New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-27
THE ELECTION IN UTAH.

REGIsTRATIoN AND THE voTE-woMEN AT IN,
PoILs-EFFEcrs OF THEIR ENFRAScmsEMySr~
TiIR COMING REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TUE rRrsrv,
SALT LAKE, Nov. 19.-The registration =,
thls Territory IL 80 49, and the vote fe short mo-.
than 1000 The Mormon vote was 2I,45l; that ~ ,hs
Gentiles 1883. About 1000 registered Gentle. ara
about 5 600 gistered MormOns omitted 20 vote Arm
last congressional election the MOrmons poed IsO oo
votes only 1000 fewer than at the election ana
yet at least 5000 poygamsss were DISTINGUISHED upe.,
the Edmunds act. This shows that their actual yo,in
strength prior TO the passage Of that act was 35Oo
in population of $4,000. The Genules claim
that they can poll 5000 votes. This would cvn
n voting population OF 80, 900 in a total OF l45OO0o,
one to every four and fraction Inhabitants Prior n
the Acknowledgement the basis was about vote "a
every four Elsewhere It is vote In every SIS inoah
itants But in this Territory we have woman suffrage
and women poll about half the Mormon vote Aboat
three women were disranehsed TO every man. for thu
g. 600 men who came under the ban averaged thres
wives each The Gentle ladies' could notbe prevailed upon
10 vote in many Instances They would shut themselv,
no Mt home and when called for to be taken 10 the uo
would send ont word that they were "not at honey
Election day in Utah seems more nks
q festival than anything else The Ia
dies are out in their best attire. and the poIit.
clans and their "strkers" show their gallantry BY
taxing the falr v0ters 10 tne pons III cATrsea Lees
arstocratc voters taken forth to exercise tie pre-
rogative OF men In milk wagons, market or e<nrs wag
Ons or any ordinary vehicle that be pressed into
patriotic service. great many Gentle aiies refused
to register saying that they did not wish TO place them
selves equality with Mormon women by register.
ing or voting the place with them The regis
tratOn books left in cases at private house
in the evening" aud the ladies would go there sometimes
yelled and register But the Mormon ladies no.
timd and would go to the regular registration precincts
in open daylight and register like men,
On election day the the polls in some instances
was anything but eleyaing to politics, or purifying
to the ballot oox 1t almost impossible for the Of
forming in line would march TO the mead or the line,
lust tney do at the pOstOce. and III not allowed 10
vote tIen, they would not vote at az. Oners Wouil
step OF line to chat with some lady friend whOm t1ey
had in age, ana perhaps forget ali aoout
voting IN I'll reminded OF thef patriotic duty Dy some Of
the ticket pedlers. The Gentle LADIES not only take
the Mormon ladies' vote only because they t0inK
it churcn duly. Were political principles at STAKE Ia
stead of a religious creed, woman suffrage wooiu soon
% owe 10 be failure in UtaD. We're IL not IoI woman
suffrage the gentiles would ouCvote tine Mormons
Estimate strength or the latter ut ZooOo' nan VI
these are women. III woman Suffrage We're abolished
the MOrmous would then poll about $4,000 votes, but
Gentlits would not suffer In proportion Oy diaran
IL is likely that the Utah Commission, in
its report 10 Congress, VIII Recommend
the abolition OF female suffrage. The Com.
mssiouers start for Washington In few days. ana VIII
submit their report in tnc early part or the session so
that Ongress will nave ample time 10 act on the matter
The Commissioners intimate tnat additional Legislation
il required, and that tue Edmunds OIL mas Oeel pro
aucLye Of good results fne Commissioners VIII not
return before spring their presence Is NOT feqdrSl
unul then. Several municipal elections are TO Dc held
IN March and April, aud new REGISTRATION VIII %
necessary-espec,aly ii there Is additional legislation