Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-10-31 | Page 5 | Mrs. Jenkins Hires White House Pickets

MRS JENKINS HIRES I WHIT HOUSE 1 PICKETS I ISalt I ISalt Salt Lake Woman Says She Is Against Anybody Who Opposes Her Simultaneously with the announce- announce ni nt by members of the Women's I i Democratic club that preliminary i steps had been taken to read out of I that organization Mrs R. R B. B Quay of I ISalt Salt Lake who has gone to V Washington Washing Washing- ton D D. C. C to Join the suffragist picket line before the White House Mrs Irs Elizabeth Cutler Jenkins chairman for Utah of the Women's National party part Issued a statement in which she de declared declared de- de dei i dared that she was advancing Mrs Quays Quay's expenses I I I neither know nor care the politics politics poli poll tics of Mrs Quay Qua said Mrs Jenkins I r am interested only in the fact that she is earnestly working for the proposed proposed pro pro- posed Susan B. B Anthony amendment through which It is hoped to give suffrage suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage to all women of ot the country and for world worM democracy We are working for the amendment disregarding party part politics We oppose only those who oppose us Women of all an parties with the Women's National party went to the depot in a body to wish Mrs Quay godspeed Mrs Irs j stated that she was also advancing money for a Socialist Mrs C C. C F. F Robertson who left today to Join the White House picket line Mrs Irs Quay was formerly a member of of- the Women's Republican club said Mrs Jenkins but withdrew from that organization in 1914 and in the last election worked diligently for the re reelection reelection reelection re- re election of President Wilson because his personal representative Dudley Field Malone had given out the impression Impression im impression Im- Im that the president was in favor of the proposed amendment Now she is picketing because that impression impression impression sion has been repudiated Mrs Airs president of the Women's Democratic club of Salt Lake had this to say The Th Women's Democratic club is opposed t to tp the Susan B B. Anthony amendment and for that reason at a aI I meeting of tHe executive board a a. maI majority majority ma ma- I of the members voted for the re removal removal removal re- re moval of Mrs Quay from membership We do not believe the president should bo be annoyed with this question at this time and do not approve of the stand Mrs Airs Quay has taken tale en Ih Jh regard to picketing