The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
A Marshal for Governor.

81 am not a candidate for office this
year. What L may say here you may
take as coming from a private citizen,
not from a candidate for office. / may say
that it is a peculiar campaign in which !
am not a candidate for office. But this
Is a peculiar campaign. / have lived in
Utah a long time. and during some troub-
lous times. but / never expected to live
to see the time that the Republicans of
Utah would nominate. and Reed SInoot
would support, a United States marshal
for governor. United States marshals
were not at one time popular in Utah,
and maybe history viii repeat itself.
"A short time ago | was at a state con-
VentiOn at Logan and witnessed one of
the greatest demonstrations l had ever
seen at a political gathering. 1t was for
Uncle Jesse Knight for governor And
| was disappointed and discouraged when
Uncle Jesse" knight declined the nomi-
nation. But I am glad to be here to-
night and to recognize as the next gov
ernor of Utah. not Uncle Jesse but
Cousin Jesse William Knight.
A Native Son.
Il nave attended many conventions and
have heard many persons nominated for
office and have heard in those nominating
speeches that the candidate was a native
son of Utah. And l have always said to
myself, We'll, that let's me out But |
have always remembered hat. like I'm
Gle jesse I too have a son whom l hope
may be able to bear the name of his IA
ther with honor in time to come.
1t is proper that you should name for
governor a native son of Utah. In Jesse
William Knight tonight you have a can
didate whom you all know. He grew up
among you. You know all the details of
his life; you don't nave to take any,
body's word for him.
THE Republican candidate for govern
or announced four wears ago that for eV-
cry American that left the Republican
party he would make two Democrats join
the Republican party. | did not think he
could do it. but he did. / don't know how
he did II, but l do know that he did it.
Now let us go out this year and say to
him that for every recruit he took from
the Democratic party We will bring four
votes back to the Democrats at this cleo
ton.
Our national ticket is sure of victory.
A tidal wave of Democracy is sweeping
this country. and William J. Bryan is on
It's crest. Whether or not Utah goes
Democratic, Bryan will be elected presi-
dent. But let's put Utah in the front
rank; let's make it a Bryan state this
year. We don't want it TO come tagging
along two years late
Many VIII Return.
We will have plenty of Democrats in
Utah after November 3. The flowers
plucked from the Democratic lawn two
years ago by William Spry as ne wan
dered through the winding paths plucking
the blossoms TO form bouquets for the
delectation of the Republican ladies will
return TO the Democratic flower beds.
The people want to be with a winner.
n that is why the people will be with
William j. Bryan. I know that when
Taft first took the stump he thought he
would be elected. After a few days he
knew he would be elected. 1 know just
how he felt. We had the same disease.
And l know just how he will feel when
ne wakes up on the morning after cleo
ton. Only with Taft il may be differ
ent- Fat people, you know, do not get
over disease as quick as we thin ones.
In Utah we want to do more than elect
Bryan-we want TO elect a legislature
will send some one to the senate who
VIII represent Utah. And | want to say
that a Democratic senator will repre-
every man, woman and child in
the state. There is not the slightest dan-
ger that a Democratic senator would mis-
represent you. Would James H. Movie, w.
II. King. Moses Thatcher or Samuel New
house misrepresent you? Would not the
of Utah be represented b. their
friend if any one of these men were elect
ed to the senate?