The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-08
CROWD HAS PART
IN MAKING HITS
Interruptions Prove Help to
Speakers at American Party
Mass Meeting.
U. S. SENATE CRITICISED
OLD ARGUMENTS or PARTY ARE
REToLD.
U. S. SENATE CRITICISED

Members OF the opposition, who, by
some fortuity happy for the speakers at
last nights American party meeting,
supplied frequent Interruptions from the
galleries. assisted the speakers in max
ing their best hits of the evening The
interruptions seemed to center about
young man in one of the balconies. He
and few others, who seemed to catch his
IDEAS with great readiness. enabled the
speakers to bring out strongly points OF
their arguments. Much of Frank j. Can
mons address was devoted 20 the young
man referred to. Acting on the assump-
ton that the young man was of Mormon
parentage. Mr.. Cannon drew a --dead-Iine''
in Utah politics and assured the young
man that If he crossed this line he would
be shot down" as the speaker had been.
Question of Insult.
= A. J. Weber. another speaker. was for
tunate in his interruptions. Mr. Weber
had referred to Roosevelt as a friend of
SmOOt- Cheers for Roosevelt, demanded
by some one in the audience met with a
small response. A voice cried: Don't
you insult the president Commotion OF
varied kinds, including the conventional
Kisses and cries of Put him out fol-
lowed. Crediting Mr., Cannon with the
heard TO say he had merely associated
Roosevelt with SmoOi. is that an in
sun2'' he inquired dramatically. Ap-
plause and glee greeted Mr.. Weber's tell
ing hit
DispIeased WITH Senate.
The meeting adopted resolutions object
ing TO the action of the senate in retain
ing Senator Smoot as member. The OBJ
contending that the evidence constituted
an absolute case against Smoot; that the
senate ignored the proofs and acted on
fictional propositions; that the senate had
set aside the findings of its own commit
Zee. acting as referee; that the judg-
1nent was false and calling for renewed
efforts against the Mormon church or
ganization- The resolutions were adopted
with scattering gallery dissentients, at the
close of the meeting.
The Salt Lake theatre was filled when
the meeting was called TO order soon after
; o'clock. George r. Hancock introduced
r. y. Critchlow as chairman of the
meeting.
AfF. Critehlow and the speakers that fol-
lowed him advanced the same arguments
that have been used by members OF their
party since its organization. adding ex-
hortations not to be discouraged by the
outcome of the Smoot case. The decision
of the senate was freely criticized and
cal considerations.
AS to George Sheets.
Mr.. Weber made the only specific and
timely local aliusion. Referring to a re-
cent cartoon in The Herald, he affirmed
that the American party is not dead be-
cause "a few amateur gamblers are pic
tured dancing Highland fling on its
grave" Continuing he said: George
Sheets is not political issue. This is not
the time or the place to discuss that is
sue. The slogan of the American" party
Is let 10 guilty man escape, and IL there
IS any viciator OF the law let him be
punished He pronounced the present
city administration the best Salt Lake
has ever known and said the seating of
Smoot settled nothing except the bargain
made between politician and priest" He
spoke of Thomas Kearns. brave and big
hearted, upon whom the maledictions Of
the hierarchy descend daily like benedic-
tons on the blessed" Burrows and Du-
bois were praised. A telegram conveying
Mr. Dubois regards and pledge OF future
service, was read later in the evening
Allen T. Sanford after reviewing the
general situation from his party stand
point urged that the continued triumph
OF the party would advance the upbuiid-
ing of the city.
d Mr.. Cannon's speech was short and
lacked specific detail. He contended that
the outcome of the Smoot contest did not
settle the issue, bat made greater and
continued effort necessary and predicted
ultimate success for the party.
An early mention of Smoot's name drew
a faint AID scattering cheer evidently
prearranged and contributed by youths.
Held's band supplied music during the
evening.