Show EROM EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS RESOLUTIONS OF ThANKS TO THE MAJORITY OF TIlE COMMITTEE The > PollQTrliia Resolutions Have Been Sent to the Majority of the Committee on Suffrage of the CoiiHtitntional Convention Salt Lake City Utah April 5 93 Hon J F Chidhester Chairman Xs Anderson Joseph E Robinson Parley Christensen Peter Lowe James D Murdock Chester Call Andreas Engberg A H Raleigh Williahi Howard FA Hammond and S R Thurman Honorable gentlemen of the majority ma-jority report of the committee on elections and rights of suffrage The equal suffrage memorial committee com-mittee an special session and by unanimous vote desire to express their profound appreciation and gratitude for the wise statesmanly and just measure which you have reported re-ported to the constitutional convention conven-tion and for < the ability steadfastness steadfast-ness and sleepless vigilance with which you have assisted on the floor of the convention in expounding defending de-fending and conducting to a successful success-ful issue your opportune and faithful provisions on civil and political rights of men and women And with you we wish to commend as lovers of justice all those praisworthy men whose voices and votes contributed to the final result with Richards Whitney Evans Cannon Ricks Hart Ivins Snow Robinson Allen Miller Farr Preston Maeser and all the other noble delegates who have borne testimony to their willingness to accord equal rights we feel in duty bound to extend these congratulations congratula-tions on behalf of the thousands of Utah women who are keenly alive to the unspeakable importance of the legislation thus achieved in relation to the status of women the welfare of the state and the progress of civilization civili-zation We realize the enormous difficulties which you have been called upon to surmount and we honor you for your unflinching integrity and ypur unswerving un-swerving devotion to the principles of liberty in framing the fundamental law for the coming state of Utah on which our proudest hopes are sacredly sacred-ly enshrined now that the woman mind and heart and soul are fully incorporated In-corporated in its sovereignty SARAH M KIMBALL Chairman of Standing Committee on Suffrage Memorial EMELINE B WELLS President of the Territorial Suffrage Suff-rage Association EMILY S RICHARDS Chairman of Memorial Committee CORA G CARLETON Secretary pro tern |