Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-15

I we'll gentlemen speaks the nero,
there is nothing further TO say, | be-
lieve (applause). The report covers the
| ground. You see, the Associated Press
would not send out more than three or
four columns ON this matter, and would
| therefore have to summarize the report.
SO we made II as brief as possible, 80
| they would send out as much as posi-
Bile. ! thank You CHEERS, led by w.
j, NJ
MEEKs EXCITED.
The colonel again takes the floor TO
suggest that the original resolution TO
| Congress be preserved and signatures
be obtained Az over the city to be
pasted onto II. This is decided upon,
amid wild excitement on the part Of
Offclal Messenger Meeks,
SING A GOOD SONG.
a voice then suggested that the audi
cncc rise ana sing America"
The motion was received with JOY,
and led by the peerless chorus master.
| Walter j. Meeks, the entire 10 l-3
voices joined In the mighty chorus,
| Viking Lawson alone subsidlng.
Judge Mcdowell one OF the conspic-
! uous patriots Of the occasion, here
made his last speech Of the night
a LONG TIME SILENT
IL haven't voted since the division on
party lines. he announced. as the APP
plause died away, for refused to take
| my Instructions from John Henry
Smith as president OF the Republican
club. (Meeks "Hooray!D ] am tired
OF being played for "A sucker wv. j.:
Here, herel and | favor the organi2a-
ton of something along the lines Of the
old Liberal party"
The only Walter fell off bench In
his enthusiasm, but was picked UP
carefully by that long suffering states
man, c. Westepelt,
At this point Il. j. Daily took the floor
and moved the appointment of a COM
| mittee TO arrange for n mass meeting,
Sure" cried George Hancock, (de-
scendant john, lets take some other
time for talking
The committee appointed consists Of
| r. j. DAILY, r., w Wilson. II. j, Din
inny, w. A. Nelden and II. q. McMil-
Ian.
CIRCULATING COMMITTEE.
The following committee viii circu-
late the protest for signatures: Hal
| w. Brown, W. +. Earls, Samuel Ham
mel, r. b. Hlhebrand Sam Mcdowell,
Frank L. McGurrin, Willard Hansen,
II. b. Burton, ~ ID. Corser $. ID.
Chase, II. ~ Lawrence, George Han
| cock, j. n. Courtney, Walkover j,
| Meeks. Arthur Brown and b, s. Rives.
Adjournment was taken until next
Monday night.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
The following is a partial list DOS
names) Of those who signed the protest.
The signatures were gathered I'm two
| divisions and the News was able to get
only one Of them for copying purposes.
| William Ochs. G.. II. D0wse, s, Blum
dell, w. II, Wyinan II. J, Tarrant, e.
S. Urry, A. q. ii. Overn, IL. h. Bur
ton, Thomas Harris, w. Il. Wilson, w.
IL. Skilhorn, Warren Brady 5. r.,
Wishard, Rev. Josiah McLain, Edward
Bierer, James III, Warall, ID. NJ. Hell
mick, Peter Lochrie John Richardson,
ID. u. Blackmarr, II, +. Evans, d. w,
Gamble George Williams, l.. n. Light
foot, f. NJ. Benedict, John Blair, ], w.
Smith, John Durk, d. II, Bowers, II. j.
Left, Edgar Lumatter, p. Edward
Conner, JT., +. Il. McGurrin w. +.
Minor, +. A. Boyle, j. w. Cottle Max
e. Smith, A. T.. H.. Peterson, William
Husbands, 5. ID. Chase, IL, Cartwright,
s. NJ, Patterson, Il. l.. Patterson, n. d.
Corser james Werlich, Charles Fallon-
ton, Alfred Kent, J. II, Maxwell. Mrs.
Martha Fallonton, Mary b. Allen,
George Westervelt, r. II Schoppe, A..
II. Deree, Il. o. Howard. j, d. Johnson,
+. ID. Senior. p. Il. Mckinney. w, f..
Earls, A. f. Cartwright, p. A. Smell,
A. Il. Carter, f. NJ. Wheeling Fred l..
Davis. w. H. Beadle, r. G., Simons, f..
II. Jackson, A. +. Lawson, j, H..
Reeves, +. r. Davis. j, II. Powers,
James +. Berridge, b. G, Holcomb,
James II. Saunders, III. C.. Lawrence,
n. W. Foster, A. II. Shaw, willard
Hansen, A. Brown. II, W. Smith, Gus
Kenger, ]. @. Hutchinson, A. j. Olthln,
w. j. Meeks Rev. +. A. Simpkln, Wal
ter Morgan, Arthur Brown mot the ex-
senator), William II. Brown, Il, b.
Hildebrande, w. b. Burton $, f.
Irvine w, +. Raybould, p. J, DAILY f.
ID. r. Thompson, Il. Il. Bailey, George
+. Hancock, Simon T., Flanders, ]. f.
Blackburn. A. II, Lathin j. A. Place,
+. Il. 1acuier, ~ Woolf, b. f, Rives,
r.. s. Riyes, II. w. Graham, s. b. Ham
mel. w. w. Reeves, r.. l.. Patterson.
As on the previous occasion Farley L.
| Williams acted as chairman, and again
| j. Il. Moreton was secretary, Both
served with great acumen. Mr., Will
liams, In fact, was unusually sagacious'
After examining the list OF names in
his possession he concluded to allow II
TO remain in his pocket, Hence the
shortage in the list given above, Of
those present.
Official Messenger Walter j. Meeks
was the busiest man In the room, al
most, In order 10 relieve the nervous
tension that would have resulted had
the report gone out that he was not
present, he buzzed around the speak
er's stand almost continuously. and at
frequent intervals drank coplously
from the broken water jar-which CON
taned the only refreshment available