The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-28
MURRAY VOTERS
ARE-FOR KNIGHT
Three Enthusiastic Rallies
Through the County Are
Held by Democrats.
WHISPERERS DENOUNCED
uJDGE KING BOLDLY FLAWS Re
PUBLICAN METHODS.
wHISPERERS DENOUNCED

lessee William Knight and Judge VIII
lam Fl. King were greeted by three
,.--. and enthusiastic audiences yes
,.r5a,- In the morning they addressed
large meeting at Draper, where the
Inhabitants eagerly postponed the af-
-sfrs Of business to listen. They ad-
.i-.ssad a meeting at West Jordan dur
s', rra afternoon. and were greeted
.-5fr wild enthusiasm at Murray last
-for+ AT all three meetings the issues
~ tho ramuaign were handled without
..I,r.e and the underhand and dis
-s,utabIr methods of the Republican
,rbispererS and eum-ShOerS were eE-
,,osed Not only did the audiences listen
With careful attention, but after the
Meetings they crowded 10 the stands
End earnestly assured Mr.. Knight of
their support.
Al West Jordan Mr.. Knight stated
that he was panied to learn that false
and malicious pamphlet issued by the
Republican committee stating that
vote for tho Democratic party was
vote for the American party had
hem read sunday I'm the Mormon meet
hat he could not condemn too strongly
such methods of cntrapping votes.
Al Draper Judge King called atten-
lion 10 TIE fact that Andrew Jensen.
The assistant historian of the Mormon
church. had preached both in English
aud I'm Scandinavian that all MOrmOns
should get together politically. He said
that such methods would drive more
men from The Mormon church than all
lie missionaries Of the church could
bring into it.
The result of the meeting in Bingham
Junction Noud0y became widely APP
parent yesterday when Judge King
and Mr.. Knight passed through that
town. They were enthusiastically
greeted and nearly everybody in BinC-
ham Junction is earring q Democratic
button and is pledged to vote Tor
Bryan and knight. In one family
alone ten former Republican voters
have joined the Democratic party and
are labOrins hard for its success.
Throughout all three meetings the
speakers devoted most of their time 10
showing their audiences the unfOr-
tunate results to Utah which would
follow the disintegration of the Demo-
cratic party. which is threatened If the
plans Of the gumshOers and Whisperers
are attended with success. Al the close
of the Murray meeting Judge King
asked all those i'm the audience who
wished to see William Spry governor of
Utah TO stand up. but not a single
member of the audience rose. The Muir
ray meeting audience was composed Of
Democrats. Americans" and Repub-
Hcans, but at the close Of the meeting
al joined in pledging their hearty sup
Fa1na %. 1.
broke into cheers at every mention of
William J. Bryan and when M
Knight was introduced by Chairman
David w. Moffatt of Murray ne was
greeted with tremendous applause.
He denounced in no uncertain terms
he political sumshoers and whisperers.
and showed how the Republican ticket
had been arranged. not by the viii of
the people of the party, but by the I'M
derhaud methods of the federal bunch.
lie spoke at length on the national is
sues. and at every mention of the name
of William J. Bryan there was wild ap-
plause. He stated that il was his pur-
pose. as il had been his fathers. to
build up Utah. without regard to the
political affiliations of any one portion
of the community. and announced that
If elected he would regard public office
as a public trust.
Judge William II. King did not hest
tate to point out just the effect which
the methods of the gum-shOers and
WhiSperers would have on the political
situation i'm this state. even should they
be successful He showed that they
were using every underhand method to
Scduce Mormon Democrats from their
political faith for the purpose Of fight
ing the American" party in this coun-
~. He then said that Utah was grow
'ng at a wonderful rate Of speed. anf
that the new corners to the state Wev.
not MormonS. He showed that should
the Mormon Democrats fail to stand
last To their convictions il would mean
the disruption of the Democratic part
io Jiah and resumption of the Nor
mon and anti-MOrmOn issues. He said
'Aat no Mormon who went through the
FORMER Aforementioned campaigns
Would willingly see a return of those
Noailuons. He spoke in strong terms
ny lhe interference of corporations i'm
.''S campaign, and asked the audience
consider the significance of the fact
.la' Yesterday there were seventeen
ans belonging to or hired by the
'.leilcau Smelling q Refining COM
10y working for the Republican party
- murray and the surrounding dis
vL,> He cited the decree of the New
LA central railroad issued TO their
---t'oyeS- which stated that should
'"t' % elected there would be an in
laSe IN wages. and should Bryan be-
80 There would be a decrease. He
..o"ed that Just so long as the people
.,"eo the big corporations To use
~, methods with success. so long
.4 inc country be in control of the
s..- -a interests. and urged the labor
"a "en Tor their own protection TO
an SUN methods by supporting Bry-
''' Knight al the coming election.