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r, 1 iif Cam-of Jl m liarbt-r..1 1kIt[e *.al Conia^ocftdftt^.jNkw \ uThe Woman Htiffrngi* Party * State( * ffirnitt# *e are rejoicing at tbejr 4tic*ce*» it) fin* r.ii* of ^Ir- Lucy Hwfi-t Berber, lt;f A Ifred Allegany ( lt;!f will he T*in* *j OWfObei I that the Chairman of their v e Btate Kxecutive lt;ommiitee, Mr Hainii'\ ion WIHcox. time sinceimh nff#*r long him! Careful l*gai study,! that the law whiib formerly forbadew women to vote had been r('i0ttk4 and! !b»i the present itiw require* in*pei tor#! of Hr* tion to take tin* vote of everyonewliii l«klt;-» tlif vlt;lt;|i r i oalh Hti'J llihlmany prominent l»wyfr- have in*! nwnJ | liip position takm in hi* works,j On hi* mlvii:e Mr- i'arl/t r Ja*t Sov**m-| b»r took the oath, which doe* not re* j quire t!*#• voter to **ear to being a malt*,* and deposited her vote It will \$** remem be red that t)i»* N \ lt;itv Ladie*j Suffrage (oinmittee held a jubilee at j I It «* Hoffman Motive in i jonorof her vote,mnc 1 tlint »he suddenly became fatuous u*pethe woman who dared mid succeeded., 1 Thn its weft miMk at old that *het | «hou!d be punished. blit the Woman^ Stiffrn^o* Party promis'd to use their tit*most power to protect her if necessary.winter ‘difTWa* arteat'd Itld botSQf! Z. ovi*i to 4j|*« nr of her foe# vf ** to bave ‘1 | iicr In«lit ted tni*l tried mi once before the1 lt;lt;ii t it IIbai but th** iState roinmitte#* were good At their k* Mr Will *■ ig personal /I j i barge of the lt;a e Hr applied for it* ^j di*ini**al, (laming that Mr Barber wa*j legally entitled to ^ote(in which he wm t sustained by Kx Jtn%e Robert II Shnui j non. lonk' a I , S i’oittinia^Hmer/, and j• whjh true abr m tviolated any I nitelt;l8%*l«alnw by voting,and that hem e thi* eaa* did nut m an? { er# ot lt;oiiie vrithm thr juriidu tion of aI tileral 1 *■ *rt To iii»h/ utnt and •ronftHion of SI r«i Itmpber ^ f*rieui»eH tlodi^rnu^l Jinked f«»r wa» granted, •hf* not beinj? ever held to bait lt;lt;ndlhfMa*e ne? ^ er retting into eoitrt The St»te C'turtwh« tiien reported tlt;» fry itnttM-r* 7f I ft*** kflii 14 14 ‘I « lt;’ vr« f 1 t 1 til Itil ^ I A1/for* and a re«jue*t wu« p-rt rented to the Allegany (’ounty IM^tntt Attorney tohave her Indicted bv ffw Uraritt Jury wbl h Imij* ju-t rirti^hed ito )alM»rs »t Angelira Again the -nJIr^gi* l»art? nState (’ommittee rarae to the fore, with Mr Willcoi in cbufigtt of the newcaae The attention of tlm lM«»tri« tAtlorney amHJrund *Iury wh^ tailed to the condition of the law At Vir W tlitvt i instance P*« lent Allen and all the IAFac ultv and TruMee* of ViifeU I mwr • itv, with many others leading tara of Allegany t o , addreaned to tlw* l^j^trK t Attorney a written cottfitar relt;|ueHtt whiHie Hignt*!^ greatly out w*tigh«*ti inboth ttifltience and number*, ihow wii^had aaked for a |irolt;iectitiiHs* «ia»ifiii^ j that no ^uch f»rlt;»« i lt;'4ing Je* ittlt; iiipt«ni I hi-* memorial w*m actively bvIter I* K Idverutore of tb* L rnverttrv. e*tit«*r «»f the Alfred Stm It ♦,at*‘d thatthen* v»rt^ no law against a wotuan v«atng that n»* jury would ^nrviet lo*r.an 1 that an attempt t« prog#%f *it#* would | hara** a?i innocrnt person at*d put ttu*county to «!*ele«H eipen^e, wit;h«»utf | curing the emt^ of justiceTbe .Suffrage Tarty h e vt% ftcd them -elve^i Is every proj waj ' en-J salt is that the Grand Jur\ l-a- -• agreedj tbut asisf hu* v dated, l a'» refiiaeill^I t«» itidul Mr Barber. bs\e lilu i omplamt againat her. ami th«* « ourt . 1 ha** tdjouriMMl that after U 4^al mean*j have 1m•% » eihailed in tht eflbrt u» pun j »^b her ahe is fre« and tritimpbant, j j really to vote a^itin Ht the ttrK eiumi-e. j #t ami t«* lend other wotueti to the t*lt;dU } ^Tbt Suffrage Com in it tee *av they e\ |^J\* » t tboi^atlda of women will vott* th#Jwvent ?i- the wa\ is n«*v? *i to t»* t * f A* Iopen I*;j They rvfer :«!t women wbsi *U ire in )I forta »tt rtt ,%)iout voting to \!# 'V iUc*.*% flj| fat * H IU»**A*\ iv N**vv VotiM\hinmi*4UloV\lhtn
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Dunkirk Observer Journal
Dunkirk, New York, US
Mon, Jun 27, 1887
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