The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-14
WOMEN WANT
RIGHT To VOTE
Equal Suffrage Association in
Session at the Capital.
SUSAN B. ANTHoNY'S SCHEME
NOTED ADVOCATE HAS a PLAN
TO SPREAD DOCTRINES.

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Washington, Feb 13.-Susan B. I
' Anthony stated that she had a I
little scheme for getting some I
money cut Of Uncle Sam. 1t was I
' mat when Mrs. Gait spoke before 4
the committees of congress on 4
= tuesday of next week. she should I
? denver portion Of her annual adj 4
= dress and then ask leave to I
print. By this means, she. said, I
= the government viii print the en- I
' tire speech and il can be sent IN 4
y der governmental frank TO every I
= state in the Union. I
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VI ASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-At an in
Wy formal meeting of the Nationa
Woman Suffrage association to
day, held previous TO the calling to
gether of the regular convention, thu
subject of organization was discussed
Mary G. Hay of New York presided
She said two of the state officers hac
remarked that woman's suffrage would
come just the same if there was n,
organization; that it would com,
through the process of evolution.
This statement caused a number O.
the delegates 10 announce that they
wished it known, that they entertaineC
no such sentiments, and asked for tn,
names OF the two state officers, bu
Miss Hay declined TO give them. Edu.
cation, Miss Howard argued, was nee
essary to success. She advised all pres
ent TO Join clubs, with the idea O.
sowing a little suffrage seed" Sh,
declared that evolution might brins
suffrage, but it would be ACCOMPLISHED
quicker if evolution was helped along
number of delegates urged in.
creased activity in the matter of mem.
bershlp. Mrs. Gait said she would be-
glad If resolution would be intro.
duced in the convention to double tbs
membership and thereby set every.
body to work Two years ago. Mrs
Gait explained, after the convention
had adjourned, a request was sen
throughout the nation TO try to double
the membership, but some people fell
that It did not receive the inspiration
1t would have had the convention in
dorsed it.
To Double Membership.
The members at once acted upon the
suggestion and decided it to be the
sense of the organization that al
should join in an effort TO double the
membership. When the association
proper was called to order by President
Gait for its second days session there
was but slight falling off in the at
notwithstanding the intense
ly cold weather
Mrs. Harriet E. Taylor Upton OF
Warren, o., submitted her report as
treasurer. 1t follows:
Receipts for the year were S13.5S1,
$3.50. Three requests were
paid within the year. viz: Mrs. Jonas
Green of Virginia, 800; DR.. Helen ]
Underwood Of California, 800: Mrs
Charlotte A. Cleveland, of Perry. y
Y. $4,000
New York contributed more money
than any other state, giving $3.50. The
i've states paying the largest dues and
therefore having the largest societies
Iowa, Nebraska and
Pennsylvania. The largest percentage
Of gain was made by Kentucky. where
Miss Laura Clay is president. The
of the association has in
creased, and the outlook for future
growth and development is most en-
oourag ing.
Susan B. Anthony at this point
stated that she had a little scheme foI
getting some money out of Uncle Sam
II was that when Mrs. Gait spoke be
fore the committee Of congress or
Tuesday of next week, she should de
liver a portion of her annual address
and then ask leave to print" BY this
means, she said, the government will
print the entire speech and it can be
sent under governmental frank 10 ev-
cry state in the Union.
Miss Upton announced that the rail
roads had granted an unusual cOnces-
sion in extending the date of the tick
cts TO Feb Is.
Mrs. Finch of Rhode Island gave
notice of an amendment to the bylaw
that whenever twenty-five
members of any state petition the ex-
acutive committee that question shall
De referred to the state for considera-
ton such question shall be so referred
and if a majority of the states vote in
favor Of the same it shall become q
aw.
Henry Blackwell. chairman of the
on presidential suffrage
Urged every woman in every state tC
petition their legislature. asking for
he right to vote for presidential cleo
-ors.
A Captivating Alliance.
Mrs. Adelaide Shaw Of Boston dis
.ussed "A Captivating Alliance She
Illustrated the decay Of old religious
deals and the substitution in men,
minds Of the business point of view and
compared this with what she claimed
he decay of the present ideal in the
minds of our countrymen and the sub
of the commercial cOnsidera-
ion. She pictured the heavy odds
against which the cause of woman suf-
rage has TO struggle and sought to
show why they whose ideal is of pure
government, of perfect laws, of states
nen incorruptible and fearless, are so
little in touch with the average Ameri-
AN legislator.
In the course OF her remarks Mrs.
Shaw paid hearty tribute 10 the civil
service record of President Roosevelt.
md in this connection she asserted
hat he was with the woman suffrag-
StS IN their Efforts to obtain the ballot
or woman.
She pleaded for passionate patriotism
md the publication Of political life.
What use to plead for suffrage with
hose whose apathy about their own
suffrage has become a byword and d
she asked. Speaking of
President Roosevelt. Mrs. Shaw said:
'Of course. ne is with US. The brain
hat conceived the idea of the regiment
IF rough riders. the mind that was
1rst TO recognize magnificent war ma
-erial in all that unrivaled horsen7an-
ship and craftsmanship. has not failed
20 perceive another waiting host. a
great reserve of moral force. more
scattered power gene to waste. the IN
woman Of his country"
1.-The Lady and the Quill
The Lady and the Quill' was dis
.uSSp6 ny Mrs Eliza beth C.flr,or "a