The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-19
CAMPAIGN IN TooELE.
Series of Meetings ReId in That
County During the Past Week.

Souhty DUrinS the FaSt week.
MERCUR, Oct. fS-The first guns
of the campaign in TGoeIe were fired
last week, and it viii now be in order
to hear from the opposition The
meetings began at Stockton, and the
crowd of speakers who could be called
on in an emergency consisted of Mr..
Weber, of Ogden; NebekeF, of Ophdr.
candidate fer state senator; Dresser, OF
Mercur, candidate for the Legislature;
Judges Cherry and Norrell, and Spie-
gel candidate for the county clerEship.
This was increased at every stopping
pace, Until every candidate was with
the crowd except Mrs. Dcdds, candi-
date for the recordersilip and Bevan,
candidate for the Office of cssdnty COM
missioner.
At Stockton che meeting was adj
dressed by Weber who made his points
in his usual brilliant style. and he
was followed by Judges Cherry and
NorrelI. Among those present We're
Captain Stcver, who became SO dis
gusted with the Republican senatorial
convention, and bolted it. Stockton
has been so very Republican in the
past that il might be said there were
no Democrats there, only six having
voted last year. Today we are assured
by the people there that they Will
cast a ma jo-fty vote for the head Of the
ticket. Many of them asserting that
they intend to Mark I'm Y ND by the
rooster and let it go at that"
From Stockton the party drove to
Tooele. and at the Social hall addressed
a large and enthusiastic audience.
Here as at other meetings the ladies'
turned out in force. The glee club,
which went with the speakers, did
much to enliven the proceedings and
received a great deal of merited aP-
plause.
The registration list at Tooeie shows
a total of AS votes and under normal
conditions would give a majority of
about so for the Republican party, but
with the silver issue and the diSsen-
sions among the Republicans in rela-
ton to the local Offices the Democrats
WA this year receive a handsome ma
jority.
It was the intention to hold meet
ing at Lakeview on Friday afternoon.
but on account Of the busy season the
plan was changed and che party pro-
ceeded TO Grantsville. Major Barnes, a
veteran of the Mormon battalion. and
Judge Rydalch. a staunch Democrat
of "A years. took care of a number of
the visitors, treating them in a royal
manner.
On Saturday afternoon the party
reached st. Johns, where one Of the
most successful meetings of the series
was held
In the evening the party reached
Mercur, where the opera house had
been prepared for their reception. The
house was crowded. and on the stage
were Weber and Pickett, besides all the
candidates on the Democratic ticket,
with three exceptions
Chairman Brown had obtained the
services of the Mercur orchestra which
enlivened the meeting, and the Glee
club helped to rouse the enthusiasm.
Mercur will show up we'll on election
day, and many last year Republicans
viii make their y up next the
rooster"
Some of the candidates paid a visit
to Sunshine this afternoon, and found
that part of Camp Floyd was ali right
Messrs. Weber. Cherry and Norrell
left this afternoon for Salt Lake city.
They report having spent an enjoyable
and profitable time and think Tooele
will appear in the Democratic column
this year.