Show PROGRESS OF UTAH WOMEN SHOWS THE COMPLETE SUCCESS OF WOMEN SUFFRAGE B P Pt a i t fy jiw ti J r ra IB a gi r rI ii I F i ir Y V t tY J R RY Rl r y Y l hr i Y a r a Y a wi r L Il t 6 i t l lR R tit any j jr Y Y d aP Y Yx x xz L xH H x M Gi ni z h i d ro rot a l WW WWi t x i f i ri rio o it 4 Jn A J JY ym k V Y A aw awl w l C w away d f t rw 44 k f q ws id 0 it ak r l Y jF S k o or r MRS MES MARGARET ZANE WITCHER Clerk of Salt Lake County NTO a meeting of London suffragettes INTO gettes drifted one day a Utah woman Lady Maude with a noble surname presided and her audience was wasa a group of working girls and aud excitable female enthusiasts With no immediate end In view a listless discussion followed the speakers re remarks remarks remarks marks Then the quiet little Utah woman exploded a bomb I 1 have vot voted voted ed fd for 13 years she said At t the last presidential election I cast my vote for William H Taft How she acquired the privilege with without without without out bloodshed is the story tory of the Con Constitutional Constitutional convention of 1895 The London suffragettes ettes demanded the tale and their Utah Uta U slater sister told of the wom women women women en workers who seized the opportunity tf of f statehood or enforce r e their claims In the years that have followed they the nave hae been steadily vot voting voting ing ng but that the radical results de sired by the Londoners have not come about in Utah she was forced to ad admit admit admit mit Instead Im tead the women in this state have been quietly learning the political political cal game they have effective cam campaign campaign organizations and their Influence ence once is felt in every line of political activity As office holders Utah women are decidedly in the game There are now in the state ten women county record recorders ers one county clerk four tour county superintendents su superintendents superintendents of ot schools two county treasurers two women on the board of the State Agricultural college and two on the board of the School for the Blind In the early years of state statehood statehood hood women were members of ot the leg legislature legislature ture one woman was for Jor a short I tithe time state superintendents superintendent of Hof schools and others have been regents of the State university In party organizations Utah women t aY S qu S F Y V R Rh h ti Yf 5 yta i t M y ya a av v 4 t w wy a y i h c k hY x a xi s aKra a a x far y y N 4 x MRS EMMELINE LINE B WELLS Called the Whom all Utah Delights to Honor are doing effective work Mrs Irs Emme Emmeline line Une B Wells a political leader was for more than eight years vice chair chairman chairman chairman man of ot the Republican State central committee To the last Republican National convention at Chicago there were two women delegates Mrs Susa Young Gates and Mrs Lucy Clark Two also attended the Democratic Na National National National convention in Denver They were Mrs H J T Hayward and Mrs Irs W WC WC WC C Ventress The most spectacular and effective campaign ever waged wa ed in Utah by a wo woman woman woman man was that made in 1908 by Mrs Margaret Zane Witcher clerk of Salt Lake county She is today one of ot the most prominent figures of local poli politics politics politics tics through h her stampede of the Re Republican RepUblican Republican publican county convention And the beauty of ot it is that she made her own campaign Skilled in the political game through watching operations p while deputy in the county clerks s of office flee fice she announced her candidacy and made a personal campaign that won When Mrs 1 Irs Witcher came out of the building where she stampeded a big convention and upset the organization of two powerful opponents Parley Y Williams a prominent Democrat heart heartily heartIly heartily ily extended his congratulations but added You will never be elected Mrs Irs Witcher because the women wont vote ot for you How about the men said Mrs Witcher J Z am more concerned about them than about the women Results showed sh wed that the women did vote for her and they worked for her because of an effective organization for which Mrs Witcher was responsible Ovation to a Woman Roman With the speech nominating Mrs Yrs Witcher for county clerk began be an an uproar in the convention that in increased Increased increased creased as each second added his trib tribute tribute tribute ute to her ability and fitness The names of the other candidates were withdrawn as the voting started and the convention was seen to be running away The motion to make her nomi nomination nomination nation unanimous seemed superfluous in the midst of the general ovation Old OM politicians who had fathered the po poll poI ll tidal aI game gam in Utah were more sur surprised surprised surprised than the women who had care carefully carefully carefully fully planned and worked for this re result result result sult It was a womans victory victor and Mrs Irs Witcher demonstrated her cal acumen by enlisting and organizing the women of her party I In the campaign which followed the women of the Republican party worked quietly and effectively with the result that Mrs Witcher ran ahead of her ticket and had a majority of nearly Since that time as head of the most important county office with a force of 19 Mrs Witcher has proved herself a capable executive and n aba has conducted the theto business In n a ma man manner manner ner to give every promise of permanency perma permanency nency in the position In the coming coining campaign camp an even more efficient or organization organization organization of women workers Is fore forecast forecast forecast cast and they will vIII undoubtedly be looked upon as holding the balance of power Mrs Irs Rosamond Lee Sutherland wife of the junior senator from Utah Uth is author of ot an article published in the North Korth American Review for January 1910 on The Appeal of Politics to Women romen In It she says Coming as asI asI asI I do from a state which conferred the dignity of the ballot equally upon its men and women women citizens at the time of its admission to the Union in 1896 I have seen some of the practical work workings workings ings lings of the system and I feel sure Ute that S H t ta r o t tw Y h 3 w wag A v X y x y yv ag rf Y R raZ do dow s N w a 4 Ye t Y Yg Y iL g Y 5 r a ka 5 r t tr r r ro o t C CF s sI sex F a t it W I ex 1 ga MRS FRANKLIN S RICHARDS A Leader Among Amone the Women u of or Utah the men me of that state whose opinions are valuable will agree a ee wilt wita me that it has been boen a success Very nearly as great a percentage of women as of men luen exercise the privilege Women enter the arena of political life in the same serious conscientious ious spirit with which they go about every everything thing their club life for instance which is solemn and earnest enough e ei ough heaven knows ws One woman oman by herself hersel may m y be frivolous enough to please the most exacting man but woman en masse mase is a different proposition Let Leta a number of women combine for any an purpose they rarely rare amuse themselves or accept events lightly but usually proceed to make a life and death mat matter matter matter ter of everything That very Tel quality of or earnest concentration Is likely how however however however ever to prove a winning whining card in poli poll politics politics tics i Opponents II of Woman Suffrage re Concurring with Mrs Irl Sutherlands Sutherlan rs Judgment as to the success of the bal Dal experiment in Utah is the opinion of the men who have experienced ex experienced experienced the assistance of the tile women workers In the days of the constitutional constitutional convention when ardent sup supporters supporters porters of either side almost tame une to blows in the heat of argument a ment it was said that opponents of the voting privilege privilege Ile e for women would never concede its practical benefits whit whatever vT ver he hc re suIts for Utah Now ow after years ears of voting and J women have an assured political poi pO J tion If they were wore to be disenfranchised ran it is s a question if the men cl Coi all aU parties would not feel keen regret and in particular those Republicans Republican who profited recently by the effective organization of women which helo hel help i J elect Mrs Witcher When statehood and the ballot fox foi women were an experiment in Utah there was more general activity n pushing women candidates for the left le Ie than at any time since T first three legislatures of ot 1897 1399 and 1901 1301 contained five women The were Dr Martha Hughes Hu hes Cannon In Inthe Inthe Inthe the senate for two terms Mrs Irs E K Mrs S A Anderson Mr Mrs Ir Alice Merrill Horne Home and Mrs Louise Y Coulter In the house Mrs Irs Cannon state senator from the Sixth district of o Utah from 1897 1 1901 Is the only woman In the United States that has ever been a member i c i f that branch of the legislature An Another Another Another other unique feature of her position if is that she ran against her own husband for the office and defeated him himAs himAs As a physician Mrs s Cannon took an active part In promoting the inter Iner In interests ter ests of the medical fraternity In Utah and worked for measures dealing with wilh Continued on Page Eleven Eleen PROGRESS OF UTAH WOMEN THE COM COJi COMPLETE COMPLETE TE SUCCESS OF WOMEN SUFFRAGE S GE I Continued Front From Fru Page Paje Pa e One ODe ODethe the public health In 1837 1897 she Intro Introduced Introduced introduced the bill establishing the state board of health and In 1899 1299 was instrumental instrumental Instrumental mental in securing the passage of a medical bill which put the board on a working basis She also alsa introduced the bill establishing the hospital at the state school for lor the deaf dumb and blind bUnd and to her efforts is due the law that requires seats to be furnished to women clerks She was chairman of the committee on public health and being the only physician in the senate took tonk an active part In improving san sanitary sanItary sanitary conditions condition in the state and was also instrumental in defeating the pro proposed proposed proposed posed measure abolishing the state board of medical examiners Since her retirement from office Mrs Irs Cannon has practiced her profession profession profession sion and has served on the th state board of health and as a ft C trustee of ot the school for tor the deaf dumb and blind At the th present time tUn Mrs Cannon Is chairman of the advisory board of the newly or organized organized State Medical society a member of the psychological section of the gal society of ot New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and a member of the Utah sub subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee committee on sanitation and hygiene hygene of ot the National Medical association At the same time that Mrs Cannon served in the senate there were vere two women in the house Mrs Irs E K Le Barthe Darthe of Salt Lake and Mrs S A An Anderson Anderson derson demon of Ogden who Is since deceased Mrs Irs was the first woman to present a bill before any legislative body It was an act to compel the re removal removal moval moal of high hats and an headgear at theatres opera houses and indoor places of amusement She is known today toda throughout the west for her high hat bill Mrs now lives in Denver where she is active in politics and club work Mrs Alice Merrill Horne Home mother and for a large family was In the lower branch of the Utah legis legislature lature In 1899 She Introduced a bill for the encouragement of art exhibitions exhibitions exhibitions in the state which measure m asure was called call d In her honor the Alice Art bilL In 1901 Mrs Louise Y Coulter a prominent club woman of Ogden was wasa a member of the house Since Ince that time there have been no women legis legislators legIslators legislators In Utah S Two Leaders Lealler Named No review of the activity of Utah women in politics would be complete without mention of two leaders Mrs Emmeline B D Wells and Mrs frs Franklin FranklinS S Richards who worked together in inthe Inthe inthe the days of the constitutional conven convention convention convention tion to secure the voting privilege for tor women and who have been active champions of women In political life ever since that time Neither of these women has held political office through preference and because of too absorb absorbing absorbing absorbing ing Interests Inter Tn in in other fields of public activity Mrs Wells who is recognized as the dean among women workers of Utah began her literary and political activity activIty activity ity when a very young woman and is isnow Isnow Isnow now at an advanced age prominent in the national womans suffrage move movement movement ment meat and a leading literary light of Utah She edits the Womans Exponent eat ent and Is secretary of the Relief so society society society in addition to holding office and membership In Innumerous numerous other organ organizations organIzations organizations devoted to work among wo we women women men In 1874 Mrs Wells was elected vice president for tor Utah of the National Womans Suffrage association a position position position tion she held many years In 1895 she represented Utah at the National Womans Suffrage association conven convention convention convention tion held in Atlanta She was for some years a member of the Republican Republican Republican lican territorial committee and after statehood was vice chairman of the Republican state central committee In 1896 she was made chairman of the Utah Republican league Just before statehood she was nominated for tor forthe forthe the legislature but withdrew with rew under u der protest when the question arose of the ineligibility of women to hold of office office fice flee prior to the signing of the con by the president of ot the United States I S Working for the Ballot Mrs Wells was active In working for forthe forthe I the ballot for women In Utah though at the time of the constitutional con convention she was absent from the state attending the convention of the Na National National National Womans Suffrage association In Atlanta Her work was ably carried on by her friend and coworker Mrs Mra Franklin S Richards who was large s 2 j S S S S 5 5 j s I S S Sc SQ M C S Sc S c Sh X I Sc S S I v 1 S 5 I S Sc 1 S I I I S SC S S S 5 Q S S 5 S S S 5 S g I I IS S S S S S 5 S 5 S 5 5 55 S SS f i Sc I I S iz S ST I T 5 S Si i C t Sc S S 1 S S J JK Sc I F K AZ S SI f I 5 11 hl Sc s 4 5 S DR MABTHA HUGHES CANNON Former State Senator The Only Woman W man in the United States Who Has Held That Office ly Instrumental In securing the suc sue success success cess of the movement Whitneys History of Utah says of ot Mrs Richards She prepared the me memorial memorIal memorial morial and led the victorious campaign for equal suffrage at the time of our constitutional convention tn in the spring of 1895 the tho president of the suffrage association Mrs Wells being absent from the state She was elected an alternate to the National Democratic convention which at Chicago In 1896 nominated William Jennings Bryan for mr forthe forthe the presidency She was also ap appointed appointed appointed pointed a national organizer of ot 0 suf suffrage suffrage suffrage frage associations and spent several weeks In Idaho working for equal suf suffrage suffrage suffrage frage In that state Among the im ha important Important positions she has held are those of trustee of the Agricultural College of Utah director of the Salt Lake Free Public library president of ot the Mothers Mothen congress and president of the tho Utah State Stata Council of Women which she represented atthe at the suffrage con coil convention co In Washington a J few tew years ago Recently Mrs Richards has been president of the State Stat Suffrage Coun Council Council cil she is a |