The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-26
IT WAS RATHER THIN,
The Republican Meeting at
the Opera House.
VARIAN REPLIES TO POWERS.
Judge Mcbride and Hugh j. Mohau
Indulge Ia Speeches-The Reso-
1utionS-MembersI,, Roll

The parquette of the Opera House
was about half full last evening, in re-
spouse to call signed by several prom
inent Republicans for a meeting to or
ganize Republican club in this city
There would doubtless been much
larger after dance had not the commit
tee who had the affair in hand
been SO shortsighted as to contine the
call to the columns OF the Tribune
They will probably know better mex!
time. There was considerable interest
manifested when Mr.. G. S. VaIian en-.
tered and took his seat upon the stand
on which were assem- bled Elijah Sells
w. S. Mccormick, E. 3. Critchlow and
one or two others. Mir. Varian was the
center of interest fer more than one
reason-6rst, because he had already
been stumping the Territory, or several
cities of it, in the interest o
Harrison and Morton, and sec
ond, because a rumor had gained
currency that, in CONSEQUENCE CT the
speech delivered by Judge Powers the
evening previous, he proposed to COW.
hide Orlando w. the momen;
he happened to run across him. A
couple CT reporters Swallowed Powers
and Varian the entire afternoon, but as
the co hiding seance did not occur, it
is sale to say that either Dame Rumor
was once more at fault, or else Mr..
Varian thought better of his little
scheme. Judge Powers otfsnse, it viii
be remembered, consisted in holding up
TO riaicule-Na riau called it "abuse"-
a trium virate who had been delivering
Republican speeches II some southern
towns. There was no personal aliusion
10 Mr.. Varian, unless 1t be in the ex-
preston "vaTi- antique" But 1t was
evident Mr.. Varisn had blood in his eye,
and it vas further made manifest when
on being nominated for chairman, he
stepped forward ano commenced his
speech.
yABIAN's ADDRESS.
He said: Heretofore there has been
no distinct party organization IL this
Territory except tie one which is d.
rectly and distinctly opposed to the
dominant party in Utah, for The reason
that there has not been any occasion
for such an organization.
Never since 1861 have the nece ssities CT
the hour and the great political issues
so pressed home upon the people, and
hn Of foh
every State and Territory in the Union,
are talking and thinking over these
things. We are distracted and agitated
by propositions upon which many of us
can never hops to agree. The history of
the Republican party is written in the
history OF this nation, AMI while wee
have nothing to regret, we have some
thing to present. We say to you, Twill
YOU thiuk?" This is all We ask, and if
you do that. no such calamity as that
which befell the nation in 1854 can
happen again. The country was asleep
when the Democrats gained their vic
tory. and to-day every man and boy
in the country is asking why it was
so. For these and other reasons 1t
Republican club, not for The purpose
aid the National party with our SYM
pathy and means. Prior to the Chi
cago convention, the Repu blicans of
Ogden had organized themselves into
q political organization known as the
Tom Reed Club. and after the conven-
ton, the southern Republicans mad |
organized as a Harrison and Morton |
Cluo. | did not suppose until then
that a Democrat could object to or
oppose such organizations, as it is
none of his business. The idea was
never thought of by the Republicans
of Utah until after the Presidents |
to Congress in December last. |
1t seems that Notwithstanding the fact |
that year and half ago the Demo
Gratis of the Territory had or
ganized club and carried |
on a campaign for the pur-
pose of drawing from the Mormon
Church all of the thinking young men
at q late Latter.Day SAINT convention, |
had to be said about the
organizing. At the DEM |
ocratic meeting held at Federal court
room on Friday night, Judge Powers in
his speech, referred to the republicans
in Utah, particularly to myself and
lew others who had attended political |
at Provo and elsewhere. Now,
I take this occasion to say that have
always endeavored to treat my
brethren of the opposite faith with fair
ness and courtesy, and have not said |
unworthy of the cause rep
or unworthy of gentleman !
1t is said, and it comes from the Demo
Gratis, that the object OF our meetings
was to carry the followers of the Nor
mon Church into the Republican camp.
Were it not for the fact that the gem
sIeman's speech was published in full!
n q paper having such standing and in
auence as to give it considerable prom
inence (meanihg, of course, The HER !
ALp) would pay no attention to it. 1t
occurred to me that ever since the
convention held at Ogden
when the Mormon wing of the Demo-
cratic party came very near capturing
the convention, those gentlemen have
been afraid that unless they shift that
wing into the Republican party, the
wing would capture the Democratic
party in Utah. The pooprieties OF this
occasion will not permit me to go into
details, and answer the ref ctions cast
upon me at the last Democratic meet
ing by the gentleman, but he will hear
from me hereafter. l will say, however,
that this man came TO Utah two years