that crazy woman
out of the house and take care of her." The officer came forward
in discharge of his duty, but he quailed before my uplifted
pencil, and several gentlemen stepped into the aisle and began
drawing off their coats to defend me, among them a veteran
minister of the gospel. I smiled and bowed my thanks, and as
nobody could hear a word amid the uproar I complacently took my
seat while the officer skulked away, crestfallen. All that day
and evening, and until one o'clock the next afternoon, a noisy
rabble of self-styled temperance men sought to prevent bringing
the question to a square and honorable vote. Major George
Williams, a brave man who had lost a limb in fighting for his
country, at last succeeded in wearying the chairman into a
semblance of duty. The result was a triumph for the advocates of
suffrage. A recess was then taken, during which my hand was so
often and enthusiastically shaken that my shoulder was severely
lamed. The first thing in order after resuming business was my
report as Legislative Committee. I advanced to the platform amid
deafening cheers and, as soon as I could make myself heard, said,
in substance, that the legislature had decided that it was an
insult to womanhood to grant women the right to vote on
intemperance and debar them from voting on all honorable
questions. I then offered a fair and unequivocal woman suffrage
resolution, which was triumphantly carried. The disappointed
minority seceded from the Alliance and set up a "Union" for
themselves; but their confederacy did not live long, and its few
followers finally returned to their _alma mater_ and gave us no
further trouble.

Woman suffrage associations were formed in several counties
during the year 1874. Our strength was now much increased by the
able assistance of Mrs. H. A. Loughary, who suddenly took her
place in the front rank as a platform speaker. The editorial work
of the _New Northwest_ received a valuable auxiliary in June of
this year in the person of Catharine A. Coburn, a lady of rare
journalistic ability, who held her position five years, when my
sons, W. S., H. R. and W. C. Duniway, having completed their
school duties and attained their majority, were admitted to
partnership in the business. Mrs. Coburn now holds a situati