The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-27
ODD TALK At THEATRE
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Hannaite Orators Make Start
ling Contradictions.
''PEE WEES" ANSWER
POSTMASTER MAKES HIS USUAL
TALK.
Arthur Brown Declares For Free Sill
yer at Sixteen 10 One, Hammond
For International Bimetallism ana
Glasmann For Single Gold Stand
ard-opinions For All.

dltiOn OF affairs a the Republican rally
at the Salt Lake theatre last night
conflicting statements of the party S
condition on the silver question that
amazed the audience. And these state
ments We're made by leaders, too, not
by unimportant speakers.
Candidate Hammond declared for in
ternational bimetalIism, ex-senator
Arthur Brown, who has been execrated
for four years because he did not walk
out of the gOld-standard national con-
Vention at st. Louis. came out boldly
and defantly for d return TO the free
coinage Of silver at is TO L. and Hon.
Bill Glasmaun, who has preached free
coinage for years and denounced ex-
Senator Brown, declared for the single
gold standard.
The audience looked on in wonder
ment as the ex-senator and the Ogden
editor almost raved over the question.
AIR. Hammond skunk down in his seat
M fear and the other Republican
tights were mystifled with the conflict
tof opinion.
None Of these gentlemen undertook
to explain When he had changed hts
opinions or how. From the way in
which they spoke it seemed that one
Of them asked that Mr.. Hammond be
| IlDT
Tree coinage, another because he was a
Soldbug and he, himself, asked for
votes because he favored International
Dlmetallism. Possibly it is meant that
from out this chaos of belief on the
money question, Republican voters OF
varying opinions may each be fur
nished reasons for Mr.. Hammond. But
VINO is authority for the party's posi-
ton, Mr. Hammond. ex-senator Brown
/ C1n-,,nr~,0
Aside from the maze of contradiction
on the silver question, the principal
feature of the meeting was the reply
TO Mr.. Bryan by Postmaster Arthur
Lannan Thomas, popularity known as
Pee-Wee." His was the longest and
loudest bark of all; he lead the pack.
That the fat little gentleman has a
large bump of holiness in the pOsteriOr
lobe Of his head is we'll known: that IT
would lead MIN into rashness was. not
believed. But it did. for he actually
got up and made a formal reply to
Mr.. Bryan. Orators of the Republican
party like Potato George a. Smith and
Arthur Brown looked on in amuse-
ment. The little man who takes care
of Uncle Sans mai bags, struggled on
with his reply ur he had torn to
J INSTRUMENTATION the eat Nebraskan s
speech.
But the Napoleon of the mail pouch
was not the only feature Of the meet
ing. There were others, among them.
Candidate Hammond in a spike-tail
coat, white tie and patent leather
shoes. doing his best to avoid the sill
Yer question. He said hardly a word
about it and he made no statement
which indicated a position on the ques-
ton other than that he favored inter
national bimetallism.
Had Good Crowd.
There was a large crowd at the Salt
Lake theatre. 1t was not an enormous
crowd, for the two upper galleries
were empty. The meeting wasn't a
= frost. TheIf was considerable enthus-
iasm at times, though it was fostered
and maintained by clacquers who had
been stationed at convenient places il
= the audience.
= There were present on the stage sew.
eral lights by which the Republican
= party shines din1fy tln-oughO1It TTrab
Z There were: Postmaster Thomas, wi1C
violates the civil service law by often.
7 slve parblsanship, Chairman Of the
, state Central Committee Wesley K
Walton, Governor Wells, Mr.. Ham.
: mond, Hon. Bill GIasrnann of Ogden
{ who says the Tribune is the meanesr
skunk Of Utah journalism, ex-senator
Arthur Brown, DR.. Prentiss, a recen
49, III ~ tlS IdIlhS. AlIOrney-at-laV
wiley Brown. Mayor Thomson
? County Committee Chairman Denni.
Eichnor, Alviras Snow. George B
Squires, who hated Mr. MCKINLEY 3,
much four years ago that at the Re
= publican state convention in the sam,
\ theatre he turned the presidents pic
! ture to the wall, and last OF all Georg
A Smith. who snys his pa planted tn,
= first Irish potato in Utah.
Colonel P. Henry Lannan was no
| present, nor was Judge Goodwin, VIII,
was billed TO speak. Postmaster Thorn
as speech made ex-senator Brown S.
tired that he went out into the dark
ness OF the back stage thinkin;
Z thoughts.
? Governor Wells introduced the frs
, speaker, Mr.. Thomas as a gentleman
and a scholar
, The only question in this election /
whether you want prosperity or ad
= versity," said the governor. IF yo,
: ! want prosperity, vote the Republican
ticket" The governor said that tn
! Republican party did not believe il
imperialism.
: Mr.. Thomas think-tank was full
when he arose to demolish Mr.. Bryan
great speech of Saturday night TIL
postmaster entered into a critica
analysis Of the speech. He said tina
there ran all through it the sentimen
, OF the man on the street corner VIII
was trying TO arouse discomfort. Their
is vast difference, according to him
/ between the present commercial con
ditiOns and those of 1856. Then Their
were hard times and impending fail
! uTes; now the smOkestacks are smOk
ing and the factories are manufactur
ing, all Of which is due to the Repub
lican party.
The mention of Mr.. Hammond as thu
next congressman evoked cheers. H,
declared that though Mr.. Bryan de-
nounces trusts, he was in congress
when the WilsOn-Gorman tariff
framed in the interest of the sugar
trust, was passed.
At the conclusion of Postmaster
Thomas speech the Pyne and Bouchard
brothers QuaTtette. sang two songs
which aroused much more applause
than any orator. The audience cheered
vOciferously when they sang a melodi-
Gus jingle with this chorus:
If you want to make fat
A good Democrat
just feed him American crow-Ow-
oW-Ow-OW- Ow."
Mr.. Hammond Presented.
, Governor Wells. without frills or
furbelOWs,' as he said, introduced
! Congressman Hammond"
Mr.. Hammond spoke as one much
embarrassed. He also answered Nr.