Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-22

1.,ty nom tbuir tssk Of selecting the
se5i from the bad.
Many meetings were hold this fore.
noon and the com nittoo ON rules hni
under consideration the question 81
nsdifyinp rule - IN order that when
IN, CONVEX ton was sitting % q CONF
mitiso Of the whole there would bee
.Tms way 10 shut OIL debate which
bss threatened ~ DO Indefinitely TX
Iyuici.
IoDAN's rHO,EEDiNGs.
Article on Election qua suffrage
nslarit, Report Received and
Minority one Go Gene
The Convention was called 10 order
bomppy at2 O'Clock aud uinciy'twy
members responded 10 their names,
ngsfwas offered by the. Rev. josiah
NseLoan Of tho Presbyterian church.
Tie minutes were approved without
lmtndmuuL
ELECTION ARTICLE.
Call, Of Davis county, presented a
petition signed uy l,sI1 Ciuzcns from
Davis county, pthylnE Tor tue adoption
6ithe Hut article Of the committees
itp5f, on election aud right ofsutmgu
Rsai the met tine aud referred ~ tue
r.mmllJo named.
PROHIBITION.
A large number OF Salt Lake cltl.
tsns asked that the people b. Iot.
miIJsi 10 express themselves on the
Ei5hlblu0u question.
BuyL OF Wasatuh, sprung the p0lnt
hltut pet ton was cut Of OrdtT at
hi stage o. the proceedings, aud the
thlt htlI nat lac was right.
lTI1s, Of Washingt0u-i 10 not want
20 unntcinafily dctain the members VI
iiii C.nVsnllOn, Tut | would like 10
kn5H ~ petition from the citizbns-a
slgs rgmber Of peOplo-is not always
y gi.tL
TIE PresideEt-There Il nothing
ttige The house. The Chair has ruled
% that question.
HrcuoNs AND RIGHTS OF SUFFRAGE.
The following malofliy report was
F'uellui hy ChidesguF, chairman:
Your committee on elections and
fghs o. suffrage appointed TO drAft aud
PRESENT An article ON that subject 10
vhlm was roigTroi'
he no. !, introduced by Evans, u
NtbgE
E.Io so. 2, introduced by EIchuor, Of
SAT Lake city.
Fia 80. ., introduced by Eyans, OF
uIo NO. ~, introduced by Page, Of
Flo No. %, introduced by rhonon, OF
,FloNo. 81 introduced by strOyon. OF
no so. %. introduced by Thurman, OF
EloNo, loJ, introduced by sloyor. Of
400tG
Aud also divers memorials and peli.
utns presented by tho ladies OF W0uor,
YAH Juab, WasatOh, Salt Lake, Davis
all NumAn'H Sutiragist association "
NAh Territory respectfully report thut
Va have carefully considered all ~ said
PROPOSITIONS aud memorials aud hereby
lNurn tho Same together with draft Of
40 article upon th6 subject referred 10 Us,
Anl recommend 10 ~ u substitute Tor
Nl pflposltions aud as tho response 10
l. fhll memorials, Your committee do
lo' rhlm absolute perfection tor tho
4illi herewith presented, but state that
s-'l A' TIE instrument D., II isan cK-
iIt',lou ~ tho bust Judgment and most
.1llll elaboration Ot the majority Of
Ia committee. Tho committee ia per-
limlHs iholr labor havo vudNayorcl to
governed aud controlled hy tho prIn-
.Fo mat Ia a Republican form ~ gov
.a'es W reasonable intelligence not con-
erlni crimes which strike a. the foun-
'Noh uI popular government should 10
gINb.u 90 vote aud exercise iu addition
W.I''o such political privileges and
lllnfs as thoir follow -ciiigsus SEQ NJ 10
,lhlaf upon Thorn, keeping ia mind that
.AAtoh without representation IL not
oNl unjust but cOntrnyouOs aud comes
on ,.hNlo. with tho very genius OF our
.N"'tl Institutions, The committee by
tA aEl'lo have conferred upon women
w lkhi To- vote and exercise political
HNNtkoH equal with mon. Tho dim.
,'ly win tho committee Ia considering
Wy 'uMrri has boon To- find a reason
~ asW"H AlWd Nor have this privl.
H.g' hlhHr than why they siiuUiu. Not
ius alln tn lind any logical reason why
N,l should not and dOemIug the polite
M denominations heretofore existing la
.-a Dln'i az unreasonable and unjust.
A.luiy NJ tho committee strongly
~, IHu adoption NJ that portion uf tho
.t,., which On uucquiyucal forms es-
...'''N'H tho political equality OF the
N.Y. upon this subject We have adup,od
"''.,aliy tho language OF tho Wyoming
luou,in which state w1man's sui-
ab' W'or twuuty years. experience
~an uetu demonstrated 10 be- u pro-
si 'gI,'N success. Upon all other portions
eor, no article horowith presented tho
r5l'lill''e' hhyo boon aud are practically
'1A1r'n ilu-, Respectfully submitted
80 'NAllestor, chairman, A. $. Andor-
s.,,' 11a' J., Robinson, parloy Chrlstlau-
C,ii 'e'er Lowe, y, u. Murdock, Chester
iionn a; lughgrg, a. II. Mlu,Gh, WIN,
NAM "ul L. A. uummond, $, H. Thur
gHE ARTICLE,
s, &c, l. The rights Of citizens OF the
,ns1 o. ulah u vote aud hold Office
q 'nm, MOI nodonled or abrdgeI on at
~ 4 'u .ol sex. Born male aud female
i.y '.Is OF THIS S.ute shall equally on.
M an civil political anu religious
s"W ana privileges.
'''N - livery citizen OF the United