New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-22
AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
THE WORK OF ITS MOST ACTIVE OP-
PONENTS.
REPORT OF TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THEIR STATE observation-disclosures

REPORT OF TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THEIR STATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TON AND GROWTH.
The annual report Of the Executive Committee OF
| the New-York State Association Opposed to the
Extension OF the Suffrage to Women. which has
been made through its chairman. Mrs. Francis NJ.
| Scott, is, in part. as follows:
On the 9Th of April last this New-York
State Association Opposed TO the Extension OF the
| Suffrage to Women was formed; but. as its needs
not be estimated. IL determined that II should
be hampered as little as possible with rules and
upon. nor action suggested to. the Executive Com
mittee then elected. and Of which have had the
| honor TO be chairman.
The result of the confidence placed in us by the
Standing Committee you shall briefly hear.
nounced in the newspapers. letters at once began
our own state. but from others Twenty out Of the
forty-five States have already written. asking in
formation, expressing sympathy and encourage
The interest aroused in our own State was so
immedate and SO great that 1t was found that some
system Of organization was necessary In order that
our association should grow symmetrically. The
simplest. and the best. that was suggested was
TO take the already defined eight judicial districts
of these judicial districts is formed OF number
| of Counties excepting the First. which comprises
only the city and county of New-fork This plan
In each Of these districts prominent city has
been selected. and there the association formed Is
called an auxiliary. and is numbered according to
! its district. Brooklyn Is Auxiliary No. 2 Albany
and towns are called branches and each should be
in communication with the auxiliary OF us district
in order to facilitate the gathering OF STATISTICS By
| the First or Central Association that OF New
This First Judicial District. comprising, have
said the city and county Of New York. has the
Following the plan indicated, we have subdvided
| this First judicial District into number OF
| branches. eight Of which have been successfully
| formed. and more are preparing TO take up the
The result of this general organization; which
begun in January. has been great increase
OF interest and membership. On January we had
$50 city members we now number 400 ms en-,
couragng result makes IL plain that when tne
women are reached quietly and systemaucaiiiy
! they glad TO record themselves on our SIDE
and have heretofore only lacked the opportunity
us are not an aggressive sisterhood They are not
clamoring for anything; their every instinct Is
pToached and the need of concerted action made
plain. there has been generally found only wiling
and sometimes eager desire 10 give us the
weight Of their names and the encouragement OF
1t IS our desire never again to let It happen that
small Proportional bare 10 per cent by the largest
y women of this State snail assume to speak for all
or even a majority. We believe and might almost
a ma jority the Intelligent and thinking women Of
this State and as such is prepared 10 stand between
the Woman suffragists, and the unwise. hasty and
nexpedent action Of the Lessiature 10 ao 1nrs
fully we must be able to count among our ms I'm
all the women who believe as We do, that the eS,
tension OF the suffrage at the present time would
be a mistaken and disastrous step
This work is largely one OF education The Logical
arguments which form the SOnd rock OH
stand must be read. understood and spread This
Is first duty. our second is to gather the name
OF every Intelligent woman in sympathy with the
work, and that 1t Is enrolled on our member
shin books The expenses OF our work have been
met in two ways. The salary OF our secretary has
been exactly covered By the dues OF 81 each OF the
100 women who a present constitute this standing
Committee. Every other expense has been betrayed
by the generous contributions Of our friends these
expenses have consisted OF the printing type
writing. postage expressage. etc, necessary TO
reach the newspapers, the legislators and The prl-
vate correspondents who have sent 10 US We now
have IN the hands OF the treasurer balance OF
SIS -, and owe nothing