The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-03-21
:@oman's Department.
Devoted to the Interests Of Wife aud Home

Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood tells the story
Of how, in 1884, she was nominated for
the office of President of the United
States and how the canvas was made,
ending In her obtaining the whole e.
lectoral vote of Indiana; half the e.
lectoral vote of Oregon; 379 votes in
New Hampshire: 1886 in New York:
374 in Michigan; 1908 in Illinois, 3l8
in Maryland: 734 in California. Best
des which the ticket had a large vote
in Pennsylvania which was dumped in
to the waste basket without being
counted.
The story is Intensely interesting and
every woman suffragist should secure
Il copy of this magazine, for although
the movement was entirely disowned,
and even holly repudiated by the Ma
tional Suffrage organization, and most
of the prominent leaders, and there
fore it did not draw out a fraction Of
the woman suffrage strength, still it
is historically a part of the movement,
and Il most picturesque and effective
part.
The nomination came about in con-
sequence of a revolt of some of the
leaders to use their Influence for the
Republican party. There had been
some encouragement given by the Re-
publican leaders in former times which
had included Mrs. Stanton, Miss Anth-
ony and others to believe that their
greatest hope of success lay with the
Republican party and they had been
extremely anxious that it should not
be weakened by the new parties,
which seemed especially to appeal to
women. Governor John P. st. John
was the nominee of the Prohibitionists,
and he stood firm for woman suffrage.
suffragists against the appeal Of the
Benjamin F. Butler, who had done
Congress. had been nominated by the
Labor Party in whose convention wo-
men had participated and whose no.
mination had been made by a woman.
1t would have seemed very natural
that woman their suffrage plank
rejected at the recent conventions OF
the Democratic and Republican Parties
should use their influence for St. John
or Butler hence the appeal.
Mrs. Lockwood as the woman who
had secured the passage Of an Act Of
Congress giving to the women en-
ployes of the Government equal pay
with men for equal work; who had
opened the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States to women; who was sue
cessful lawyer and had obtained re-
forms for the protection of women In
the administration of justice in the
District: as prominently connected
with the early suffrage conventions
in Washington, and above all as the
first woman in the United States. It
cHo q
an article commenting on the attitude
Of political parties to Mrs. Marietta
L. B. Slows Herald of Industry, then
published in San Francisco, saying
1T is quite time we had our own party,
our own platform and our own nomi-
nees," that she should be thought OF
In this connection. Mrs. Stowe made
extensive comments on Mrs. Lock-
woods letter and called mass meet
ing at which Mrs. Lockwood was no.
minated by the National Equal
Rights Party" with Mrs. Stowe as
vice president.
The letter sent from San Francisco
September 10, 1884, Informing Mrs
Lockwood Of her nomination was sign
ed by Clara S. Foltz, Mary j. Holt,
Elizabeth J. Corbett, M. D.. and Mari
eta l.. STOW. MRS. LOCKWOOD carried
the letter three days in her pocket
without mentioning the proposed hon
or Chow long would a man have been
able to keep still about a Presiden-
tial nomination y and then only divulg-
ed it to a man who was chatting her
to vote for Ben Butler because he was
a woman suffragist. temperance man
and a labor reformer. The letter was
shown under pledge Of secrecy, but nc
sooner had Mrs. Lockwood sped away
on her wheel than this man showed
the characteristics Of his sex by CIV
ing the whole thing away to. q report
er and by night it was in all the pa
pers. E5& E.H.: III
r: The Party platf prIn which; was al
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