Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13


not to the women in Australia. but to the
noble band of women who went out there
from this country some fifty years or more
ago and began the woman's suffrage move
ment which today leads that of any other
country.
Though only four of the six states in
Australia grant full suffrage power to wo-
men. the day is not far off when the other
two would give the same full rights. In
the latter states, which are Victoria and
Queensland, the woman suffrage bill has
passed the lower house eight times, but al
ways met immovable opposition in the up
per house at the hands of the forty-eight
landlords.
Many bad things are heard about Amer
lea in Australia" said Mrs. Watson-Lister
THE report has even gotten abroad that
poiygamy in Utah is a result of woman
suffrage The strikes in Colorado were
also attributed to the same cause
Miss Anthony's Address.
Miss Anthony then addressed the conven-
ton.
1.-THE chief executive was, no doubt sur
prised." Miss Anthony said, when 1 told
him that We meaning the women. 60
ing to leave him alone in the coming cleo
tion but when that is over We intend to
visit him and ask his assistance in our
cause.
The next address on the program was
that delivered by Miss Alice Pound on The
Problem of the Individual in which she
set forth in eloquent terms the capacity and
glories of the weaker SEX and was not
so complimentary to mere man.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman discoursed
OIL "a New Light on the Woman Question,
bringing science to show of what transcend
| ent Importance woman is in the world.
At the close of the session the states sub
mitted names for the committee on reso-
lutions. 1t is composed of the following:
Miss Eta H. Maddox of Maryland, Clara
B. Colby of Wisconsin, Miss G. r. Wendell
of New Hampshire, n. B. Blackwell of
/ Massachusetts, Elizabeth Finnegan of Tex
as, Mrs Ina U. Stacy of Minnesota. Mrs.
Marie Warren of Missouri, Mrs. Josephine
Barnes of Iowa Mrs H. c. November of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mary e. Craigle OF
New York, Miss Gertrude Hewlng of New
I Jersey, Elizabeth Bacon of Connection,
Mrs Anna A. Wells of Nebraska, Ellis
ley of Maine. Mrs. Mary c. Cramer of Ken
lucky. Mrs Emma Weldin of Delaware.
DIR. Anna Jeffreys of Oregon.
The State Reports.
After The Star went to press yesterday
/ afternoon several state reports were pre-
scented.
Mrs Carrie Kent, president, reporting for
the District of Columbia Equal Suffrage As
ISOLATION. submitted address to the presi-
dent and executive committee of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton.
Miss Laura Clay of the old Clay family
reported from Kentucky.
Miss Kate Gordon occupied the time for
Louisiana by describing the Era Club of
New Orleans the largest suffrage club in
the United States.
| Mrs. Mary Bentley Thomas submitted the
report for Maryland. Active work had
brought material gains she said and never
before had there been such a favorable
sentiment for woman suffrage.
The report for Massachusetts where the
anti-suffrage women are organized, the only
such society in the Union, was read by Mrs.
Mary HUTCHINSON Page. She said the Chlef
difficulty in organization was the existence
of SO many women'S clubs. Suffrage COM
mittees were formed instead of leagues.
Mrs. Helen Jenkins reported for Michigan.
She said that the equal suffragsts secured
the introduction in the legislature last win
ter of a joint resolution to amend Section
Z, Article l, of the constitution by striking
out the word male as a qualification for
voters. The resolution was presented by
Representative Nathan V Duvall chairman
of the legislative committee, but was never
reported by the committee to which 1t was
referred, the suffrage committee, because of
reasons local TO the legislature judging
best to let it lie. The Suffrage Associa-
ton of Michigan declares its intention to
press the amendment to the constitution
until secured. The last legislature passed
q bill, she said, to submit to the voters
next November the question of conven-
ton to revise the constitution. Should the
decision be favorable it will open a new
field of work for the amendment
Mrs. Maud C. Stockwell reported for Min
nesota that the work was progressing mer-
rily., New clubs had been formed, old ones
reorganized, press work was being pushed,
and a new spirit had taken possession OF
the suffrage element.
Mrs Taylor submitted the Alabama re-
port She said that demand of the leg
islature for suffrage for women in selecting
presidential electors failed during the year,
but the wall of prejudice has been broken
down, she thought. and now no one rants
at the mention of woman suffrage, and the
time is coming when they will smile.
Maryland Report.
Miss Eta NJ. Maddox, corresponding sec
rotary of the Maryland Suffrage Associa-
ton, presented the report for that state
She said that the annual state convention,
held in November in Baltimore city, was
success Large audiences were present at
sions" she reported "A memorial service
in memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady stan
ton was held at the afternoon session. In
the evening Miss Harriet May Mills of New
York was the principal speaker ~
'sThe clubs already in existence-the
Montgomery County Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION and the Woman Suffrage Club of
Baltimore city-have been doing good work
in their respective fields
1.-The Montgomery County Association.
through it's president, reports that its men,
bersldp has increased more than 20 per
cent during the past year. that its energies
have been principally directed toward the
distribution of suffrage literature, hundreds
of papers and leaflets upon that subject
having been: sent out, not only in Mont
gonery county, but to other parts of Mary
land, and that the association hopes to con-
tinue this Campaign of education through
out 1901
1.-The Baltimore City Club, through its
president, reports an increase of member
ship for the year. Its enrolment work has
been carried on throughout the year, and
between six and seven hundred names Sc
cured. Through the persistent efforts of
its president sufficient money has been
raised by subscription to pay the rental for
one year of permanent home for the club
in one of the best sections of the city.
I'VE believe" Miss Maddox declared in
closing, that there is steady growth
along suffrage lines in our midst. and that
a much greater per cent of sentiment in
favor of woman's Acknowledgement exists
now than ever before in the history of the
state"