Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-09
Thirtieth Annual Convention of the
National Association.
BODY TO ASSEMBLE HERE FEBRUARY IA
Miss Susan B. Anthony, Pioneer
Advocate, Discusses the Issue.
THE CONVENTION PROGRAM

Association does not meet here until Feb
ruary ii, several of the officers of the as
ISOLATION are already in Washington.
Among these are Susan B. Anthony, presi-
dent of the association, who arrived i'll
the capital last night, and Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton, treasurer of the association
and chairman OF the convention press
work. These two are stopping at the
Hotel Regent.
Miss Anthony, whose home is in Roches-
ter. came to Washington from Philadel-
Phia- She spent a couple of days there
consulting with some of the officers of the
association She also visited New York.
where she called upon Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Miss Frances E. Willard.
Mrs Upton is well known in Washington,
she having spent number of winters here
Her father. Ezra B. Taylor. was a mem
Ter of Congress from the Garfield district
in Ohio.
Miss Anthony is in excellent health and
spirits and looks forward to the coming
convention with the greatest interest
While the convention is designated as
she says be the celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the first womans rights
convention. which was held in Seneca
Falls, n. Y, July 20, 1S4S.
The First Convention.
The cause of the holding of the first con-
vention, as stated by Miss Anthony was
the barring out of some women from the
worlds anti-abolition convention held i'll
London There were some women dele
gates from this country who were not per-
mitted to take their seats in the London
convention One of these was Lucretia
Mott. the Quaker preacheress, who went
to London as an anti-slavery representa-
tive. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, whose
husband was a delegate from this country,
was travelling over there with him. She
had the iGea of forming an association for
equal rights for women inspired in her
by the treatment of the women delegates
in England. 1t was not until eight years
later, however, when the convention was
called in the home of Mrs. Stanton at Sem
eca Falls. Lucretia Mott was visiting
about eight miles from there. She at
tended the convention. which a most
successful one. Miss Anthony said to
Star reporter, speaking of the founding of
the association:
In 1913 j was teaching school in Canajo-
farie. n. Y 1 returned to Rochester, \.
y, the same year the association was
formed. / heard rothing from my family
except the talk of this convention. They
were all enthusiastic about it. / had al
ways had the idea of equal rights for
women. but did not fully embrace the idea
until later on / did not know about the
voting part We were Quakers and paid
little attention to such matters. 1 was
finally impressed with the idea however,
ana II mas increased In intensity every
year since.
Am / hopeful OF women being given suf-
frsge in this country? j am most assured
1y. and think 1 have every cause to feel
certain of its success.
The Cause in General.
TN England. Scotland and Wales women
cast every vote but the parliamentary one.
which applies in all the British provinces.
In the last parliament the suffrage law
of seventy-four, but never reached its
third reading. In New Zealand and South
Australia women are given the right. OF
suffrage.
'In half the states women have a school
suffrage. Kansas has a municipal suf-
frage. President Mckinley himself sits
in the White House elected partly by the
Votes of women. These states have given
full suffrage TO women: Wyoming, Colo
RADIO and Utah and Idaho. Last winter
thai re was not a legislature in session which
cid not have something Of woman suffrage
in it.
Iowa will send the largest delegation,
owing to the great work which has been
done for suffrage in that state. This agi-
tation is being carried on everywhere. In
New York city the mayor has appointed
women school inspectors, and there are
over 10000 pOstmistresses in this country.
They have responsible positions in Kansas.
In Wyoming the state school superintend-
ent is a woman, and the county superin-
nized that they have some Of the finest
schools in the country. When the clause
in the Utah state constitution was exam
ined it was found that right of suffrage
could be given to any one that could read
and write. 1t began to be questioned IL this
did not apply to persons who could read
and write in German, but it was decided
against it,
The question was propounded to Miss An
thOny:
Would you like to see women of the
highest type of intelligence. refined, and
with everything which constitutes the
highest type of womanhood, mix with the
rough element which is found about the
polls at the present day."
She responded like a fash:
Il should much rather see them there
thar In the ball room"
Mrs. Mary S. Sperry and daughter of San
Francisco. who will attend the sessions of
the convention. are in the city. Mrs Sper-
~ is state treasurer of the association in
California. She is the wife of one of the
millionaire manufacturers of San Francis
CO. tomorrow morning Mrs. 8. E. Gross
ard niece of Chicago will arrive in Wash
ington to attend the convention.
The Prominent Delegates.
There will be a number of women in at
tendance who have attained distinction in
different professions and also in politics
Among the latter will be Mrs. Martha H.
Cannon, state senator of Utah. There will
also be Mrs Martha B. Conine, member Of
the legislature of Colorado
The attendance of Mrs. Ella Knowles
Haskell Of Montana at the convention will
recall an interesting little romance with
which she is connected. Mrs. Haskell is
Assistant attorney general of the state
She ran the populist ticket. as Miss Ella
Knowles. Her opponent the republican
ticket was Mr.. Haskell. who was elected
He married his fair opposing candidate
and appointed her assistant attorney gen.
eTal.
Rev. Florence Buck. pastor of the Uni
tartan Church, Cleveland. will attend the
convention. as will Emma p. Ewing. who is
Known as the famous cooking school pre-
ceptress. Catherine Waugh McCullock
will be in attendance. A number of female
physicians will be here. Most of the dele
gates TO the convention. 1t is stated, are
married women who have homes and chill
dren- Miss Lucy Clay, daughter of Gen.
Cassius Clay. will be here
The Opening Session.
The first session of the convention will
begin Monday morning at o O'Clock In the
Columbia Theater. when a meeting of the