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Suffrage Debate in Utah Territory and City Election Fallout
A Boston Herald writer critiques Utah suffrage as hypocrisy while detailing Salt Lake City election by the People’s tickets. The piece notes church control, Mormon dominance, trials at polling sites, and mixed Gentile protests amid a snowstorm. It cites names and events linked to the era’s territorial politics and race for representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane City
Massachusette
Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Whittier
Lydia Maria Child
Mrs. Livermore
Icy Stone
Julia Ward Howe
Utah
United States
Cation
Apostle Teasdale
Mary Livermore
Congress
Ita
London
Universal
Boston
Matthew Arnold
Republic
Salt Lake
John Taylor
Kingdom of God
Heber J. Grant
William Jennings
Herald
Grant
Jedediah M. Grant
Brigham Young
Utah Central Railroad
John Sharp
Union Pacific Railroad
God
Union Pacific
Sharp
Ogden
Provo
Salt Lake City
People’s Party
Mark
Municipal Corporation
Utah Commission
Tims