The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-03
"SPARE Me-
Mr.. WellOck'S Tale Of
Powers Woe.
"YOU'LL GO TO JAIL. !"
The WOrkingmen Shake the
Walls of the Theatre.
DEvINE MAKES A BIG SPEECH.
The Campaign Winds Up with Blaze of
Enthusiasm at the Theatre-WiII Wei
lock go to the Pen?
DEvINE MAKES A BIG SPEECH.

rally at the theatre last evening.
The people wound up the night before
and left the field free to the workingmen
with the exception of the meeting of the
bogus workiugmen at the Metropolitan
which was not more than one-tentb the size
of the gathering at the theatre-the feeble
meeting at the Continental where John M.
Young's spread eagleism drew a crowd
only little larger than the
Italian musicians are accustomed to draw
regularly land entertain twice as welD and
the meeting at the Rio Grande hotel, which
degenerated into sort of free beer hurrah
with these exceptions the city was clear
of gatherings and the whole town seemed to
pour simultaneously in the direction of the
theatre
Without doubt the news that the orator,
Wellock, had threatened to read the cele-
brated pamphlet that cost Judge Powers his
and the rumor that Powers had
threatened him with the penitentiary if he
dared to carry out the threat, were largely
instrumental in drawing the crowd.
The workingmen brought their campaignf
to brilliant close last evening with a
grand rally at the theatre. Long before
the doors were opened the crowds com
menced gathering in front of the building,
and by 80 the theatre was crowded with
an audience composed largely of working
men. The stage was tastefully decorated
with the national colors and around the
galleries were banners bearing the legends
Arise, Oh Workmen, Arise. Raise Your
Voices to the Skies, and Let Liberty Reign
Supreme" Gathering of the Clans he
Campbells are Coming, Hurrah! Hurrah,
Hurrah!'' salt Lake Work Shall Be for
Salt Lake Worhmen, and it can only be as
sured by the sovereign voice of the people -
This ticket is presented for our approval
by the men who made the homes and wages
of Salt Lake workmen what they are.''
Just at the hour announced for the meet
ing Held's band entered the theatre playing
a patriotic air, and the enthusiasm of the
assembled host broke forth in a burst of
hearty applause.
n. a. Parks presided, and introduced as
the first speaker,
HON. WILLIAM wELLoCK,
who said that he did not claim the title
honorable through political preferment,
but he claimed that it was the true title of
every honest working man. applause
A week ago the Liberals held meeting in
this theatre and dealt with the dead past.
Tonight he proposed to deal with
the living present 1t was claimed
by the Liberals that the Wor!lingmen
had nominated Mormons. 1t was true that
three of the candidates on their ticket
were Mormons, but he remembered that
over two years ago there were Liberals
upon the fusion ticket and the Liberals
voted the ticket The would-be Right
Honorable Judge Powers had said that the
Independent Workingmen were mistt
Americans, and he wished 10 say it was not
true. The speaker then said he would read
some of the charges made by eminent and
honorable men before the Senate com
mittee against the confirmation of Judge
Powers as an associate justice of Utah He
then read some affidavits, after which he
said that a lew days ago he had been hon
ored by an interview with that great
$4,000 politician, Judge Powers. VINO
ing he had accused Powers of having
forged a check for 81 500. He replied that
he did not make such an assertion, but he
did say that Powers was reported to have
misappropriated the sum of 81 800 in
Michigan.
81 told him." said Mr. Wellock. "that
did not make The charges against him, but
it was a matter of record. Then he became
pathetic and said, You most not expose
Itsa,aaa ,rolan ha%
wife and child to support and if you bring
those things out you will ruin me- He
besought nae with tears in MS eyes to spare
him for the sake of his wife aud child. and
when he found it would not work he
threatened me with prosecution and all
sorts of things. This man Powers owns
the Liberal party and Pat Lannon, and he
thinks he owns the whole city. He begged
me to spare him, butt ask you, what mercy
does this man deserve.'
A few more affidavits protesting against
Powers appointment were read by the
speaker, and he closed by proposing three
cheers for the Workingmen's ticket.
The next speaker was
JAMES DEvINE,
who said the party which was born short
time ago was destined to deliver the people
of this city and country from political
opened he never dreamed the opponents of
the workingmen would descend to SANDER
and villification. He did not think that any
newspaper claiming to have morals above
the Police Gazette would resort to such
means as had been used to deceive the pub
lie. He wished to say, in the first place,
that the WorkingmeR' ticket did not have
its origin in a shoe shop, but
IN the carpenter shop of Devine & Robinson
\, @sx,l-
ton Of workingmen, who were only asked
to stand by the action of the convention.
That ticket would have the support of a
majority of the voters in this county on
Monday TapplauSe The only feeling he
had towards the Liberal candidates was
one of sympathy, because in case of defeat,
their condition would be sad. The candi-
dates on the Workingmen's ticket had
legitimate vacations, and should they meet
with defeat they could go back to their
workshops. He was not in sympathy with
any party. newspaper or individual whose
greatest endeavor was TO engender strife
and bitterness and animosity among the
people. He was not Mormon and he did
not expect to become, but he was willing
to accord to others the rights which
he claimed for himself The trades unions
OF this city had zone more
10 drive ont the feeling of bitterness among
the worklngmen than any other cause had.
They did not propose that political shysters
should dominate them. They were in this
tight TO stay, and if this alleged Liberal
party thought they could fritter away the
rights of the workingmen they would be
badly left. The Tribune had hung up a re-
ward of s. for any member of the working
mems party who had dirty hands The re-
ward had not been claimed because there
were no dirty handed politicians among the