The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-11
LADIES' AUXILIARY
HOLDS Bic RALLY
Several Addresses Delivered by
WelI-KnOwn American
Party Workers.
INTERESTING PROGRAMME
AND INTERESTING SPEECHES
Meeting Held at Home of Mrs.
A. L. ellison on South
Seventh East.

Another enthusiastic rally was held by
the Ladies Auxiliary of the American
party Wednesday night at the home OF
Mrs. A. l.. ellison, 549 South Seventh
East street. The house was taxed to
its capacity 80 accommodate the crowd,
Among those present were several of
the party's candidates, some of whom
appeared on the programme, and the
entire American drum corps. From the
large attendance and the interest man
ifested in the rally, it is evident that
the auxiliary will again play an I'M
portant part in the election and TO
continue the good work already be-
gun another meeting will be held next
Wednesday at 8 p. IN. at the home
of Thomas Watkins, 5S5 First street.
Address by Judge Cherry.
After the singing of - America,
Judge 4. \. Cherry delivered an inter.
esting address in which he emphasized
the necessity of showing eastern IN
vestors that the State is not entirely
dominated by the Mormon hierarchy in
order to induce them TO come to this
place and the way to do this. he said,
is TO vote the American ticket and
bring Americans into control The
principles which the party stands for,
he said, are of even moro Importance
than its candidates. EsThere is ro need
10 make war on the Mormons as peo-
ple,'' said he. ''They need 10 be lib
Grated from the domination OF the
priesthood. Let them be Mormons, but
We owe them this service-to make
them Americans, Their leaders are the
ones we re after for they have taken
the affairs of the State into their hands
and are determined TO conduct them to
suit their own purpose. After we have
carried Salt Lake county II Will not be
long until we will carry the State, and
when VIC have done this we have doue
onr duty and are free 30 go back to
The old parties if we wish. -
Congratulates Auxiliary.
!. M. Cohn congratulated the auxil-
iary on its work, sayin" that the sue
cess Of the party at the last election
was due largely 10 the efforts of the
women, He urged them to exert still
more energy III the present campaign
and cautioned them in regard to the
use of the voting machine. He also
plans OF the Gentle members of both
the Democrat and Republican parties
were overthrown. often only a short
time before election, by the mandate
of the hierarchy, and that, in one in
stance, by the announcement that one
of the revelators had had e revelation
that it would please God TO have GER
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represent the people of the state.
Thomas Weir's Address.
Thomas Weir referred 10 the ac-
knowled gment of. The chief hierareh
when, before the Senate committee, he
said that the people of Utah were so
accustomed to his mode of living that
they regarded it with Indifference. The
representatives from Utah, he said,
support that sentiment and throw up
their hands whenever an anti-polygamy
bill is mentioned, whereas they should
show that the people of Utah have the
same sense Of honor and decency as
those of other states by encouraging
the enactment of such a bill With
this condition Of affairs he said it was
peculiarly appropriate that the women
were taking an active part In the
American narty campaign. The Arneri-
can party, he said, is not AN anti
Mormon party, hut its principles are
for the benefit Of Mormons and non.
Mormons alike, and the campaign is
not one of hatred but one Of principle
waged against the domination OF "A
clique
But One Issue, Says Weber.
A. J. Weber asserted that the only
real issue before the. people of Utah
at the present time is that raised bv
the American party. His address was
delivered IN his usual style, and was
one of the best of the evening
Mrs. Marvin also spoke ably and in
an original manner concerning the sltu-
alton az it appears TO a newcomer The
other speakers were 3. 3. Haywood.
A. a. Sweet, A. j. Charon and J.. w.
Edwards.
The music consisted OF the vocal
solos by Miss Christine johnson, a
vocal solo by r II Evans and a soup
by the drum corps quartette. Refresh
ments were served at the conclusion Of
the rally.
The exercises were conducted under
the direction Of Mrs. Gibson and her
daughters