The Washington times., 1904-02-12
BUSINESS BEFORE
NOMAN'S MEETING
Trouble Over Credentials at
Suffrage Convention.
MISS ANTHONY HONORED
Much Applause for the Aged Leader of
the 0rganization-May Appeal to
State Legislatures.

The second days session of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation opened this morning in the Ma
tiOnal Rifles Armory, with the presi-
dent Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. in the
chair. Miss Susan b. Anthony. the ven-
cradle honorary president. was present
during the entire morning session. and
was the recipient of much attention
from delegates ana visitors to the con-
Yention.
Routine business occupied the atten-
tion of the convention and combined the
reading OF officers and committee re-
ports.
Work on Credentials.
Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton, the na-
tional treasurer. and chairman of the
credentials committee. read the list of
credentials presented so far by dele,
gates to the convention The list how
ever. is incomplete, ana an opportunity
win be given later in the afternoon to
those who have not yet registered to
enroll and qualify to vote
Mrs. Upton prefiXed the reading of the
credentials report by an impromptu and
humorous speech. in which she cited
their last names when they married in
stead Of their first Mrs. Upton's re-
marks were directed toward the inability
OF the credentials clerk to spell the
Trouble Over Names.
Five years ago. she said. one of the
delegates had been listed as Louisa"
when her name was Louise" and she
had grown old in the effort to have her
identity established. and. in the mean
time. had threatened to sever her as
sociation with the woman suffrage
movement.
With few exceptions the twenty-odd
States represented in the convention
have presented their credentials. Mrs.
Upton followed this report with that Of
the treasurer.
largest sum came from Mrs. Cornelia
Collins Hussey. of New Jersey. who
bequeathed to the association the sum
of 100000.
The States standing at the head in
point of membership arc New York.
Massachusetts,, Nebraska, Iowa. and
Pennsylvania.
New Hampshire and louisiana have
doubled their membership. and tie
other States making gains are Della
ware. Kentucky. Iowa. Maryland. Mass
achusetts. Minnesota, Nebraska. New
Jersey. Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Wisconsin. Friends, E r. H
Money Received.
California. Iowa. New Jersey, Minne-
sofa. and Nebraska have done signal
active organization work
The $4,000 bequeathed by Mrs. Hus-
sey. together with 5000 from Mrs.
Charlotte A Cleveland. of New YoriS;
500 from Mrs Jonas Green, of Vir-
ginia and 500 from DR.. Helen J. Tn
derwood. OF California. will be used as
a permanent fund for expenses incident
to campaigns and other work OF the
association.
Ar announcement was made by Miss
Kate NJ Gordon. corresponding Secre-
tary, that only a limited number of
tickets will be issued 10 delegates for
the hearings next week before thu
House Judiciary Committee and the
Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage
Miss Anthony rose to speak. and was
greeted by a continued round of ap-
plause. She called the attention of del
egates to the recent publication of the
association biography. The four edi-
tions now in hand cover woman suffrage
from the time of its inception in 1S4S
until 1900.
An interesting report was presented
by Henry B. Blackwell. chairman of the
presidential committee. who said;
Every legislature may at any ses-
sion. by simple change N its election
laws enable its women citizens to vote
for Presidential electors on the same
terms as it's male citizens.
"In many Of our older States. where
fron-clad restrictions forbid any form
of municipal or school suffrage by
women, where habits have become fixed
and class distinction prevails. here is an
open door. Once let the women Of any
State take their equal part In the great