from the gentle
men. She also cautioned all who might
become active in the campaign to abstain
from asking any personal favors at the
| hands of politicians, but to use their
active influence in securing the success OF
| their cause.
| Mrs. Cooper then announced that a
meeting of the new committee would be
! held to-day Immediately after the con-
clusion of the morning session of the con-
gress, and adjournment was taken until
\ that time.