Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17
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Proceedings of[Annual Convention Of
Woman Sufragists.
REPORTS OF PROGRESS IN STATES
Resolutions Reported Stating De-
mands of the Convention.

mands Of the Convention.
KETCHES OF MEMBERS
There was stage full of representative
women of the United States at the CO.
lumbia Theater this morning, when the
| first session Of the National American Wo-
man Suffrage Association convention be-
gan. There were two men among the num-
Der, Mr.. Henry Stone Blackwell of Boston
and Rev. Frederick A. Hinckley of Boston.
The latter was conspicuous by reason Of
his white hair and general venerable as
pect. He took an active part in the pro-
ceedings.
Miss Anthony was as lively US ever in
announcing the work of the day. and was
as untiring as ever in her determination to
hold the delegates in line for full suffrage.
Mrs James Bennett Of Kentucky, chair
man of the federal suffrage committee OF
the association. read the report Of that
committee. A brief had previously been
prepared by Mrs. Bennett upon receipt of
a note from Senator Hoar of Massachu-
sets, saying that this would be considered
by the judiciary committee Of the Senate.
Legislation Next Topic.
The report Of the legislative committee
was next read by Lille Devereux Blake.
chairman. 1t contained reports of the
work done in the various states during the
year.
Progress sin Virginia.
Mrs. Ona Langhorne of Virginia rose and
stated to the convention that both branches
of the Virginia legislature had passed law
allowing women to act as notaries public
in the old dominion. This created great
applause. Last session the Virginia senate
fought measures to allow women in the
state asylums as physicians, or to license
women lawyers
At the suggestion of the business COM
mittee. Miss Anthony stated that it was
deemed an excellent place to hold a
national bazaar for the benefit of the as
sociation. Alice Stone Blackwell of Bos-
ton made the statement that state
ISOLATION bazaar had been held last year
| in Boston, with excellent success. More
| than 3d. 100 was cleared Miss Anthony
thought that as this was only state af-
| fair, national one would be much more
successful.
| to hold the proposed bazaar. and Ii was
| carried. 1t will be held in the fall, in either
Chicago or New York.
| Next followed the most important work
| Of the session. This was the report of the
committee On resolutions, reading them,
and discussionson them by the delegates.
The Committee.
The names of those appointed Oh the
committee Ware as follows:
Ida Fl. Harper. California. chairman;
Henry B. BLACKWELL Massachusetts, sec
| rotary; Emily B: Ketcham, Michigan; Car
oline E. Merrick Louisiana; Elizabeth Ba-
con Walling, Delaware; N. L. Cronkhite,
Nebraska; Louise Tyler, Colorado; Wini-
fred Burriff Downward, Iowa; Mary n VAN
divert Missouri. MipOla ha
New Jersey; DE-. Marion l.. Woodward.
Massachusetts,; Dr. Bessie Park Haines,
Minnesota; Saran Clay Bennett, Kentucky;
Jcne Campbell, Pennsylvania; Hannah j.
Bailey, Maine, Helen dc Lendrece, North
Da kota Jennie Robb1 Maher. Kansas; Rev.
He nrietta G. Moore, Ohio; Mrs. Frank L.
Hubbard, Illinois: Mary E. Moore, Mary
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The preamble to the resolutions was
adopted as follows;
The National American Woman Suf-
f'age Association, at this. its thirticth
rUal meeting, celebrates the semi-centen-
n'al anniversary of the first womans rights
convention held in 1913 in Seneca Falls, N.
there enunciated. We count the gains of
fifty years: Womans position revolution
lied i'll the home, in society, in the church
ard in the state; public sentiment changed,
customs modified, industries opened, CO.
education established. laws amended, eco
nomic independence partially secured and
equal suffrage recognized subject of legis-
lation.
| the world; today Wyoming, Colorado, Utah
] and Idaho have established equal suffrage
| for women and have already in the Con-,
gress of the United States eight senators
| and seven representatives with women con-
| stituents. Kansas has granted women mu-
| nicipal suffrage. and twenty-eight states
| nave made women voters i'll school cleo
| tons. This movement is not confined to
| the Unit ed States. in Great Britain and her
| colonies women now have municipal and
| county suffrage. while New Zealand and
] South Australia have abolished all political
| distinctions of SEX
| Revolutions Adopted.
| TIE resolutions were also adopted with
| slight changes, follows:
I'VE hereby express our profound appre-
| citation of the prophetic vision, advanced
| thought and moral courage of the pioneers
| in this movement for equality of rights.
| and our sincere gratitude for their half
| century of toll and endurance to secure
| for women the privileges they now enjoy.
andsto make the way easier for those who
| are to complete the work. We, their sue
cessors thousand-fOld multiplied, stand
| pledged to unceasing effort until women
long equally to every citizen of a republic.
| In every state we demand for women
| citizens equality with male citizens in the
| exercise of the elective franchise, upon such
l ttTTuS anu CoHultfOIlS DIS Inc IuSfl llhpOSe
upon themselves.
I'VE appeal to Congress to submit six
tenth amendment to the United States
| Constitution, thereby enabling the citizens
| Of each state to carry this question of wo-
| man suffrage before It's legislature for set
| Element.
I'VE will aid, SO far as practicable, every
| state campaign for woman suffrage; but we
urgently recommend our auxiliary state So
cieties to effect thorough county organiza-
ton before petitioning their legislatures for
a state constitutional amendment"
Wyoming since 1863 have caused its adop
| tiCn successfully by the three adjoining
states. and we earnestly request the citi-