The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-21

of this prominent party leader head
ing this aggregation of speakers shows
what strong endorsements the pIucky
Isaac has, and all can plainly see that
the object of their tour of the territory
is to strengthen Trumbo's chances for
the Senatorship.
Bill Glassman spoke at some length.
But his speech seemed rather too rant
ing, radical and sarcastic to suit the
palate of the audience.
Mr.. Meakin recited very we'll. Then
came the crisis for which the audience
had so patiently waited In one of
the most eulogistic speeches ever ut
tered by man, one boiling over with
fattery and high compliments, the
great colonel was introduced by Mr..
Crane to the loudly applauding spec
tators. 1 say spectators" for the rea-
son that most of the audience came
to see rather than to hear.
AT the mention of his name, the gall
liant colonel bounced boldly but mod
eStly forward. He made a RTery neat
little speech, too. He occupied proba-
bly, four or five minutes. Hundreds OF
people showed unconcealed surprise on
their countenance when the colonel so
suddenly sat down. They had settled
themselves in their seats for an hour
and a half or two hours grafton from
the would-be senator. Some had heard
the colonel was a good orator and are
still specializing on the cause Of his
astonishing brevity
The burden of the coloners speech
was q why he was a. Republican" He
was quite dramatic and his various
pauseS were marked with plsudits.
Fairchild, the wit was the next
speaker His catchy phrases and smart
sayings created a deal Of laughter and
q 81 nj
in this line, but when he attempted to
direct from his flow of humor and po-
litical fish stories, the size of which
were never before even approached by
any prevaricator in Brigham, perhaps
with the exception of Ben. p. Rich-as
! said, when Lee tried to leave his
line of wit to storm a question with
seriousness and weight-he proved a
failure and the audience was displeased
with him.
The menagerie was undoubtedly a
high success as far as the exhibition
to a large and curious crowd of
crane. buffalo. real live colonel and
a Quartette. But to say they convert
ed any Democrats, or in fact anyone
to Repuhlicanism, or TrunbOiSm. is &
horse of another color
When it comes to a city election, the
Republicans Of Brigham are in sad
fix. The party is composed of several
factions. a progressive faction, q non
progressive faction, the saloon element
and a faction called ''kickers.' The
first named manage somehow 10 set
along together, but the latter class are
''terrors.' But they are numerous,
their kicks are powerful and cODse-
Qpently they must be coddled by the
other factions Otherwise they would
kick out of the traces and the party
would be in a hopeless minority in tie
city Now that kicker element have
a man or two they want for mayor; so
have the others. Each laughs and
scouts at the men mentioned by the
other factions. The saloon element has
it's interests centered particularly on
the marshalship. They naturally want
an officer who can close an eve at con-
Venient times. They are also strongly
opposed to a certain aspirant for may
orally hOnOrs because two years ago.
when he was elected councilman, he
opened up his heart and. hand. told
the boys he would treat and actually
tossed out % cents to treat the crowd.
How all these factions with their wide
~ differing fancies win get together
and manufacture a ticket within the
next two weeks that will suit all and
draw the full party vote, is the knotty
cOnundrum which today is agitating
the Republican breast.
In wonderful contrast to this party
of fights factions and many pieces,
stands the Democratic party Of this
city solid phalanX. They are coolly
watching the maneuvers of the divided
and disconnected enemy and when the
right time comes will place in the field
a ticket that will put terror in the
hearts of their opponents This is a
Democratic year. and unless something