Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

ton called In California, an electoral
ticket in the field and some talented
woman or man nominated on the
EQUAL Rights ticket in each congress
SionaI district. Then work bravery Tor
the election. If we can get one elector
elected on our ticket so that that per-
son will form one OF the electoral col
lege that meets here in December this
campaign of our Equal Rights party
will pass into the history OF 1884, and
become the entering wedge--the first
practical movement in the history of
woman suffrage. and will be the be-
ginning of the end. 1t will open a door
TO be shut no more forever, and four
years from now will sweep the country
Already every newspaper In the land
has caught up the refrain and all over
the country earnest men and women
are saying. Why not2' With my best
wishes to you ladies, ! remain,
Yours truly.
"BELVA A. LOCKWOOD"
At first Mrs. Lockwood was so taken
with surprise at receiving the nomina-
ton that she did not mention 1t TO
any one. Three days after its receipt
she happened to be fling some papers
in the District Supreme Court. when,
according to her own words, the fol-
lowing conversation took place between
M. A. Clancy, the assistant clerk, and
herself:
Mrs. Lockwood. you ought to vote
for Ben Butler
'Why?' asked.
Because he is a woman suffragist.
temperance man and q labor re-
former"
She replied: Clancy. I've got a nomi-
nation myself" and with this remark
she showed Clancy the letter of notifi-
cation. CHANGING at the letter Clancy
burst out laughing, saying: This is
the best Joke of the season."
II X
A FTER the election was over Mrs.
- Lockwood sent the following petit
ton to Congress:
ITO the Honorable. the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States:
your petitioner. a resident of the
District OF Columbia, claiming the in
alienable rights and prerogatives OF an
American citizen, conspicuous among
which is the time honored right Of Pc
titiof, most respectfully states
THAT at and during the recent cleo
ton for President. held In the United
States. your petitioner was one of the
nominees for that responsible and hon.
orable trust. That In the States OF
New Hampshire. New York, Michigan.
Illinois. Maryland and California, the
party whose nominee your petitioner
was, fully and in all respects complied
with the laws, in placing their electoral
4R.f~ t.A AL ftaxks
begs leave to set forth that In all of
the aforementioned States. the electoral
tickets, having at their head, Fer
President, Belva A. Lockwood: for Vice
President. Marietta l.. Stow. did re-
ceive the suffrage and support OF good
citizens. as follows: New Hampshire.
$40 votes; New York. 1886 votes; Mich
igan, 374 votes. Illinois, 1908 votes;
Maryland, 3i8 votes California. 734
votes. and the entire electoral vote Of
Indiana.
Your petitioner further states that
during the recent session OF the electoral
college Of the State OF Indiana at the
capitol thereof, that after 1t had cast
its vote for Cleveland 1t changed It's
mind, as IL had an undisputed legal
right to do, and cast It's united vote
for your petitioner, Your petitioner,
therefore, demands that the vote OF In
diana be counted for her In compliance
with the expressed wish OF the electors
OF said State. And thus your petitioner
will ever pray"
In addition To that vote, 1t Is said
the party received one~half the electoral
vote Of Oregon and large vote In
Pennsylvania. the latter not being
counted and simply thrown out as false
votes.
nominated by the Equal Rights party,
which met In Iowa In 1853, that party
did not fignre statistieally large In the
results, but the effect was there. and