The sun., 1908-06-17
UTAH'S ONE WOMAN DELEGATE.
Mrs. Lucy A. Clark Is for TAFT, and Maybe
Hammond, but Roosevelt Is Her Ideal.

Mrs. Lucy A. Clark Is for Taft, and Maybe
Hammond, but Roosevelt Is Her Ideal.
CHICAGO. June 18.--The only woman who
will have a seat in the Republican conven-
tion as a regular delegate ame early to-day
She is Mrs. Lucy A. Clark Of Brigham o;ty,
Utah.
Mrs. Clark hopes that the Republican
party will go on record in favor Of woman
suffrage at this convention. George Suther-
land of Salt Lake City. one of the delegates
from Utah and member OF the resolutions
committee, will on tho request OF Mrs.
Clark introduce a resolution in the COM
mittee In favor Of the enfranchisement of
women
Mrs. Clarke came to the city merely as an
alternate delegate. Three hours after her
arrival. however, the Utah delegates went
into caucus. Then it was found that one
OF the regular delegates, G. E. Loose of
Provo City. was absent Further, it was
discovered that Mr. Loose would not come
to the convention. Thereupon the vacant
poaiton was allotted to Mrs. Clark as a
regular delegate and the gold baige was
pinned upon her dress.
"Of course I'm tremendously proud to be
the only woman delegate at the conven-
tion," said Mrs. Clark. AS far as can
find out will be the only woman who has
over sat in Republican convention as a
regular delegate
Other politicians declared that precedent
has been established in making Mrs. Clark
full fedged delegate. Mrs. Clark. who is the
daughter OF one OF the early Mormon
pioneers 10 an ardent woman suffragist
She Ii also great believer In President
Roosevelt.
II would vote for President Roosevelt IL
he were running, she said "for think his
policies perfectly, splendid. But as hseis
for whom the delegation Is instructed
what about your Vice Presidential
choicer' she was asked,
-There are 90 many Vice. Presidential
possibilities that ! will have some difficulty
In making q CHOICE she said, "Ae far as
ever, am inclined to vote for John Hays
Hammond. He 10 a capable man and
should make an able President, But
III have to ana!yze the candidates q bit
more before decide"
Turning TO the suffrage question, Mrs.
Clark declared that the movement was
constantly getting on flrmer basis. The
outlook for woman suffrage Is good" she
said. Suffrage has been proved to be-
success In Utah, Colorado. Wyoming and
Idaho. These States have no apology to
ulhh0 tOt tbo dACptiOu btu it5 OCCOHlanhl
abuse il simply an evidence that the fran
ohise as exercised by women has at least
some hnship with that Of man.
woman suffrage is getting past the stage
Of being joke. The jocular attitude with
which everything connected with the move
ment used to be treated Ia now giving way
TO a more respectful attraction. Many per-
sons who treated our cause indifferently In
the past now arc willing to disou On tho
acknowledgements OF women.
"The Wise men Of our nation arc beginning
TO wake up TO the question Of suffrage. The
signs Of the tiroee are distinctly propitious
for the movement, We have maintained
every lnoh Of the ground we have thus Far
obtained. Another encouraging thing 10
tho attitude Of the press. The newspapers
are now giving us chance
Mrs. Clark has been active In politics In
Utah for many years. She was born In
Pennington, Utah. In 1850. When O young
woman she began to take part In public
affairs. For o long time she has been a
prominent suffragist and ID former yice-
president OF the Utah State Suffrage Asso-
citation. She ran for the State Senate In
1865 but was beaten by Democratic land
slide. She has never before attended q
national convontion- n 4