The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-29
SEEKING TIKI FRANCHISE.
THIRTlETH ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF wOMAN.s ASSOCIATION.
Noted Women Observation-Disclosures
Papers aaa Specches-Nfss An
shony.s birthday Cake-A Blast
From DR.. Mary walker and .
Picture Of susan ID. Anthony.

Picture Of Susan ID. Anthony
The thir,ieth annual convention of the
National American Woman's Suurase
association and the celebration or the
fiftietn anniversary of the first woman ;
rights convention was held in ST. Louis
recently. All the big w3gS were there.
Susan b. Anthony. straight as an are"
and spry as cricket. despite her seventy
eight years, leading the van. Rev. Anna
Shaw opened the battle on sunday
preaching from the text. Woe unto We
. when men shall speak good Of YOU
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. the hon
orary president. now 50 years old. not
/ being able TO attend, sent paper. enil-
tied. Our Defeats and Our Triumphs.
which was read by MIS-. Upton. OF Ohio.
niece OF Mss Anthony. Mrs. Isabella
heecner Hooker. of Connecticut. deliver
ed very Interesting address on United
States Citizenship Mrs. Hooker was
born at I.ischfaeid Conn. in iS2. She
/. wss the tenth child in the famous Beech
er household and ten years the the jun
ior of the author OF Uncle Toms Cabin.
While We. young woman she became
deeply interested In the cause 10 which
she has since Devoted SO much OF her
time aud energy, Wonans rights. In iSaA
she married John Hooker, u dlrecet de-
When Mr. aud Mrs Hooker celebrated
;heir golden wedding in 1871 they did II
on magnificent scale, because, saiu
Mrs. Hooker, I'VE have been suen rauicat
reformers, yet have lived and loved ana
worked together. 1t seemed We should
say "a word OF encouragement 10 the
younger generation who must soon take
our pace" Mrs. Hooker was. perhaps,
the most interesting character OF the
woman's Worlds Fair board, the news
papers at that time almost daily Gaining
TO mind the early proyerb that the people
OF the United States We're composed OF
saints and sinners ard the Beecher lam
IN. Ii is said OF Mrs. Hooker that as a
public speaker. as an intellectual woman,
/ as the champion or "woman's rights, as
a wife, mother and q grandmother she
has been a great success.
Sarah Clay Bennett, of Kentucky. a
daughter Of Cassius Marcellus Clay and
the wife Of James Bennett. OF Richmond.
Ky. "a mighty nice man and cousin OF
mine) when asked to give some of the
salient points OF her life, said: Il was
born an equal rights person, bat l was
not a suffragist, and I did, not realize
that the possession of the ballot by
women could secure them ar equal pro-
lection of our laws with men In life, lib
erty and property until about 1850. when
Miss Susan b. Anthony enabled me to
perceive that the possession OF the ballot
by back men had lifted them out OF the
cotton fields of our Southern states and
seated them In the United States senate
to help white men to make laws which
govern the people of this country
Miss Anthony enjoys the distinction of
being the woman who. thirty years ago.
insisted on voting in New York and was
arrested. She was tried before the SUI
pfeme court, and the account Of the trial
filled a big book. She was called THE
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seems to have talked all she wanted to.
despite the judges stern commands to
'.hoid her tongue" She was sentenced
TO pay a fine of 500 and TO imprisonment.
She never paid the fine and she never
went to prison. They didn't dare to
enforce the law" Miss Anthony declared
detiantiy.
Miss Grace Espy Patton. Of Colorado.
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, delivered brilliant address on 1.-THE
New Education" and took the convention
by storm. In introducing her Miss An
tnony said: This woman Is a voter
Look al her" And they did look at her.
and, more than that. they rose TO their
feet and gave her round after round Of
applause, the audience Joining heartily
In the ovation. Miss Patton was born
In Hartsown, Pa. October 8. 1866. Her
parents. the descendants OF men fore
most In colonial history, moved to Colo
RADIO in 1876. Miss Patton distinguished
herself IN her college career, and after
being graduated was called to the chair
OF English and sociology. She taught
for twelve years. In this period contrib
uting 10 leading newspapers and maya
zines. When the equal suffrage agitation
began. THE Little Professor took an
active interest in the movement. Her
writings We're always clever and caust!c.
In order TO Insure absolute freedom of
sh "A hi mt
called The Tourney. a periodical that had
a most successful existence. Later It
was rechristened as The Colorado Wom-
an. When women were made citizens OF
Colorado she allied herself with the DEM
ocratic party. and Used her eiouuence
previously employed 10 secure political
recognition for her fel.ow-women. in
preaching the principles Of Jefferson and
Jackson. As president OF the Colorado
Woman's Democratic Club. Prof Patton
was the most prominent woman i'm her
party. and the Democratic state conveu-
ton that met before the election OF 1895
gave her unanimous nomination for su-
perintendent Of Public INSTRUCTION. She
was Endorsed by the Silver Republican
party and went into office with n big ma
tority She assumed Office In January
1881. The department OF Public Instruc-
ton in Colorado carries with IL many d.
verse duties. The superintendent il a
Oh inE Stdte Land Board tho
state Board Of Examiners and the State
Beard OF Education. Miss Patton has
Jurisdiction over nfty-HIx counties. so
Districts and over 500 people.
Yesterday Mrs. John II. Mclean ce,e-
hrated Miss Anthony's birthday with a
luncheon. said to be the finest and grand
est OF the season. The McLeang are very
wealthy and live In regal splendor. There
were covers laid for forty guests. The
center piece was a large cake embedded
with roses and mgnonette and encircied
in seseHty-eight lighted candles each
candle representing year In which the
guest OF honor had been stretched ,,pon
the rack OF this tough word. Among the
guests were Mrs Grant. Mrs. Teller. Mrs
Gray. Mrs Chandler. Mrs Jones Mrs.
Spooner. Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs John W.
Foster and Mrs Thomas b. Reed At 4
O'Clock q reception of the delegates To
the suffrage convention was held the
guests being received by Mrs. Mclean.
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Grant. The
Marine band played I'm the bali room,
throughout the reception. and the entire