The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-30
STATE TICKET
NAMED TONIGHT
Colonel Ferry Of Park City May
Lead American Party.
START W0MEN'S AUXILIARY
FIVE HUNDRED LADIES UNITE
WITH NEW MOVEMENT.
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The state convention Of the Amer
lean party Of Utah Will be held
in the Grand theatre this evening
IT is the determination of The leaders
10 place in the field full ticket with
the exception of presidential electors
and justice of the supreme court. Later
county and city conventions viii be
held, and in these full sets of candi-
dates will be named with the exception
of district judges and district attorney.
IT was announced last night at head
quarters that no candidate on either
the Democratic or Republican ticket
would be endorsed for any office.
No Information would be given out
as to the officers Of the convention TO
be held tonight. Neither would any
thing be said as to candidates. although
it was generally understood in the city
yesterday that Colonel Ferry OF Park
city would be the candidate for gov
ernOr. Much secrecy is maintained as
TO what is 10 transpire at the mass con-
vention. but it is limited that num-
Der Of surprises are on tap in the way
of candidates and in the men to take
part i'm the convention.
The temporary organization Of the
Womau's Auxiliary to the American
party was effected yesterday afternoon
at the Grand theatre. The organiza-
tion was carried out as suggested i'm a
plan formulated by the county commit
tee. About SEQ women attended the
meeting and the plans were submit
ted by c.. L. Nye Mrs w. A. Nelden
MAS elected chairman of the executive
committee. and the following women
were named as members: Mrs. w s..
Lee, Mrs. X. y. Anderson. Mrs. w. W.
Rivers, Mrs. =. II. TWomey Mrs. G. NJ
Owen, Mrs. J. M. Melton. Mrs. Lewis
Mrs. A. d. Melvin, Mrs. G. A. Williams
Airs. s. A. Pool. Mrs. Vincent. Mrs l..
y. Morrison, Mrs. f. L. Schultz and
Mrs. 4. J. Johnson. The committee will
meet next Thursday at o'clock at the
residence Of Mrs. Neldcn. and they will
elect a vice president from each of the
precincts and an assistant secretary.
According to the plans the vice presi-
dent and assistant secretary Will or
ganize each precinct i'm the city and
commence active work canvassing in
their districts. Following the tempo
rary organization, County Chairman
Nye and Judge Samuel Mcdowell de-
lNerCd short addresses on the work
that could be accomplished by such an
organization of women. They suggest =
cd that meetings should be held in each
precinct and that a canvass also be
made
Mrs. A. F Newman was introduced
and made the principal speech of the
afternoon. She related the incidents
connected with the movement i'm which
she took an active part i'm establishing
a woman's industrial home for poly =
amous wives i'm this city when the
manifesto was first issued. She toiG
Of several women who were taken
there and the story Of their lives while
living i'm polygamy. She attributed the
failure of the industrial home to the
Mormon church's not keeping its
pledge with the United States and the
continuance of the practice of polys-
amy.
She took the position that the women
Of Salt Lake City could do Il great deaf
toward purifying the political situa
ton by using their influence and be
coming a strong organization. She
said that she believed it was womans
duty to vote and help to destroy the
association Of church and state.
Mrs. NeWman's talk was very pleas
ing and the women gave her hearty
applause. She left for her home last
evening in Washington, d. c