New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-27
SUFFRAGE IN 1900.
AUNT SUSAN WILL RETIRE FROM AC-
TIVE SERVICE.
OREGON FIGHTING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE
STATE CoNsTITUT1oN-MRs. ABIGAIL
DUNNIwAY's HARD WORK.

DUNNIwAY'S HARD WORK.
The year 1900 is TO be an important and event.
ful enc in the history of woman suffrage
in February the venerable Susan 3. Anthony
reaches eighty the at which she has always
promised to retire from active labor and In dis
tant oregon an amendment to the State Constitu-
ton giving women the full right or Suffrage VIII
be voted upon in June
This amendment has a history Of It's own. Be
hind Il is one of the most remarkable women on
the Pacific Coast-Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunniway
The amendment is hers. and the story OF us
passage by the last Legislature is the victory OF
clever workman The law of Oregon relating 10
constitutional amendments is the same as In New
York; that is the amendment must pass two sue
oessive Legislatures before 1t can go TO the peo-
pe Through Mrs Dunniways efforts the bill
passed the Legislature OF 1895. but the Legs
lature of 1897 transacted no business whatever on
account of a Senatorial contest. Therefore when
the amendment came up in 1899 the members
thoughtlessly regarded It new bill which must
mass the 1900 Legislature before it could be Noteu
upon. Thus many OF them. II is claimed Voteo
for II purely out Of personal regard FOR Mrs Dun
niway. 1t is said that the member who introduced
her on the floor was a noted anti-sufragist. ana
many who voted for the amendment after her
speecb declared later that they did 1t for Joke
but the vote was in its favor-4S to IN the House
and % 10 in the Senate-so the suhraglsts con-
slider that the joke is on Mrs. Dunnways side.
She Of course quite aware OF the passage Oh
the bill in 1895.
Tho campaign promises to be a lively one An as
ISOLATION of women has been formed to oppose the
amendment and they as well the suffragists
are doing much active campaigning. The anti
suffragists maintain that only a small minority
Of women desire the ballot. as proved by the hght
vote polled at the school elections. and protest
against its being forced the silent majority
They have issued an appeal which. with the
Eastern pamphlet used by the anti-sufrag1st asso-
Citations in Eastern States, is being sent 10 Sc
Iected list OF reading voters OF all parties through
out the State. ~ 49,, .... s.ra,g+b
lies in the rural districts the mining nshng anu
lumber counties and 1t was mere that ,ne5
i,Silee bazaar in every county town in oregon
The object Of which was to win over the country
TEST for the most popular charity In the county,
and al the close Of the week the proceeds WEI
evenly divided Tetwee Y ' his means every voter
oregon had his attention al least cdIe1 ~ IN, nc
question The sJfragistgs 90 not '"'e"o 10
Next wear being Presidential year. neither pontd-
cal party has taken up the aaVoGaGy OF ' Sains II
ment but far neither has decIared asaiIi' nd
'rbe Renublican party is dominant in oregon anu
{, ts known that the suffrage amendment mas Deen
passed only in Democratic or Bryan Sta a wash sh
ington the State most closely alieG 70 6 small
political sense The Sas never gone before
the people at ALL oregon Is one OF me e.. oto al
servaive Of the Western states, aho ~ The west
WAYS Nc onIv State in the Union which has us
aiacf,ons in June and If the amendment psssep5
SSea.eeo, Election q circumstance which never nap
6e Portland oregonsn" is owned and be e6nfG S
Harvey Harvey osvoted 10 his sister Mr. Scot has so far
been Silent on the suffrage quesIon, Du nv either
tinued neutrality is not counted upo" W e''"0'