Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-14 | Page 11 | Utah's Messenger 1st Woman to Carry Ballot to Capital

I UTAH'S MESSENGER 1ST WOMAN NOMAN TO CARRY BAllOT TO CAPITAl Beehive State Joins Vermont in Voting for Taft and Butler T lIE ii presidential electors of ot Utah met yesterday noon In the office of oC S Secretary of ot State David ld Mattson and cast their ballots ballon for tor William WilHam Howard Howard How How- ard arl Taft TaCt for tor President giving the complimentary complimentary com corn vote voto for vice president to Nicholas Murray Butler r of ot New Net York Margaret Zane Witcher former countr county coun coun- ty tr clerk of oC Salt Lake Jakc count county and on onti onn of ot tho electors was chosen as messenger mes- mes mes messenger of ot the college to carr carry the of official official of- of ballot hallot back to Washington D. D C C. for or delivery to the clerk of or the Senate There had been heen considerable talk taUt of ot giving the complimentary vote for tor vice president to Mrs Mr WItcher but an ar agreement nt was W finally reached with the State of Vermont electors to c cast st the Republican vote oto of ot these two states tat for Cor Nicholas Mutra Murray Butler Mrs Witcher will leave at noon to today today to- to du day for tor Washington ton I D. D C C. with i the official of- of officIal of of- copy cop of oC the theote vote ote 1 It t will be the first t time In history that a a. woman hasell has delivered ell an electoral vote to for 1 President President President dent and ana t vice Ice Ice pr president at af Washington Four copies of or the l vote were ma made e yesterday The original Is Jg carn car- car n ed back to Washington ashington b by Mrs Witcher r another Is d delivered to the postmaster an and by him mailed to Washington Wash Wash- ington another I Is delivered to time the United States judge and by by- him sent to Washington by b- rc registered mall mail Th The fourth COP copy is retained as a record In Inthe Inthe inthe the secretary of or sta states state's tes te's office Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- master mastel A A. L. L Thomas forwarded the copy given him yesterday afternoon