The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
Especial to The Herald.)


Ogden, Utah, Jan. pa mass meet
here tonight.
Arrangements were not begun until
this morning. but the meeting was well
advertised and the crowd enthusiastic.
Early in the day it was rumored that
the friends of other candidates might
attend, and make demonstrations, but
nothing of the sort transpired as the
meeting was an out-and-out Thatcher
one. The parquet and balcony of the
Opera House We're well filled, and a
hundred or more people stood in the
foyer.
Manager Clarke estimated the crowd
at 1850. The Ogden band played
selection or two in front of the Opera
House, while the crowd was assembling,
but for the most part the gathering
was made quietly. A good many
country people were at the meeting.
C. A. Smurthwaite called the gather
ing to order and explained that the
lack of time had prevented word be-
ing sent to the most distant precincts
and preparing in other ways for an
adequate demonstration. The meeting
was called, not by politicians-no by
the managers of any mans campaign,
but had been originated by laymen,
who wished to give full and free eX-
preston of opinion-called by laymen
who admire a certain candidate for his
high mindedness, nobility. purity and
independence. (Applause.)
CHAIRMAN WEBER.
Mr. Smurthwaite nominated A. ].
Weber as chairman, and he was duly
elected. He made brief speech, re-
ferring to Moses Thatcher as a man
who had always stood up for free sill
vera man who had had the foresight
and courage to do so even in 1872 when
the people were Cleveland-mad.
The people of Weber county are for
him. You know it, and 1 know it zap
plause) our representatives in the leg
islature know it. (Applause) Will
they obey the peoples will, or the die
tates of individuals?
Moses Thatcher" he said, repre-
scented more than any other man po-
litical and personal liberty. His cleo |
ton would mean an era Of peace and /
good will such as nothing else could !
secure (Applause.)
Mr. Seaman moved that the chair
appoint a committee of five to draw |
up resolutions expressive of the SEN /
timents of the meeting. The motion !
was carried without dissent. The /
chair appointed Aaron Farr, c. A. /
Smurthwaite, David Evans, Mrs. Roy /
L. Davis and W. ]. Hall of Huntsville. /
MIR. PEERYS LETTER.
While the committee was out the
chair read letter sent Jan. Is to Mr..
Thatcher by Hon. d. II. Peery. 1t
was as follows:
Hon. Moses Thatcher, Salt Lake City:
My Dear Friend am a Virginian,
and your father was a Virginian after
the old order Of Virginia gentlemen,
who are brought up to be honest,
truthful and square in their dealings
with all men, with no deceit, nor by
pocrisy, and who are guided by the
precept to do unto others as they would
be done by.
Therefore, you being of the old Vir-
GINA stock, l am pleased to learn that
you are a candidate for the United
States senate--the highest position the
people of Utah can give, politically, to
an individual.
You and l, coming from Virginia
families, and | having known you for
more than quarter of a century to
be an honorable man, had 1 100 votes
they should all be given to the Hon.
Moses Thatcher
Hoping that you viii be successful
and take a seat in the United States
senate by the side of that great states
man and orator, John w Daniel of
Virginia, and feeling that you will be
he equal of the followers of jefferson
who have made Virginia known as the
mother OF statesmen and gentlemen !
an your sincere friend,
ID. H. PERRY"
The letter was applauded loud and
ong.
HONEST JOHN SEAMAN.
Hon. john Seaman spoke briefly.
saying that the voice of the peopie
should rule in such an Important
,risis, and it became the duty of the
,itizens to express their preferences
they had any. The time had come I
yhen men must chose between friends.
lie would not disparage the other can
lidates, but Moses Thatcher was in
very way fitted for the position. a
,rief eulogy of Thatcher closed with
he words. He is as true to Utah as
he needle to the pole" (Heartv
pplause).
Wiley b. Cragun of Pleasant View
aid he was positive 95 pei. cent of the
'eople of his precinct, which is a han ,
Ter Democratic one. wanted Moses !
Thatcher for senator, and so far as he !
ould learn the ratio held throughout :
he state. (Applause)
The crowd called for W. L. P. Pew c
on and gave him an ovation. Peyton :
made great hit by his reference to
Brien as his proxy, the latter having
cen put on the ticket in place of Pew
on by the central committee. He
lade another great hit by an eloquent g
umming up of the strength and the S
urity of Thatcher's character. t
THE RESOLUTIONS. h
c. A. Smurthwaite was delegated by b
-aron Farr to present the resolutions n
the committee and TO make a few 81
IN the midst of his remarks
he audience demanded the resolutions.
nd got them, as follows:
Whereas, a crisis has been reached e
the senatorial contest now before a
he legislature of the state of Utah W
nd y,
Whereas, in our form of government s.
lie voice Of the people is the voice of il