The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-06-01
Speakers Tomorrow.

Speakers Tomorrow.
Eminent women attending the suffrage
convention viii speak tomorrow morn
ing and evening as follows:
Church of the MISUNDERSTANDING Rev.
Anna Howard Shaw; evening, Lewis F.
Post.
Plymouth Congregational = Evening.
Miss Laura A. Gregg.
Hennepin Avenue Methodist-Evening,
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw.
First Observation-Disclosures DR.. Frances
Wood.
Wesley Notwithstanding, Mrs. Mary
G. c. Bradford; evening, Rev. Olympia
Brown.
Chicago Avenue Baptist-Evening Mrs.
Elizabeth B. Harbert.
All Souls notwithstanding, Rev.
Margaret W. Olmstead
Tuttle Universalist - Morning. Rev.
Alice Ball Loomis.
Church Of the Messiah, st. Paul-Aft-
ernoon, Rev. Alice Ball Loomis.
Friends Church-Morning, Mrs. Mariana
Chapman.
Central Baptist-Evening, Miss Laura
Clay.
Bloomington Avenue M. E.-Morning,
Miss Ella Moffatt; evening, Mrs. Con-
cheta Ferris Lutz
Trinity Methodist-Evening, Alice Stone
Blackwell and Henry B. Blackwell, ad-
dress to young women.
It is a rather uncommon state of affairs
for the National Suffrage association to
have any politics of its own worth speak
ing of and the fact there are some this
year will distinguish the Minneapolis
convention from others. The retirement
OF Miss Anthony last year forced the as
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but there was such unanimity in the
choice Of her successor as to afford little
excitement. In the same way this year
the voluntary retirement of an officer has
brought the convention face to face with
another change in the business commit
tee.
This business committee, of which much
has been heard this year, is the executive
body OF the organization to which Is in
trusted the carrying out in detail Of
measures passed at the convention and
the transaction Of all the general bust-
ness. In many ways it is like a presi-
dents cabinet, for the president of the
suffrage association, like the president
of the United States is expected to have
policy and is responsible to the associa-
tlon and to the public for it's fuIfllment
so far as conditions will permit. The
business committee does the detail work
of giving effect to the presidential policy.
For this reason it is of the greatest i'm
portance tkat there should be complete
harmony in the business committee and
particularly between the president and all
the members This is being taken into
account in considering possible changes
In the business committee and the voung-
er element in the association is keenly
alive to the Importance of surrounding
Mrs. Gait with competent workers who
are in full sympathy with her views.
Miss Gordon Favored.
In choosing a corresponding secrAta rv
1t is necessary to find some one competent
and familiar with the work who can and
VIII give the time it requires. BY vote OF
the business committee the corresponding
secretary will be expected to be at head
quarters which are now in New York.
and likely to remain there. 1t has also
been decided to pay small salary for the
IN order not to make it necessary to find
q woman of Independent means who would
do the work
1t is well known fact that the field
has been canyassed by Mrs Gait and the
business committee and that Miss Kate
Gordon of New Orleans is their choice
She will accept the offer under the con-
ditions named and will be elected without
question.
Another Change.
Although 1t has been denied In some
quarters, the question of a change of at
least one auditor is being generally
talked. This will be Mrs. McCulloeb and
the desire for the change arises from mo
dissatisfaction with Mrs. McCulIoch. nor
Is it a reflection upon her ability or
faithfulness, but because She is known
to be strongly opposed to Mrs. Cats
Ideas of work. Those who desire a change
say that,if the convention is satisfied with
Mrs. Gait and stands with her in her pol-
ley, it should in justice to her and the
association surround her with workins
associates who will give her the most
complete cooperation.
Mrs. Cats idea of the aim of the as
Bociation is to secure results and her
plans are aggressive and progressive hut
directed by the diplomacy acquired
through political experience
Mrs. Stones Prophecy.
This apparent desire in some quarters
for changes that shall extend bevond the
inevitable choice of a new secretary is
recalling the prophecy of Lucy Stone who
said of Mrs. Gait, then very Young
worker, tShe is destined to be president
of the association some day and when she
takes up the leadership she will revolu-
tionize the present methods of work.
Mrs. Gait is succeeding admirably in Sc