The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-31


was fair, in fact, that some of the
scenes were rather under than over
painted.
At any rate one of the women pres
ent found her initiation into politics
much too severe to suit her woman
hood. After the disgraceful row on
Saturday Mrs. w. S. Mccormick, who
was present during the whole proceed
ings, absolutely refused TO be a mem
Der of the county committee and her
name was taken off the list. The
other We n had more hardihood
After they get through with next Sat
urday's session ley are apt TO imagine
that politics on the Republican side is
little more than they bargained for.
Subcommittee Was -.F'ixed."
The fight over the Tribune-James-
Cannon system of primaries in this
county will be made to a finish next
Saturday. The whole plan will come
up for review and both sides are align
ing themselves for the fray. Yesterday
morning the subcommittee, appointed
last Saturday, met in the Templeton
parlorS and held a somewhat warm
session. James was not present, Frank
KimbaII being there with his proxy
and George NJ. Cannon was called
upon to preside over the meeting. 5.
II. Hill, the other member of the big
three, was there. Mesdames Wells,
Froiseth, Fox, Allen and Smith gave
the Tribune faction control of the sub
committee. Nevertheless there were
fighters present in the persons of
Arthur Parsons, with Jake Greene
Wald'S proxy, John AXton. and Sam
Westerfeld. Besides these were Z. D.
II. Thompson, James Nelson, W w
Wilson and B. NJ. Harmon. In making
up this committee James had seen to
1t that his faction was in the majority
Hill Against WesterfieId.
It was this fixing of the committee
that kept down a fight during the
afternoon. II was a certain proposition
that the Tribune system of primaries
would be carried through without any
trouble and the opposition decided
early IN the game that the fight would
have to be made in the full meeting
OF the county committee, where there
would be much greater chance of
carrying 1t to successful conclusion.
However the day was not without its
interesting incidents. From the first
there was a fight on between the two
men from the Second precinct Sam
Hill would act like a bull which sees
red flag whenever anything was
offered by Sam Westerfield. He would
oppose 1t on general principles
The general plan of primaries was
adopted, though there We're several i'm
portant changes. The Tribune faction
decided that the idea of making all
voters sign roll binding them to sup
port the Republican party was not de-
Slraole. They said that some Demo-
Gratis might want to attend the pri-
maries and vote and would thus be-
come obliged to support the Republi- |
can party. There was a great deal of ]
opposition to this amendment, but the /
Tribune had decreed that it must go /
ana 1t did on rather close vote. /
Another discussion came Hlp over the /
method of selecting the judges of cleo /
ton and it was decided to take the |
power 10 do this out of the hands of |
the county committee and vest it in
the committees of the various pre-
cincts.
Hill Against Suffrage.
While the details of this matter were |
being discussed there was a very anus /
ing incident. At the suggestion Of the
women present it was decided to
recommend that at least one woman
judge OF election in each precinct be
appointed. Sam Westerfield, however
wanted TO so one better on this line
He moved that instructions be given
that one woman at least be appointed
on every board of judges
There is an old political saying. He
just raised Sam Hill For once the
saying was pat. Westerfield did raise
sam HILL That individual was very
warm under the collar and proceeded
10 crate. lie said women had no bust
ness trapSelng around until the tvae !
sma hours of the morning. and thar
nad Deen the ground of his opposition /
10 suffrage in the constitutional con
Nention. Walking to the window and /,
throwing out his hand with a violent
gesture ne said that he did not think
any woman should walk the streets
below IN pOlIceman's uniform He /
maze more remarks in this strain.
Mrs. Wells Grew Warm.
Then Emmeline B. Wells grow, an
cry. Whenever suffrage or the vor1e,,
have been attacked in the COMMITTEES
siie has eit called upnn 10 fly to The
rescue. She arose and pfoceeGc.. 10 do
some annihilating. She said sbn mad
seen the the when it would have
psen good idea y the woman 20 be
COINED IN an uniform as a police ma
troE. More than that she said IIIl
reed not be afraid the women Would
thrust themselves forward. She fe1t
convinced that no woman in eithar
party would ask for any Office which
>, y cuuiu not Ali- AS a consequence OF
this Hill was completely siIencad
There was a disposition to keen tta
sacredness of the Australian ballot
system absolutely intact. The Tribune
outfit believed a point could be gained
by publishing all the names. on 4 sil,-
gle sheet and keeping the voting on
those names altogether When the
proposition was originally broue nj I'm
II was proposed that voters he allowed
to use pastors. However another at
tack was made along this line vesfer-
day and this time it succeeded and !
pastors will be allowed, if the nIan
goes through.
VIII Women Vote This Fail
These changes were about an that
were made during the session ana a
report will SO be made to the fulJ com
mittee. Several little incidents how
ever, happened during the courss Of
the proceedings. Mrs Froisatb Who
was another that had not been too :
well pleased at the row last SATURDAY. ]
said she had heard several suggestions
that the work being done by the wo- {
mel would be utterly useless. as if is
probable that the courts will decide
against women voting this fall. She :
asked for an expert opinion on this
question.
George NJ. Cannon was in a u,an-
dairy. He hardly knew how to repiv.
The weight of his newly acquired
o~.-o-