| Show U. U S. S SENATOR REED SMOOT PLEDGES SUPPORT TO BILL ENFRANCHISING WOMEN OF THE NATION I If f J ff fi j 7 f S h. h 5 1 f t t. t Y j. j 1 s f 4 d rJ z 4 1 J 7 Qt 10 l t N. N Wl 4 r f 7 T ift u q r l N i ij i 1 N I f j ff f if J. J t t. n. n t f f q t i fit Jit D E MAN D AN L t i or i w f q 1 W j jf IA j l fr r r v y r. r k 1 j 1 J f. f i i i k me l 7 s. s ift t y j 5 4 1 FJ j i. r I. I J W y rJ t t v y 4 T 1 it ff c In i w e r t ft l Nt H l fr 4 f n rz Ii Yi l j jl Members of the executive committee of th the national suffragists' suffragists co convention and anti prominent local women supporting national political freedom for woman snapped with Senator Reed Smoot to whom hom they had just appealed for support of their movement in the next Congress So enthusiastic were the executive committee over Senator Smoots Smoot's answer to their appeal that they insisted his picture be tak taken n with them From Prom left to right Mrs Marie Maric M Mahon ho of New York Mrs H. H S. S Lapish Mrs Emmeline B. B Wells Senator Reed Smoot Mrs W J J. Wolstenholme Wol- Wol Mrs T. T A. A Hayward Mr Mrs Margaret Zane Cherdron Mrs L. L A. A Clark Mrs J J. J H. H Saxson Mrs A. A D D. D Paine Mrs L. L T. T Freeze Mrs Ruth M. M Fox Pox Mrs Charles Livingston Mrs L L. R R. Tanner and Mrs M M. B. B Lawrence f AS A S LO LONG G fl ag a mothers aro arC united In 1 JL the pas passage age of of- laws for tor the I bene benefit tit of ot their own sons and daughters daughter it will have the tho greatest ef effect et ef- feet fee on public I will give my honest support to tho the 1 passage e of ot a measure giving national political freedom freedom freedom free free- dom to women This declaration b by Senator Reed Smoot at the Hotel Utah yesterday afternoon in response to an from tram members of or the tho National suffrage or organization organization or- or visiting h here re from the east Cud to prominent local women interested inter Inter- ested in the fort of or the women of the nation to lo obtain national enfranchisement brought forth a lust lusty cheer from Crom the tho tWO two scare Q or moro more fair petitioners poLl peti present Under the tho direction of ot Mrs Marie Mahon Mahon Mahon Ma Ma- hon of New York a a. probation officer and white slavo e detective e of or the state of oC New York and a a. national figure iu in tho the suffragist movement mO and Miss Mabel rabel Vernon field e of or the Con Congressional Union for Woman's Womans omat s Suf- Suf rage e. the executive committee of or the Cn Congressional union and local women n adherents gathered at the Newhouse hotel shortly before 40 o'clock yesterday yesterday yester- yester day dav afternoon Headed Header by a band and play play- in When You Wore a Tulip and seated In automobiles decorated with bunting buiting and purple white and golden olden flags tho tho organizations organization's colors the colors the suffragists paraded to the Hotel Utah to Interview Senator Smoot Senator Smoot greeted the thc women omen In bit hu office on the mezzanine floor of the Itc Hotel Utah with a smile of wel wel- com comet come After Attel he had shaken hands each Mrs Emmeline B B. B Wells introduced Intro Intro- Miss lIss Vernon to Senator Smoot Miss Vernon made R R. short but Impressive Im- Im plea to the Utah senior senator to continue supporting the bill bUI In Con- Con green designed to give the theote vote ote to the tho women ot or the nation She said In I n behalf of ot the women of ot the nation nation na na- na U tion on I wish to thank you rou OU Senator Smoot for rot the support you lou have given I en t to tJ our OUr- cause I be beg of ot you to continue and support th the bill in the next Conr Con- Con r s and to do Jo your best In all corn com muter mILter meeting with which you are Associated Make men realize woman suffrage ra e i Is a national question Twant T Te Wre e want un an amendment amend to the constitution that will give s1 the rl right ht to vote to women Verne n n. n Senator Smoot then stated that he had J aved the suffrage e bill from being belm burled buriel and laughed hed out of court by old and experienced s senators and and that la li Ii would continue giving It his hearty support to the cause Ho lie saidI saidI said saidI I had not been heen prominent In hi the woman man suffrage c cause CaUSO uso because coming from a state where whore political freedom v as s granted women I 1 feared It mIght influence senators Just wavering P n on the question to v vote te against It But called on when hen a 0 committee ot of women me mc to support the proposed amendment to the constitution I gave ga it my most h hearty artY support When hen an attempt was II made ade nde to tu table the bill I prevented It being done lione Whenever henc the tho bill bin comes on on the tie Senate calendar I shall see Hee I that no men tako take advantage ad e of or tho the i irule rules rule of the Senate to bury iti It i 1 am nm not a senator of ot Utah alone but a senator of ot the United States antI and lust a as mU much h interested In iii women of other states a as of or Utah My Iy Interests at ale aie 0 In th the welfare of other states stales an as aswell w well ll an apt of or m my own I shall never act other othe than a senator of the tho United Sta States te I r am only too glad to listen to tho appeals of all people no matter In what state tho they live I will willingly give he twenty four hours hour of ot my time any day dy to matters of or Interest to m mv my count country coun- coun I t try Iry r I appreciate the offer you ou have hare made me and while I am am in the Senate Senate- i and I am there all the time I time I shall see aeo eo that thal tho the womans woman's suffrage bill Is hs never made ridiculous or to tabled led through th the cleverness of ot opposing senators May lay success l be with you concluded Senator Smoot Senator words were swore followed b bl applause from Ute tile women present md hind the eastern women were o l with the spirit displayed towards their cause b bv Senator Smoot e At 80 o'clock lam a 1 reception recep recep- tion Lion was held In Barratt hall The plans plane were sere to hold the tile reception In honor of Miss Alice Paul but her ar arrival arrival arrival ar- ar rival in III the city was dela delayed ed until after midnight bv I a n washout on the tho Denver Ili Rio IHo Gron Grande Grands e railroad in Colorado A mass mas meeting will wUl be held at 3 1 1 I o'clock this afternoon In the the- Hotel Utah The rhe general public nubile Is Invited to tu attend nt and rl all women are especially urged to be he present The lilo commute committee of the suf suf- frage rage o convention was entertained at luncheon at the Newhouse hotel yester day noon I |
