Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-13
WOMEN WAO WANT SUFFRAGE
Advocates 81 Equal Rights Gather in
AnHuai OSlTshtiSH.
PRESIDENT GAIT MAKES HER ADDRESS
Clara Barton, susan n. Anthony,
Rev. Anna shaw and other Pho
neets In the Crusade Are
Present.

PRESENT. |
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE executive !
committee Of the international Suffrage
convention, which. met here today, held
Its second session this morning, prelimi-
nary TO the opening Of the convention, TO
further consider a plan OF organization and
other questions Of Importance. The CON-
mittse decided to admit to auxiliary mem.
bership the Friends Equal Rights associa-
tion.
Two propositions. submitted by President
Carrie Chapman-Ca were referred to q
subcommittee. which is to report to the full
committee on Friday. The first has for its
object the promoting OF equal suffrage SEN
tlment, which she said had been used sue
cessfully In France. II embodies the crea-
tion OF a woman's postage stamp. the same
as In France, to be placed alongside the
regular STAMP.
She pointed out that the regulation post
age stamp represents a young woman rest
ing her hand on a table which bears a
motto, Rights Of Man." while the French
women have adopted a reverse Of this and
show q young man with his hand on a table,
with the motto Rights Of Woman"
Her other proposition was that each state
suffrage association shall appoint q state
historian to keep a record Of all interesting
facts.
Following the meeting OF the executive
committee the delegates from foreign coun-
tries gathered In conference for the pur-
pose OF considering the question of the
formation Of an international woman's sut-
frage association. The countries repre-
sonted at this meeting were England, Aus
tralla, RUSSIA, Turkey, Sweden. Canada,
Chilli, Norway and Germany. Miss Susan
B. Anthony was chosen to preside over the
sessions Of this body, Miss Vida Goldstein
Of Australia being selected as recording
secretary.
EquaIiEes Representation.
II was agreed that each country should
have four representatives at the ~interna-
tional conference. Those from this country
are: Miss Susan B. Anthony, Miss Carrie
Chapman-Catt, New York; Miss Anna Shaw,
Mrs. Anna Rachael Foster Avery, Philadel-
phia.
A subcommittee OF 1--WE was appointed to
consider and refer a plan for the establish
ment Of such an organization. The sub
committee will report Friday.
The president, by d vote Of the conven-
tion, was authorized to appoint the mem
bers of the finance, courtesies and creden-
- ~ tADlulhCh IudI III
resolutions committee must be named by a
vote OF the delegates and that this could be
done later. The following chairmen were
appointed: Finance. Miss Harriet May Mills,
New York; courtesies, Miss Mary @. Hay;
credentials, Miss Harriet Taylor Upton.
The foreign delegates. who were seated
on the platform and who took great inter-
est in the proceedings, listened to words OF
greeting from May Wright sewall, Clara
Barton, Susan B. Anthony and Rev. Anna
II. Shaw. cas-
Nine. Sofia Levovna Friediand OF Rus
STA spoke. saying in part that Russia had
been the friend Of America during the civil
war and that closest Of friendship exists
between the two countries. America, she
said, had more than once displayed friend
ship toward Russia and sent her ships there
TO protect her people from a most cruel
enemy-hunger.
President Makes speech.
Mrs. Gait. the president, then delivered
, her annual address, which was listened to
> with marked attention. She was frequently
Interrupted by loud and prolonged applause.
: At the conclusion of Mrs. Cats address
a recess was taken until s o'clock.
The first nights session OF the conyen-
> tion was appropriately given over to the
RASAScAos q I'M VI hAOAn OCCuplcO seats
5 on the platform. Miss Susan b. Anthony
presided and greetings and addresses from
I a number of well known women were heard.
Mrs. Wise, a member Of the Legion Of
, Loyal Women, extended the greeting and
; sympathy Of that organization in the cause
! OF equal suffrage.
: A cordial greeting from England's plo-
neer, Priscilla Bright McLaren, was pre-
. scented by Mrs. Florence Fenwick Miller.
A contribution on Educated Suffrage
from Elizabeth Cady Stanton was read BY
Rev. Olympia Brown.
: A paper by Caroline Hallowell Miller OF
Maryland. who because Of illness was un-
able to be present, was read BY Mrs. Har-
riet Taylor Upton. The paper was entitled
q Why We Come Again. and was an earn
est plea for equal suffrage. She asked tina,
the subject - studied IN It's true light, that
J Of simple Justice, and that the work be
pressed onward toward the era Of true lib.
erty and true equality, the only sure and
safe foundation for a true republic.
The venerable Henry b. Blackwell OF
Massachusetts, followed with a brief talk
, on "EqualsRights to ALL" 1t had been his
fortune. he said, to be associated early in
life with women obliged to rely on their
own EFFORT. In 1865 he was q working mem
Der OF the National Equal Rights associa-
tion ana had sought vainly to secure sun
rage for women in the reconktruction Of the
, union. He then gave a history OF the adop.
, tion by Colorado, Wyoming. Utah and other
states OF woman suffrage. and concluded b.
saying that woman's equality Is fast be-
, coming the watehword-of civilization.
, Rev. Olympia Brown of Wisconsin gave
: an interesting talk on condition OF suffraE,
as existing in the United States. paying
4 particular attention to the privileges whlcl
: aliens have Ia exercising this right and II
making the laws. But. she said, let then
come to the United States. but dom let u.
: give them power to make the laws befor,
learning our language.