The morning times., 1896-01-29
WOMEN IS LEGISLATORS
Mrs. Annie |. Digs Address at
the Suffrage Convention.
MANY FAIR APPLICANTS
Closing Session of the National A meri-
can woman Suffrage Association
Held Last Night AT the Church of
Our Futher-Congregntio Was
Both Large and FashiOnab BILE.

The National American Woman Suffrage
Association resumed its session yesterday
afternoon at the Church of Our Father.
Postponed business was the entry on the
| program. In addition TO transacting some
minor business several resolutions were
| adopted.
One was to the effect that the National
American Woman Suffrage Association is
in no way responsible for the publication OF
the so-called womaD's Bible.
Another favoring peace and arbitration
and two Others extcnling sympathy to
! Cuba and Armenia were unanimously
| adopted.
Never since the convention began has
| there been such an audience as was present
| last night. Every seat was taken. the
| aisIes were crowded and enthusiastic wo-
| men even went so far as to usurp the
| right of the press, and sit upon the reporters
tables.
In the gallery were most OF the young
| folk most of them gowned in the latest
| styles and wearing vari-colOred waists, which
| formed a severe contrast to the sOmbre garb
of AUNT Susan and .'her girls who
! occupied the platform. Everybody was In
a Jolly mood, and the speakers were fire.
quentiy and literally applauded,
WOMEN AS ELECTORS.
| Cries of Bravo" you're right"
60 onI'' were particularly profuse during
| Charlotte Perkins Stetson's address.
The session was opened by Mrs. Lille
Devereux Blake of New York, who made
an eloquent and stirring address on The
Presidential election and the interests Of
| women"
This speaker proved to the satisfaction
| Of the entire feminine portion of the au-
| dience that the Presidents of this United
| States would be of greater service to the
| country, better men, and, in fact, that
| they would be infallible should woman only
have the glorious privilege of walking up
| 30 the polls on election day and casting a
! vote for the man of her choice.
/ Mrs. Emma Smith Devoc OF Illinois eN-
| plianed in pithy address why The lib
| erty Of the mother means the liberty Of
the race" Mrs. Devoe explained that when
| the mother was free to vote she would of
course train her infant girls to follow in
| mammals footsteps, ard in this way
the liberty of the sex must BE- perpetuated d.
..Our unconscious allies was the subject
of Miss Harriet May Mills address. The
topic was masterfuIly handled, and the
speaker was deserving of the applause she
| received.
PASSED AROUND THE HAT.
When Miss Mills had finished Miss Susan
B. Anthony introduced Mrs. Carrie Chap
| man Gait. chairman Of the committee on
| orga anization. Mrs. Gait advanced to the
| front of the speakers platform. and after
| making reference to the expense under
| which the urga nizatioD was she announced
| that ladies would pass around the hat
While the Collection was being taken up
| Miss Anthony again addressed the audi
| ence, aging that she had a great surprise
| in store for the ''old-timers." Then an
elderly woman with snowy locks and a
sweet. charitable face arose and stepped
| forward. Miss Anthony said:
Il take great pleasure in introducing
| Grace Greenwood, who reported our first
meeting from a wOmanly point of view
for the New York Press. And she has
| been one OF our stanchest friends and
supporters for the past nty-seven years. :"
Grace Green woods fidelity of so many
years was substantially rewarded by such
hand clapping as never was heard before
| In the church. She made a short speech
in ackno owledgment OF Miss Anthony S
laudatory Introduction. and fervently wished
for the enlargement OF the association.
WOMEN AS LEGISLATORS.
A large sum of money was realized in
the congregational offering. Membership
| envelopes were passed among those present
| and the roster of the association was ma
terially increased.
When the excitement OF the collection
was over. Annie l. Diggs of Colorado,
made an eloquent address upon the sub
ject: Women as Legislators"
The speaker was thoroughly familiar
with her subject and had the full SYM
pathy or her audience
The strong point made by Mrs. Diggs was
that women elevated politics, and that the
! old cry that it was degrading for women
! to enter the political arena, had been dis
I proven by the experience of those women
in the States where equal rights had been
granted.
| She cited Kansas, saying that where
polling places and the scenes of political
strife had been unfit formerly for men. Il
grand change had taken place since the
women had entered the arena.
Women have Il purifying effect upon
politics. said the speaker Mrs. Diggs said
men and women worked better when work
ing together. and that men We're better
enabled TO enact laws when aided by the
| women
|. God Almighty made no mistake when
| lie put men and women together in this
| world" said she.
Mrs. Diggs argued from the standpoint
| that il had been ordained that man and
woman labor harmoniously together in this
world for the general good OF mankind
| MRS. DIGGS' LIBERALITY.
She is not so radical as some OF her co
workers. She treats the subject OF woman
suffrage in a very liberal manner, and in
way that appeals more strongly to those
| who have but little interest in the subject.
Mrs. Diggs has a pleasing style of address
| and is one of the most fluent. as well as one
of the most logical speakers who have
occupied the platform during the convention
She was frequently applauded, and inter-
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