The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-07
CLARENCE is A FIZzLE.
He Draws less than Dozen, While emo
crat Fills the House at Scofeld.

SCoFIELD' Utah, Nov. 2.-There was a
Liberal rally (l) held here on Monday last.
1t was the greatest fizzle with which our
town has ever beed afflicted SO far as poll
tics is concerned. Long and loud had II
been heraIded that a pow-wow would be
held and the Liberal candidate for delegate
to Congress would beg the people OF
Scofeld 10 vote for him. The evening of
the meeting arrived-so did the delegate.
Eight o'clock was to have been the hour of
meeting, but at that time there was only
five people precent. Presently, the speaker
of the evening hanging on the arm of the
Liberal nominee for president of the town
board, entered the school house which was
lighted by one dim lamp. and less than half
heated by broken stove.
Evidently Mr.. Allen expected q full
house so the small audience had very
dampening effect on him.
Conductor Morris and Judge
Hardness noticed the downcast
expression of Mr.. Allen and they
hied themselves to Liberal theadquar.srsn
where they found q dozen or so OF tie ooys
playing pool or cards for the drinks and
rousted them out to meeting. After this
very respectable showing those present ex-
pected the performance to begin. But not
so. After waiting for nearly an hour longer
Operator Braffet became desperate and.
after apologizing, first to the audience for
the condition of the house, and then to the
speaker for the SIZE OF the audience, called
the meeting to order. He said: Lady
(here was only one of the fair sex pres
ent) and gentlemen, 1 now introduce TO
you the Honorable c. E. Allen"
1t was plain 10 be seen that MIR. Allen
was disappointed. He commenced by COM
pisining that the Democrats were follow
ing him around wherever he went. This
seemed to relieve his pent up feelings. He
scorched the Republicans and the leaders
of the Mormons, and finished up by saying
that tue Democrats were just as bad
During mis- speech he begged the voters
of Scoheld TO cast their ballots for him just
TO show to the people of this territory that
there were Liberals in other places besides
Salt Lake and Ogden.
LOOK AT THE CONTRAST.
On Tuesday night, A. D. Cash, of Provo,
held forth in the interests of Democracy
Long before the hour of meeting, every
seat was occupied. Fully one half OF the
audience were ladies. And happier look
ing audience it would be hard to find.
Promptly at the advertised time the
meeting was called to order by the presi-
dent of the Democratic club, Andrew
Hood, who, in neat although short
speech, introduced Mr. Cash as the
speaker Of the evening. 1t would be an in
justice to Mr.. Cash TO attempt synopsis
OF his very able argument. He held his
audience spellbound most of the time He
was frequently interrupted by applause
When the names of Cleveland and Steven
son were mentioned, round after round of
applause was given with q vim. After
Mr.. Gash's speech was finished, campaign
songs were sung, the whole audience join
ing in the chorus. The meeting cosen by
giving three cheers and tiger for Cleve-
land and Stevenson. Joseph L. Rawlins
and the straight Democratic ticket Of the
territory and every county. After the
close az the meeting nearly all the male
part OF the audience became members of
the Democratic club. The general verdict
is that this was the best political meeting
ever held in this valley.
Democracy is taking deep root up here in
the mountains. JAKE.