The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07

pluck and patience such as should quiet
forever the calumny that women do not
know how to govern themselves-that
they become hysterical in face of defeat.
Just before adjournment the women OF
the convention subscribed SLIPS to pay off
| a campaign debt of 5000 and to begin re-
newal OF the fight for suffrage.
Not one note of real disbursement
was struck during the convention. The
meeting at Metropolitan Hall called in
advance as rejoicing over an anticipated
victory ''was by no means funeral" as
Miss Hay remarked. 1t was a strong
"last word" to magnifcently fought
campaign.
The proceedings of the convention yes
terday morning took the form of a gen.
eral leave-taking OF the women who nave
stood and fought together for the past
eight months. In the afternoon the real
business of the session was transacted in
rapid shape. Officers were elected and the
committees on "plan of work. and OF
"resolutions" made their report, and at
the solicitation OF Miss Mary G. Hay the
big sum of money was subscribed by
women who have for the past eight
months been daily paying out money in
their work.
Following are the officers elected
President, Mrs. John F. Swift. San Fran
cisco; first vice-pr sident, Mrs. f. NJ
Smith, Oakland; second vice. president,
Mrs. General John .Bldwell, Chico; third
vice. president, Mrs. Elmira T. Stevens,
Los Angeles; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Judge Cotton, San Francisco; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Nellie II. Blinn,
San Francisco; treasurer, Mrs. Mary S.
Sperry, San Francisco; auiitors-Mrs.
Lowell White and Mrs. George Oullen,
San Francisco.
The State delegate to the National COM
mittee was not chosen, but Till be at a
meeting of the ex cutive committee to be
held at Mrs. Sarrents home this morning.
Mrs. A. A. Sargent and Mrs. Knox
Goodrich were by resolution made hon.
orary presidents.
Mrs. Sperry, treasurer, made her report
through Mrs. Emma B. Sweat, whom
Mrs. Sperry credited with doing all the
real work connected with her Office. She
reported that over $4,000 mad been SUBJ
scribed and expended during the cam
paign; that over a million woman sui
| trage afiets had been sent out.
Miss Anthony remarked that this was
the largest sum of money ever handled
In State campaign in the cause of suf-
frage.
Following is the report Of the commit
tee on resolutions read by Mrs. Ida
harper, CudlTndH Oh tQe press mmlt-
tee, and whose appearance on the stage
was greeted by applause:
WHEREAS, After an eight months campaign
to secure suff. age for the women of California
supported by large proportion of the press
and III the moral and educational forces in
the State, we find majority of tho popui ar
vote against conferring this franchise: and
whereas this Campaign mas revealed deplor-
able skepticism in regard to universal suffrage
and decline OF faith in American principles
as shown by this refusal to fur ner extend the
franchise; and whereas IL has been unmis-
takably demonstrated that the dominating
political parties of the State controlled by
corrupt aud vicious influences; therefore be it
Resolved That we see in this defeat OF woman
suffrage menace to the S ate, a majority of
whose voters have declared in Iavor of con-
tinuing present conditions and against ad-
mitting to q share in the government the only
element which can be depended upon to
change them for the better.
Res0lred, That fully recognizing and appreci-
ating the services OF nearly 800 newspapers in
the State which supported the sixth anne nd
ment, we hereby exp ess the thanks of the
State Association and ofla friends of suffrage
aid we urge that their assistance be con tin ued
until our victory is won.
RESOLVED, That this association cordially
acknowledges the splendid work that has
been done by thousands of women in all parts
of the State to secure their political freedom
and considers that any individual mention
would be unfair discrimination. We take
pleasure. however, in making one exception
in favor of our retiring State president, Mrs.