Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-03

next migratory convention 70 meet y"
those two cities, respectively. The next
regular convention meets IA washington
IN 1856. The next migratory convention
will be held the year following.
rights OF WOMAN"
The convention has adopted 4 set OF
resolutions embodying declaration or
pr,nt.ries. This paper. when might be
called 1.-THE Rights OF Woman, declares
that "a government OF the people. by the
neople. and for the people must be n
government composed equally Of men and
women. an equal cooperation Of the
sexes being essential like 10 n happy
home a refined society. Il Christian
church. and q democratic State"
The active cooperation OF all organiza-
tJons OF men and women which are
I'm sympathy with the principles of po-
litical equality IL requested. Congress
Is petitioned 10 grant to the women the
full rights OF citizenship guaranteed TO
them under the Constitution. Hearty
CONGRATULATIONS are extended TO ldoho
on the recent action OF It's Legislature
I'm favor of woman's enfranchisement.
The convention expresses its apprecia-
tIon of the action Of the men OF Utah,
and OF all other men who are assisting
the women uc the country In their
struggle for the ballot. sympathy Is
extended to the women Of New York and
Kansas for their victory deferred In the
recent campaigns for their enfranchise-
ment. The action OF the maJorities in
those States is deplored az arbitrary and
unjust.
The declaration goes on to say: I'VE
congratulate the State OF Kentucky upon
the beneficial influence Of women. as
shown In the campaign OF last year, and
we cali attention to the fact that were
woman enfranchised such campaigns
would no longer be needed.
1--WE congratulate the Women's Munich
pal League OF the city Of New York.
on Its valuable and enectuai work du-
ring the recent campaign In the cause
of good government, and we recommend
To women the formation OF societies for
political study.
I'VE congratulate Mrs. Holly, OF Colo
RADIO. upon the success OF her bill for
raising the age OF protection from 16 TO
q years. and upon the fact that the
first bill ever introduced by a woman
representative in a State Legislature was
for the protection OF girls"
In the apathy with which the world
has received the news OF the Armenian
massacres the convention sees new
argument for woman suffrage.
Hearty thanks are rendered to the
Howard sisters, of Georgia, %ho were In
strumental In bringing the convention
to Atlanta.
The suffragists will celebrate Mrs. Eli
zabeth Cady Stantons birthday next No
yember. The Suffragists will avail them
selves OF the opportunity afforded the
women's Congress of the coming Atlanta
Exposition TO propagate their principles.
The convention adjourned tonight. The
next annual convention will be held In
Washington.
OFFICERS-ELECT.
At the afternoon session Miss Susan
r. Anthony was reelected president OF
the National American Woman's Suf-
frage Association for the ensuing year.
The other officers elected were: Rev. Anne
Shaw, OF Philadelphia, vice-presdent;
Miss Rachel Foster Avery. Of Philadel-
pha, corresponding secretary; Miss Alice
Stone Blackwell, OF Boston. Mass. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton, OF Warren, o., treasurer. and
Mrs. Carrie L. Chapman Colt, chairman
OF the Committee on Organization.
In addition to the election OF officers
quite a number OF reports were read
from Georgia. Pennsylvania, Massachu-
sets, and Kentucky.
At o'clock this evening a reception
was rendered the delegates by Mrs. w.
A. Hemphill. chairman of the Committee
on Professional Work OF the Cotton
States Exposition.
At the evening session Rev. William
Roswell Cole pastor of the Unitarian
church. opened the exercises with prayer.
Quite a number OF interesting and able
addresses were delivered. Among them
were one by Mr.. Henry c. Hammond, or
Augusta, Ca, who made an eloquent de-
fence OF woman suffrage from a lawyers
point OF view. Mrs. Josephine Henry. or
Kentucky, discussed Woman Suffrage
in the South; Colonel ]. Cotton Lyles, Of
Milledgevllle, Ga. Woman TO the
Front: Miss Mary G. Francis. of F'lori-
da. ''The Next Phase OF the Woman
Question" and Mrs. Chapman Colt. or
New York. Eternal Justice"