The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-19

Woman suffrage will now live or die
with the constitution. The advocates
of a separate article realized they
were beaten before the convention met
yesterday morning. and they went up
against the united and enthusiastic suf-
fragists with a broken front. One after
another deserted. until. instead Of the
% they had counted on. the opposition
had only 81. The battle was short. sharp
and decisive.
The convention has reached that
stage where the newness and interest
have worn OFF, and members are anxi-
Gus only to close up business, slap
dash, and go home. Therefore business
from now on will be rushed. Rules
further limiting debate have been
passed. Sessions from now on will be-
gin at o'clock in the morning. Every
man who tries to introduce anything
irrelevant will be promptly squelched.
Yesterday. besides the woman suf-
frage natter, the convention made final
disposition of the articles on executive.
labor and arbitration and revenue and
taxation Today the public debt article
will come up on third reading and the
calendar of the committee Of the whole
will be attacked. The first thing on this
is the irrigation article. and then comes
the educational article.
H. The Proceedings.
&efhe president called to order at 10
o'clock, and Delegate Farley Christian
Gen. of Sanpete. was invited to offer
prayer.
When the order of petitions and me-
MORALS was called there was a deluge
Of petitions on both sides of the suf
frage question. They came from all
sides and took up a great deal of time
for reading.
Chidester's Last Effort.
Chichester made the final demonstra-
ton in favor of Incorporating suffrag e
IN the constitution by offering. the fol-
lowing petition 10 that effect: From
cache county, 925; Davis, ia; Wayne,
254; Iron, los; Wasatch, Sc; Utah, 80;
Sanpete, 81: Willard, COL; Carbon. 1856;
Washington, 1SS; Rich, ISL; Emery, 80;
Salt Lake, $50; Weber, 1872; North
ogden, 1S5. Total. 1913. Presented be-
fore today, 1,1SS. Grand total, 24,S01.
Heyborne presented two petitions on
the woman suffrage question from his
Iron county constituents, 10 of whom
asked that it be made a part of the
fundamental law of the state. while
g asked for separate submission.
These additional petitions for inser-
tlon of the equal suffrage clause in the
constitution were also presented: By
Chidester, Garfield. 16S names; Hart,
Cache, 14S; Kerr. Cache, 90; Hart,
Cache, 22S; nart. Cache, 154; Kerr,
Cache. 125; Low, Cache, 113; Francis,
Morgan, SO; Warren, Cache, 81; Allen,
Piute, %; Warren, Cache, Ill.
For Separate Submission
Roberts Of Davis, presented a petit
ton from 129 of the 205 legal voters of
Kayesville, Davis county, asking that
the equal suffrage clause be sub
nitted to the people as a separate
article. Accompanying it was the fol-
lowing letter to him:
We call your attention to the fact
that the above signatures are all legal
voters of Kaysville precinct, and
which arc a majority of the votes cast
at the last election, as the returns
show 2G5 votes cast, and would call
your attention 10 the fact that all
counter petitions to this from this pre-
cinct have been signed by minors and
non-residents."
Petitions for separate submission
were also presented as follows: Green
Salt Lake. 81; Haynes, Salt Lake, 81
Kicks, Sewer, "A; Kiesel, Weber. 266
Keith, ass; Eichnor. 367; Kearns, sos:
Sharp, Emery. Crom Provo) 9o7,
Haynes, Salt Lake, 1874; BrandIev
Sewer, els; Sharp, Emery, 81; Van
Borne, Salt Lake. %; Macintosh, Salt
Lake, S64; Squires, Salt Lake. 195.
Lake. 4OS. ' ''AD'ieS' oalt
Lund introduced a petition from %,
residents Of Ephraim, asking for
separate submission. He said his two
petitions contained three-fourths of
the legal voters Of Ephraim.
Question of Cash Again.
After the flood had subsidized Lund
moved that the report Of the commit
Zee on accounts and expenses, show
81
the convention be taken from the
table. This, was carried, and Evans,
of Weber, moved the previous ques-
ton. but withdrew until Lund could
make a statement.
Il will be as short as our funds"
said Lund. Oaughter.)
He said it would be wrong for the I
convention not TO provide payment
for its officers.
However, he did not win. AZ
ter another disgraceful parliament
tal tangle in which the presi-
dent again showed his indecisiveness.
by an overwhelming vote the conven- |
ton decided not to adopt the COM
mitlee's report and hold back the /
$4,000.
At 1O:40 special orders" were called |
and Varian took the floor to move re- |,
consideration or the Woman suffrage
article. He said if his motion carried
he would present a proposition for
separate submission.
Coray made another breeze by OBJ
fecting to consideration of the ques-
fjon. After the president had spent full
Eve minutes in trying to comprehend
what the parliamentary status was, the
oaestion was put to the house and
roray was sat down on by an over
zFnelming vote.