Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-29
So Says Mrs J. B. West, Alternate
From Idaho to Republican
National Convention.
PARTY PLATFORM IS ALL RIGHT
Colorado's Representatives Say There
Was no Occasion for Anti. Polyg.
amy Declaration.

There is no nti-polygamy plank In
the Republican platform, and only a
slight effort was made In behalf of such
a plank, says the Chicago Record Her.
aid. At yesterdays meeting of the
resolutions committee Senator CALM
ger presented and had read a communl.
cation from Mrs. Lillian N. Stevens OF
Evanston on behalf OF the Women's
Christian Temperance Union Of which
she is a national officer, urging a dec
laration against the Mormon" Church.
But there was no one to speak In sup
port Of such action, and except for a
few remarks TO the effect that It would
be unwise the subject received no at
tenton.
Little or no disappointment was ex-
pressed by any of the women I'm attend
anoe at the convention, either az dele
gates or In any other capacity. Idaho
ON the north, ANA Colorado on the east
or Utoh, sent women to the convention.
hut these at no time were In favor OF
attacking "Mormonism" And they now
say that II any part Of the feminine
population Is disappointed. II Is other
than that living in closest proximity to
the "Mormons."
"MoRMoNs' GOOD CITIZENS.
ut would have been bad politics TO
adopt such a plank" said Mrs j. b.
west OF Idaho, one Of the alternates.
Besides, the Mormons are good citi-
aens. ] know because | have been
among them, The people IN the far
eastern states, who know least about
mem, do most OF the talking against
them. The Mormons who have more
than one wife each are those who mar
iled them before the laws forbiddlnr
polygamy wont into effect, and believe
it is right for these men to continue
supporting their plural wives"
Mrs c. A, Eldredge and Mrs. owen
lie Feyre, who are among Colorado's
alternates, say there was no occasion
Tor declaration against polygamy. or
against Mormonism In general. There
are MORMON settlements In Colorado,
but these feminine politicians deny that
the fear " losing the mormon" vote
has anything to do with their views.
They Indignantly assert that they are
not 'trimmersP' -9he other woman al
ternate Mrs. Ienpieo II, Nelson OF Og-
den, Utah, would have opposed any ac-
ton hostile to the church, as would the
entire Utah delegation
PARTY PUT ABOVE ALL.
Mrs J, Ellen Foster, president, ana
the other officers of the National Re-
publican league, say they would have
supported the ticket no matter what the
platform might have been. But Mrs.
Foster " rather pleased than other
wlse that no antl-polygamy plank was
adopted. She expects to campaign ia
the -four suffrage states Of Wyoming,
Colorado, Utah and idaho this year
ana consequently WIN find Il easier to
make votes than would have been the
case with such plank 20 trip her up In
the Mormon sections,
AS to the failure Of the woman mff-
ragists 10 obtain recognition in the plat
form, Mrs. West and the other feminine
alternates say suffrage viii triumph
four or eight years hence, Meanwhile
they will continue their efforts to get
state legislatures 10 pass equal suffrage
laws.
The women were largely represented
in the audience at yesterdays session
Of the convention. Governor Yates
stood sponsor for about 30 representa-
tiyes of the Canadian Woman's Press
association. who were under the guild
ance OF Mrs. Marguerite Warren Sprin-
ger These women told the governor
that they Just wanted "a peep In TO
see how Americans ran national con =
ventl0n, but when they got inside they
stayed through the session.
MANY WOMEN ON HAND.
Crowds Of fashlonably dressed women
from all sections OF the country are TO
be seen In the hotel parlors I'm the Chi
cago Woman's club rooms, and at tho
| headquarters Of the Womans Republl
can League at the Palmer House The
feminine invaders discuss the question
| of the hour with animation and good
understanding, and thlr opinions have
| not little weight with many OF the
| delegates.
Mrs Charles w Fairbanks wife OF
| the Indiana senator who IL 10 be noml .
| mated for the vice presidency, IL one Of
| the best known OF the women visitors
| Mrs. Serene r.. Payne, wife Of Con
| gresham Payne OF New York Mrs
| Nathan b. Scott, wife Of the West Viz
| ginia senator; Mrs w. II Coleman
| treasurer OF the board OF lady man
| ayers Of the st. Louis exposition; Miss
| Helen Cannon, daughter Of the speaker
| OF the house; Mrs. John NJ Thurston
| wife Of the ex-senator from Nebraska,
| and Mrs. John Dalzell Of Pittshurg
| wife Of the oratorcal representative
| are among the women visitors who