The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-13
ATTACK UPON BRYAN
BY GEORGE A. SMITH
Storm of Kisses For Smith and
Cheers For Bryan.
Speaker Then Abused the Audience,
and That Made Matters Worse
Hammond Gets Through Another
Meeting Without Mentioning the
Roberts Case, But Announced
That the Republican Party Believ-
ed In Bimetallism.
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial to The Herald)
Hogan, Utah, March Thames T.
Hammond and George A. Smith had a
fidl house to talk to IN this city tonight.
Il was composed largely of Democrats.
VINO, out of curiosity and a love for
good music, attended the rally. Two
gsce clubs and a brass band were in at
tendance TO enliven the proceedings.
Both speakers recited practically the
Sc me speech that has been poured into
the ears Of people in other parts of the
state. Mr. Hammond very cleverly
avoided any reference to the Roberts
case, although he got close 10 it at
times, but realizing the danger of
touching it he SHE'D as promptly as an
Indian pony at a band of music.
County Chairman Joseph Knowles
presided and he made a brief prefac-
tory talk and Their introduced the Lo-
gan Glee club, which sang most excel
Iently. Then Mr. Hammond was brought
forward He led out with an express
sion of his gratitude 10 the local Re-
pUblicans for their unanimous support
rendered him in the state convention in
1895 and 1900 Then he talked of trusts
e. pansiOn, finance, more trusts and
gave il to the Democrats for not elect
| ing a senator at the last session of the
| legislature. In discussing the finance
question he denied MIR. Dunbar's as
| sertion that the pending financial bill
| contemplates the retirement of The
greenback. and then. referring to Gro
ver Cleveland, stated that the DemOc-
r9cy was anxious TO get rid of him.
They say that he is a Republican,
/ 50 the speaker, but we won't have
him. He is not in accord with single
/ idea of the Republican party"
What about gOld?' asked some one
a.tsE...e audience.
~Iie is not with us on that PROPOSE.
tion." was the reply. Grover Cleve-
! land be:-eves in the single gold stand
ard, but the Republican party is in ia
vor of international binetallism."
/ Mr.. Hammond delivered the usual eu-
/ logy of Judge King before closing.
George Smiths Pedigree.
| But George 4. Smith kicked over Mr.
Eammond'S precious kettle of broth
/ After the Provo Glee club had respond
( ed 10 a tremendous encore, Smith arose
Mr.. Dunbar would like to know whC
George A. Smith is he remarked, il
! a regular Tom Reed drawl. We'll. fol
I lltJ DCAiCllI anu sOuAos 4lC NOlANtAAOtu
/ Il will say that I am a son of join
! Henry Smith. the foremost and hes
Republican Of this state. 1 am a grand
son Of George A. Smith, who planted
\ the first potato in Utah.
Then he told funny story that mads
! the house scream with laughter, which
was duplicated a moment later wheI
! he got mixed and called Mckinley al
American machine Democratic speak
/ ers say that there was no need of Gov.
ernor Wells calling this special cleo
! ton. Well, there would have been NJ
| necessity for his doing so had the De
mocracy done its duty" This was a!
| near as Smith got to the Roberts case
Then he went into lengthy eulogy o.
Mckinley. the mention of whose nami
the Republicans on the stage vigorousl!
| applauded, while mingled with tn,
hand-clapping in the audience wer,
Kisses.
Storm of Kisses.
! Then came the one startling inciden
Of the evening and one which spoiled
whatever good Hammond had done il
his speech. Not satisfied with laL~ n'
Mckinley in opposition to the plain de
| sire of his audience, Smith spoke in de
| rogatory terms of W. J. Bryan, calm;
1 him great talker rather than a grea
| thinker and statesman.
| A storm of Kisses greeted this uncom
| plimentary reference to the silver lead
| er, and shouts of Bryan" Bryan
arose from all parts of the house.
Some people are like snakes" yelle,
Smith, incapable of showing disap
prevail except by Kissing"
This made matters worse. Smith sa
down in silence and after selections b,
| both glee clubs the audience dispersed
Intense Indignation was expressed a
the close of the meeting over Smith
attack on Bryan and no one cared t
talk on anything else. Hammond
refusal TO touch the Roberts matter wa
entirely lost sight of in the anger owe
the unworthy attack on the Democrati
leader. who is idolized in Cache. Promi
nent Democrats are most emphatic il
| their assertions that it will cost Ham
mOnd dearly in Logan.
Small Crowd at Providence.
Hammond and Smith held forth to
rather slim audience in Providence thi
| afternoon. Providence is Mr.. Ham
mond's home town, but had it not bee
for his relatives residing there he wOul
not have had a corpOraPS guard presen
to listen to him. There is considerabl
feeling in the town against him on &C
count of certain business transaction
in which they claim he acted unfairly
Hammond talked on wool and suga
beetS, while George A. Smith devote
his time to defence of the administra
ton policy OF protection
Could Not Agree With Gould.
st. Louis, Mo-, March I2-Presiden