The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-30
/ SCHMITz IS
Y FOR BATTLE
ance TO Enemies Who
"a His Arrest Upon
''lortiOn Charges.
utiDS OF FRIENDS
4 SELC0ME HIS RETURN

ernaeclares He Is Proud of
ouS Record, and VIII
Isgss E.: face Traducers.
btnst st,ANCISCO, Nov. 29.-Mayor
Schmitz, who cut short his
trip to hasten home to race
n~ of extortion and graft in
aMl which he was indicted by
cessjury during his absence, was
0ielcomed upon his arrival at
nm ast night.
Lk 0 clock in the evening until
sllnight, 1000 people, among
NY women, crowded the
~ pavilion to its fullest capa
~anour after hour waited with
a g patience for the Mayor g
I over a thousand people who
kgain entrance TO the pavilion,
II several hours in the street to
empse of the indicted Mayor.
returning TO his city under
d, formally at least. in the
{ deputy sheriff who served
1T on him when he reached
Yesterday.
~Sreat Crowd at Ferry.
ne ferry about 500 persons
" a reception committee gath
ly in the evening to welcome
rning Mayor, but as hour after
Used and the Mayors train was
led as being later and later. the
md drove most of the crowd
ntil it had dwindled TO the re-
committee and about 200 per-
When the Mayor arrived he
ekly driven to the pavilion at
Steiner streets.
arrangement for the Mayor S
was in the hands of com
one hundred vice-presidents,
Ns, business men and prominent
.yor leaders, of which Fred l..
Twas the chairman A part of
irittee, headed by Edward Mo
nP. II Mccarthy, president of
hing Trades Council, received
a4r at the ferry.
,leads for Fair Play.
=. pavilion which was quickly
jn the doors were thrown open
"ere impressed from a nearby
Speeches were made by the
-r C. Yorkc, Samuel NJ. Short
Id others, interspersed by
a band TO entertain and hold
". Yorke. in speech occupy
AIN hour, made no defense for
M, but confined himself to de-
Rudolph Spreckels. the press
A'tancisco, the grand jury and
-ek on the Mayor during his
He made an impassioued plea
lay and attributed the attack
Schmitz' IS administration to
Jy planned move to disrupt
- the labor organizations of
ayor arrived at the pavilion
The police fought passage
lgh the crowd in the entrance,
entered the place, the entire
|Lase to their feet and cheered
,n1inuts. Hundreds rushed to
~ hand and it was some time
ence could be secured for him
His wife sat on the platform
nde. Both were visiblv iniiu-
fr the enthusiastic reception
n. In a voice choked with
Mayor Schmitz spoke in part
3:
enounces Newspapers.
= hardly express in words how
Il feel in receiving such re-
fter being so maligned by the
of newspapers that ever
city. 1T has been said that |
my city, but here I am 10
trsducers. This attack, which
a few days after i left New
hp not surprise me.
no physical coward nor am !
coward. l am here TO face
''lcers and To face any charges
bring against me. ] come
h no revenge in my heart, but
.sck in fighting attitude and
l'you newspapers, in all earnest
tpnt no quarter and ] shall give
y times ] have stood as the
d bearer OF the Union Labor
am proud of that fact.
aat this is no attack on me.
ugh me against union labor
= may disrupt and crush the
yanizations and administration
5ty.
Don't Judge Hastily.
mt to say that the harm these
re doing and have done will
rs TO set right
nix You for your reception and
z confidence in me. If you be-
dmy honesty and integrity sus.
p1r Judgment for the present.
ing Of vigilance committees.
fSperhaps have yet 10 organize
Schmltz spent the earlier
Thanksgiving day in receiving
fvho called to see him al his
W Gisitors came and went con
Sayor arose early and appeared
cheerful spirits, He seemed
ID Ted despite the strenuous day
% yesterday and the late hour
!!sI he retired.
ayor rs due 10 appear in Judge
court next Monday to an
N charges Of e3tortion.