The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-06
(special TO The Herald1


ogden, Utah, Nov. 1.-THE Republic
ans held their final rally in the opera
house tonight, when a respectful,
though undemonstrative audience heard
Republican orators, singers and recit-
ers from to 11:15 o'clock. There were
several noteworthy features of the
meeting. John Henry Smith was
brought forward as the candidate for
the senate to succeed Senator Cannon,
and the audience was distinctly assured
at least four different times that in
case of Republican legislature, John
Henry Smith would be elected senator.
Mr.. Smith made an address lasting an
hour, in the course of which he stated
that Roberts was all right except for
his free trade proclivities.
Mr. Eldredge spoke for the tariff and
Mr.. Meakin came before the audience
five times, the Glee club three times,
and Colonel Trumbo told how to put
through the woman suffrage clause OF
the state constitution, made Frank
Cannon a delegate to congress and per-
formed various other trifiing affairs OF
state.
Another notable feature of the meet
render of E. NJ. Allison, jr., formerly
chairman of the silver Republican COM
mittee, to the straight Republican
forces.
Chairman Hanson called the meeting
to order and introduced Mr.. Allison as
chairman. Mr.. Allison said he had
been receiving congratulations on his
coming back into the Republican party.
The speaker said, however, he had
of "a Ff n "
sorry to say that the silver Republic
ans had given some comfort to Demo-
Gratis. He quoted some editorials from
The Herald of several years ago. first
to prove that the Democrats were
forced to take up the silver cause, and,
second, to show that the paper had adj
vocated the return of Democrats to
their party, who had Joined the Repub-
licans at the first division on party
lines, but who were at heart Democrats
1.-The silver Republicans" said Mr.
Allison, never forsook a single princi-
pie of the Republican party We are
back on the track now. 1 did not mean
to make a speech, but I wanted my old
friends to know that 1 am still of them
and with them"
WHAT TRUMBO DID.
Mr.. Allison introduced Colonel Isaac
Trumbo of California, formerly of Utah.
Trumbo modestly demurred to this, and
Mr.. Allison corrected himself, saying
that he had learned that the gentleman
was still of Utah.
Mr.. Trumbo stated that he admitted
Mr.. Roberts was not the issue, but that
the issues of Mr.. Roberts were the is
sue. Then recited a piece about kit
tens and twins and the little girl who
asked which are you going to drown
In complimenting the ladies on their
privilege of suffrage, MI. Trumbo told
how he had brought it about, saying:
I'VE heard that Mr.. Cleveland would
oppose the admission if women were
accorded the right to vote. L went
down to Washington and secured an
expression from Mr.. Cleveland and
from Secretary Olney that they wanted
that experiment tried off here in Utah.
l then came back, and we went down
there and stiffened up the backs of
those gentlemen in the constitution.
They promptly put that clause
through
Referring to Senator Cannon, Mr.
Trumbo said: Mr.. Cannon seems to
have betrayed every trust ever COM
mitted to him. l was down in Wash
ington once talking to Senator Ed
munds about the character of Utahs
population and the fitness Of the young
generation for the duties of statehood.
1 said to him: L am going to bring
back a few of the young men from
there and see if you don't find they
average up with the young men of
other states I came back and told
President Woodruff what I had DONE
and asked for three young men. They
selected Heber M. Wells, Judge Smith
and some young fellow from ogden. AS
a personal request 1 asked for Frank j.
Cannon, instead of the other Ogden
man. He was given to me- His father,
who was present, followed me out and
said: That was a nice thing of you to
ask for Frank, but l am afraid you
have made a mistake. You know he
is little unreliable
Mr.. Trumoo assumed the responsible
ity, and took Frank to Washington,
where he was a good boy. Later Trum-
DO received a letter of congratulations
from the elder Cannon, and on showing
this letter to the young man, Frank
had begged for it as memento of his
fathers confidence. and had assured
Trumbo of his undying love for him.
his redeemer, saying that he would
walk all over Utah barefooted if that
but express his gratitude.
Mr.. Trumbo then told how he had
seen to it that Cannon was sent as a
delegate to congress. But, instead of
showing his gratitude, Cannon had done
just the opposite.
JOHN HENRY'S BOOM.
The Ladies' Glee club, which had pre-
ceded Mr.. Trumbo, had sung a ditty
about Senator John Henry" but it
was Mr.. Trumbo who formally launch
ed the boom of Mr.. Smith. The east
ern people, he said, looked upon the
fluctuations and gyrations of Mr.. Can
non as a Mormon characteristic, and
held Utah responsible for them. But We
are going to elect senator who is a
Republican and a Mormon, and whom
we can hold responsible for what he
says His name is John Henry Smith
(AoOlause)
Mr.. Meakin sang the Sword of Bun
ker HILL" and followed it with the re-
cital of 1.-The Dandy Fifth
Mr.. Eldredge then spoke combining
his remarks more to the tariff question.
The Democrats said this issue was set
tied, but the Democratic party of Utah
could not speak for the national party.
He did not explain how the Republi-
cans of Utah can speak for the ma
tional Republican party and settle the
silver question.
Mrs. B. NJ. Short sang Barbara
Fritchie'' and then Mr. Meakin was
introduced by Mr.. Allison, who said:
Mr. Meakin will do something, 1
don't know what, but 1 want you to
understand that Mr.. Meakin may sing,
recite, or dance just as he pleases.''
The audience cheered Meakin, who
recited a pretty little poem by Ella
Wheeler Wilcox to prove that laughter
was better than tears. and then nro-
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