The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11
The Reception.

The reception to the visitors at the
| knuIsford hotel last evening, while IN
formal, was a very successful AFFAIR.
J Many prominent people of this city and
! this state were there. President Milford
| Woodruff, of the dominant church and
| his first counsellor George Q. Cannon,
were among the number who attended.
| Senator Frank ]. Cannon was also on
| hand and with Judge Colborn made mat
| ters pleasant for all the visitors. Alder
man Mulvey was omnipresent Mulvey
! is the right man in the right place. He
would hunt up the thirsty pilgrim and
! introduce him or her, as the case hap
| pened to be, and introduce the claret
punch. When he saw a man who looked
as though he would like to take a trip
10 the smoking room, it was Mulvey who
gave him the through route to the cigars.
In short Mulvey made every one happy.
| LIE Prohon distinguished himself too.
| He was on hand at the right time and
! the manner in which he made acquaint-
ances was cheerful to behold. He had
| memory for names which was very use
! full and had he had time every person in
the room would have known every other
person: LIE Prohon merits the distinc-
| ton of the great introducer.
| Wiscomb and Buckle and Chief Pratt
did yeoman service in making every
| thing pleasant for the people. All three
were on hand just when they were need
ed and many visitor had his heart
| gladdened by the kindly way this trio
took care of him. Callister was busy
man all evening. The genial clerk of the
|
element too and as for mine host Holmes,
| he was here there and everywhere. The
! several chiefs had a good time. Burris,
of Columbus. Georgia, declared that
| when he died Salt Lake city would be
good enough for him. Reedell, of Omaha.
| was pleased to be with the party while
! Fiske of Rhode Island asserted that if
| he had his choice he would never go
home. Richardson of the same place,
said "ditto,' but Winchell of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, capped them all. He announced
| cold, that he was going to sell out what
| he had and come to this city and live and
| hat ne would arrive here on May /,
1897, by the watch and he meant it too.
Swingley of st. LOUIS wants o sn.
| lot of Salt Lake atmosphere home and
temper the heat to his people, and so it
| went.
The several wives, sisters and
cousins-there were no aunts-of the
in which they were received and en-
joyed themselves like all good jolly
women do.
After an hour or so of handshalzing and
conversation, during which time the
flowing bowl flowed with it's mild decoc-
tons, and the band played on, Chief
Devine mounted chair and announced
to the ladies that Chief Pratt would
chaperone a party of ladies, which would
be as large as the latter might determine
by the attendance, to Fort Douglas, this
morning, and further, that the cars would
leave the hotel at $50 sharp. This state
ment made, James told all the multitude
that when he attended the convention at
Montreal he had asked the chiefs to
come to this city, but Augusta had beat
en- him. Then one year ago he had Sue
ceeded in getting them to come here and
had promised them a welcome which
should be a hearty one He was glad to
see the good people doing so well in as
ssting him to redeem that promise and
he would assure them that when they
went back east all they would have to
say to a. member of the convention or his
| han 10 t11n %
might be once more, was from Salt Lake
city, and they would get a cordial well
come. Chief Devine then introduced
Senator Frank J. Cannon, who delivered
a short address.
SENATOR CANNON SPEAKS.
It is but justice to say the delegates
did not appreciate the speech made by
kicked. 1t was not the sort of a. speech
they wanted. 1t was too solemn and
prosy. What the party wanted was some
thing gingery and full of laughs.
The senator prefaced his speech by
stating that he was never attacked with
stage fright but twice in his life, and
both times was when he was confronted
with firemen. One was the present mo-
ment and the other was in ogden or some
other place, when fighting fire a member
of the department turned the hose on
him and knocked him off the gable end
The senator paid a high tribute to the
fireman, who was the bravest man in the
country The doctrine of vested rights
was tenet of the Christian religion
The fireman got up in the night and rode
to the fire in order to protect the vested
rights a man had to the preservation
of his property. He was paid less for his
services than any man in pubic service.
This took all right, too, and the people
applauded.
Then Mr. Cannon said something which
was not applauded. He declared that he
| Wished tha r1eOnia nf thie ne a
firemen in principle SO that they could
rush to the defense of the institutions of
the country, which are in danger, and
preserve them from the destruction which
confronts them. The alarm bell has
sounded and November 8 we will go to
the polls: we that are brave, like the
firemen, and endeavor to save the re-
public. This statement was construed by
the gold men in the delegation to be a
whack at them, and not drum was
heard, nor a funeral note, as far as APP
plause goes Remarks were heard all
round the room and soon after the senior
senator sat down to be succeeded by
Judge Colburn.
JUDGE coLBoRN
Judge Colburn made one of his charac-
teristic speeches. 1t was full of meat
and metaphor. He called attention to the
sights which might be seen here in this
valley; the mountains silhouetted against
the clear sky; the emerald bosom of the
lake: the gorgeous sunsets and all the
other scenic advantages which we enjoy.
Then the judge told the people how glad
we are that they are here, and followed
that up by making a statement of the
wealth of Utah mountains in gold and
silver and what we have done towards
increasing the monied wealth of the ma
. ton. 1t made the visitors look interested,
too, what he said. Colburn is a loya
silver man, and he said something in
favor of free coinage which was happily
accepted. He remarked: II have Learned
something which gives me great pain
rankles in my heart and causes me an
gu.sh, and that is that a poll of the vote
~ tho da1a0afiOn GhOyUS that tho ma iOr-