he secretary, Mrs. A. M. Bittenbender of Osceola;
and the treasurer, Mrs. Russell of Tecumseh. A majority of
the members of the executive committee and of the
vice-presidents were also present, with several friends of
the cause from abroad, including Hon. E. M. Correll, editor
of the _Western Woman's Journal_, who was the "leader of the
House" on the bill for submitting the suffrage amendment to
the people. The evening was sultry and threatening, and
Masonic hall was not so full as it would otherwise have
been, considering both "promise and performance." The local
attendance was representative, including quite a number of
our leading citizens, with their wives, and the editors of
our contemporaries the _Herald_ and the _Bee_. The meeting
was a very interesting one, more especially the
"conversational" portion, in which free discussion was
solicited. This was opened by Hon. E. Rosewater, who spoke
in response to a very general call. His address of half an
hour in length was marked by apparent sincerity, and was a
calm and argumentative presentation of objections,
theoretical and practical, which occurred to him against the
extension of the franchise to women. It was replied to by
Mrs. Colby, in a running comment, which abounded in womanly
wisdom and wit, and incessantly brought down the house. Our
restricted space will compel us to forego a report of the
discussion at present. On the conclusion of Mrs. Colby's
very bright and convincing remarks, Dr. McNamara addressed
the convention in a brief speech of great earnestness, depth
and power.

The last session was most interesting. The hall was nearly
filled, and among the audience were representatives of many
of our leading families. There was rather too much crowded
into this session, but the convention "cleaned up" its work
thoroughly, and the audience displayed a patient interest to
the very end. Besides the address of Professor Clark, there
was a masterly constitutional argument by Mrs. Clara B.
Colby, which demonstrated that woman can argue logically,
and can support her postulates with the requisite legal