Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
Jesse William Knight Explains
Position on Local Matters and
G. F. Williams on National.
PROVO MOMENTS QUARTET.
It Participates In Ovation at Kennedy
Hall Rally to Open National
Campaign in Utah.

From George Fred Williams ana
Jesse William knight, large audience
last night listened to a discussion of
both the national and the state cam
paigns. at a large rally in kennedy's
hall
Mr.. Williams. who comes from Mas
sachusetts, distributed his zone of fire
over Bryan, Taft. and Bcveridgc. with
n few sdeshafts at Roosevelt An APP
peal to the audience for any man to
stand up and say that lie knew OF any
thing against the personal integrity and
character of William Jennings Bryan,
failing to draw response, resulted in
storm of applause, which proved to
be the evenings climax
Besides the specchmaking. a delight
full feature of the evening was the ap-
pearance Of quartet of beautiful
maidens from Provo, composed Of
Misses Lael Jones. Clio Jones, Leone
Worslcy and Madeline Boshard. Their
singing of, campaign songs was greeted
With applause, and each mention OF
Bryan or Knight was received with
cheers.
KNIGHT STATES ISSUES.
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MI. Williams commenced his speech
at little after p. NJ, and continued
II for over two hours. Major Sam a.
King. state chairman, called the meet
Ing to order, and introduced b. II.
Roberts as chairman for the evening.
Mr.. Roberts spoke but briefly. and then
introduced Cousin jesse" Knight.
This is novel experience for me-
began Mr.. Knight, aftersthe vociferous
applause had subsidized. III is the
first time | have ever received the
applause of men and women. / am not
used to it, and although l appreciate
IT. want to say that ii is not for the
sake of that applause that ] am be-
fore you as a candidate for governor.
I am a candidate because ! am Dem
ocrat. because / believe in the princi
pies of Democracy, and because l be-
lieve that the victory OF Democracy ii,
Utah Is the only way TO end the STRIFE
and the turmoil which is destroying
the peace of the people of Utah.
Il am asking for your votes al tpi5
election, not because 4 am a politicians,
bit rather because I am not a polltici-
an
Mr. Knight then reviewed the enter
prises in which his father and himself
had been associated. contrasted the
building of the smeltcr in the hard
times, with the work OF othcrS who
picture 1t as the blacklist spot on the
map and then took. up the matter Of
the recent statement by President
Smith at the October conference.
In closing after several witty salies
that were greeted with applause, Mr..
Knight spoke in praise of William Jen-
Snings Bryan and he was cheered to
an echo. The quartet then appeared.
nfter being introduced as -four df
Provos most beautiful maidens, de-
cision of the chair. whose announce
ment brought vociferous endorsement
upon the appearance OF the singers.
Mr.. Williams was then introduced,
There are several distinct platforms
upon which Taft is supposed to stand
he said. one adopted at Chica so. anoth-
er embraced in the letter of accept
ance, a third IN the presidents pub
lished letters. a fourth in Mr.. Bev-
eridge. and a fifth in the Roosevelt
policies.
Mr. Beveridge then was brought up
on the scene for a grilling, and list
of things We're advanced as things
Roosevelt has done which Bryan
would not do
Mr. Beveridge was declared TO have
said that the Republicans had driven
out the unprogressve members from
their party, and that all progressive
Democrats We're now riding horseback
Into its ranks. Perhaps. concluded
the speaker from this remark, that is
why Mr.. Beveridge's own state. lndi-
ma. is conceded to be Democratic
The speaker then took up the civil
service law, charging the Republicans
with electing their candidates through
n powerful federal machine, and urged
Washington'ss sentiment in favor of not
more than two terms.
Mr.aWilliams then took up the mat
ter of9publicity in campaign matters,
declared for revision OF the banking
laws. and reviewed Tafts adminstra-
ton activities. urging that he was the
greatest pic-nicker in the country" He
closed with brief eulogy of Nh. Bry
an. declaring that he would not discuss
so great; "a citizen with such an antago
mist as Senator Beverdge.
After the rally an informal reception
was held which continued for some
time. Earlier in the day Mr.. Williams
had appeared at Springville and Span
ish Fork. and today he left for the east.
Daily Trips to Emigration Canyon.
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