The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-29
WOMAN SuFERACISTS.
Annual Convention of the National Asso
citation at Washington.

Annual Convention of the National Asso-
citation at Washington.
Nasf. ng1on, Jan. AT the opening
81 ssion of the PSI b annual CONVEX tion o.
rhe National Woman Suffrage asso-
siation thursday, 100 delegates were in
attendance, including the most prom
i,lent leaders in the movement from
nearly every state in the onion Susan
il. Anthony. of Rochester, N Y, in call
ing the meeting 10 order, was heartily
welcomed and the convention pro-
ceeded directly TO the routine business
of the association. The report of Rach
ael Foster Avery, of Philadelphia, who
has beeE corresponding se@retai Y of the
organization for the past IS years gave
many indications Of the practical sue
cess of the movement, and instanced
particular, the case of Utah, which
was held to demonstrate the advisable
ity of securing aid Of political parties
through planks in their platfol ms.
Mrs. ATery's reference 10 tie wom-
ans Il DIE led to a discussion rather
i;velier than is usual IN suffrage con-
vention Mrs. Colby moved the adop-
eeption of that portion Mrs. Lii
he Devereaux Blake, of Ne~ York,
earnestly championed Mrs. Sfanton's
book, declaring that much of the criti-
clsm OF the womaD's Bible arose from
the densest ignorance When Mrs.
lilake -rked every woman present, who
had read the book, to hold up her hand
only eight hands appeared and Mrs
Blake declared, in q caustlc manner:
We are nice body to pass criticism on
matter of this sort, 1ow aren't we -
After several addresses, severely COM
menting on the book, Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton. of Ohio, moved to lay
the whole matter On the ss bic. which
was carried by vote OF SO TO 16.
| The afternoon session resolved itelf
into training school for organizers
under the instruction Of Mrs. c. {. Gait,
Of New Yorh.
At the evening session Miss Susan 3.
| Anthony, the president, delivered her
annual address. 1t consisted principal
/ ly of a review of the efforts made by
/ women in the early career of the suf-
| trage movement and the atteEpts on
| the part of the women of Rochester, of
whom Miss Anthony was one, 10 force
/ The government to grant the franchise
/ to women.
Washington, Jan. 25.-At Fridays
session of the Woman's Suffrage asso-
/ citation the finances of the association
were shown by the treasurer's report
| to be in excellent condition. Mr.. George
/ W. Gait, OF New York. husband Of the
1 general organizer of the association.
read paper on the lessons of the wom-
ans rights victory in Utah. He said if
every state had as large proportion of
organized suffragists as Utah the Ma
/ tional American Woman's Suffrage as
sociation would have an enrolment OF
$4,000.
The evening exercises consisted prin-
cipally of short addresses from the pres
| idents of the various state organiza-
TONS Mrs L. C. Hughes, wife of the
| governor of Arizona, reviewed the for
mer conditions of her home in Arizona
and told of her efforts there 10 advance
/ civilization, and the good results there
/ from Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson.
of California, said that her state hoped
/ TO be the fourth in line where women
| could vote. and stated that at one time
women were held at premium in Cali
/ fornja because Of their scarcity, and
men were known TO throw up their hats
and hurrah at the sight of women's
/ clothing on q wash line in a farmyard
! Mrs. Ellen Powell Thompson, of the
District of Columbia, spoke on suffrage
of women and was gratifed that in this
city the men had no more political
rights than women. Mrs. Margaret W
Kent represented the state of Delaware,
| the last state. she said, to complete the
/ chain of women's suffrage states. and
promised great things at its women's
convention to be held in the near fu-
sure. Mrs. Elmira Springer, of nli-
nois, spoke of the meager privileges al
lowed women In her state, and the at
tack of the women upon the Legislature
at Springfield for womaD's suffrage in
municipal elections and its success.
Mrs Katie r. Addison. of Kansas, laid
stress upon the temperance question,
and several other devotees to the cause
spoke