The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-25

one of the Cannon men was approached
by an anti-fusion Democrat, who Of
fered him money for votes. The man,
acting under instructions from the fu-
sion committee, got all the money he
could, but delivered no votes. The
only thing we are sorry for" said Mr..
money" He offered TO show a dollar
of the money to anyone in the house
who was skeptical. Mr.. Horn had the
greatest respect for some of the judges,
but he thought they should not be en-
trusted with such power.
Fred Foulger also eulogized Senator
Cannon at considerable length, and as
he sat down, Senator Hamer got up,
and then occurred the exciting Incl
dent.
TO REORGANIZE THE PARTY.
The resolutions were rushed through,
and then the following, introduced by
j. e. Ballantine, was served likewise:
Resolved, That the chairman of this
meeting appoint a provisional commit
tee OF two members from each munich
pal ward in Ogden; that said commit
tees be authorized to select five addi-
rlonal committeeman from the county
outside the city, and that said county
committee, as soon as organized, issue
call for a convention of the silver
purpose of reorganizing the Democratic
party of Weber county and nominating
full legislative and county ticket"
The chairman forthwith read off the
names of the following committeeman
from a typewriter slip:
First Ward.-D. H. Ensign, A. F.
Lindsey
Second Ward.-N. Tanner, jr., A. G.
Horn.
Third Ward.-Peter Anderson, George
Fourth Ward-A. ]. Weber.
Fifth Ward.-James Ballard, j. E.
Ballantine.
DUBOIS ROASTS REPUBLICANS.
Senator Dubois lauded Cannon. as
usual, and made a strong argument for
bimetallism. He roasted the Republic
an party, the following being a sample
sentence: 1.-The Republican party has
lnSulted every man, woman and child
in Utah. said he. THE idea of their
protesting to be in favor of the free
coinage of silver when they are at
tempting to retire every kind of money
except goldl'
The senator left in hurry to go back
to Idaho.
SHAFROTH SPEAKS.
Congressman Shafroth also made a
ringing argument for bimetallism, and
lauded Cannon.
I also was a Republican" said he,
but when that party declared for the
gold standard 1 left it, never to return,
unless that party shall adopt bimetal-
ism, which it can never, and will
never do
About the fusion question Congress-
man Shafroth said: Il don't know any,
thing about your local issues; l don't
know anything about what is going on
here; can see it is of considerable i'm
portance to the average voter; but this
do know: 1 do know that consider
able element of the Democratic party
refused to obey the behests of the
party leaders. Chairman Jones of the
Democratic committee has sent forth
his edict that he wants fusion. Butler |
OF the Populist committee has sent !
forth his edict that he wants fusion.
Chairman Towne Of the silver Republi- |
cans has sent forth his edict that he |
wants fusion. Any man who refuses
to comply with that is not a Democrat, /
and reads himself out of the party
Senator Cannon made a characteristic |
speech, praising the patriotism of the |
boilers. lie endeavored to minimize !
the force of the Han1er episode by say
ing whatever was done prior to Tues
day evening was done when he was not |
yet candidate and therefore did not
matter.
WEBER HEADS THE BOLT.
Immediately after the meeting, the |
committee met and elected |
A. j. Weber as chairman. A number of |
matters pertaining to meetings |
throughout the county were discussed. |
An amusing feature connected with the |
for the mass meeting was
that banner was paraded about the |
streets behind a brass band, the in
upon which was to the effect |