New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-01
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Washington. Jan S1.-sIss Susan b. Anthony ar.
rived In Washington to-day. first on the ground 70
make preparation for the annual convention Of the
national American Woman Suffrage Association
"hicn opens here next week In more ways than
one TINS convention promises to be OF unusual in
terest IL is the thirtysecond annual convention OF
the association ali but three held in Washington
IL viii be associated with two interesting occur
renees in the life OF Miss Anthony-the celebration
or her eishtieth birthday and her resignation
president The first will be made great festivity
by friends of the veteran suffrage leader. The
ond will cause universal regret, even sorrow.
though 1t is Miss Anthony herself who so earnestly
desires to lay down the gavel II is question OF
failing vgor, mental or physical for Susan B. An
thony never looked better In her life" Active
Of step. alert and ready Of speech. retaining the
forcefu characteristics OF her strong Individuality
she would pass for a woman of sixty any day.
There is sign Of fifty years hard. STEADY work.
full of doubt. encouragement and disappointment
On the contrary. she is bright hopeful and very
well satisfied.
I've have everything want except equal po-
Etical rights" Mss Anthony declares. We have
employmen;s. education. professions-aH open TO
women. We have school suffrage in nearly every
state nuncipa suffrage in one and equal SUI
For twenty-eight years Miss Anthony has wteid-
years observation-disclosures acting in the alb
sence of Mrs. Stanton. then president. and later
when elected president to succeed Mrs Stanton
Miss Anthony SAYS she has other work to do be-
fore passing 'On beyond the rive. and therefore
desires herself to place the gavel in younger hands
and encourage the younger element 10 lead in SUI
frage work She does not specify the other work,
but it is understood that II includes the complete
history of suffrage from the beginning in 1S4S TO
1900. II do not step down and out Miss Anthony
said. aughtngy. to-day. II go up from fifty years
work without pay to retirement full pay You
know have my annuity given by friends five
years Ny sister has her small income, and in
our old Rochester home shall live very COM
fortably There 1 shall have the leisure TO finish
my life work.
Miss Anthony belie~es that in this she win do
mere. for the than TO go running the
machine" Whatever preference she feel in
the choice of her she is far wise TO
make a campaign in favGr Of any candidate At
the same tine she realizes that the president OF
the National Woman Suffrage Association should
be woman of brains. leisure. money and free
dom-n other words. ability 10 preside great
body OF women. time and means to devote to the
work, and freedom from domestic duties It is
said that Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait OF New
York, is the most available candidate. combining
all these requisites. and especially that her hus
band. a successful business man. Is in full SYM
pathy with the suffrage cause
In the number Of delegates New-York is the ban
Eer safe. sending twenty-siN to the convention
Miss Margaret Chanle-, associated with the Span
ish-Aplerican War through her splendid work for
the soldiers in Puerto Rico. is among the more
recent converts TO woman suffrage Miss Chanler
Is in WASHINGTON, hostess for her brother Repre-
sentative William Astor Chaner and viii have
parlor meetings in the interest Of suffrage.