The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-02

Today one OF the greatest debates in
the history of Utah will come to an
end with aplomb. AS soon as the pre-
liminary business may be disposed of,
Roberts will take the floor in committee
ossthe whole and make, as a closing
of the argument, the third section Of a
most remarkable speech. This was ex-
peoted all day yesterday, but the con-
vention finally seemed to resolve itself
into what some CT the members called
testimony meeting" a number of
speeches were dilevered with the
idea of putting them on the record, so
that the reverential searcher of the
future might find all the names there.
This state of affairs was a sore dis
appointment to many. AT both ses-
sions the small hall was shown in all
dts matchless diminutiveness by the
assembly which packed it to and far
OF beyond its many doors. The audi
enee as a good one. The leaders CT
thet suffrage movement were there
Mals ladies' who. during the day,
showSd they were on the other side
were also there. These women, from
school girls UP. took full advantage of
the rule. which gives ladies the right to
the floor. Truly it was an invasion"
Seats Of members were almost wholly
taken by those who weA favored. 1t
would have been a, physical impossible
ity TO have taken a division. Some
members We're standing, almost hidden
from view, in the midst OF a bevy of
fair women, their visions obscured by
the hats Of, the day. Others were
wedged in the doors of the cloak-room.,
Still others were seated ON the edge
of the tables and everything else in
sight
The debate was very good. Two or
three speeches. that of Wells among
others, were well worth listening TO.
However, the audience had mostly
come to listen to Roberts ard there
was a marked impatience whenever
any other speaker would arise.
The opposition to suffrage, through
Eichnor, sprung the new idea on the
convention in the shape of an amend
ment for the submission of a separate
article. Roberts will not give his con-
sent even to this. He will fight the
whole question of woman suffrage
from start to finish. However the new
idea has many supporters among the
Republicans, though so far it has failed
to a eaken any Of the Democrats. How
much of a vote Will be pOlled for it
there is no means Of telling.
The Proceedings.
len the convention was called to
erder at 10 o'clock the hall was simply
packed. All vacant chairs. even those
supposed to be reserved for reporters,
were taken by women from budding
eighteen up to seVenty-five. Members
coming in late found women suffrage
with vengeance. for the future voters
were occupying their chairs and they
were COMPELLED either to stand I'D or
sit on the tables. Women stood up
in the aisles and behind them, stretch
ing back into the cloak rooms as far
as it was possible to hear and see
were the male spectators The narrow,
contracted lobby was also packed and
The spectators stretched far out into
the hall.
Rev. Francis Hermann. of the Scan
dinavian Methodist church, was invited
to offer the Opening prayer.
President Smith laid before the con.
vention a petition for prohibition from
eighteen voters and siXty-three others
OF Logan.
The committee on labor and arbitra-
tion. by StreveIl chairman. submitted
ITS proposed article. which will be
fciind in full in another column.
Cannon. from the committee Oh
revenue. taxation and public debt, sub
initted the articles prepared by that
committee. Both appeared in full IN
the Sunday Herald.
At 1920 the convention went into
committee Of the whole and Goodwin
was called 10 the chair.
The Substitute.
Fichnor moved an amendment, max
ing the submission of the section Of
equal suffrage a separate article
.sace and HARMONY and for the good
- the people OF Utah.
Thurman raised a point of order on
the substitute. he said it Voc NOT
germane. To make an amendment
taking the whole subject out of the
bill and submitting It &, different
manner was hardly parliamentary.
Goodwin ruled out the point of order
Where Are We.
FOLEY, of Sanpete, asked where are
we?" He said both sides had fully
agreed to vote for suffrage in order
70 be trre 70 their constituents. True
some had spoken against the PROPOSE
Zion and some hasty petitions had been
sent in TO sidetracl it. But none had
been sent N against Suffrage. The
-rSn1an of Sannete county want suf-
frage and LuDd's assertion was simply
an assum Dticn on his own part. The
women may be too good. but they are
not too good to use the washtub or
etav in the kitchen. He said that II
two silver senators were sent from
Utah and turned go1dbugs the people
az the territory would be justly angry.
He easd the Republicans were most
responsible. They are in a majority
q, the convention. He believed II the
democrats had had q. majority of the
convention thew would have 'n11t the
r,atter through promptly. 10 HIS
shar,e he saw some ReDublica,s be-
corning weak kneed already. He wae
thoroughly ashamed Of them.
Iv3ns on Debate.
wins said when he moved to cut off
debate the other day it was with the
Mai of motives He saw there
y hid be recriminations and BIT