Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25

numbers and political strength that
through the power of constituency il can
dictate at least one plank in the platform
OF every political party, and secure an
TONS We believe IT will yet have its
auxiliaries In every village and hamlet,
township and school district to influence
mitted. More, we believe ere many years
its powers will be so subtle and wide
spread 1t can besiege the conservatism
of Congress itself and come away with
the laurel wreath of victory
Funds for Next Year.
Mrs. Chapman Of New York moved that
Mrs. Cats report be adopted. and that she
be rendered a vote of thanks for her mag
nificent efforts during the past year. DR..
Ella NJ. S. Marble of this city seconded the
motion, which was carried amid genuine
enthusiasm. Mr.. Reese. a delegate from
Pennsylvania, showed his appreciation by
promising a personal contribution of 500
to the work OF this, the most important
committee of the association. Mrs. Gait
then talked briefly of the plans of work for
the coming year, stating that the commit
tee intended to raise and expend at least
$1,000.
AS soon as the financial needs of the COM
mittee were mentioned, II was announced
that Miss Emily Rowland Of New York,
who has headed the list or Contributors
every year for a number of years past
headed it again today by giving $500. Mrs.
Everhard of Ohio pledged 500 for herself
and $500 for her state. Mrs. Emily Smith
De Voc promised 500. did the ladies of
the District of Columbia Suffrage Associa-
| ton. A number of other state organlza-
tons pledged themselves for 500 contribu-
tons Miss Rockwell promised like
amount for Massachusetts,, agreeing TO pay
it herself IL the state defaulted. Miss An
thony pledged an additional $500 Tor New
| York, making the total pledge of the state
81 tttD Pennsylvania x.lb ana MI.
| Reese said that if the association would
| add another star to the suffrage flag this
year he would give an additional 500 The
| son of the governor of Arizona, Mr.. John
| 7. Hughes promised $50 for his state Then
| the So and $40 subscriptions began pouring
| in, and altogether more than 5000 was
pledged before adjournment was
| reached.
| Future Programs.
This afternoon the association held what
| was called parliament of methods, which
! was full of valuable suggestions to the ac-
| tive suffrage workers. The program for
| this evening is follows:
| State pres dents evening-Nebraska, Clara
B. Colby; Nevada, Frances A. Williamson;
| New Hampshire, Marilla NJ. Ricke-; New
York, Mariana w. Chapman; North Caro-
| lima, Helen Morris Lewis; Oklahoma, X. W.
| Southland; Ohio, Caroline Mccullough Ever
| hard; Pennsylvania, Lucretia l.. Blaken-
| burg; Rhode Island, Mary o. Arnold; South
| Carolina, Virginia ID. Young; South Dakota,
| Anna r. Simmons; Texas, Elizabeth Gocde
| Houston; Vermont, Mary n. Chase, Alb,
/ and West Virginia, Jessie Manley.
| Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock there
| will be a religious service at the church OF
Cur Father. The subject will be The Spir-
| itual Significance of Democracy and No-
| mans Relation to IT, Rev. Anna Garlin
| Spencer was TO have conducted the service,
| but was prevented by illness from being
present, and in her absence Mrs. Charlotte
| Perkins Stetson of California will direct the
| service, and a number Of short addresses
| will be delivered
| Last Evenings Session.
| The exercises of the suffrage convention
| last evening consisted of the reading OF
| number of reports from presidents of state
| organizations. Miss Elizabeth L. Yates Of
fered the invocation. The first name called
was that of Arizona, and Mrs. L. c.
Hughes, wife of the governor. responded.
| She related some of her thrilling expert
| ences when she Joined her husband in
| Arizona tive nty-four years ago. She travel
ed 500 miles by stage and opened the first
| school house. Mrs. Hughes referred TO the
| VI firing efforts of the women in estab-
| fishing the institutions of the territory.
| and asked why they had not right to take
| a part in the conduct of its affairs The
| spectacle citizens were in favor of il, and
| the chief opposition came from the saloon
| and gambling element
| Progress I'm California.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson of Califor-
| MIA spoke of the progress of the suffrage
cause in that state, which, she said, had
| been very satisfactory until in 1895 a bill
granting suffrage to women passed both
houses of tie legislature, but was vetoed
by the governor A bill was subsequently
| passed to submit a constitutional amend
| ment 10 the people.
| Colorado was represented by Mrs Anna
L. Diggs, who spoke for Mary c. Brad
ford, the state president. At the conclu-
| sion of Mrs. Digs remarks Miss Anthony
created a laugh by presenting Mrs. Ellen
| Powell Thompson, 1.-THE representative
| of the District of Columbia, another place
where women are on a precisely equal
| viewed at length the work of the local suf-
frage organizations i'm various directions.
Mrs. Margaret w. Kent represented Della
| ware, the last state in which a suffrage or
| ganization was established. Public senti-
| ment she said, was not very strong in favor
| of suffrage in Delaware. The people are
conservative, and conservatism, the speaker
| said, was cowardice in this case. Mrs. Ell
mira Springer responded for Illinois, which.
she said, was not a very advanced suffrage
| state
olson of Kansas, Miss Elizabeth L. Yates Of
| Maine Mrs. May Stocking Knaggs of Michi-
gan and Mrs. E. B. Dodge of Virginia.
Work in the East.
The vice presidert-at-large for Connecti-
cut Mrs Elizabeth Bacon of Hartford, said
they were making an effort to ascertain the
amount of taxes paid by women in Connec-
ticut without being accorded any represent
tation. Women pay taxes on s11000000
worth of property in New Haven alone
| Mr.. Henry B. Blackwell responded to the
call for Massachusetts. 1t is nearly fifty
5 years, he said, since the first petition for
womans suffrage was presented to the leg
5 islature, and for more than forty years q
, | petition has been presented annually. Last
tad 80 h..
4 | legislature but the opponents of suffrage
organized an anti-suffrage association, and
/ the suffragists were beaten by a majority of
forty.
The Massachusetts, National Association
e was represented by Mrs. Lavina A. Hatch.
Mrs. Julia B. Nelson spoke for Minnesota.
t She said that as fast as one suffrage bill
D was slaughtered in that state another had
sprung up to take its place. "A Senator
from Minnesota" she continued, has been
t down here eXpounding the Monroe doctrine
to an astonshed world. Now, the women of
: Minnesota have sent me here to eXpound a
: doctrine that is older and more intensely