The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30
COST THEM
HUNDREDS OF VOTES
The One Growing Mistake of a
Hopeless Campaign.
Arthur Brown Inadvertently Mem
lions Brynn's Name and the Au-
dience Goes WiId--The Senator
Concludes to Stick to the Tariff
and Says Prosperity Is Impossible
without Protection.


every hope of Republican success in
the county and state. 1t was adver-
tised as meeting where the party
members could come together and
unite on the local candidates. 1t failed
disrnally in this respect and today the
breach in the Republican ranks is wider
than ever.
1t was to be Republican ratification
meeting. 1t turned out to be a mag
nificent ratification of William Jen-
nings Bryan and Hon. W. H. King. AT
the mention of either Of these names
there were the widest of demonstra-
TORS. So magnificent and oveTwhelm-
ing was the sentiment in favor of the
Democratic nominees that it COM
pletely overawed Senator Brown, the
chief speaker, who had come prepared
to receive an ovation for Mckinley
True, the Republican standard bearer
name was cheered once or twice, but it
was only by few and always followed
by a stronger counter demonstration
for Bryan and King.
The crowd was only sufficient to fill
the pit and the first gallery of the the
atre. There was a good Sprinkling OF
ladies on the lower floor, and this be-
ing something unusual ait a Republican
gathering, called forth comment from
Chairman Critchiow, who undoubtedly
recalled the contrast with the county
convention.
Senator Brown was the chief drawing
card. All came to hear what the SEN
ator had to say and they were re-
warded with a very earnest speech.
But his hearers were not in sympathy.
1t was a silver audience, with the ex-
ception of Jake Greenewald. The SEN
ator's discussion of the tariff-his prin
cipal theme-waS not we'll received and
when he had finished it was no wonder
that one-half of the people left the hall.
Most of the candidates for county
offices had seats on the platform. For
fear that the opposing faction might
think some of them We're goldDugS,
every one of the candidates departed
before Brown had finished. Only Harry
Joseph remained to applaud McKin
ley's name. Peter Condie was there,
too, but he neither sang nor applauded.
Al Reese had front seat and wore a
panied expression when the audience
indicated that there was no hope for
any Republican candidate this year.
While the people filed in. a colored
quartette sang several selections and
were heartily applauded.
CHAIRMAN DOOLY.
John E. Dolly then came out from be-
hind the left wing, proceeded to the
front of the stage and said:
Ladies and gentlemen: 1t becomes
my pleasing duty as chairman of the
state committee to call this meeting
to order. We are receiving reports
from all over the state indicating a
sweeping Republican victory. We will
have a majority in both branches of
the legislature. (Here Mr.. Dolly
waited for the first outbreak of ap-
plause, but it did not Gomez The pur-
pose of this meeting is that we all
emphasizing alp may come together
and ratify the nominees on the Repub-
lican ticket"
Mr. Dolly then introduced E. B.
Critchlow as chairman.
MR.. CRITCHLOW'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Critchlow took the Tribune to
task for saying in an editorial that
the nomination of George L. Nye for
county attorney was hardly reply to
the nomination of Mr.. Van Colt by the
Democrats. Because Mr.. Van Colt was
a very able man, Mr.. Nye should not be
lost sight of, thought the speaker.
1t was Mr.. Van Colts good fortune
to have been pressed into service by a
large corporation, he said, and well and
truly had he performed his duty in
looking after its interests. But both
were young men,
Mr. Critchlow then dilated at some
length on the legislative record of Mr..
Nye Mr. Critchlow had occasion to
refer to Bryan and there was an i'm
mense cheer, and soon after, when Nc
Kinley's name was mentioned, there
was another outbreak of applause fully
as strong.
The candidates quartette, as it was
called, flung out a song entitled THE
Democratic Tickets BUNNY" and
were Justify encored.
SENATOR BROWNS ADDRESS.
Senator Brown was then introduced.
and received an ovation that lasted for
several minutes before he could begin
his address,
The senator opened by saying that
possibly the people in Utah did not
fully comprehend the magnitude of the
campaign now being waged. He pic
tured the distress of the country at the
present time, contrasting it with the
prosperity he said we were enjoying
three years ago. The people of the
country were seeking q remedy, and it
was well for Utah to follow in the line
of some beaten track.
Il, for my part, have chosen the
path laid down by the Republican
party" (Faint applause)
The speaker believed that all men
were in favor of silver. There was
only a question as to the method of
applying it. There were many Demo-
Gratis in the city who did not believe
in independent action and who would
vote for the Republican standard
bearer, he said, believing that the
nations honor should be guarded as
closely as the flag. And so there was
a difference as to the method of bring
ing about bimetallism.
But while we may differ on this
question ] believe we can now come
together and unite on the local ticket.
And / want to say right here that
while l appear before you tonight to
say word in behalf of the Republican
ticket, 1 have no apologies to offer
because 1 am a Republican 1 am not
ashamed to say that l am for that
grand statesman, that hero, William
Mckinley
The McKinleyites had their inning
and cheered.
The senator then proceeded to dis
cuss the tariff, going back to 1856.
when Buchanan was made president
The country had then undergone a
wonderful era of prosperity The gold
mines of California poured forth un
limited wealth that was turned into
the channels of trade, and still with
all this Buchanan had not been in the
presidential chair two years before hY
began to borrow money and issue
bonds: all this going to show the unfit
ness of Democrats to govern. There
was an abundance of money at the
time. 1t was not question of money;