The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-06
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Annual Convention of the Association
Held Yesterday.
The omcers Elected for the Ensuing Year
Greetings from Chicago-several
Addresses Made.

The annual convention of the Utah
branch of the National American Woman
Suffrage association was held at the
Fourteenth ward assembly hall yester-
day. Much important business was
transacted at the executive session IN the
morning.
The mass meeting in the afternoon was
we'll attended and an interesting pro-
gramme was carried out. The officers
elected for the ensuing year were MIS-
Emmeline B. Wells, president; MRS.
Emily S. Richards, first vice. president;
Mrs. Julia P. Farnsworth, second wee
president; Mrs. Carrie Dye, third VICE
president; Mrs. Elizabeth Little, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Gusta Grant, corr
responding secretary; Mrs. Ruth MI FOX,
treasury; Mrs. Phoebe Y. Beattle, chair
beth McEwen, Margaret A. Caine, Emma
Empey, DIR. Pratt and DR.. Cannon.
members of the executive board, Miss
May Wells, Mrs. Lula q. Richards ana
Mrs. Annette Culmer, members OF the
publishing committee, Mrs. Eliza A.
Bennion and Mrs. Susie w. Bennion,
members of the auditing committee. A
high but deserved compliment was paid
Mrs. Sarah M. Kimball. the retiring
election as honorary president for life.
The annual report of the treasurer was
read, showing the good financial condl-
ton of the association. The secretary s
report also showed progress all along the
line. A letter from Mrs. Harriet Upton,
secretary OF the National American Wo-
man Suffrage association was read, IN
which she complimented the Utah asso-
citation for standing second only to New
-rlr IN Il nf of
paid,
9. W. Penrose gave an able address IN
which he stated that the arguments for
and the arguments-or rather objections,
for there are no real rguments-against
equal suffrage have all been given many
times, but while doubters remain, the
discussion should go on. He said thai
three things were essential IN the Woman
Suffrage movement, faith, organization
and persistence. We must believe inn
plicitly in the cause and must have faith
that it will succeed. Thorough organi-
zation is necessary, and he was glad to
see that men might be honorary mem
bers of the association, as often the best
work is done when both sexes
unite their efforts in good
cause. But persistence is the prime
essential. Patient, persistent effort in
this line will be crowned with success.
D6COUlS Will lLO OOJCObiNAo Va
those opposed to equal suffrage and be
able to answer them with right argu-
ments. He advised members OF the
associations to have an eye single to the
voting qualification. The matter of Office
holding and sitting on juries, though he
believed women were capable of either or
both, need not be considered. Equal
suffrage is their one aim at present and
they ought not to lose sight
LIS mt Of ox-
traneous ideas should be permitted.
Neither should party affiliations be con-
sidered. II the ladies worked for an
equal suffrage clause in the bill for adj
hitting Utah to statehood the only effect,
! if any, would be to retard the passage o1
that bill. In conclusion he stated that
equal suffrage for women is probably a
question of but few years, that the re-
manning doubt as to the ability OF woman
to cast an intelligent ballot is but the
lingering shadow of the old common law
that man and woman are one and the man
is that one.
Mrs. Farnsworth read paper on
"Reasons for Equal Suffrage that was
| full of sound arguments. Mrs. Emme-
line B. Wells made a brief address. ex-
planning that the National Women'i
Suffrage association and the American
IWomen's Suffrage Association had con-
cluded to join forces for permanent or
garization, hence the new name, Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage asso.
citation. She then read letter from Mrs
A. L. Cox, president of tht
Sanpete county association, giving ar
encouraging report of the condition o
that association, letter full OF cheer anc
comfort to the workers in the cause
everywhere.
A telegram from the Worlds fail
| :.
Richards and Mrs. Electa Bullock, giving
greeting to the association, and saying
that the cause was gaming ground in tn,
Windy City. A letter was also received
from Mrs. NJ. A. Groves, president O
the Juab county association. The con
vention adjourned at 4:30, the next meet
ing to be at the call of the president.