New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
WOMAN SUFFEAGLSTS MEET
OPENING OF THE THIRTY-sECoND AN
NUAL CONVENTION.
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Washington Feb. s-The thirty-second annual
convention of the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association opened at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. in the Church OF Our Father the president
Miss Susan B. Anthony. in the chair. Miss An
thongs annual address was brief. Good friends
and delegates from the States of the Union she
said in part, this is the thirty-second year the
National American Woman Suffrage Association
has met in Washington, and I have been present at
al but OF these meetings. l was not idle
when here, but was about suffrage business
in other places. where IT seemed that I could do
good. II is well that come to the Ma
tionai capital where the representatives from every
State come where they speak for the best interests
Of their States and for those OF the whole country
Precisely thus do the delegates Of the suffragists
TO Washington to speak for the States with
the purpose of doing and 10 produce
political equality of and to bring to bear
Congress all the strength of their combined efforts
We ask that women shall be placed under the
same restrictions as men, and disfranchised only
for cause, are"
The following Committee Finance an
nounced:
Mrs. Harriet Taylor, Ohio; Miss Mary G. Hay,
California: Mrs. Lucy Hobart Day, Maine; Mrs.
Romans Iowa Miss Kate Gordon louisiana Mrs
D Hussey, New-Jersey; Mrs. Emma Maddox
Funk, Maryland.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor was named as chairman Of
the Committee on Credentials, but the other MEM
bers were not announced The presentatio OF fra
terual delegates followed Mrs. William Scott, Of
New-York, president Of the Universal Peace Asso-
citation; DR. Agnes B. Kemp of the Peace Society
of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Passamore,
of Baltimore, made short addresses. The vice-pres-
dent-at-large, the Rev. Anna Shaw, spoke OF the
international Council Of Women, and reports were
read from committees Federal Suffrage, Pres-
Dental Suffrage and Industrial Problems Affecting
Women and Children.
Miss Anthony made a humorous report upon the
International Council OF Women Addresses were
also delivered by two State presidents, Mrs. Mary
W. Swift of California. and Amy K. Cornwall. Of
Colorado. They reported that the question Of
woman suffrage in their States making salts
factory progress President Isabella B. Hooker. OF
Connecticut was not present but the report OF the
secretary. which was read. indicate that the
women of that State hopeful for the success Of
the agtta ton for the rights OF
The report on Federal suffrage prepared by
Sarah Clay Bennett, of Kentucky, and in her alb
sence read by Mrs. Martha A. Root of Michi-
had petitoned Congress 70 protect white and black
wcmen equally with black men against State de-
NAL of the right OF citizens of the United States
vote for members of Congress and Presidential
Electors by Federal laws made IN pursuance of the
XVIII Amendment.
Henry B. Blackwell read the report on Presiden-
tial suffrage The committee, il said. had little
report. because few State Legislatures have held
sessions in the last year. The committee recon-
mended the best possible form of agitation that
special effort be made next year to secure hear
ing before every State Legislature, asking that
women be allowed TO vote in the Presidential cleo
ton of 1894 equality with men.
To-night's programme included the following ad-
dresses: ''Women's Work IN Philanthropy Isabel
Barrows of Massachusetts,: 1.-The Winning of
York; THE Social Transformation Mary c. c.
Bradford. OF Colorado, and Moral and Material
Law. Alike Immutable and MEMORABLE Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. of New-York.