The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-07
DEMOCRATS HAVE
A BIG FEAST
City Campaign Is Discussed Both HUI
mOrOusly and Seriously.
"PAJAMAS FOR APOSTLES"
BRAMEL SUGGESTS METHOD FOR
DEALING WITH CHURCH.

66F6tt& WIN viz ESElH
= HERE was an Outpouriug of old
fashioned Democratic enthusiasm
at the banquet held last night at
the Commercial club. The lessons Of
the recent city campaign were dis
cussed with yigor but. without rancor,
and every prediction that the Demo
Gratis would win victories in future in
Salt Lake and in Utah was greeted
with great acclaim, as was every sar-
castle reference TO the plight i'm which
the Republicans found themselves I'm
the late municipal contest.
Every one of the 250 seats provided
for the banqueters was occupied. The
oldest father in the democratic Israel
who graced the occasion was Philip
De Lamar OF TOOele county, 81 years
old. and a pioneer of 1919. who came 90
Salt Lake especially to miIigle at the
banquet board with the younger gen
Grafton of the unterrihed
Several of the guests of honor. who
arrived after the banquet had COM
menced. We're welcomed with tumultu-
Gus applause. Among these were City
Chairman Lyman r. Martineau. judge
w. H. King. Brigham II. Roberts and
Judge .. W. Powers. Cries Of Did
you bring Jones alOng2' met Judge
Powers as he made his way 10 his seat.
The only decorations of the big din
ing room We're large American flags,
draped on three sides of The room.
Tribute to the Old Guard.
After the eatables had been disposed
Of. NathOnihah Thomas the toast
master, called the assemblage to order
After a witty reference TO the person
mel of the banquet cOmmittee-cOm-
posed of himself. John 5. CritchlOw. d.
u. HaslaIn. Thomas r. Thomas L. r.
IversOn and : G. Baldwin-he paid ii
tribute to the guests Of honor, 70 whom
ne referred as the old rear guard"
I propose this toast" said MIR.
Thomas. Ito our guests of honor. may
your fondest hopes be realized In the
days that are to come
The toast was drunk standing, with
enthusiasm.
Three of a Kind
NJ. F. Cunningham. late Democratic
candidate for city auditor. was the first
speaker His toast was Three Of a
Kind" and the prOverb attached to d.
on the progra mme was: The Villains
CensuTe Is EXtOrLed Praise"
Mr. Cunningham Three Of a Kind
were the old ''KuOW-NOIhing' party OF
the sos. the "A. p. A. Of a later gen
GRAFTON and the American" party OF
Utah Of today. The burden OF Mr.
Cunningham speech was an earnest,
and at times a humorous, eXhortatiou
for Democrats 20 unite for party sue
cess regardless OF religious Affiliations
He told his famous monkey story" at
the close Of his speech upon the de-
mand Of an enthusiastic auditor
Praises the Workers.
WIN e. Farrell. secretary of the
Democratic city committee. responded
To the toast. The Boys in the
Trenches" The quotation coupled on
the programme with his toast was.
Thou Canst Not Say I Did It."
If Richard p Morris had been elect
ed mayor. as he ought 10 have been"
said Mr.. Farrell Il would like to have
seen the long list of distinguished
patriots who would have called upon
him to assure him that they did it,
They would have convinced hIm-and
probably would have believed IL true
themselVes-that they were In each
case the individual upon whom the
pivot Of victory turned
Mr.. Farrell then went on TO describe
how when things looked gloomy IN the
campaign. the party workers-Jhe
boys in the trenches" were called In
and how they went out and cheered
the tagging hopes of the rank and file
without money and without price.
He told how these men cheered him
and the other members of the commit
tee in their work.
When the ever bending Reed WAS
brought up from the south" said Mr..
Farrell amid laughter. when he was
bound as a withe around the Republi-
can ticket TO save it from utter disin-
tegratiOn and defeat, we again called i'm
these boys from the trenches. and they
gave US hope and encouragement
When toward the last the man who
was Loose with his money came up
from the south TO submerge US, even
the boys in the trenches were dubious,
but they rallied and stuck TO their
posts. and ] say all honor to them.
Mr.. Farrell paid a high tribute TO the
women who assisted in the Democratic
campaign.
MIR. Stephens Speech.
Frank B. Stephens was the next
speaker, but before he commenced
POSTMASTER Thomas proposed a toast
TO Mayor Richard p. Morris, which
was drunk amid cheers and handicap
ping.
Mr.. Stephens said:
Mr. Toastmaster:-We have met here
this evening 10 do honor TO our diStiD-
suished guests; to our city chairman and
his secretary. who made a magnihceni
campaign aGainst tremendous odds. but
met q defeat which was n itself vic
ola
campaign. and when the last vote We
pOlled on the evening of Nov. their
standard was still proudly erect, full
high. advanced. unsuilied by a single
stain of which one could be ashamed. "a .
honor / say 10 Lyman E. Martineau, our
chairman and ". @. Farrell his secre-
tary, who have served their party so no
blY ana well.
But. Mr. WESTMINSTER we, the younger
members. the rank and file Of our party,
have met here tonight TO do honor also
10 the distinguished leaders. TO the states
men of the Democratic party OF Utah.
need not name them, their names are
craven IN our hearts, their deeds are
written in our history, some have ALREADY
served US in the halls Of congress. and
they or others will soon again represent
as The trend Of events is back TO The
people. The public conscience IS beng
quickeneds again the eyes Of our couu-
trymen are turned toward the imInortd
principles so grandly voiced by ThOma,
jefferson in the Declaration of lndepel'
dence and in his first inaugural address
The fate of the boss is doomed, and the
great common people have no place 10
turn for relief but to the Democrat
party They are already turning: Wit
! ness PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio. A Demo
cratic administration in the United States
! is an inevitable event in the near lutuie'
Democracy and Churches.
[ nave been asked to respond to the
toast THE Political Boss / shall ho'
claim the usual latitude accorded 10 az
after dinner speaker. but at the same
Time so far as political bosses IN INC
state of Utah are concerned, any extend
| ed remarks in regard 10 them would or
] necessity require some Democratic part
history.