The evening times., 1900-02-09

The second days session OF the National
American Woman Suffrage Association be-
gan this morning at 10 o'clock at the
Church of Our Father, corner Thirteenth
and L streets northwest
The convention was called to order by
Miss Susan b. Anthony. The FIRST speaker
introduced by Miss Anthony was Elenora
NJ. Babcock. Chairman of Committee on
Press Work. The recoriing secretary.
Alice Stone Blackwell. read the minutes of
yesterdays sessions, which were adopted
as read.
The reports OF the various State PTesi-
dents was in order next. Mrs. CranstOn.
President OF the state Association OF
Delaware. submitted her report. She was
followed by Mrs Thomas of Georgia.
The report OF Harriet Taylor Upton.
Treasurer Of the National Woman Suffrage
Association, was read, which was as fol-
lows:
From January 1. 1899, to January 1.
1900. receipts amounted to s1O.s59-7l: ex-
penditures g3S6.OS, leaving a balance Of
S935.63.
In the year 1892 forty-two States and
Territories paid auxiliary dues. being a
] gain Of Eve States over last year. The
/ four States paying the largest dues this
/ year. are New York. Massachusetts,, Iowa.
/ and Pennsylvania. Nebraska is the State
! showing the largest gain having nearly
I doubled its membership since the last con-
| yention. and having established heddquar-
| tiers at Omaha.
| Mrs. Upton also reported "that although
/ gain. all of the work was in better
( condition. on a more stable basis than it
I ever hes been"
! The report Of the treasurer was adopted
/ as read. and a vote Of thanks extended 10
/ her for the faithful performance CT her
duties
/ After This the reports nI the State Pre-i-
dents were continued. Cartharine Waugh
/ McCulloch. Of Illinois. in her report coy
erjng the work os the association in Hi
nois. expressed her satisfaction with the
I progress of the work in her State. The
/ report OF the state President OF Indiana
| was read by the corresponding secretary
/ Of the association, Mrs. Avery. The re-
/ port of Ellen Powell Thompson. for the
! District of Columbia is as follows:
/ The organization Of equal sufragists in
/ the District of Columbia is steadily in
/ creaslng in numbers and strength Of pUr-
I pose and efficiency. AT present II con
: sists of the Woman Suffrage Association
/ the Junior Suffrage Club ami a delegate
/ organization form these two associations
/ called the Equal Suffrage Association of
I the District OF Columbia. the latter an
sweriug TO and exercising the same func-
tiOns as the state organization in the
States.
The Woman Suffrage Association in
cludes i'm It's membership meu and women
who are in favor OF equal suffrage and
who will work for its attainment It's
I meetings are held monthly and are de-
voted not alone to the discussion OF equal
suffrage but TO the presentation Of eco
nOmic and sociological subjects bearing
upon the exercise Of the elective franchise.
"The Junior Suffrage Club is thought to
be an unique organization in the move
ment. Il is composed Of younger people
Of both sexes. II holds monthly meetings.
at which are presented and discussed
questions generally bearing upon the
proper exercise and value OF the right OF
suffrage
The fundamental principles underlying
the work OF these bodies. is to present
the truth and justice of their claim. the
desirability aud eXpediency Of their speedy
adoption In our political organizations, and
the education and instruction OF members
in the just. intelligent and proper eXeT-
else Of the right Of franchise when The
good time coming comes,
The Equal Suffrage Association holds
two meetings annually. at which Is trans
acted the necessary business TO properly
coordinate. stimulate. and develop ths
work Of the other associations
There is place. and sufficient material
in the District OF COlmEbia TO form Other
suffrage clubs. and a strong effort viii b.
made TO effect such organizations within
the coming year.
1t is gratifying 10 be able to report an
| increasing interest and e1t..usiasm in the
cause Of equal suffrage in Washington.
| Probably in no community i'm the civil
lied world do the people have 50 LITTLE
voice, so little influence, in their own sOcia
government as here. 1t would seem thai
! nearly al the fundamental principles OF I
free representive government are vio-
/ lated in our case
"Our District Government does not de
rive its powers from the expressed con-
sent of the governed Our rulers. otter
alien. are appointed without consulting
US. and kept in power. regardless OF Oul
wishes We are taxed without our con-
sent and without representation. lac
have no voice in the expenditure Of reve-
nues so derived. We often fail to get laws
the most wholesome and necessary for the
public good passed. In fact. We are sub
ject TO a jurisdiction foreign to our Con-
! SlltulloNs even IT dChuUNltastN bs lt-AAl-
| cal law.
THAT under these cOIditiOns-fOT which
we ask the sympathy Of the National As
sociation-we can maintain vigorous and
growing organization for equal sutragt
justihes me in reporting that we have the
cause deep az heart. and cal be counted
on as reliable and earnest workers. The
greatest obstacle we have to contend with
is the conservatism and lack OF under
| standing among women OF the practica
value suffrage would be to them in Sc
curing and defending the rights privileges
and powers which they now hold by suffer.
| ance only.
I'VE conduct a campaign OF education
among the working women Of Washington
especially among those in public Office
upon this subject, and our efforts have I
large and continually increasing measure
OF success. We pledge ourselves to nevei
rest unld we have enrolled every working
woman in Washington in the membership
OF our organization"
Some New Crimes.
| (From the FOrum.)
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