ambition　to　be　president；　and　there　were　other　rea…
  sons；　into　which　I　need　not　go　again；　why　I　felt　that
  I　could　not　accept　the　post。　　At　last；　however；　Miss
  Anthony　actually　commanded　me　to　take　the　place；
  and　there　was　nothing　to　do　but　obey　her。　　She　was
  then　eighty…four；　and；　as　it　proved；　within　two　years
  of　her　death。　　It　was　no　time　for　me　to　rebel　against
  her　wishes；　but　I　yielded　with　the　heaviest　heart
  I　have　ever　carried；　and　after　my　election　to　the
  presidency　at　the　national　convention　in　Washing…
  ton　I　left　the　stage；　went　into　a　dark　corner　of　the
  wings；　and　for　the　first　time　since　my　girlhood　‘‘cried
  myself　sick。''
  In　the　work　I　now　took　up　I　found　myself　much
  alone。　　Mrs。　Catt　was　really　ill；　and　the　strength
  of　‘‘Aunt　Susan''　must　be　saved　in　every　way。
  Neither　could　give　me　much　help；　though　each
  did　all　she　should　have　done；　and　more。　　Mrs。
  Catt；　whose　husband　had　recently　died；　was　in　a
  deeply　despondent　frame　of　mind；　and　seemed　to
  feel　that　the　future　was　hopelessly　dark。　　My　own
  panacea　for　grief　is　work；　and　it　seemed　to　me　that
  both　physically　and　mentally　she　would　be　helped
  by　a　wise　combination　of　travel　and　effort。　　During
  my　lifetime　I　have　cherished　two　ambitions；　and
  only　two：　the　first；　as　I　have　already　confessed；
  had　been　to　succeed　Miss　Anthony　as　president　of
  our　association；　the　second　was　to　go　around　the
  world；　carrying　the　woman…suffrage　ideal　to　every
  country；　and　starting　in　each　a　suffrage　society。
  Long　before　the　inception　of　the　International　Suf…
  frage　Alliance　I　had　dreamed　this　dream；　and；
  though　it　had　receded　as　I　followed　it　through　life；
  I　had　never　wholly　lost　sight　of　it。　　Now　I　realized
  that　for　me　it　could　never　be　more　than　a　dream。
  I　could　never　hope　to　have　enough　money　at　my
  disposal　to　carry　it　out；　and　it　occurred　to　me　that
  if　Mrs。　Catt　undertook　it　as　president　of　the　Inter…
  national　Suffrage　Alliance　the　results　would　be　of
  the　greatest　benefit　to　the　Cause　and　to　her。
  In　my　first　visit　to　her　after　her　husband's　death
  I　suggested　this　plan；　but　she　replied　that　it　was
  impossible　for　her　to　consider　it。　　I　did　not　lose
  thought　of　it；　however；　and　at　the　next　International
  Conference；　held　in　Copenhagen　in　1907；　I　suggested
  to　some　of　the　delegates　that　we　introduce　the
  matter　as　a　resolution；　asking　Mrs。　Catt　to　go
  around　the　world　in　behalf　of　woman　suffrage。　　They
  approved　the　suggestion　so　heartily　that　I　followed
  it　up　with　a　speech　setting　forth　the　whole　plan　and
  Mrs。　Catt's　peculiar　fitness　for　the　work。　　Several
  months　later　Mrs。　Catt　and　Dr。　Aletta　Jacobs；　presi…
  dent　of　the　Holland　Suffrage　Association；　started　on
  their　world　tour；　and　not　until　after　they　had　gone
  did　I　fully　realize　that　the　two　great　personal　am…
  bitions　of　my　life　had　been　realized；　not　by　me；　but
  by　another；　and　in　each　case　with　my　enthusiastic
  co…operation。
  In　1904；　following　my　election　to　the　presidency；
  a　strong　appeal　came　from　the　Board　of　Managers
  of　the　exposition　to　be　held　in　Portland；　Oregon；
  urging　us　to　hold　our　next　annual　convention　there
  during　the　exposition。　　It　was　the　first　time　an
  important　body　of　men　had　recognized　us　in　this
  manner；　and　we　gladly　responded。　　So　strong　a
  political　factor　did　the　men　of　Oregon　recognize　us
  to　be　that　every　political　party　in　the　state　asked
  to　be　represented　on　our　platform；　and　one　entire
  evening　of　the　convention　was　given　over　to　the
  representatives　chosen　by　the　various　parties　to
  indorse　the　suffrage　movement。　　Thus　we　began
  in　Oregon　the　good　work　we　continued　in　1906；　and
  of　which　we　reaped　the　harvest　in　1912。
  Next　to　‘‘Suffrage　Night；''　the　most　interesting
  feature　of　the　exposition　to　us　was　the　unveiling　of
  the　statue　of　Saccawagea；　the　young　Indian　girl
  who　led　the　Lewis　and　Clark　expedition　through　the
  dangerous　passes　of　the　mountain　ranges　of　the
  Northwest　until　they　reached　the　Pacific　coast。
  This　statue；　presented　to　the　exposition　by　the
  women　of　Oregon；　is　the　belated　tribute　of　the　state
  to　its　most　dauntless　pioneer；　and　no　one　can　look
  upon　the　noble　face　of　the　young　squaw；　whose　out…
  stretched　hand　points　to　the　ocean；　without　marvel…
  ing　over　the　ingratitude　of　the　nation　that　ignored
  her　supreme　service。　　To　Saccawagea　is　due　the
  opening　up　of　the　entire　western　country。　　There
  was　no　one　to　guide　Lewis　and　Clark　except　this
  Indian；　who　alone　knew　the　way；　and　she　led　the
  whole　party；　carrying　her　papoose　on　her　back。
  She　was　only　sixteen；　but　she　brought　every　man
  safely　through　an　experience　of　almost　unparalleled
  hardship　and　danger；　nursing　them　in　sickness　and
  setting　them　an　example　of　unfaltering　courage　and
  endurance；　until　she　stood　at　last　on　the　Pacific
  coast；　where　her　statue　stands　now；　pointing　to　the
  wide　sweep　of　the　Columbia　River　as　it　flows　into
  the　sea。
  This　recognition　by　women　is　the　only　recognition
  she　ever　received。　　Both　Lewis　and　Clark　were　sin…
  cerely　grateful　to　her　and　warmly　recommended　her
  to　the　government　for　reward；　but　the　government
  allowed　her　absolutely　nothing；　though　each　man
  in　the　party　she　had　led　was　given　a　large　tract　of
  land。　　Tradition　says　that　she　was　bitterly　disap…
  pointed；　as　well　she　might　have　been；　and　her　Indian
  brain　must　have　been　sadly　puzzled。　　But　she　was
  treated　little　worse　than　thousands　of　the　white
  pioneer　women　who　have　followed　her；　and　standing：
  there　to…day　on　the　bank　of　her　river；　she　still　seems
  sorrowfully　reflective　over　the　strange　ways　of　the
  nation　she　so　nobly　served。
  The　Oregon　campaign　of　1906　was　the　carrying
  out　of　one　of　Miss　Anthony's　dearest　wishes；　and　we
  who　loved　her　set　about　this　work　soon　after　her
  death。　　In　the　autumn　preceding　her　passing；　head…
  quarters　had　been　established　in　Oregon；　and　Miss
  Laura　Gregg　had　been　placed　in　charge；　with　Miss
  Gale　Laughlin　as　her　associate。　　As　the　money　for
  this　effort　was　raised　by　the　National　Association；
  it　was　decided；　after　some　discussion；　to　let　the
  National　Association　develop　the　work　in　Oregon；
  which　was　admittedly　a　hard　state　to　carry　and　full
  of　possible　difficulties　which　soon　became　actual
  ones。
  As　a　beginning；　the　Legislature　had　failed　to　sub…
  mit　an　amendment；　but　as　the　initiative　and　referen…
  dum　was　the　law　in　Oregon；　the　amendment　was　sub…
  mitted　through　initiative　patent。　　The　task　of　se…
  curing　the　necessary　signatures　was　not　an　easy　one；
  but　at　last　a　sufficient　number　of　signatures　were
  secured　and　verified；　and　the　authorities　issued　the
  necessary　proclamation　for　the　vote；　which　was　to
  take　place　at　a　special　election　held　on　the　5th　of
  June。　　Our　campaign　work　had　been　carried　on　as
  extensively　as　possible；　but　the　distances　were　great
  and　the　workers　few；　and　as　a　result　of　the　strain
  upon　her　Miss　Gregg's　health　soon　failed　alarm…
  ingly。
  All　this　was　happening　during　Miss　Anthony's
  last　illness；　and　it　added　greatly　to　our　anxieties。
  She　instructed　me　to　go　to　Oregon　immediately
  after　her　death　and　to　take　her　sister　Mary　and
  her　niece　Lucy　with　me；　and　we　followed　these
  orders　within　a　week　of　her　funeral；　arriving　in
  Portland　on　the　third　day　of　April。　　I　had　at…
  tempted　too　much；　however；　and　I　proved　it　by
  fainting　as　I　got　off　the　train；　to　the　horror　of
  the　friendly　delegation　waiting　to　receive　us。　　The
  Portland　women　took　very　tender　care　of　me；
  and　in　a　few　days　I　was　ready　for　work；　but　we
  found　conditions　even　worse　than　we　had　expected。
  Miss　Gregg　had　collapsed　utterly　and　was　unable
  to　give　us　any　information　as　to　what　had　been　done
  or　planned；　and　we　had　to　make　a　new　foundation。
  Miss　Laura　Clay；　who　had　been　in　the　Portland　work
  for　a　few　weeks；　proved　a　tower　of　strength；　and　we
  were　soon　aided　further　by　Ida　Porter　Boyer；　who
  came　on　to　take　charge　of　the　publicity　department。
  During　the　final　six　weeks　of　the　campaign　Alice
  Stone　Blackwell；　of　Boston；　was　also　with　us；　while
  Kate　Gordon　took　under　her　special　charge　the　or…
  ganization　of　the　city　of　Portland　and　the　parlor…
  meeting　work。　　Miss　Clay　went　into　the　state；　where
  Emma　Smith　DeVoe　and　other　speakers　were　also
  working；　and　I　spent　my　time　between　the　office
  headquarters　and　‘‘the　road；''　often　working　at　my
  desk　until　it　was　time　to　rush　off　and　take　a　train
  for　some　town　where　I　was　to　hold　a　night　meeting。
  Miss　Mary　and　Miss　Lucy　Anthony　confined　them…
  selves　to　office…work　in　the　Portland　headquarters；
  where　they　gave　us　very　valuable　assistance。　　I
  have　always　believed　that　we　would　have　carried
  Oregon　that　year　if　the　disaster　of　the　California
  earthquake　had　not　occurred　to　divert　the　minds　of
  Western　men　from　interest　in　anything　save　that
  great　catastrophe。
  On　election　day　it　seemed　as　if　the　heavens　had
  opened　to　pour　floods　upon　us。　　Never　before　or
  since　have　I　seen　such　incessant；