The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
WOMEN MORE HOPEFUL.
Are Making Some Converts Among
the Delegates.

Are Making Some Converts Among
the Delegates.
| SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 16.-Thert
was more animated appearance to the
rooms of the woman's suffrage delegation
to-day, and the countenances of the cham
| pions of equal rights in consequence wore
more cheerful and hopeful expressions.
Visits of delegates were less like those o.
the legendary angels, and Max Pepper
gladdened the hearts of the lady cam
paigners by dropping words of wisdom
and advice among their number for two
hours at stretch. Miss Anthony in par
ticular was more cheerful than at any
| time since the arrival of the delegations
Sunday night.
81 think, she said, "that woman suf-
frage stock has gone up among the Demo
Gratis to-day most decidedly. The In
dividual delegate says at first he does not
know about it, but after a while he
says, why, yes, that is ommon-sense' :;
| and believe that if these delegates had
the matter submitted to them in the con-
vention nearly every one of them would
vote for woman suffrage plank"
Here Miss Anna Shaw took up the
thread of thought, saying: Ignorance
on this subject has always been the
trouble. The men think this entirely
woman's business, and that they
have nothing to do with it. They seem
to be quite surprised when you explain to
them that it is something quite different
from their conception of the matter. All
the opposition in the past has been either
sentimental or on the ground OF
expediency. Some have pedestal idea of
woman, but the same man who expresses
this view allows his wife to work on the
farm, milk the cows. look after the
chickens, ETC., and does not think this in
terferes with his sentimental idea of
woman"
Miss Anthony resumed as follows: ut
is not very strange that the majority of
men have not a clear idea of this
question when you remember that their
mothers had not taught them to think
on the subject. school teachers had not
instructed them on it, ministers had not
preached it and editors had not advocated
it in their papers. Now, all these educa-
tional instrumentalities are at work bring
ing the subject home to every one.''
In the course of conversation late this
evening with Miss Ida Harper, she said
that every one in the women's headquar-
ters was more hopeful to-day than they
were yesterday.
1--WE have had quite a number of dele
gates in our room during the day." said
she. "In several instances entire delega-
tions came, and if the elevator had not
broken down | am sure the mum ber would
have been much greater. We have found
that we have good many more friends
among the delegates than we expected,
and we believe that if we had the oppor-
tunity for little more missionary work
1t might be possible to make good many
converts at the convention; but we fear
that the time is too short to allow us to
achieve our purpose at this time. We find
as rule that the younger element is in
favor of woman's suffrage.
1--WE consider 1t somewhat against our
success that the platform committee will
consist of so many members. If we are
given an opportunity to address the plat
form committee Miss Anna Shaw, Miss
Anthony, Mrs. A. A. Sargent, Mrs. e. o.
Smith of San Jose, Mrs. Alice
M. Stocker of Oakland and my
self will appear before that body.
With the exception of Miss Anthony
and Miss Shaw, we will be limited to
three-minute speeches, and the two ladies
mentioned will not occupy more than ten
minutes each. We hope at least for
minority report, which will bring the mat
ter before the convention.