The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-03


club officials have been losing much
valuable time in an endeavor to figure
how they were to handle the vast
throng of enthusiastic Republicans
who were to flock to the theatre last
night to ratify the Republican ticket.
Thorough preparations were made for a
great overflow meeting, to be ad-
dressed by Frank Cannon and Judge
Goodwin as we'll as some from the
other factions.
GThere was no need for the prepare
YsQns. The vast throng did not arrive.
Those who did go to the theatre only
IN ed the pit and first gallery ana ABOUT
ASslf filled the second gallery. Room
was a plentiful commodity. 1t could
be found in large spaces all over the
house.
The ratification meeting was the
coolest Of its kind that has been held
IN this territory in the past five years.
Those who can remember the meeting
which ratified the nomination of Frank
Cannon, and the red-hot enthusiastic,
bowling, cheering, applauding mass Of
Republicans who came to greet the
Little Napoleon and hung with rap
ture on every one of his fowery, bonn
bastic sentences, raved over every
mention of candidates or victory,
yelled at bounty, howled at protection
and broke loose over any mention OF
Cleveland, cannot help but notice that
q vast change has come over the Re
publican party.
Only an echo of the former enthusi-
asm was heard during the evening.
Applause was half-hearted and short.
Cheers were but seldom evoked. Allu-
sions to protection, bounty. the gold
bond proposition, the silver policy Of
the administration and other Repub-
lican pet subjects were received with
silence. Hard times sentences fell on
unsympathetic ears. AllusioI to the
candidates sometimes evoked applause
and sometimes cid not, according to
the manner in which they were made.
Wells speech was curious. His bear
ing lacked magnetism; his speech
lacked the quality that awakens enthu-
siasm. His CHIEF attention was de-
voted to the history of the parties in
Utah and claims for victory. His de-
claration for silver was an after
thought and was dismissed with the
feWest possible words. At times he
was slangy and fiippant. The synlpa-
thy for Crane was shown by the fact
that his demonstration was greater
than that of Wells.
GrieviousIy Disappointing.
d
txEie leaders of the Oquirrh club when
$aey saw how slowly the people filed
into the theatre and occupied the seats.
They had expected that 7:45 would see
the building damned to the doors. The
Flambeau club, led by the Denhalter
band, paraded the streets without
,Sringing il sufficient recruits to fill the
&salleries. and SIS still saw the house
Tsfr from packed.
o.on I ~ 1fNa
stage, followed by Heber NJ. Wells
and c. E. Allen. 1t took the audience
about three seconds to see who they
were and then some fland-clapping wac
started. In it, however, not more than
a quarter of the spectator joined. Men
and women on the stage. who had been
at previous ratification meetings,
looked at one another and asked,
Where is the enthusiasm" The
demonstration scarcely lasted until the
men had taken their seats. A moment
later Judge Goodwin followed. He re-
ceived a slightly greater burst Of ap-
paause. Crane came in q few seconds.
TShen for the first time was there
cheering and whistling. This demon
stration was greater than the two pre-
ceeding. but still lacking very much in
that enthusiasm which is supposed to
distinguish ratification meetings. Sew
greeted by applause from their partic-
ular friends, but the really enthusi
aStic burst came when Colonel Trumbo
walked onto the stage.
The Salt Lake Glee club sang THE
Owl and the Pussy Cat and an encore
about a man who voted for Cleveland
and who hadn't done anything since.
At S:25 President Harry McCallum, of
the Oquirrh club, marched TO ne front
of the platform and said he wished to
congratulate the Republican party on
the results Of the convention. With
the ticket the Republican party will
win an overwhelming victory. Behind
f. is the organization called the
pquirrh club, which will stand like
Stone wall in its defense.
L now take pleasure" continued Mr..
aSIcCallUm. lin introducing to you the
SsleXt governor of Utah
Wells speech.
Heber NJ Wells came forward and
was greeted with round of applause,
still light. He said in beginning: eve
weeks about lack of harmony in the
Republican ranks, and TIE Democratic
press has said that there was wrang
ling and jangling among the leaders.
The Democrats have been happy over
this. They have laid the f1attering
be benefited. But we're going to fool
them. The wrangling and jangiing
simply denoted that the Republicans
are on the ramparts. They were but
alarm bells, and what a tale of vic
tory they bring to the enemy
The course Of the Republicans in this
territory has beeT miraculous. Three
years ago, when d speaker predicted
that the Democrats would be swept
into oblivion he was jeer~d at by even
his own party. The prediction has
now been fulfilled. You all remember
the gale of last year which swept the
Democrats from power. Yet that was
but a zephyr. the gentle soughing of
a summer breeze to that which will
come this fall In the beginning of
politics here the old residents called
themselves Democrats, but believed in
Republican principles. They were ike
the young lady, who was only waiting
to he asked before changing her name.
VIZ asked them. When the truth
damned upon them, hundreds of them
became Republicans in name as they
had been in theory.
Patted Charities Head.
Then came the end of the Liberal
party, marking q new era, for Utah
over so per cent OF them found lodg-
Ynent in the Republican party and last
year Utah stood with the majority Of
the states of the union with the party
of ,,yosy-esS ssI admit this was NOT