The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-25
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Ogden, Sept. 24.-TAe Cannon Demo
Gratis held their meeting tonight, as
advertised, and formally bolted the
tor Cannon, ex-senator Dubois and
Congressman Shafroth were present
and made addresses.
The most exciting incident of the
evening was one not on the pro-
;gramme, and Senator Dan Hamer was
the hero of it. Mr. Hamer threw a
bombshell into the mass meeting. 1t
was at the close of the speech by Fred
Foulger Of the Fourth ward. Mr..
Foulger made a glowing speech, adj
Vocating the return of Senator Cannon
to the senate.
Mr. Foulger's Importance was ap-
preciated and the Cannon partisans
cheered to the echo
Then rose Senator Dan Hamer. a. j.
Weber saw that something disagree
able was coming and tried to avert it.
But Mr.. Hamer stood unmoved by cries
of sit down." and insisted on asking a
question.
Mr.. Weber offered to answer the
question himself, but Mr.. Hamer in
sisted on asking it Of Mr.. Foulger, and
finally. by firmness and gentlemanly
insistence, he got the crowd his way,
and cries of let him ask were heard.
When perfect quiet was obtained Mr..
Hamer, speaking calmly and deliber-
ately, said:
1.-THE chairman of this meeting has
made scme reference to certain influ-
ence which Mr.. Mcdaniel charged had
been used. and / want to ask you if
the chairman of this meeting and the
president of this stake said to you: I
want you to understand that it is the
wish diSpcsitiofasa desire of PreSi-
dent Woodruff aud his counselors that
Frank ]. Cannon should be re-
elected p
Don't answer" said voice or two.
Answer" answer" came from sew
eral. There was generosity in the
crowd. and they called for an answer,
and they would not let Mr.. Weber
make il.
Mr.. Foulger came forward slowly and
said:
Mr. Hamer, in my mind, it is not
proper question to ask, and l am sur
prised at a man of your standing in
the church asking such a question at
this time. Nevertheless, I viii meet the
issue. I am a Mormon, because 1 be-
lieve il to be true. l believe the
church has right TO speak, but 1 have
been led by no one. l am for the man
whom l believe can do more good for
this country than any other man. and
l am ashamed at Mr.. Hamer for ask
ing that question"
Now, will you answer my question:"
Mr.. Hamer asked.
Answer it, Foulger, answer it" said
Weber,
Answer" answer" came from diff
ferent parts of the house, but Mr..
Foulger sank into a seat and there was
an awkward pause, for the chairman
was looking nowhere, and saying moth
ing.
WEBER TO THE RESCUE.
Then rose a. ]. Weber, leaping I'M
invited into the breach, ingloriousiy
abandoned by Mr.. Foulger. He made a
speech, full of sound and fury, TO
set the meeting thinking Of other
things. He proposed to resent the in
suit to Judge Shurtliff and he did it
by saying: This evening l was read
ing the Standard Gt may be an ad-
mission that a man ought not to make
in public and 1 want TO say that l am
no bolter. I am q Democrat. [ shall
vote for that matchleSS orator, b. IL
Roberts, and help swell his majority.
When Mr.. Hamer respectfully asked
for an answer TO his question, Mr.. We
Der talked about points of order, ETC.,
and switched the convention back to
the programme.
The meeting was in one of the school
rooms of the city hall, which was
fairly we'll filled. AS the evening wore
on, and as news OF the Hamer incident
spread. others came in and filled up the
next school room. T. r. Christensen
opened the meeting with roast for the
anti-fusion Democrats who had refused
to join in the movement to return Sem
ator Cannon. He recited the political
of ln CT few
feat of the Cannon people at the pri-
maries and the election of a new coun-
ty committee entrusted with the cam
paign affairs.
sHURTLIFF FOR CANNON.
L. w. ShurtIiff was elected chairman,
On motion of Fred J. Keisel. He an
bounced himself in sympathy with the
He referred to the meet
ing in Salt Lake of Democrats with
Senator White when Brother McDan-
lei and others told Senator White that
outside people need not bother them
selves with Utah politics; that there
we're special conditions here making it
necessary to maintain party lines. He
himself would vote for the return OF
Senator Frank ]. Cannon.
T. D Johnson was elected secretary. |
Vice presidents were named as follows:
fred Kiesel, H. P. McCardle, Peter An /
ierson, F. R. Christensen, George AL |
en-, n. Tanner, jr., D. H. Ensign, Lorin |
Tarr Sergeants- alarms were named 1
n the persons of j. f. Crawley and |
Steve Coppinger.
RESOLUTIONS READ.
Mr.. Johnson read the resolutions |
passed at the meeting the day before, /
commenting extensively on each sec !
ion. Referring to two of the judges I
FAMED by the committee, Mr.. Johnson
aid r. T. Harris and Daniel Hamer
we're honorable gentlemen, friends of
lis, but also friends of Richards. Mel
her gentleman should have been
FAMED as judges of election.
Mr.. Kiesel seconded the resolutions
yish brief comment, saying it was nee
ssary to down the ring
A. G. Horn told story of the pri-
nary IL the Second ward. He said