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THIRD DAT MORXINO 8E88IOX.
uonvenuoa met at m o'ciock, ifeeiaent
Hero In the chair.
The minute of the preceding session were read
And approred. ,'
The Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions
submitted the following partial report : f
Wiiuai, Th oclsl relations between men sad women
ars mntasl, their Individual need equal, and their conju
gal lntereeta Identical ; and,
'Wbbbbas, Man, bjr Tlrtas of I ha law-making power as
. eipra efl through the ballot, has supreme advantage over
woman In reaching exalted social position. In providing
(or his Individual needs, and In controlling the individual
Interests of mutual eotljugal relatione ; and,
Wbkbkas, Thle advantage of one over the other IS both
nowise and nnjuataad not to b continued and,
Wbkksas,' The era of physical fores la rapidly giving
way to the era of Intellectual and moral power between
men and men ( therefore, Jfasofvetf- -
L That this asms era of force should be abolished Wher
ever HeiisU between men and women.
; 1 That the ballot la the key to men's advantage oyer
women, and women, who are by nature equal with men,
ought by right of law to be equally free and Independent
with men T in all, thlftgs pertaining to their domestic, civil
and political rlgMs.
l: That what the ballotia done for man, native or for
sign born,' It Is equally capable of doing for woman, and
: we demand H for her as a. meansf selMmproyement.
aoclal advanlage and 'moririwwer, as well as political
equality. ' . f
4, That the present phase of the woman movement does
not arise from domestic grievances, but from governmental
Injustice. ' ... .
4, That Womanfinifrage Is srquestlon of human rlht, In
publican form of government - - , .
. f. That we demand the ballot as a practical application
of those principles of liberty and Juitlce which are taught
In every district school among girls as well as boys.
- 7. That the present phase of the woman movement Is
-practical, and It Is woman's duty to assume the responsi
bilities of cltlienshtp whenever possible. - .'v
Miss Thacker asked what was meant by the
'era of forte." , V
Mrs. Loughary, Mrs. Duniway and Mr. Cochran J
a m a ' a s . a ' 1
spoae in repiy, tne suDsiance..oi tneir remarks
taking a wide range, going back to savage eras
and carrying the question forward to the antic!
pated time when swords shall be turned Into-
1 pruplng hooHf,. , ,
Th fl rut roanlntlnn uraa milnntoA
J1" V " ' I - n Aiilf lltaftAn .flit m Ka ft ihaim am
- that to-deprive men of their right of suffrage was
to reduce them td slavery, and, as women were
deprived of that right, they were in the condition
Of polltlcaf subjugation. It was adopted.
Mr. Dean Clarke spoke upon the third resolu
tion, urging upon women the advantages of their
power; said that woman's present condition was
a rello of barbarism, and had come upon her
through the darkness of dead ages.
Mr. Ileroy took Issue wlth Mr; Clarke, but
- admitted - that- the subjugation- of . woman was
the result of heathenish barbarity anLof religious
bigotry. ; ' .-
Mrs. Ilembree didn't blame Mr. Ileroy for being
partial to his own church (the Methodist), Jor lt
-was more' liberal than any other on the woman
question. r -
The third resolution was adopted amid consld
erabls merriment. The others were adopted with
out debate. - '
A letter was read from the Lower Cascades, V.
T. from the members of the well-known pioneer
Hamilton family, seven of whom sent their. dues
for membership. On motion, their names were
Engrossed and fees credited.
A proposition from Hlmes the Printer, to pub
lish 600 copies of the Constitution and By-Laws
for the; good of the cause, was accepted, and the
1 obliging donor was accorded a unanimous vote of
thanks. ... .. -'.v,,. '' -.' . :. .-
Mrs. Dunlway announced tha as the time had
again arrived for circulating the Constitution for
Signatures and dues, she, would proceed to that
business, and hoped somebody would occupy the
-time with a speech.
Mr.. Cochran of Washington Territory came to
the front and requested permission to say a word
In reference to the founder of the New North
west, who was busy In the back of the hall and
could not hear what he wis saylngi "He had first
met a few copies of her psper years ago In Chicago
and had heard men even In that city reviling
Mrs. Duntwav for rWlertln her family. When
came to the great Stats of Oregon, he made the
r wherein they were neglected In the slightest dei
grte ; In fact, the evidence was of quite a contrary
Character. :' . .
The time of adjournment having arrived, the
speaker retired (jrom the platform srold great ap
plause. 1 V 'r ,,-i
Adjourned until 2 F. k.
AFTERNOOX BE88IOX ;
7f et at o'elockresIdentlleMylfrthechsIrr-
Reading of the minutes postponed until 10 A. H.
Thursday,-
Alice Gary's poem, "Was He Henpecked V was
well read by Mts. Dean. - u. r ., ;
K stirring- letter from Hon. Joseph Magone, of
Grant county, was read by the Corresponding Sec
retary. , ' , - r
. Mrs. M. C Cllne proposed the following ques
tions: Mow xp we to prevent the politicians
from capturing nominating conventions? Will
not candidates say for United States Senator
shtp-as of yore, manage to nominate State Rep
resentatives in their; Individual Interests, regard
less of Woman Suffrage ? Will not the tickets all
be set up at the primaries and also at the nomi
nating conventions ? Can this Convention devise
ways and means to guard against this great evilT
Mrs. Dunlway found what she considered appli
cable to meet these contingencies in a suggestion
In the President's -address,- commending the ap--
polntment of Committees on Political Action, and
moved to adopt the following :
JUtolced, That the Executive Committee shall have the
power to appoint picked men and women In every county
as Committees upon Political Action, whose duty shall be
to attend primary meetings and nominating convention,
and secure. Woman Buff rage planks and resolutions 1n
party platforms.
: Mrs. Dunl way assured the ladles that they need
not' be afraid to attend the primary meetings.
Their influence would be fell for goodand the had
name of such meetings would disappear in time if
women attended ihemi-ZZL . ,
k ' Mrs. Thompson spoke with' much power .in ad
vocacy of the resolution, wbrdTwas adopted..
Mrs. Id wis nana spirited essay, entitled, "Why
I Want to Vote."
Mr, Dead Clarke .took exception to Mrs
statement that" women have greater endurance
than men, and said that according to' phrenology
it depends more On the quality of the brain than
the quantity as to who has the most fortitude ,
Mrs. Lewis replied, defending her position In
earnest terms. " . v ;;;, "" "v';; ;
Mrs. Thompson followed, giving many cogent
reasons why she wanted the ballot.
' Mrs. Fannie Smith said she was a novice In
public speaking, but she would ask Mr. Clarke If
he knew why It was that women wore smaller
hats than men ; and she .answered the query by
have a chance toTulrrvaWthe
as large as men's. .
Mrs. Dunlway said Mrs. Johnson's hat was 7
already. .
Rev. Mr. Oray said that he would speak a few
words upon right and expediency. The'rlght is
always expedient. None need hesitate to do what
Is right for fear of Inexpediency rThere was a
time when this great Nation worshipped slavery ;
but whenLbraham IJnooln raised the long arm
of the emancipation-proclamation and struck,.
d6wnhe-hIdeous Idol, the people discovered at
last the great lesson that they should have learned!
before, that it Is always expedient to do right,
He said 1 1 was matilfest that the coming woman
was bound to come, and men ought to get ready
to go and meet herJ, Tr
Mrs. F. A . Logan made a few wel 1-liined rjpmark s,
saying, among otherihlngsf that women are go-,
ing forth tremblingly to their work, but are going
with detennlnatlooi and In due time the light
will win. . '. , ' i
Mrs. Cllne made a brief address In regard to the
moral and temperance work of women- in the
Capital City. ' ' ' ,'
Mrs. Loughary made a shprt and eloquent
speech. , She thought woman had done all the
could In the temperance work till she had more"
power. Her description of woman's struggle
against evil with her hands tied was a graphlo
piece of word pal ptlng.V . i ,
" Rev. H. K. Hfnes made some earnest remarks
upoh the reasons why women - should vote;
thought it was at all times a question" of right;
cited many Instances where women's Influence
had been for good. He predicted that In less than
four years there would not be found In all Oregon
ten ministers who would not be working In 'this
cause. ,
Adjourned until 7 f. x.
EVEVINO SESSIOX.
Convention called to order by the IYesident.
The exercises werjojenedwIth an Instrumental
duet on the flute and the piano by Dr. and Mrs. O.
R. Bird. i ,, , .. ,' - "
Next .folio wed the WSdlnoLjMiJnterestln se-.
lection from Col. T. W. Hlgginson's writings, by
Mrs. C. L. Henderson.
The audience was next favored by a finely
rendered piano soW by Miss Nora Wilson,
The President then Introduced President Iiam
bert of Willamette University, who delivered one
of the most classical and scholarly addresses ever
given from a Portland platform. His subject,
The1IIstoriounctionsof"Woman7trcannetJb
explained, by a brief synopsis. It should be
printed In full. - :
- Mrs. Loughary, who Is known as the "Patrick
Henry of the New Dispensation," gave a half-hour
address of great logic eloquence and pith, and
held her audience deeply interested to the close,
r Mf. J. F. DArcy offered the following resolu
tions, which Were adopted without debate t
JZmohwrf, That It la (he sense of thleConventlon that uni
versal suffrage Is both a civil and a natural right, and as
such it recognises neither sea nor previous condition of
servitude..
Itrsotoerf, That as universal suffrage Is a civil as well as
natural right. It carries with It the duUes snd obligations of
elUsenshln. 1 ' -
Rlva, That It Is the senae of this CoavenUdBthat Ood
made It a law of this universe that justice Is the highest ex
pediency. . . ! ..- " ;
Mrs. Dunlway told some amusing stories, and
took up a collection. ' " 1-1
: Rev T. L. Eliot made a brief speech,: eulogizing
the memory of Abigail Adams, from whom he is
a proud descendant. . ,
Adjourned Until 10 A, M.
FOURTH DAY MORNINO SE88IOX.
Convention called to onler at 10 o'clock by Pres
IdentHeroy.. . ........ .
The Recording Secretary read the minutes of
Thursday. Several corrections were made. - - -
The Constitution and By-Laws of the AsHocia
tloiLlwcrejn'adTandtTtTcuWedoT Further dues were paid. , ; - '
Mrs. Dunlway offered the following:
JUnotvrd, That we heartily concur In the recent act of the
Atate Legislature In granting equal ' property rights to
women.
Remotvtd, That w thank the Legislature of liftt) for Its
tiisKfiJWwnnmns act in pawing a resolution for so amend
ing thegtate Constitution. that It luuy WJ l.'UnllJ IRiklll
for the nest liPgisiature to submit he proposition for a
constitutional Woman Hu fringe amendment to the vote of
the people In ISM. J - ' - ' : '
Jlrtolvd, Thatourthanks arespedally due to Hon. C. W.
Fulion of Clatsop for Introducing the Woman ftuffrage res
olution In the Henate, and to Hon. Lee Laugblin of Tam
kill for Introducing the aame la the House of.Representa
U ves j and we further thank each of these gentlemen, and
Hons. Humphrey and Bllyeo of Linn, for their able defense
of the constitutionality Of the same. x"
Ilranlml, That our thanks are due to Messrs. Apple ton,
Rllyeu, Burch, CniKlg( Fulton, Orlm, Humphrey, Halnea,
Knight, IcConnelI, RosaHigiln, Bmltb, War weather,
Ktearns, Tyson,. Waldo, Waters, Woodward, Wright and
Mr. President of -the Henatc ; and lo Messrs; Barrett, Beebe,
FTERNOOJf SESSlbx.
I
a
ii.
saying lhat the grpwtli oi men's ironlaTlntrnrf Bill's, iiwkwayi rftidweii. Priariitetisin, puiiani, rmtf7
Dawson, Durham, Ford, Oallowsy, Oeer, Laughlin, Iaw
jelMeyer, Mtnto, Montgomery, Farker, ratterson of
WashlngtonTHimicrTK
and Vatcs of the House of BeresenUtlvea fin i their act of I V ce-i resiuent ai.irge.
Justice to the women of Oregon In voting aye upon the
suffrage resolution ; . " '
Jitmotctit, That we will use all honorable means to elect
men to the Legislature of 10 who are pledged to sustain
the Woman Suffrage resolution passed by the Legislature
of WHO. .
J&Wcerf, That our thanks are hereby tendered to the
Portland press for Its courtesy In reporting the meetings;
to Itcvatlray, Cruian, Hlnea and E I lot for their able
speeches ; taJresldent Lambert of Willamette University
for his scholarly address pon the Hlstoric Functions of
Woman to Hon. J. F. Caplea for his Joglc and hntnof;
and to I roressor Cook anfpatrons, Dr. and' Mrs. Bird,
Misses McCord and Walts, Miss Ellen Bcott and Profossor
Vinton for musical services. '1
Jtmolvrd, That we thank the Open Temperance Society
for the free use of Its elegant Decker piano during the Con
ventlon, and also the president of ihs OpcnrTeinpcranoe
ftoclety for courtesies to delegates.
Mr. Dean Clarke called for the reading of the
following question-proposed byhlmrthe day "be
fore lor discussion t . "What assurance can or will
the advocates of Woman Suffrage give the publlo
that they will purify politics and prevent dema
gogy - and political .'log-rolling' - and - partisan
chicanery which demoralises our Govern men t
now In the hands of men?" Mr. Clarke said
that he considered Woman Suffrage the remedy
for the political evils of the times. He remarked
incidentally that women are subject to weak
nesses In common with men, and spoke of wit
nessing In Washington the ostracism by a
Woman: Suffrage Convention of an exceptionally
able woman," who was ostracised on account of
character. He said the same Convention sub
sequently .. acted.ln. direct defiance of. Its own
rUleS." J' ,; - . ' -r- -r-j
Mr. Clarke drew some deductions to which ex
ceptions were taken by members of the Associa
tion. " ' '.' r.
Mrs. Johns spoke about the probable purifica
tion of the primaries by the attendance of women.
Mrs. Dunlway Inveighed against the evils of
"bachelor" housekeeping In the borne and In the
state. The woman, the wife, Is always needed for
chnantTiuccessful housekeepTfigT"'
man is an. - uncompromising aavocate or
universal suffrage. lie thinks lt Irrelevant to
discuss such questions asthe one proposed by
Mr. Clarke, Involving the "Influence' of woman
on woman.. The Question Is whether Woman"
Suffrage Is right He appealed to history to
show that universal suffrage Is a universal educa
tor and protector. The powerful and rich are. not
the guardians of the weak and poor. The lat
ter must Uke caw of themselves. Universal suf--frage
affords the only chance for the self-proteo-tlon
of men and women. - ,
Mrs. Loughary was called for.- She : begged!
leave, on account of the ladles, to be spared ap
peals to do the dirty house-keeping for the men.
She protested, against being invited Into the
home and the state as a servant. She wanted "
woman to be elevated to her, proper sphere of
house-keeper and hostess.
Hon. T. W. Davenport spoke, at some length,
denying the popular fallacy that there are moral
and mental differences loherent In the constitu
tions of men and Women. He considered that
"circumstances altered the cases of the two;" waa
in favor of surrounding Individuals of both sexes; '
with the most favorable circumstances ; consid
ered social and political equality to constitute the
best condition possible ; advocated dress reform
and phonetics Incidentally. ;
Mrsv Dunway considered that while it might
be right to establish la dress reform, lt was prob-
ably Inexpedient In the present state of public
taste and opinion. She said that the Recording' ,
Secretary suggested that the ladles wait till they
get to heaven to assume a reform dress.
, Mr. Dean Clarke suggested that the discussion
afforded a point for Mr. Cruzan, who made a dis
tinction between "right'? and "expediency."
Ex-Governor Glbbs was called tor. He re-1
sponded by saying so manyjwIseaniLwUty thlng
had been said that there was nothing left for him
to say. He had always believed In the propriety
of Woman Suffrage. ; t ; - - -
Adjourned till 2 p.m. ' 7T' ' V-i"t-'
Convened at 2 o'clock, rrnniJuulHeroy In the
cnair. .. -
The Constitution was clrculatetT for signatures)
and dues. .; ' V '.','! - .. .1".'""
Mr. Dean Clarke read an essay j mlxslylng his
views upon Wdmah HufTrage.
The President announced that the time .had ar
rived for the election- of officers for the ensuing
year. .'' ' -'".i "':
The iiames of Mr. Ileroy and Mrs. De Lashmutt
were placed in nomination for the Presidency."
7 Mr. W.S, Dunlway and Miss Sarah Thacker;
were appointed as tellers, , . .
MrrHcroy received avwajorityof-ths-Knteaesst,
and was declared the duly elected President
Mrs. A. B. Dunlway was unanimously elected!
Mrs. 1L A. Loughary of Yamhill, Mrs. P. Knhl
of Grant, Mrs. J. Dcspaln of Umatilla, Mrs. IL
Mlntp of Marion, Mrs. E. R. Gray of Bakert and
Mrn JTB. Eaton of Union, Presidents of their
various county organizations, are Vice-President
ex officio of the State Association. The other
counties are to be supplied when societies are or
ganized or reorganized In them.
Miss Maggie Foster was elected Recording 8ec-
iretary and -Mrs.-M. A.-Etlmurwls Correspondlng.
SecTetary. - : .. :?.:;':
Mrsv It Williams wis elected Treasurer. ;
Mrs. Thompson became the fifth member of the"
Executive Committee. ',. ' .
An essay was then read by Mrs. Le Fevre, fol
lowed by some stirring remarks by Mrs. Lewis.
A motion by Mrs.' Thompson, to elect delegate
to the State Temperance Alliance, was objected to
by Airs. Dunlway and Professor Lambert, and was
lost'!"'.' ' , . , - ;.-..'' v"'"
There being no other business before the Con
vention, the meeting adjourned till 7 o'clock P. x.r
sharp. . . ;' f. ": " ' . ,-
. ;. ; XVENIIta SE9SI0N. :-; .
Called to order on time.
7 The musicians not having arrived, the operHngr
performance was dispensed with. . rt-
The President Introduced Mr. T. M. Draper, of
Oregon City, editor of the Clackama$ Democrat r ,
who said that the 8th day of February, the day on
which this woman's Convention. met, was tho
anniversary of the day when Queen Elizabeth
ascended the throne pthe Oth day xf February,
the second day of this Convention, was the anni
versary of the day when Queen' Victoria was
crowned Queen of the British Dominions. His
review of woman's service to the state was com-
prehenslve, and his tribute to mothers touching
and beautiful "We all honor the name of father,
molTierTsIslir'and brother, but there Is no name
higher than the name of woman." Mr. Draper re-
SMaMiry"-wy-a'y w pas wiiwwvtawij0a.sw, .omx;-jniraimrm
Tired amid the nearly applause ofT.he vast auol-
HlJ, FJKAcxpok E?0 InvlUtlon.- The enceJcijiirAjMtlrJUgj?iyff
alL : .: "y : , , - , v- '
Two little.glrls,lllanche lleMejrandMiy Cootr
pupils of Professor Cook, rendered an extremely
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