The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-17
OGDEN WOMEN IN POLITICS,
DEMAND RECOGNITION WHE1
THE TICKETS ARE NAMED.
If Not Given, Then They VIII Nom
mate Ticket of Their Own
Speeches and Resolutions.

The mass meeting Of the women Of
Ogden, called to meet at the county
court house at p. M, met promptly!
on time. The meeting was called to
order by Mrs. Jennie Nelson, who was
made chairman Mrs. Gamble was
chosen secretary
After the reading of the call the
chairman made an apology for the
appearance Of Mrs. e. 3. Graham
name to the call.
Mrs. Nelson then made a brief adj
dress, in which she urged the impor-
tance of the women of Ogden taking an
active part in the political affairs OF
the city. She thought the women ought
| to stand together for the protection OF
their homes. She said the meeting was
not called for the purpose Of putting a
ticket in the field, as many citizens
were led to suppose, but that it was
called for the purpose Of giving eX-
preston and demanding that worthy
candidates be named, for the various
Offices and that the women of ogden
be given at least one-half the repre-
sentation on the school board.
A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed, composed of Mesdames Emer-
son, Hilliard, Hunter. Bagley, Griffin,
Matt Browning, Miss Garfield, Mrs.
Stanford and Miss Burton.
Mrs. Bagley made a motion before
the committee retired that the school
question be OMITTED at this time, as the
election for members of the school
board does not occur until December.
The motion was defeated.
Mrs. Harriet Hunter, chairman OF
the Ogden W. c. T. o., made brief
address. She dwelt at some length
upon the question of temperance; she
urged that this evil will be met with
a great power and this is found in the
| suffrages of the women, who are now
on an equality with the men at the
| ballot box. She gave some statistics as
to the number of saloons and breweries
! in the state, and she believed it was
! in the power of the women to do away
/ with these great evils. She thought
| the temperance question is one of the
! first questions the women voters ought
/ to settle. The second thing to do, she
! thought, was to enforce the laws we
now have The only Jaw that was en-
| forced right in the city, so far as she
knew. was the dog law, and she wash
/ sure about that.
! Mrs Day followed with a brief ad-
dress She thought the men were not
! careful TO always enforce the laws, and
I if they could not the women ought to
see to it that someone is put into office
| that can.
! Mrs. Hooper said the ladies are in
I
! eminent. She thought the women
/ should vote for the best men, regard
! less of political parties. That only tax
payers and property owners should be
put into office; she believed something
ought to be done to cut down the ex-
| penses Of the city and the exorbitant
taxes
Mrs. Nelson made brief talk in
| which she said the women were here
! to act tremendously. They had no
! trouble in their meetings, except when
| the men came in TO make trouble.
/ County Commissioners Seaman and
! Armstrong came into the meeting soon
after. but no trouble was experienced.
! Mrs. Nelson then spoke OF the impor-
! lance of attending the primaries and
| told of the duties expected of them.
Mrs. Gamble said if she had had her
work to do today II would not have
! been done. She believed the polls the
grandest institution of the American
! people and she had lived to believe
| that the child should be taught from
the cradle to know something about
| the government under which they live.
/ The mother should know how to an
/ swer her child when asked about po-
litical questions
RESOLUTION ADOPTED,
The following resolution was then
| adopted:
Whereas, In the providence of our
Divine Father we. the women of Utah,
have been given the right of suffrage
and are endowed as citizens with tn
same privileges as men, and realizing
! that with the rights of suffrage we as
sumo great responsibilities. be it
Resolved, That we will only support
| for office men or women as command
! our respect and whom we know to be
honest. moral citizens and taxpayers,
! regardless OF party.
Resolved, That we demand recog-
milton in the council. on the board of
! education or any office that is in the
| gift of the people.
Resolved, That if the several par
/ ties refuse to recognize our demands
we will nominate a ticket of our own,
calling upon all good citizens to sup
| port our ticket"
| Addresses were made by Mrs. Emer-
son. Mrs. Game. county auditor of Salt
Lake, and the convention adjourned.