Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-17
UTAH'S WOMAN DELEGATE.
Mrs. Lucy A. Clark Is for Taft and
Nav Be for Hammond.

CHICAGO. June 1.-THE only woman
who has seat in the republican conven-
ton as a regular delegate came yesterday
She is Mrs Mary A. Clark of Brigham
City, Utah.
Mrs. Clark hopes that the republican
party will go on record in favor of woman
suffrage at this convention. George Suth-
erland of Salt Lake City. one Of the dele
gates from Utah and member or the
resolutions committee, will on the request
of Mrs. Clark introduce a resolution in
the committee in favor of the enfranchise-
ment OF women.
Mrs Clark 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. +. Loose
of Provo City, was absent. F'urther' IL
was discovered that Mr.. Loose would not
come to the convention.
Mrs. Clark Becomes Delegate.
Thereupon the vacant position was al
lotted to Mrs. Clark as a regular delegate
and the gold badge was pinned upon her
dress.
..Of course I'm tremendously proud to
be be the only woman delegate at the
convention" said Mrs. Clark. las far
as l can find out l will be the only wom-
an who has ever sat in republican con-
vention as a regular delegate.
Other politicians declared that prece-
dent has been established in making MRS.
Clark a full fiedged delegate. Mrs. Clark,
who is the daughter of one or the early
Mormon pioneers. is an ardent woman
sufrragist. She is also great believer
in President Roosevelt. ..
II would vote for President Roosevelt If
he were running" she said. for L thlnk
his policies perfectly splendid. But as he
is not running L will vote for Secretary
Taft. for whom the delegation Is IN
structed.'
choice?" she was asked
..There are SO many vice presidential
possibilities that l will have some diff
Guilty in making choice, she SAID AS
far as I have studied the. men mentioned.
however. | am inclined to vote for John
HAYS Hammond. He is capable man
and should make an able Vice President.
But I'll have to analyZe the candidates a
bit more before decide.
Defends Woman Suffrage.
Turning to the suffrage question. Mrs.
Clark declared that the movement was
constantly getting on a tirmer basis.
1.-The outlook for woman suffrage is
good" she said. Suffrage has been
nroved to be a success in Utah, Colorado,
wyoming and Idaho. These states have
no apology to make for its adoption and
its occasional abuse is simply an evidence
that the franchise as exercised by women
has at least some kinship with that OF
woman suffrage is getting past the
stage of being a joke. The jocular atti-
tude with which everything connected
with the movement used to be treated is
now giving way to a more respectful at
tention. Many persons who treated oui
cause indifferently in the past now are
willing to discuss the enfranchisement OF
women.
"The wise men of our nation are be-
ginning to wake up to the question oil
suffrage The signs of the times are dis
tinctlv propitiOus for the movement. We
| have maintained every inch of the ground
| we have thus far obtained. Another en-
| couraging thing is the attitude or the
press. The newspapers are now giving
US q chance"
Mrs. Clark has been active in politics
| in Utah for many years. She was born
| In Pennington. Utah. in 1850. When a
young woman she began to take part In
public affairs. For a long time she has
been a prominent suffragist and Is a
| former vice president of the Utah State
| Suffrage Association. She ran for the
| state senate in 1896. but was beaten by
democratic landslide She has never be-
| fore attended a national convention.