The record-union., 1896-06-18

Ou the 1unOlng Dlll-CdHliielli, Doly,
Coleman, Reed and Edwards.
Arnold of Fresno moved that the ad-
of President Cleveland be
indorsed, and that committee OF five
be appointed to draft resolution to
that effect.
The motion prevailed, and the SUBJ
committee appointed was as follows:
Arnold, Hennessy, Hamilton, Braun-
hart and Pond
A subcommittee OF three members
to draft a plank on mines and mining
was appointed as follows: Hennessy,
Caminetti and Dooling.
Tariff and taxation-Barber, Reed
and Barcar.
Committees were also appointed upon
every other plank it was proposed to
put in the platform, and after having
consumed an hour in their efforts to
set up something which would sound
well, even if it did not mean much, re-
assembled ready to report.
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS.
The women representing the Wom-
ans Suffrage Association, and several
representing the Anti i-Woman's Suf-
frage Association, waited for hearing
at the door of the Committee on Plat
form and Resolutions yesterday after
noon
Warden Charles Aull called attention
to the fact and moved that they be
allowed twenty minutes each i'm which
to present their arguments. The motion
was carried and the women ushered
in.
It was suggested that the resolution
offered to the committee by Susan b..
Anthony be read, which was done
after which the suffra gists were given
their inning.
Mrs. Sargent, for the suffragists, was
the first speaker. She said her organ
ization was present with a petition
signed by nearly 10000 women and
men. She then introduced Mrs. Sarah
B. Cooper.
Mrs. Cooper said she would confine
herself to the reasons why she wished
the suffrage extended to women. She
mad sought most earnestly to do all
in her power to build up the common
wealth, but that she had been sadly
Handicapped because she had not been
empowered to cast a ballot IT the
privilege were given her to deposit that
power to do what she wished to do.
Mrs. Alice Stocker was the next
speaker, and she followed somewhat
in the line marked out by Mrs. Cooper.
She had sprung from long line OF
Democrats. General Barnes had re-
Gently explained to her the dire calan-
ity to follow from divided house. She
had told him that there would be no
division In her family, as her husband
and son would vote the way she told
them.
Mrs. e. o. Smith said she had talked
to forty members of the convention,
each of whom had expressed them
selves as being with her. She proceed
ed to feed the committee on taffy, tell
ing them how much she was pleased at
the Buckley fight on the day before.
She believed in the principles of the
grand Democratic party, having been
converted by her husband, whom she
mad also converted to be woman's
suffragist.
Mrs. Ida Harper, President Of the
State Press Committee, went over
the old story about 5000 clippings from
the press of the State, most of which
were in favor of extending the suffrage.
She was sure the suffrage amendment
would be carried without the assistance
of the Democratic party, burt she wanted
Vt to have some of the honor.
THE PROTESTING WOMEN.
Then it came the turn of the repre-
sentatives of the Anti Wonaan's Suf-
frage Association, and Chairman Afford
introduced plain Mrs. Murray of Oak
land. Mrs. Murray said she was no
platform speaker, and neither were any
Of her sisters, and they had no wish to
be, but they did hope that no universal
suffrage plank would be inserted in the
platform of the Democratic Convention.
Nine out of every ten women in the
State did not wish the ballot and they
looked to the members of the Demo-
cratic party to uphold the purity of
womanhood. Neither she nor her sisters
believed in appearing in public, and
they were only forced to do SO at this
time as a silent protest against taking
woman from the high pedestal upon
which she now stands, and placing her
upon an equal with the petty politi-
clan.
Mrs Murray is quaint motherly old
lady, but her following was from
among the most beautiful in this fair
land of ours. When they entered the
committee-room-which very few of
them would do, by the way-their cheeks
turned from pale to red, and from red
to pale at almost every blush They
were women. They had not yet passed
the stage where women blush, and their
cheeks burned to be brought into close
4, 1,
| ticians in the State. They were woman
ly women; true home women, as any
one might see, and the contrast between
them and some Of the suffrage stump
speakers was quite noticeable.
The remarks of Mrs. Murray did net
last two minutes, and when she took her
seat, after telling the committee that
anti-woman suffragist councils were
being formed by women all over the
State. the mute appeal was over.
Delegate Putnam of San Francisco
did not, however, propose to allow the
question to go without argument, and
gave twelve reasons why the ballot
should not be extended to women
The great Susan e. was introduced tc
| close the case for the women who want
to vote. She got off on to the petition
signed by 10000 names, and put in he,
| time telling about the women who go1
up In the morning and split the kindling.
wood. She said the women were no,
| like the poor laboring men who voted
| the Democratic ticket because of the
| name. and not like the negroes who
voted the Republican ticket because
that was the party who freed them. The
women were intelligent and would vote
| for principle.
| Reverend Anna Shaw came after Su.
san, and preached quite sermon in ths
effort to soften the calloused hearts n,
| the Tpnncratc nrocap+