The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-17
.SANPETE MAY
GO DEMOCRATIC
Republicans Disafected and
COncsde Heavy Loss.
KING AND Y0UNG'S TOUR
GREAT RALLY AT NEPHI LAST
NIGHT.
ING AND YOUNG TOUR

NEPHI. Oct. ls.-'T am very much
~ afraid that before the campaign
is ended the Republicans viii ac-
cept the challenge OF the Democrats
for joint debate between the con
gressional nominees before the same
audiences. for if the Republican NOM
inee is not drawing better crowds in
other cities than he did here. he viii
have to resort to means other than his
oratorical address and the best argu-
ments the party can produce to gain
him a good audience TO speak TO each
night. If the crowds last night and
tonight are criterions by which TO judge
the past, / would not blame
the Republicans if they were already
sorry for not accepting the challenge,
for IL must be plain to them by this
time that il is the Democrats and not
the Republicans who are furnishing
the crowds"
1t was with these remarks State SEN
atOr Whitmore called the Democratic
rally 10 order here today. He faced
/ an audience which filled every seat in
the theatre. Standing room in the
rear was at a premium, and people
who could not get admittance stood
out on the sidewalk listening attentive
ly to Judge William H. King and
Major Richard w. Young. In two re-
spects il was a better rally than the
one held last night by Candidate How
ell. 1t not only Outnumbered the Re-
publican meeting almost two TO one,
but was many times as enthusiastic.
The &. o. p. rally was little short of
a frost. Some of the Republican city
officials admitted it, They We're dis
appointed in the attendance. which did
not MI the seating capacity of the
theatre: disappointed at the lack of
enthusiasm manifested, and plainly
disguised with the showing Mr.. How
ell made.
On the other hand. the Democrats
had nothing of which to complain.
Their audience overlooked out onto
the sidewalk. was representative, high
ly appreciative and enthusiastic.
An Opposite Impression.
Judge King and Major Young made
most favorable impression and their
interesting manner OF presenting the
| issues OF the campaign made a most
gratifying impression upon those pres
ent. They were frequently and heartily
applauded. In less than an hour after
the candidates reached Nephi from
Manti they were driven to Mona, where
the county committee had arranged
| for an afternoon meeting. 1t was
| largely attended. The same interest
and enthusiasm which was manifested
| here was shown there. The speakers
carried conviction by their arguments
and greatly enthused the party work.
| ers and the voters.
! A great change has occurred in San
pete county during the past two weeks
and it augurs we'll for the Democratic
| ticket Before the Provo convention
/ the Republicans could have swept the
/ county. So sangine were they Of vic
/ tory that they chided the Democrats
/ upon going 10 the expense Of holding
a county convention and engaging in
a campaign. The result was the Re
publicans did not nominate as good a
| ticket as they might At that time a
! nomination was thought to be equiva-
lent TO election, and aspirants formed
cliques TO get their names upon the
ticket. Dissatisfaction was soon man
] ifested and discOrd in the ranks reigns
today throughout Sanpete county.
After the Provo convention the Dem
Ocrats awakened and today are max
ing a careful canvass of the county
| and winning votes every day.
The semi-entertafnment tour of Can
| didate Howell, and the bad breaks
/ Lewis T. Cannon has made, Disguised
| the Republican workers and cost the
l-parJy many votes. The triumphant
tour of Judge King and Major YOUNG
has aroused Democrats. Some of the
| Republicans are now secretly admit
ting that the county, a Republican
stronghold. will likely go for Judge
King and Major Young.