The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
WHO KNOWS EZRA !?
Never Heard of Until Lannan Picked
Him Up.
METHODS OF PARTIES
HOW HANNAITES CRINGE UN-
DER BOSS WHIP.
Fisher Harris Shows How the Re-
publican Dictator Controls the
Local 0rganizations-Two Good
Meetings Held By the Democrats
Republican Scandinavian Frost.

Good speaking and campaign hits
were the order of the night in the ca
pacious dining room of the Albany
hotel.
Fisher Harris made the address of
the evening, and came forward, as
usual, with some effective campaign
matter. c. NJ. Jackson, D. C. Dunbar,
Recorder Backman, T. c. Lewis, can
didate for councilman from the Second;
James Thompson and Councilman
Howe We're the other speakers. A quar-
tette furnished excellent music, de-
lighting the large audience.
c. NJ. Jackson led off by paying his
compliments to Hanna and Geddcs,
the two issues of the Republican cam
paign-" While the speaker anticipated
no such result, he pointed out that it
would be deplorable for the friends of
silver in the east to learn that the cap
ital Of Utah, the great silver state, had
gone over to the goldbug ranks.
T. c. Lewis followed with a few en-
couraging remarks to the laboring-
men. He pledged the Democratic party
to their interests.
Mr.. Thompson. who is Popu1ist,
followed. He did not consider himself
out of place, as many Democratic prin-
ciples were in touch with the Populist
party. He advised the people to con-
slider well what men they selected to
govern their affairs.
Harris Contrasts Methods.
Fisher Harris contrasted the recent
city conventions.
The Democratic convention said
he, nominated Mr. Barnes, upon
whose record there is not blot, by
reclamation. And that, too, notwith-
standing that no delegate had been
asked to vote for him. The unanimitv
in which they acted was one of tho
highest possible testimonials to the
candidates ability.
THE Republican convention nomi-
mated Mr.. Thompson by reclamation.
too. but how different. He was not
the choice of the people, but of the
Tribune and Pat Lannan- Mr.. Buckle
was ambitious to be mayor; SO was Mr..
Lynch. A great number of delegates
in that convention would have voted
for either OF them, but Buckle and
Lynch, though they heard the sweet
siren of the mayors Office. listened to
to the louder sound of the boss whip.
They knew the Salt Lake Tribune
would oppose the party if it didn't
have its way
who of you ever heard of Ezra
Thompson until Lannan suggested his
name? George A. Smith never heard
of him until the day before he nomi-
mated him. The truth is, Thompson
has lived in Park City for thirteen
years. He often told his friends that
he was not capable to hold office. He
ought to know"
Edgar Howe made a square talk on
the local issues, and was followed by
Gustave Backman, who made a dis
tinct hit by turning the tables on the
perpetrators of the GeddeS scare.
Mr.. Backman said the water in Ged-
des' bottle was from Reaches, all
right, but that that place was, under
the law. six miles beyond the city's
jurisdiction and under the direct juris-
diction of the state health department,
superintended by a Republican.
D. c. Dunbar took fall out of
''Tapeworm Geddes" and Pat and
Pratt. whom," he said ARE so close
together that they are getting to be of
the same weight"
Pratt and Kelsey" he concluded,
ARE the. two great handicaps of the
Republican campaign"