The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-28
pected to drop into such a beer garden
so early in their political career
Women Hnrred From Voting.

Women Barred From Voting.
When it came to the vote a plain
/ majority of the men, i in all, were in
/ favor of disapproVal of the minutes.
When the other side was called Chair
/ man James, knowing the women were
prepared to follow faithfully in the
/ footsteps of the big three, told them
1 they could vote if they so desired.
/ There was a movement among them
! TO stand and be counted against the
| motion to disapprOVe. but Immediately
! there was an objection from Arthur
! Parsons. He said that the women
were not regular members Of the COM
mittee. He said their appointment
rose or fell with the minutes and that
they could not vote on the question
There was no way out of this diff
| ficulty and Chairman James had TO
acquiesce with such grace as he
could command.
AS a consequence the big three
could muster only eight votes and
the entire work of the other session
went to the wall to the disappoint-
ment of the manipulators who had
worked so hard.
Women Admitted.
Immediately after this was &C
complished Arthur Parsons arose TO
his feet and said he had wanted to
do no injustice to the women and
therefore he would move that the
seven names be added to the COM
nittee. This was done.
There was a breathing spell for
moment. The big three hardly knew
what course to pursue. They knew,
however. that they now had seven
safe allies in the women. who could
be depended on to vote with them on
any XIX of a proposition. Therefore
they proce eded to press immediate
IN, Of no r01a nf HnfTiy1o
primaries They said the whole plan
would have TO be canvassed again, as
all their work had been undOne.
Mrs. Wells Waxed Emphatic.
This brought on another fight.
Several protested that the Repubn-
cans OF Utah have not gotten them
selves in so had a way that they need
20 adont Kentucky measures and the
Australian ballot in order to run their
political affairs. The debate was
getting warm again. when Mrs.
Emmeline Wells too a hand. She sand
II looked as though some of the gen
tIemen present-not Mr.. James or Mr.
Cannon of course-appeared not to
desire to give the women a fair
chance. She said she had turned from
a Democrat to a Republican and now
It looked as though the Republicans
would drive the women into the
Democratic party.
Several of the opposition stated
they had meant 10 offense 10 the wo-
men and Mrs. Fox managed to smooth
things over again by saying she felt
sure this was so.
Then, just as white-winged peace
seemed about to descend. the funniest
incident of the day happened.
Hill Dramatically Resigned.
S. H. Hill. who had been fretting
and tuning and saying mean things
all the afternoon, arose to say that
his whole labors had been solely in
the interest of the Republican party.
He closed dramatically
Il have had my resignation writ
ten out for two months, intending to
present it. Here. it. is. :"
He tore the paper out of his pocket
and threw it. with a highly dramatic
gesture, on the secretary's desk
The members .caught their breaths
after this remarkable happening Just
in time TO have them taken away by
the dramatic actions of Chairman
James, who was at a red heat.
James Followed Suit.
Yes" he said. and I have had
my resignation in my pocket for
three months. Here it is. I want you
to accept it."
He threw his resignation down on
the secretary's desk and proceeded to
crate and stamp and gesticulate until
bell hoy ran in alarm to learn the
cause Of the excitement. Calming
himself, he asked George NJ. Cannon
to take the chair. Cannon refused
saying he had had his resignation
written out for several months and
had it in his pocket. but the nearness
of the county convention prevented
him from presenting it
The committee took no notice of the
designations and they were allowed
to lie UNDECIDED on the secretary's
table. while business was being trans
acted. until at length Selectman
Geddes moved that they be not ac-
copied and this motion carried.
Referred to a Committee.
After fruitless discussion the sub
ject of the manner of holding pri-
maries was referred to the executive
consisting of the big three
and MesSrs. AXtOn and Nelson, the
chairman of the city precincts, and of
Sandy and Mill Greek. ana five women
to be appointed by the chair. James
Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Fox, Mrs.
Bennett. Mrs Allen and Mrs. Froi-
seth. This committee is to meet on
Tuesday to consider the plan and, of
course. the whole thing will be carried
nv the aid of the women. In the full
committee meeting next Saturday
fhera will be another merry fight, as !
the determined opposition will not be
downed without making strong eff
fort 70 DreVpnt it.