The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-03
BUNCO[D THE GUESTS
Thought They We're Attending a
Retail Clerks Ball.
DISCOVERED THE MISTAKE
MEETING OF MARK HANNA AID
SOCIETY.
What Was Advertised to Be Purely
Social Function Was Turned Into
Goldbug Meeting-Would Not
Let Democrat Talk-Abused
The Herald.

The Mark Hanna Aid society. once
known as the Retail Clerks associa-
ton, held political meeting at Chris
tensen's hall last night. A large at
tendance was lured to it under the idea
that the event was to be of social
character. Hundreds of invitations
were sent out, but they did not say a
word about politics.
Probably as many Democrats as Re-
publicanS went to the meeting, which
was started off by dancing and must
cal programme. About 10 o'clock. how
ever, the real reason for the affair be-
came apparent. President Taylor of
the aid society invited everybody to
take their chairs TO the center of the
hall opposite the stage in the rear.
There was considerable reluctance
about carrying the order into effect. A
number of young men who had been
acting as members of the floor commit
tee saw what was coming and jerked off
their ribbon badges. Then they took
their partners to the reception room in
front and as far away from the stage
as possible.
So apparent was this division of SEN
timent that Jack Daveler. who was first
introduced, felt called upon to invite tbs
recalcitrants forward. They failed to
heed his suggestion, however, but re-
manned where they were and had
good time. Daveler made his usual
Spartacus-to-the -gladiators talk.
He waved his arms wildly and
thumped the table vigorously as he
in the federated trades meeting against
Arthur F. Barnes. incidentally he
charged Chairman Whitaker of the
Democratic committe with bad faith to
labor men because he refused to assist
the clerks in their led race.
In concluding his speech he prophe-
sled success for Thompson, and made
the somewhat astonishing statement
that the Democrats had Jumped on
their chickens before they were hatch
ed Daveler didn't get much more
applause than if he had been in a
church.
Abused The Herald.
The next number was a report, which
was read by President Taylor. AS an
evidence of the popularity of this mil
liners young man, it is only necessary
to say that not once during the course
of his somewhat extended reading did
he get the faintest ripple of applause.
like three-fourths of his es-
say was devoted to The Herald
Taylor showed the source of his in
spiration by the terms he used. AS a
citizen who was present said after
wards: ''If had shut my eyes / would
have thought 1 was listening to Trib-
une editorial" Such choice expressions
as network of falsehoods." colossal |
liars" .'infan.ous fabrications,' and !
others of their kind flowed trippingly |
from Taylor's tongue, although many |
Of the most charming young women in |
Salt Lake We're in his audience.
His report from beginning to end was
a rehash of the campaign |
fakes perpetrated by the storm starter. |
A sample of the speech will serve as a |
Test of the whole. He said that not long /
ago he paid a visit to the council cham
Der and saw Mr.. Barnes, principally |
sitting behind his gavel. On
The left of the president sat Fernstrom,
he orator from Sweden.
''Fernstrom is the man who is re-
;ponsible for this filth in Parley's can
-on He is the head of the waterworks
committee, and spends his time look
ng after the waterworks system" If
Taylor had taken the trouble TO look
nto the matter at all he would have
earned that Fernstrom Is not even a
member of the waterworks committee
# the council.
George Buckle followed Taylor.
suckle said he wanted to endorse every
hing the young gentleman had SAIL
This wound up the regular programme.
A Friend Of Barnes.
Something that was not on the bills
anne next. J.. w. Beck. one of the best
,nown clerks in the city and a strong
riend of Arthur Barnes. suggested to
he master of ceremonies that he would
ike to make little talk. Mr.. Beck
the crowd that Immediately
urrounded him that he had been a
eighbor of Mr. Barnes for years, and
hat he knew him TO be a thoroughly
gentleman. He also knew
hat Barnes is not opposed to union la
or.
Permission to make any kind of a
tatement was refused to Mr.. Beck.
owever, and he at once left the hall.
hen the dance went on. but it wasn't
early so lively and entertaining as be-
pre-. There was a lot more room, too,
Or about half of those who were pres
Mt earlier in the meeting departed in
isgust as soon as the experimenting !
-as over.
The association has been badly de-
ioralized by the work of the Mark
lama politicians. and many former
lembers declare that the days of its ;
sefulness as a labor organization are \
assed. II is estimated that it never
any time, represented more than Is |
er cent of the retail clerks of the city {