The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-28
Issues Discussed at the First Pre-
cinct Meeting.
VOTE STRAIGHT TICKEl
ADVICE GIVEN BY THE DEMO
CRATIC SPEAKERS.
John siddoway Wonders Why the
Republicans Have Just Discov-
cred Parley's Canyon Conditions
Frank B. Stephens Explains Why
He Left the Republican Party.

The Democrats Of the First precinct
had an enthusiastic rally in the annex
of the old Ninth ward school house last
evening. The hail was well filed with
an appreciative audience, and the va
rious speeches were aapplauded vocifer-
ously
Andrew W. Gallagher was the chair
man and he introduced as the first
speaker Noah j. Sheckell, a candidate
for the council from the First precinct.
Mr.. Sheckell made an able argument
for a vote for the whole Democratic
ticket He said that the Republican
party had never kept its promises with
the people. because it is not the party
of the people, and hence has no care
as to whether its promises with them
are kept or not. He made an earnest
plea for the election of the councilman
ic ticket from the First, pledging his
word. among the others, to support all
measures which would tend to better
the condition of the city.
Honest John" Siddoway was the
next speaker, and he spoke Of the
work which had been done by the city
council during the past administration.
The work on sprinkling was gone over
and the saving of $1,000 yearly on. the
bond issue was also spoken Of Mr.
sion Of the befouling of the water of
Parley's canyon, saying that he couldn't
understand why the Republican poll
ticianS were making it an issue in the
present campaign The same condition
has existed, the speaker claimed, for
the past four or five years-in fact, ever
since the waterworks had been placed
there by city council of which many
Republicans were members Mr.. Sid
Il
ter had not been made an issue by the
Republicans during the administration
of Glendinning, when it was in the
same condition.
Frank b. Stephens explained why he
had left the Republican party. In the
first place. he said, Il did not leave
the Republican party. It left me when
it adopted the gold standard platform
in 80. l was always Independent in
politics, and when the Republican party
went back on the west and on the
common people Joined the party that
has always stood for the rights of the
people, the Democratic party. And if
ii continues to hold the stand that it
is at present occupying, l will always
remain with it,
Arthur F. Barnes was present and
he spoke earnestly for the support of
the whole ticket. "As L came into the
room tonight" he said, "a little boy
handed me a ticket. with the advice
to vote it straight That is good adj
vice, and 1 hope that all of you people
viii follow it. I am going to-"
Judge King spoke briefly at the
close of the meeting and his admoni-
ton was also like that of Mr.. Barnes,
Vote it straight" He spoke Of the
various candidates. referring TO Mr.,
Barnes as the ''bone of our bone the
sinew of our sinew, the blood of our
blood.
Brief addresses were also made by
Gould b. BIakely candidate fer audit
or: Gustave Backman, Robert Patrick
and John Gallagher.
A quartette rendered several cam
paign songs in fire style.