The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14
WARM GREETING
FOR GOV. THOMAS
Provo Stirred to High Pitch
BY Colorado Executive.
SPLENDID AUDIENCE
is ENTHUSIASTIC
Silver and Imperialism Are
Ably Discussed.
Especial to The HeraId.)

Provo Oct. Ex-Governor Charles S.
Thomas of Colorado received a warm
greeting in Provo today. He made a
magnificent speech in the evening.
Democratic enthusiasm was at a higher
pitch at the close of the meeting than
it had reached before in this campaign
and recalled to mind the great out
bursts of 1896 in favor of Bryan and
silver Rarely if ever has there been
a more successful political meeting held
in this city, and it is doubtful if there
will be a better speech delivered by
any speaker in any part of the nation
than the one given by Governor Thorn
as to the people of this city this even
ing. 1t was a masterpiece and carried
the people along with its force and
logic, until those who had come to scott
remained to applaud. The vast audi
ence that packed the opera house from
pit to dome hung on the speakers
words as if entranced when they were
not giving vent TO their feelings in
loud demonstrations of applause
The demonstration in favor of Gov
ernor Thomas began early in the after
noon with the firing of cannOns. The
Provo brass band paraded the streets
discoursing patriotic music and at a
very early hour in the evening the peO-
pie began coming in from the country
and the surrounding towns.
The crowd that filed the opera house
in the evening was one of the finest
that any speaker ever faced in this
city. And it was an enthusiastic audi
ence, one that was quick to catch every
good point of the speaker and give it
the applause that it deserved.
Thomas Receives Ovation.
At about 8 o'clock City Chairman
ROylance called the meeting to order
and introduced Judge Thurman as the
chairman. After very brief introduce
! tory remarks the judge presented the
distinguished visitor, Governor Thomas
AS the governor stepped to the front of
the stage he was received with thun-
c Gus applause and it was some time
before he could make himself heard.
All through the speech, that lasted for
two hours. this applause continued to
break forth at intervals and at the
close of the mastery effort there was
a demonstration that has rarely been
equaled in Provo.
70 give a summary of this speech
would be to do the speaker a grave in
j1stice. 1t was so strong and logical
and so dove-tailed together that to give
/ any portion of il would give no idea at
all of its power and beauty. 1t was
taken down in shorthand and will be
sent to The Herald to be published in
full Monday morning.
Speaks of Silver.
Governor Thomas dwelt largely on
the silver question as both MCKINLEY
and Roosevelt are treating it as the
paramount question east of the Missis-
sippi river; and certainly, he said. the
people of the Rockies, where the cause.
was born, Will not desert it now But
the speech was not confined to silver
The murder of the greenback and the
substitution of the bank note was de-
scrIDed; ana then the treachery of the
Mckinley administration to the Fill
pinOs was dwelt upon at considerable
length. The speech closed with an
earnest appeal TO the audience to fight