Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-24

by one OF the largest crowds ever seen
at the station,
The special train from Salt Lake
bearing a delegation numbering over
three hundred and nifty persons, had
arrived before hand and all the salt
Lakers waited at the depot until the
arrival Of one OF the men at whom the
eyes OF the nation are directed In a
great degree. Upon alighling from the
train Col. Bryan was met By state
Chairman Moyle and others and es-
cOrted 10 carriage,
AT the Twenty-fifth street entrance
TO the depot procession was formed
in which were numerous carriages ana
citizens on foot with Held's band, OF
Salt Lake The ogden city brass band
and the Salt Lake drum corps. They
an marched up Twenty Fifth TO the
Grand Opera house which building was
soon filed TO overlooking long before
the time Of meeting. The entire party
WAS met at the depot by Mayor Mat
thew s. Browning, Dr. 4. NJ. Conroy
chairman OF the Democratic county
committee. Hon. a. j. Weber, Judge w.
l. Maginns, Hon. Thomas d. Dee, Hon.
John a. Boyle. Hon. ID. II. Peery. Sr,
Hon. Dan Hamer Major T. A. Little
field. Captain c. NJ. Brough Hon,
Samuel Francis. Hon. NJ Buchmiller,
Hon. 5. s. Smith. Hon J i, Moody
Judge Joseph Howell. Hon Aaron Farr
Hon A. G. Horne and other prominent
Ogden Democrats.
LUNCHEON AT THE REED.
While the bands played at the opera
house and the people were filling that
building Col Bran was escorted to
the Reed hotel where he Dartook Of a
light luncheon with the members OF the
reception committee and announced
that he would leave here for Salt Lake
al $3.50 O'clock this evening In order 70
reach there al Gao witch viii give hihi
time TO take dinner before going TO the
Exposition building tonight
The Salt Lake Democrats who are
here promised that the reception which
will be rendered Mr.. Bryan in the state
capital will be a most enthusiastic one
and Ogden has already & little fear
that her sister city may 0utshine her,
although that will be difficult OF ac-
complishing inasmuch as the greeting
that Col. Bryan is receiving here is
up TO the top notch Of enthusiasm. The
crowd Is large, the day is fine, and good
will and Joy are rampant.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
The opera house was tastefully dec
GRATED with the national colors the
stage being set so as to accommodate
the greatest number Of people possible
and every seat here was filed when
Col Bryan entered, and he received an
ovation previous 20 the raising OF the
curtain. Seated upon the stage around
Mr.. Bryan were Mayor Browning, Hon.
d. u. Perry Sr., Hon. John r. Game,
Judge Maginnls, Hon. A. ]. Webber,
Hon T. d. johnson, Hon. $. S. Smith,
Dr. Conrov. Hon. l. c. Thoresen. Ac-
companying Mr.. Bryan were Hon.
Fred T. Dubois and a party Of Idaho
gentlemen.
The curtain was raised at gil p. M
when an audience was revealed which
completely filed the building, Dr. Con-
roy arose and announced that Judge
Ma-lnnis would act as chairman "
the meeting and the judge simply said:
MAGINNIs SPEAKS.
Ladies and gentlemen, the first thing
WI AAN lA'k AitAN hAAWAAhNll WIN tN
selection from the band" whereupon
Held's band rendered a lively descrip-
tive air, after which Judge Maginnis
said:
I'VE have met here today to honor
the man who II TO be the next PRESS
dent Of the United states-Hon. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan, the man whom
the people Of Utah honored with q ma
jority Of over fifty thousand votes in
the last presidential election, the friend
Of the masses against the classes. The
enemy OF the money oigarchy. the
friend OF the double money standard. |
appeal to the friends Of 1896 II the Re-
publican party has not changed It's A.
nancial policy"
The speaker reviewed at some length
the history OF the political situation
since 1896 and then concluded with the
statement that a vote for King was q
vote for Bryan.