Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-14
EQUAL SUFFRAGE CONVENTION.

0hicers Elected by Delaware Association
Addrcss by Chief Justicr Lore.
The Delaware EQUAL Suffrage hsso.
citation held its annual meeting in
Newport Methodist Episcopal Church
last week and elected officers and was
addressed by Chief Justice Charles B.
Lofe, the Rev. Anna II. Shaw and
Mrs. Margaret II. Kent. The following
officers were elected; President, Mra.
Margaret s. Crsnston Of New ort !;
Woe. President, Mrs Margaret II.
Houst n Of Georg-,own Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs Thatcher Of Whining
ton Recording Secretary, Mrs. L. IL.
Price OF New Castle; Treasurer, NJ las
Emma Lore OF Wilmington.
Mrs. Kent read a paper in behalf OF
giving women the suffrage. She claimed
that women we're capable of enjoying
suffrage, and thnt in the States where
there waa equal suffrage the morals of
the community were better than in
those places where the women did not
have right to vote. Mrs Kent said
that the righteof suffrage was merely
the right to govern ones self, to pro.
tect one 8 person and property by law.
Mrs. Kent's idea that education is
NOT necessary before women should vote
was discuss ed at some length, Mrs.
Aloycius Green opened the discussion
by attaching Mrs, kent's Theory, ana
several others made brief addresses on
the subject III
Splos were sung by Miss Emma Lore
and Miss Mary IA. johnson.
Chief Justice Lore addressed the
evening meeting. He spoke of the
gradual emancipation of women, and
said she is attacking the last citadel OF
prejudice, her right to suifrnge. The
judge declared that il the women OF
Delaware had the courage of their con
siption and would deinsud their right
to volts they could get 1t from the next
Legislature.
lie said further: "Their voice il
potent In the family, therefore there Ii
every reason to believe that 1t would
be equally potent IN IL nation Of
| families. The only reason against them
having II isl political one. They coulc
| not be governed and bossed like men.
They would uplift the hsllpt lruom
| petent men, men who are hot qualified
| to ill Offices, would not be chosen il
women bad vote, for the women woulc
demand that men Of high moral oharao
ter be collected to Office. "A mother reason
they do not getlit is that there is among
them false sense OF delicacy. ! wan
to see women vote. i want to sea tn,
ballot IN the hand of every woman. W,
give 1t to the italian, the hobo, thu
drunkard, and host of other incum
| petent men, while our wives aud daugh
tiers, who know the institutions Of thi
country, what it was founded for anc
the great principles it teaches. arr
denied the right of voice in th,
government.
The Rev. Anua II. Shaw in her ad
dress, said that women are tirnid il
asking for the ballot, which Is neye
given just for the asking. The womei
should want the suffrage and il the.
arose In their might aud asked for 1t
they could get it, The government
needs women more than women nee,
the ballot. Man is the great materia
force in making government or in any
thing. Woman Is the great moral force
Women are temperate, peaceful an
peace loving, therefore, il they had
voice In the government they woul,
exercise their right Of suffrage for tb
moral uplifting of the country, an
would let man take care of the maturia
part.