on, chaplain of the House of Representatives; the Reverends A. D.
Mayo, D.D.; S. M. Newman, D.D., of the First Congregational Church; U.
G. B. Pierce, All Souls Unitarian Church; John Van Schiack, Jr.,
Universalist Church; Alexander Kent, People's Church; the women
ministers at the convention, Anna Howard Shaw, Anna Garlin Spencer,
Mary A. Safford, Marie Jenney Howe, and laywomen Laura Clay, Lucy
Hobart Day, Mrs. Clinton Smith, president District W. C. T. U. The
congregational singing was arranged and led by Miss Etta V. Maddox of
Baltimore and the evening musical programs were in charge of Herndon
Morsell and his pupils.

[32] The Washington _Post_ of that date contained an amusing little
incident. Miss Anthony came into the morning session while Mrs. Upton
was raising the money and the audience rose to their feet waving their
handkerchiefs. She was about to sit down on the front seat when Mrs.
Upton insisted she should come to the platform. "Must I do that?" she
said sotto voce. "I have on my travelling dress." "How we do put on
airs as we grow older," said Mrs. Upton jokingly, assisting her to the
platform. The applause continuing Miss Anthony smiled, reached out her
hand with a deprecating gesture and said: "There now, girls, that's
enough."

[33] The Washington _Times_ said: "Mrs. Upton is one of the most
popular women in the suffrage movement and her energy is a matter of
many years' history. If financial support is to be obtained from
States, societies or individuals there is no one more capable of
extracting generous subscriptions...." The _Star_ said: "Mrs. Upton
has served as treasurer many years. She is energetic, zealous,
tactful, possesses a remarkable insight of human nature and is greatly
admired. She is president of the Ohio Suffrage Association and member
of the Warren board of education. Before she became so engrossed in
suffrage she did a great deal of literary work. Her father, Ezra B.
Taylor, succeeded Garfield in Congress and she was with him during his
thirteen years in office. Miss Anthony always relied on him for advice
and assistance."

[34] There was a large amount of unimpeachable testimony that the
women had no part in these election frauds. Mr. Shafroth himself said:
"The frauds were committed in a bad part of Denver where few women
live. To represent them as characteristic of women's election methods
in Colorado is an outrage." A prominent Denver lawyer, who was then in
Washington, was