The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11
SUFFRAG|STS OPEN
THEIR CAMP PAIGN
Magnificent Demonstration
at Metropolitan
Temple.
SPEECHES BY ORATORS.
Various Political Parties Send
Delegates to the Mass.
Meeting.
MRS. CHAPMAN GAIT SPEAKS.
Addresses by Miss J7De Roulston, J
M. Leggett, C. w. Reed and
Other Delegates.
MRS. CHAPMAN GAIT SPEAKS.

Amid a mighty outburst of popular en-
thusiasm, the like of which has seldom if
ever been seen at any political meeting
held in this City, the woman suffragists
opened their campaign last night with a
MAGNIFICENT demonstration in Metropoli-
| tan Temple.
The interior of the large auditorium was
elaborately decorated. Long streamers OF
red, white and blue hung from the central
lanterns to the walls, transforming the
usually bare interior into an immense
pavilion of harmonious color-contrasts.
The galleries were festooned with hang
ings OF bunting and the stage embowered
in feathery palms, while the gilded pipes
of the great organ were almost concealed
by network of floral garlands, pennants,
gonfalons and gracefully draped flags.
Professor Eckmann gave a classic org an
recital as the people were gathering, co M
mencing with HandePs Largo" and
ending with Herold's brilliant over
ture to the opera OF Tampa" The
temple was soon filed TO overfiowing, The
following corps of ushers did good work
in seating the earlier arrivals:
Misses Burnett, Smith, Miller, Schling-
heyde, Belle and Mary Gorham, Mar
guerite and Winifred Warner, Jackson,
Holbrook, Hill, Carter, Whelan, Cole,
Poultney, Cove and Kidd; Mrs. Palmer,
and Messrs. Robbins and Lyons. Mrs.
/ Emma B. Sweet was mistress of cere-
monies, and saw to it that no hitch marred
| the affair.
On the stage were seated the following
named vice presidents:
Miss Mary IT, Hay, William Bunker, Charles
| Riddell, Miss Agnes NJ. Manning, Mr. and Mrs
S; L. Lent, Alexander Badlam, c. W. Reed, NJ.
/ NJ ECtpa CbarlaS w
dali, Taylor Rogers, Joseph Simonson, Colonel
| c. Fl. Blinn, Rev. ]. A. Cruzan, e. B. Williams,
! George D. Gillespie, J: E; Currier, G. B. Ben
ham, Henry C. Dibble, Oliver Everett. Mrs.
George E. Spencer, Mrs. J. Murray Bailey,
| Theodore Reichart, Major C. w. Kyle, l. J.
Truman, Judge Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. Paris
! Kilburn.
Also the following named members OF
the State Suffrage Association and Joint
campaign committees:
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, Miss Harriet Cooper.
Mrs. Ada f. Van Pelt, Mrs. Ida A. Harper Mrs
Mary S. sperry, Mrs. Mary A. Swift, Mrs Hester
Baldwin, Nine. Sorbier, Mrs. Knox G Goodrich
and Mrs. Kate Tupper Galpin and the follow
ing named participants in the programme:
Mrs. A. A. Sargent, Miss Susan B. Anthony,
| Rev. Anna H. Shaw, Mrs Carrie Chapman Ca tt,
Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn, Fred Head, Miss
Jane Roulston, Joseph Leggett Douglass
/ Fowler and Charles Wesley Reed.
Mrs. Sargent opened the meeting with a
COIO1dl duQ Meil WOTQ6u auQT6SS OF well
come, congratulating the audience upon
the orators whom they were to hear.
1--WE have" she said, ''some of the most
eloquent speakers of California and a
galaxy OF Eastern stars as well. But best
of all we have with US tonight the
National President OF the United States
! Suffrage Association, who will preside
over to-night's meeting. Gentlemen and
ladies', | have no need to introduce to you
Miss Susan B. Anthony
Cheer upon cheer greeted the veteran
suffragist leader as she rose to take the
gavel.
The Knickerbocker male quartet-com-
posed of D. NJ. Lawrence, first tenor; G.
N. Elliott. second tenor; D. B.
Crane, first bass, and L. A. Larsen,
second bass-then sang "Giying the
Ballot to the Mothers" the suffrage song
being set to the tune of marching
Through Georgia, and 1.-The Daughters
notes of "Hold the Fort" the immense
audience joining Justify in the chorus.
! Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn made
charming address of welcome to the
Eastern workers for the cause of woman
! suffrage. In glowing words she depicted
the labors and sacrifices of Miss Anthony,
and paid a graceful and WELL merited
tribute TO the valuable services of Mrs.
Sweet, Miss Hay, Miss Shaw and the other
ladies who have aided the movement so
materially by their presence and CO.
operation.
Miss Jane Roulston, the Socialist dele
gate, spoke as follows:
When the new economic thought of the CEN
tury first began to converge toward central
point II found expression through q little band
OF strong thinkers, now known as the Social
Democrats of the world. II did not for one
moment occur 10 these great men that in their
plan for the advancement OF the human race
theirImothers, their wives and their daughters
could be left outside.
Let US look for a moment at the long and
glorious life of the leader of this movement
life of stern devotion. Devotion to what
To pleading, entIeating, praying, protesting