The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-25
RECORD
Is SHOWN UP
City Administration Scored by
Democratic Candidates.
Mr.. LEARY'S GOOD SPEECH
WILL CARRY OUT PLEDGES OF
PLATFORM.

The Democrats of the First precinct
held the first meeting of the campaign
last evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Gallagher on Fifth East
street, and the candidates were given
a hearty greeting by the people of that
vicinity who crowded into the parlors.
The home was beautifully decorated
with flags. there was good music and
at the close nice refreshments We're
served.
The meeting was called to order by
John Gallagher, jr-, and John Siddo-
way was made chairman. John Mont
gOmery read the platform of the party.
The singing of the evening was by
Thomas Ashworth and the instru-
mental music by Miss Chase on the
piano. Both performers were loudly
cheered.
Mr.. Leary was received with enthu-
siasm. He said at the beginning that
he attended the primary imbued with
the idea that for the fair fame of the
city the Democrats should put up for Of
fee the very best men to BE- found in its
ranks. The idea of being a candidate
myself" he said. never entered my
head. But since the party in conven-
ton saw fit to nominate me, thinking
would make a good mayor, consider
it my duty to get around among the
people, and give them chance to pass
judgment upon me"
He said that the Republicans of the
city do not endorse the administration;
that it will be beaten by it's own peo-
pie, not because they want to vote for
Jim Leary, not because they have
ceased to be Republicans, but because
they are ashamed of the record made
by the men now in office and intend to
vote for the enforcement of the laws.
for decency, order and economy He
pledged himself to carry out the provi-
sions of the platform and the demands
of the reform league to the letter.
Stephens Endorses Platform.
Frank B. Stephens said he never
stood upon a platform that pleased him
better than the one adopted by the
Democrats. He favored the codification
of the city ordinances, the enforcement
of the Sunday closing ordinance. the
merit system in the selection of officers
and an infusion of common sense into
the city's affairs" Mr.. Stephens was
loudly cheered when he advocated the
issue of bonds in small denominations,
so that the people could buy them at
horne, and save sending 100000 in in
tereSt east each year as is now done.
He paid a high compliment to Mr..
Leary in closing. They refer to him
time when the same thing was said of
Abe Lincoln and W. J. Bryan. 1t is
not said of either now"
Mr.. Thomas said he believed the
Democrats would win TINS ngnL because
Of the egregiOus blunders of the ad-
ministratiOn. These blunders were laid
bare without mercy. and the hypoc-
risy of the Sunday closing dodge was
disclosed.
Charles f. Street. nominee for the
council, made a splendid impression.
He was proud to say that he had been
in the city convention and had voted
for the platform section by section. and
that If elected ne would dedicate his
time, his ability and his honor to carry
out the wishes of the people in all
things that his conscience said were
right.
Morris Sommer spoke in his usual
VEIN he spoke of men who had died of
deliriuH tremens in the city Jail as
! being killed by Salt Lake City. He said
he belonged to race that saved the
life of its enemy even if il did take his
money. He was especially severe on
the collection agencies.
William Naylor made a good sensible
talk. He had a horror of debt. he said.
and gave his own business experience
to emphasize his point He scored the
trickery, chicanery and wastefulness of
the city administration, and proved by
his own experience in Parley's canyon
that the water supply of the city had
not been increased through the expen-
diture of the S25O,00 bond money.