The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-25
SEEKING VOTES
IN NORTHWEST
Senator Fairbanks Went Over
Minnesota Like a Cold Wave.
BEGAN EARLY IN MORNING
DELIVERED OF HIS FINAL Eff
FORT AT ST. PAUL.

OF. PAUL. Mimi. Sept. 24.-After
= tour through the First and
Third congressional districts of
this state. in which he made
eight speeches, Senator Fan
banks closed a successful day by az
dressing large audience in the Peo-
pies church tonight.
The first speech of the day was made
at O'Clock at Rushford. and this was
followed by speeches in succession at
LanesborO. Spring Valley. Austin, AL
bert Lea. OWatonna Faribault, North
field and st. Paul. OF the day meetings
Austin and Albert Lea furnished the
largest audiences. but there were good
turnouts at all the stopping places. and
general interest was manifested. Sen
ator Fairbanks was accompanied dur
ing the day by United States Senators
Dolliver and Clapp. Congressman Taw-
ney, and r. c. Dunn. Republican can
didate for governor OF Minnesota. al
Of whom made speeches at the various
stopping points.
Open Air Meetings.
All the day meetings were held in
the open air. and the speeches were
generally delivered from improvised
stands near the railroad track At
Austin the stand occupied was a large
fiat car on a sidetrack. Referring -
this fact. Senator Fairbanks said he
had hesitated 10 ascend it because N
had at first thought it was a Demo-
cratic platform. He had reached this
conclusion, he said. because of its NOV
ing quality. rendering it impossible
TO know where it viii be tomorrow"
At all points he contrasted the eco
nOmic condition Of the country under
Republican rule with the conditions
under Democratic administration. con-
tending always that the conclusion
must necessarily be favorable to the
Republicans.
Seeks Vote of Foreigners.
The trip for the first half of the day
was made through country populated
largely by people of foreign birth or
foreign descent. Referring to this cir
cumstance at LanesborO, Senator Fair
banks said:
II have found here many who were
born beneath foreign skies. They left
their native lands and have Joined
their lot with US because they can bet
ter their condition here. Most of those
OF foreign birth in the great northwest
are In favor of the great conservative
policies for which the Republican party
stands. When the integrity of our cur
rency was assailed. those OF foreign
birth in the northwest thought upon
the subject deeply and seriously and
they rendered a verdict which was in
favor OF the maintenance OF the indi-
Vidual and national credit 1t was the
northwest that helped to settle and fix
the gold standard, which we now have
upon the statute books of the United
states Some of our opponents. but
not all of them. now. after eight Ions
years Of hard contest, say that is a
firmly and irrevocably established pol
icy. but it is iTrevocably established
SO long, and SO long only as tho Repub
lican party or some other party stands
back Of it. willing and able to uphold
and maintain IT.
At the meeting in this city tonight
Senator Clapp presided. and Senators
Fairbanks and Dolliver and Mr.. Dunn
were the speakers. Here Mr.. Fair
banks devoted himself largely to tha
! tariff.