The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05
WOMEN WORKING
TO DEFEAT PLANK
Mormon Committee Visit Prob
able Democratic Delegates.
FEAR DUBOIS RESOLUTION
SENTIMENT DIVIDED AS TO BEST
COURSE FOR UTAH.

M lIH q view TO preventing tae iu-
wv serliou OF au auti-uoly-aur
ianN i1 the national Democratic
PLATFORM committee of Mormon u.-
men has been actively att work durl.-
the past few days eudeavoriug f1 So
cure from various prominent Demo-
Gratis who have been mentioned as
probable delegates TO ST. Louis pledges
10 BsDt the proposition The commit
tee is headed by 1ITz. Matte Hughes
Cannon. plural wife of Angus A. Cam
non, and Mrs j.. j. ID. R0uudy. Among
the men visited are State Chairman r.
d. Cannon. James II M0yle and Judge
ID. ~. Powers.
TIE women are said TO be using ua
political arguments Dasiug their re-
quest wholly upon the deeirabililT al
domestic piece and tranquility iu Utah.
The old pOlygamOus relations. they are
quoted as saying. can hardly Poe eE-
pecred to bee terminated during The
present generation and, they argue. DID
good can come 10 Utah from the adoH-
tiou Of a plank calling for am auli-Iu-
l5 samE amendment.
Frank Cannon's View.
Chairman Cannon is reported to- have
told the committee that iu his fuGz-
ment the best thing for the people of
titan 10 do If such @ plank Is offered
VIII be TO keep quiet. Opposition from
the Utah delegation. he says. would
likely have the effect of iuteusifvir-
the feeling and would not tend 90 pre-
vent the adoption Of the plank
Mr.. M0yle is said to take a similar
view. adding that in HIS opinion adj
verse action OBJ the part OF the Utah
delegates would be The signal tra-
would align the rest of the convention
solidiy I'm support of the plank
Judge Powers told Jle committee that
he had uoJ fully made mp his mind Eel
as TO what the best action would De-.
At times, he said. be was inclined to
believe that If the plank came uu the
proper move for the Utah delegation
would be to enthusiastically support Be-
This, in his judgment 80 Ouid take from
those who have been engineering Er-
crusade much of their ammunition Ha
said he believed IF the adoption of tha
plank became assured lt would 1e f1-IE
for the Utah delegates TO go ON record
against IL. judge Powers VIII not De
delegate TO ST. Louis. Mr.. Cannon ana
Mr. MoyIe are regarded as strong cam
didates.
plank Regarded as Likely.
The belief that such a plank VIII be
offered and probably adopted at ST..
Louis is growing iu many quarters.
should the plank be offered the Jt5l
delegation VIII be lu a delicate siLuH-
ti0n- and tine party leaders are giving
the matter their most careful consider
alton.
Many incline TO- the bsliaf that tan
should suggest LHe plank -Lt would
De a shrewd move" said one Democrat
yesterday -'IJ is almost certain that
Senator Dubois win have the plank iu-
lrOduced al st. Louis. 10 VIII be- diff
cult in view of the great agitation
throughout The country, 60 kin the
plank I'm the committee. Utah win NOT
be strong enough 10 settle thu matter
either way The best plan. Therefore
is to come out strong and say I'm effects
Gentlemen, we have nothing 20 cou-
zeal out there. we do not fear am I'M
Vestigati0u. We have as much respect
for the law as anyone. and this plank
is all right so far as we are eol-
rcrnedr That would put Utah ll
position where it could not be as
sailed
This sentiment has become SO stTonG
that the introduction Of q resolution
along this line at the state convention
next Thursday is almost a certainty
The plan under consideration IS 20
submit the matter TO the committee
ON resolutions. and IL that committee
fails to report it 10 offer 1T from the
body Of the convention