| Show m ahli bo well attended by ladies from all parts of the county the people of brovo awoke thir morning to a realization that it wa comans womans day at an early hour venicee iceE were hurrying here and there about the calv and abon the gallant drum corps of which the party ie so proud was out sixteen strong in the brig it uniforms it was trula enliven me to hear the noise of the dram corps again A a hoar before the time of the meeting teams camo in from neighbor filled with the gentler ex and some of tho ladies rode ia on their bicycles it was euch a sight as probably never before wan witnessed in provo the male politicians ciana eunk back in the chade and when approached you could hear them saying ahat such aad guch a lady waa certainly talented and a good public speaker the merits of th suffrage Buff rage question also came ol 01 course for discussion the local committees as women al ways do business had everything naftaly attended to in detail the decor abiona at the opera house were especially pleasing plea sine they were not profuse but aaa harmonious and somewhat homelike the distinguishing difference of cobrae wag the free use of the national colors A large flag waa hung in artistic artia tic folds at the back of the age aud abauer flags were placed here and there to the best at advantage anen ane electric agha illuminated atiq hauae as chev did by special arrangement ran gement with tho woolen mills co mhd hume wai an enchanting scene tue work of the other it hould be stated though not so con apici waa no lees thorough there were even more places secured for the private entertainment of the ladies for luncheon than there were visitors to accept of tle hospitalities bathing waa belt undone by the reception committee the ladies west 10 the opera honee with a aart of shyness which betokened their greenness fre enness in political matters in blead of occupying the front first they began filling no the house from he rear they wilra also modest about taking beats on the stage and had to bo frequently importuner importuned by the commit tee iha meeting waa consequently a little blow in commencing and while waiting kaptain kindly favored the women with borne patriotic selections on the pun ana drum corpse also played with its well atno good time or two at 1015 john C graham advised the women to get together in town delegations when this was accomplished mr graham called the anotia to order aej made the following open lediea you are welcomed to the ranka of the grand 0 d party the party of national and progress ahe time haa evidently arrived when the ladies of the new sovereign blate of utah are to be riven fhe areat boon of suffrage the to vote for those they would have administer the government of this greatt nation of curs many of you ladies save before on joyed this boon but were deprived of it by democratic legislation bf a law introduced by c democratic Damo cratic J randolph tucker aari enacted br a neresa by the democratic party while socratic president did not actually by his pen approve the bill thit chased the woman of utah ho acquiesced in the infamy by refusing to disapprove of it ahn endowment of this great boon of woman suffrage was the work of a republican congress Con gresa and a republican president the deprivation ol 01 it was the actual work of a democratic congress virtually sanctioned by a democratic president these facts are ahey cannot be contro averted by our democratic friends who now BO to have the badiea believe that they and aney only have restored ree the great boon suffrage to the ladies of utah the facts in connection with the re endowment of auman however eap port this claim tha republican party ot utah placed itself on record for the re enfranchisement ot the women of utah before the democratic party had made up its mind in the premises and only decided to follow tae example beet tl em when there appeared no alternative perhaps to the utah county be is due the credit of the first declaration by platform in favor of in the state constitution an article for equal suffrage meyeral weeks prior to the holding of the republican territorial convention nearly aye arazo the republicans cf this county so declared in county convention a convention bv the ore graced by the presence of several lady delegates from abo cities of provo and pleasant grove freaa facts are also matters of history recorded in republican literature and not to be found in or even remembered by that democratic organ of gall and ahe bait lake herald of the republican party of utah countr therefore rejoice with you ladies over the now almost certain restoration ol 01 ha rights once enjoyed by YOU abi e we concede to a large proportion of the minority in the ladd convention the credit of bravely supporting toe republican p edge of equal for bromen the honor and prestige of its adoption in aba belong to the republican party of utah ladies you have met hero today in of a call of the regular party organization in this county it will be your privilege to decide whether voa will have an organization separate from tha mans organization or not mrs wella chairman and mrs pardee secretary ot the republican ladies territorial league are nero and will no doubt advise you how to proceed in the matter of first a county organization ladies once more you are welcomed to the republican fold mr graham through the instruction of a number of ladies then placed in nomination lor temporary chairman mra B bachman the lady emoke briefly a few words of for the honor conferred republicanism ehe was a rood canse to work in miss thomas of lahi wag elected secretary mke B chairman ot tho territorial leaana was then introduced and first tried her voice in order to get a pitch that would enable all to hear without fatiguing herself ale then congratulated the ladies on the party drum corpse that had honored them bahe also spoke flatteringly of the decorations one of the newspapers in salt lake had called ino republican movement a aart ot tea party she reminded the paper what kind of tea party they once had in boston in which women led in the creation of public opinion perhaps this tea party in utah may also grow aiuto prominence the first question to be decided aha raid was what kind of an was to be formed whether it should be separate or in conjunction with the men while we are naturally independent she said we are not entirely independent of men all male citizens she believed with very few exceptions has no fear of the franchise in the hands of the women women are for economy as proven by household affairs when they know their husbands hns bands tha women may not ba able to vote thia fall she aard lam sorry but we can afford to wait if we have to aito of course we want to be ready by organization and a knowledge of re democratic women are determined to vote and democratic women saam determined dot that they shall vote in closing she said ebe hoped the day of thorough organization of the republican ladies of utah was near at hand mea secretary of the league wag next in made a witty political speech with catching anecdotes anecdote a she felt that this was already a republican county and she might be f waltine her time by making a ea publican speech she volunteered however to give her personal conversion to Republican 1 ism she said her husband was a democrat and it was thought ahe raould go with the same party as her husband this was not she thought for woman ought to be as inde pon dent as men in their convictions the republican party was finely portrayed it was theo ne that had elevated the and surely she thought that party will also stand for women until they have equal rights they are doing it in utah iha principle of protection for the promotion of property was portrayed ai length mrs wells asked permission to tell a little incident in her experience perince ex she told how hard the women of utah had worked to establish the silk iDd ostry at the last legislature they desired a bounty on cocoons they wanted it to co in as a Ift dieB measure but of course it got mixed ap as a republican measure and all democrats voted against it but one and he waa drunk HON JOHN 2 BOOTH who was next introduced said that he felt that ha oue nt to complete mrs story the bill for a bounty on sericulture waa passed by the can legislature and was vetoed by a democratic governor who it waa said waa also drunk mrs wells well he vetoed the bill I 1 know that I 1 women of utah ha believed were naturally republicans they have and good sense these and you have republicanism tie then showed how republicanism had always been for prosperity and democracy had always brought hard times democrats boast of their for the poor men they ought to said the speaker for their party 13 the power in producing doormen grover cleveland about once a year bends oot th 9 senry of what a model husband he IB in utah the men prefer that report to go oat from the ether aide of abs tbs bonea in closing ha said that republicanism wealthy men wealthier but it also made poor men more prosperous democracy Dam makes rich men poor and poor men bs egara think of that and study it then the ladies proceeded to effect an organ bation mra M H hardy moved that a committed commit tea of ona be appointed from each precinct of the county on permanent organization carried the following appointments were than made spanish fork mrs jane pace lehi mrs george webb alpine massarah sSarah Mr A american fork mrs ray Robi neon pleasant grove mrs harriet thorne Sprint ville M douall provo mrs jane B snyder santaquin San mra j on motion of mrs E W robinson a committee of one was appointed to de cide chetner they have a separate or conj jint organization as follows peasant grove mrs sarah houtz american fork mrs hannah dunckley ashi mrs martha brown mrs grace cheaver Cn eaver alpine mra sarah A mcdaniel mrs H M dougall spanish fork mrs anna mellor mrs stickney mra booth moved and it was covered that a similar committee he appointed on resolutions the following committee waa appointed fork liea lillie morgan lehi mrs efima taylor A and delia booth pleasant broye mrs faanie stewart neville mrs frank bringhurst Bring burst alpine mrs sarah A mcdaniel sans mra stickney Stick nev mrs walea invited the delegates to fisit the lake resort carriages would be at their service at the cos mo politan hotel corner A deceia was taken until 1 in the afternoon atter noon there was even a larger attendance than darine the forenoon the committee on permanent organization reported mrs jane bayder an permanent chairman and mrs grace secretary it also reported the order of busine ea the report was accepted the permanent chairman made a few remarks the ladies decided not to havo a separate organization but the following three ladies were elected to act with the republican executive committee mrs sarah provo mrs ada woolen american fork and mrs fork the following resolutions were adopted to the chairman and ladies assembled in tho republican ladies convention your committee on resolutions ask loave to report the following and re commend their adoption whereas the long toped for and sincerely worked for time has arrived when women aronld prepare for the proper exercise of the franchise soon to be need and whereas r intelligence and honesty are the foundation stones ol 01 a republic can government therefore resolved that every woman in utah should devote sufficient time to the 1 study of national politics to comprehend the same and ally herself to the party which from pi st acts and present prom feea indicates the greatest prosperity to the people that the republican darty is that baity that we affirm our allega each to equal liberty to all citi zena to the protection of american home industries to the granting et and necessary nece spary bounties by state and to the support of free school that this is a nation and mt a confederation of slates submitted DELIA I 1 Chair naan 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