The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-14
Roberts and Harris at GunniSOn
and Sterling.
ELDREDGE'S PROGRESS
FOUND FROSTY WEATHER IN
SUMMIT AND WASATCH.
Posing as the Friend of Silver-se-
vier County Democrats Renonni-
nate Greenwood for the Legislature
Beaver County Republican Slate
Summit County Judges.
Especial to The Herald.)

Sterling, Utah, Oct. 13.-Hon. 3. H
Roberts and Hon. Fisher S. Harris
were the speakers at a rousing Demo-
cratic rally at Sterling today. Nearly
every voter in the precinct was present.
Sterling is the banner Democratic pre-
cinct in the county, and the enthusi-
astic manner in which her citizens
greeted the speakers is an evidence
that the Democratic majority here Will
be larger This year than ever before
Both speakers ably presented the is
sues of the campaign, and were fire.
quently applauded.
The Sterling drum corps furnished
excellent music for the occasion.
MEETING AT GUNNISON.
Gunnison. Oct. 1S.-The Relief So
ciety hall in this city was crowded to-
night with citizens who came out to
hear Democracy's standard bearer,
Hon. 3. H. Roberts, and his eloquent
companion, Fisher Harris, discuss po-
litical issues. Every foot of room in the
large auditorium and upon the stage
was packed with voters, and many
We're compelled to stand upon the out
side Of the building. The local COM
mittee, under the able leadership of
Chairman Nephi Gledhill, had made
every effort to make the meeting
success. Mr.. Harris said that the per-
sons who tried to revive old issues in
this state were not friends of the state;
that, notwithstanding the efforts of
certain newspapers to make old issues
prominent, the people will insist that
this campaign be fought on political
lines In the question of so-called i'm
perialism sought to be made an issue
in this campaign, he said that that was
a question that was as yet in form
ative state Men high in both parties
both favored and opposed it. When it
came properly before the people for
action, the Democratic party would be
prompt to state its position upon it. 1t
is not an issue now. Mr.. Harris speech
was frequently interrupted with enthu-
siastic applause.
Hon. =. H Roberts was next intro
duced and was greeted with applause.
Mr.. Roberts spoke of the administra-
ton of public officers by the present
county administration, and stated that
the people should reward its efficient
public services by again electing Dem
ocratic county officials. He paid an
eloquent tribute to the Democratic
candidate for supreme judge, Hon. R.
n. Baskin. In speaking of the women,
he stated that, while they were granted
the privilege of the ballot without his
approval, now that they had that priv
flege, he insisted that 1t was their sa-
cred duty to exercise it. Mr.. Roberts
then entered into an exhaustive discus
sion of the silver question. His speech
was an eloquent effort, and the large
audience listened with close attention
to his able arguments. This was the
opening meeting of the campaign in
Gunnison, and never since the division
on party lines has there been a larger
and more enthusiastic political meet
ing in this city. 1t has filled the local
Democrats with enthusiasm, and car
ried CONSERVATION into the camps Of
the Republicans.