The San Francisco call., 1896-11-13
WOMEN OF LOS ANGELES.
3hey Are y OF Dtsheartsned by the DeJedt
of the Equal Suffrage 4naend-
ment.

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| qhey Are aot Dtsheartemed by the Defeat
of the Equal Suffrage 4ntend-
ment.
| On last Monday afternoon the Woman sur
frage headquarters. in the Muskegon block,
nresented an animated scene of more or less
agitated femIninity. No one gave tho least
evidence of tie bitter disappointment that
had come to them through the failure OF san
Francisco and Oakland TO carry the eleventh
amendment.
They had had time to put defeat behind
them and had already begun TO make plans
for renewal of effort and very cheerlhg
factor in this determination was the CON
sciousness that Los Angeles County had gwen
the lsrgest majority in the Stale for woman $
suffrage.
This gathering was in response to the call OF
the president for last meeting OF the county
campaign committee and was called 10 order
at half past O'Clock.
The first important order OF exercises was
the report OF the financial secretary, MIS-.
Gray, which disclosed the fact that all ex-
penses were paid and small balance re-
mained in pledges, as good as cash IN nanu,
with which 10 start new tund.
The corresponding secretary, Mrs Lulu +.
Little, followed with an admirable report,
showing much hard work accomplished IN
correspondence, including an elaborate report
OF the election returns on the amendment.
of the press committee, giving detailed ac-
count OF press work done by the various men-
bers of the committee and commencing many
others who had aided the committee by timely
and appropriate contributions TO the lress,
which throughout the country has been liberal
and courteous beyond expectation. This re-
port was accepted with rising vote OF thanks
10 the chairman.
A committee was then appointed by the
chair, consisting OF Mrs Gray, Mrs. Ludlam
and Mrs. Little, to take charge of all unfin-
1shed business of the county committee. and
by unanimous vote Mrs. Gray was made GUS
todian OF all the property tnat had been ac-
cumuIated by the committee during the CAM
paign, Mrs. McComas then presented the iol-
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, A majority of 5000 $50 far counted)
OF the voters OF Los Angeles ounty have shown
themselves In favor of progress and civilization,
having stead tasty upheld the American piinct
pies of universal lib .rty and equality before the
law by voting for the eleventh amendment: there
fore be il
Woman suffrage Campaign Committee, in regu-
lar session assembled while we recognize in the
aereat OF woman'S suffrage in the State menace
10 good government from large of the
voters who have declared against this political
REFORM SO essential TO the upbuilding of our COM
monwealth, most gratefully acknowledge the
generosity and fair mindeIness of The of this
county In their noble efforts in our behalf during
the c. mpagn and at the polls
Resotued. That we highly esteem and appreciate
the splendid service Of our country newspapers
which have so literally granted space in which to
present our cause, and acknowledge without hesi-
tatlon Ihat OurWork would have been more than
doubled without their timely and invaluable aid.
hesotued That we fully appreciate the value of
the quiet, constant and Lnaggressive Individual
WORK of hundreds of women in this county who
while not laying aside their dom estic duties SO
slmpiifed them as to be enabled givs time and
means TO bring about our final victory; and we
feel assured tnat they could never drop back
be ready for further action when the time arrive,
lot another Effort to place our State upon higher
political p ane.
Resotved, That while we know that it would be
unjust TO discriminate among many self-deny-
Ing workers, we canaot clos campaign with
OUT grateful menelon OF Our faithful president.
Mrs Lizzie Ii. Meserve, and our eff, lent financial
secretary, Mrs Almedia q. Gray, who have served
daily at headquarters, with no thought OF compen-
sation save the ultimate success of the committee
In carrying the county Tor woman suffrage. No
words can express the gratitude of this committee
Tor such loyal service, without which other work.
ers woutd have been less efficient and the labor of
the campaign less effective
Resotred, That while deplore the present de-
feat in the state we will, encouraged by the gal
liant help of our husbands fathers and brothsra
press forward IN this just cause until every county
In California is as willing own 10 grant TO
women all The rights OF citizenship
Resolved, That our CORES ponding secretary be
instructed 70 convey in writing to II ID Stjno son
sincere thanks for his generous loan or The
four rooms we have comfortably occupied as
headquarters. and to the Los Angeles Furniture
Company and Barker Brothers for furniture
loaned.
Resotred, That these resolutions be published in
the san francisco and in all the county newspa-
pers and copy spread upon our minutes.
motion was then carried to ad diourn sine
die, as the organization had existed simply for
campaign work and its task was completed.
Mrs Ada J. Longley Immediately presented a
resolution calling county convention to be
composed OF two or more delegates from each
precinct club, and from this TO form a perma-
nent county organization. A temporary com
mittee was elected 10 take the matter In hand
Mrs. Meserve, Chairman; Mrs. Little, secre-
tary; Mrs. Lydia Rees, Mrs. Georgiana Hodg-
man, Mrs. Margaret Rice. The cal was signed
by repres entative women in the various pre-
eincts and will be pu blIs shed.
Thus it will be plainly seen that though
much OF the work OF the present campaign
must be repeated the suffragists are equal to
the task and are confident of final success
The work VIII, in the next two years, be even
more Systematically arranged although this
county led the State in systematic work, and
the experience gained in this campaign will
make the one that is 10 follow more successful
MRS. ALICE MOORE MCCoMAs,
Chairman County Press Committee.
Los Angeles, Nov. IL, 1896.