The morning times., 1896-01-25

Last night was State presidents night,
and one OF the most interesting meetings
OF tile convention OF Woman surfra sists.
IL might be called n experience meeting,
for the meeting was devoted to the hea ring
of reports from the presidents of the diff
ferent States represented. Each told OF
The trials and fluctuations OF the women
in their efforts to secure equal rights with
man in their Respective homes.
The Church of our Father was filled last
evening, the crowd being the largest that
has yet assembled. The galleries were filled
and every available space on the main
floor occupied by thoac interested in the
cause that has brought many OF the
prominent women of the nation together.
The young people came out in larger
numbers last night. THE cierSorthe Weather
Bureau was thanked by The delegates for
the Improvement in weather.
The speakers of the evening were each
limited 30 ten minutes. owing to the large
number who were to speak, and even then
theentlre program could not be carried out.
This liI.itat ion OF time was not fully pleas
ing to the audience, for a number of the
speakers so interested their hearers that
the hint to stop was received with regret.
President Susan b. Anthony presided, and,
after the invocation had been Offered by
Elizabeth L. Yates, of Maine, introduced
Mrs L. c. Hughes, wife OF Gov. Hughes
OF Arizona, and president of the Stote or
ganization of that far-away province
AIRS. Hughes went TO Arizona twenty-four
years ago, when travel was by stage, ted
ious, tiresorne, and dangerous, owing to
the. hostile Apache Indians.
THE WOMEN HELPED.
She related, in an interesting manner, how
the State had progressed, and had rea ched
its present civilized stage. and showed the
important part woman had taken In the
work of building up Arizona.
In view of these facts she asks why the
women are not entitled to recognition.
Arizona is now upon the threshold OF State
hood, and Mrs. Hughes hopes to see Con-
gress pass some favorable measure before
Arizona is admitted to the Union.
The speaker proudly informed the as
sem,,lage- that the Governor of Arizona
was perfectly in accord with the views
of the suffrage association and never lost
cause of equal rights.
Lucretia L. Blakenberg of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation stepped to the front OF
from Pennsylvania presented bunch of
beautiful roses~to. Miss Anthony, there
being one rose for each delegate.
That's pretty gay for Quaker" said
the recipient.
Charlotte Perkins stetson was next in
Charlotte Perkins Stetson was next in
troduced. Miss Stetson is not only presi-
dent OF the California Association of
Woman Suffragists, but is member of a
number of associations devoted to the
cause OF women. She is a brilliant woman
and a fluent speaker.
She said that in the early days OF Cali
fornia a woman was d rare creature and
the CaIifornians were rated as being ex-
trenely chivalrous. In those days not
enough could he done for the few brave
women who had endured the hardships In
cident TO the trip overland, but now, she
was sorry to say, her sex is treated diff
ferently. She reported that good work
was being done.
Miss Diggs of Colorado, responded for
Mary G. c. Bradford, state president OF
Colorado, in the absence OF that lady.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bacon told Of the progress
being made in Connecticut.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
Ellen Powell Thompson, president for the
District OF Columbia. spoke briefly, stat
ing what advancement had been made since
the last convention.
When Massachusetts was called. Henry
B. Blackwell responded. He prefaced his
remarks by saying that he was very sorry
that it was not Mary A. Livermore instead
OF himself who occupied the platform.
The women have won him, body and soul.
He believes their demands are just.