The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-11

Three hundred or more friends OF
A. w. McCune gathered last night at
the Kenyon hotel to greet him and do
honor to him as citizen, as q. stalwart
Democrat and an honored member OF
the Democratic party. A reception had
been prepared for them on the spur Of
the moment, and it was by far the most
pleasant affair given during the ses-
sion of the legislature.
Nor was it for Democrats alone
Every member of the legislature had
been invited, regardless of political
| complexion and they were yearly all
there. Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis, friends of the host of the even
! ing, as well as those who have opposed
him in voting for United States senator.
No one was barred, no matter what his
| political preference, whether he had
voted for the majority candidate of the
| Democratic party or not, all were in
vited, from the Weber county insur-
gents to the men who had voted con-
sistently and persistently for the host
Of the evening.
IT WAS A GREAT CROWD.
An immense crowd had gathered
there in response to Mr.. McCune's invi-
| tation. And it was a crowd that was
in the fullest sense representative OF all
JnaL IS best and greatest in Utah. There
were the leading professional and bust
| ness men of the state, the judges of the
district court, members OF the Demo-
cratic county and state committees.
county and city officers, regents of the
State University, and countless Demo-
Gratis from all over the whole state OF
| Utah.
1t was magnificent tribute to the
personal popularity, the personal mag
netism of their host. Without formal
| invitation, at his mere bidding, they
had come there TO say by their presence
as his guests that they believed in him.
that they held him guiltless of the foul
charges brought against him, that they
knew him to be what they had held
| him when they offered him their sup
\ port for the high Office of United States
! senator-an honest, straightforward.
J high-minded Christian gentleman, a
man worthy of any office in the gift OF
the people. and capable to fill, in their
opinion, the highest Office in the land
A BEAUTIFUL SCENE
The whole second floor of the Ken
yon hotel was thrown together; flowers
and palms had been scattered about in
tropical profusion, huge punches OF
American Beauty roses adorned the
parlors. and carnations in immense
clusters were everywhere The par
Iors seemed embOwered in flowers; the
guests walked as in a fragrant forest.
with the odor of sweet blossoms all
about them.
On the stairway was stationed Held
band. and TO the music or spr1ShIly
two-steps and waltzes the guests as
sembled. In the parlors they were met
by Mr.. and Mrs. a. w McCune, Mr.
and Mrs. Fisher Harris and Senator
Rawlins.
1t was a great crowd; it was a. DEM
ocratic crowd: nay, more than that. 1t
was a. crowd where every man, every
woman was welcome, no matter what
his or her politics. and every one en-
joyed it ,,-.-.
were thrown open the guests fiocked
thither. The music from the band with
ont followed them into the hall Here.
too. the florists art had been invoked
and al every hand, in every corner
were spreading palms and cut flowers
in nrodigaI confusion. The tables were
SET in tbe form of the letter u" and
there sandwiches, salads and other
dainties we're served. There was punch
and lemonade and also wines for those
to whom that was most acceptable
While the band played in the hallway
the guests fingered about the board or
moved through the halls and rooms.
| All was informal. There was no set