CHAPTER XXIII.

SUFFRAGE WORK IN POLITICAL AND OTHER CONVENTIONS 434-449

Mrs. Stanton and Miss Anthony make first appeal to political

conventions in 1868 -- Faint recognition of National Republican

Convention in 1872, 1876, 1888, 1892, 1896 -- No Democratic

national platform ever noticed women -- Record of Populists on

Woman Suffrage -- Course pursued by Prohibition and other parties

-- Women as delegates -- Miss Anthony's work in various

conventions -- Unusual efforts made in 1900 -- Letters and

Memorial to all parties -- Amazing result in Republican platform

-- Ignored by Democrats and Populists -- Sentiment developed

among delegates -- Petitions to non-political conventions --

Approval of Labor organizations -- Effect in Brewers' Convention

-- Strong testimony from Wyoming -- Thousands of letters

written--Petitions for Woman Suffrage representing millions of

individuals sent to Congress.

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