The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-25

I the "speak-easy kitchens of Maine, in
which the patron secured his liquor
from the interior of an old sofa and left
his money without ever seeing a soul
about the place. He said in such a
transaction there was probably no ar
Fangements made for the cOnsumma-
ton of any deal 1t was simply d
"speak-easy."
And, ladies and gentlemen" he said,
Il firmly believe. in the light Of the
events that have transpired III the last
few weeks, and I do continue to firmly
believe, that there exists in Utah po-
litical speak-easy."
Mr.. Morris gave a short history Of
the campaign in Salt Lake county last
fall. He said that on account of the
accusations made by the American
party leaders against the Mormon
church he felt that the members OF his
church, no matter what their party af-
filiations were, should unite as one par
ty to defeat the Americans" in Salt
Lake county. He evolved the plan OF
urging Mormon Democrats to vote the
Republican county ticket in Salt Lake
county and so defeat the Americans
but to permit the Democrats to vote
their own national and state tickets.
Out in the Open.
This plan he Unfolded TO the party
leaders, and they were charmed with il.
But when he told them that he had de-
cided TO come out in the open and urge
this publicly they were Mortified. They
urged him to do as he had suggested.
but do it quietly, working through the
/ church organization. This Mr.. Morris
| rejected, and came out in the open. As
one Of the results, ne said, his own pre-
Cinct. the Third. ordinarily a Democrat
ic stronghold, went Republican by 100
votes. He said that he was not Un-
mindful of the fact that other election
districts showed almost as surprising
a change. Jake" GTeenewald, he said,
made and fulfilled the boast that his
election district. an American" party
stronghold, would go Republican. TN
this district, he remarked, there were
twenty-five saloons.
Mr.. Morris did not charge a deal. He
said that to his knowledge a Republican
county Oficeholder had gone to almost
every saIOOnkeeper in the city and tod
each one that if he did not want prohi-
bition ne should contribute to the Re
publican party campaign fund and
work ia the interest of that party at
the coming election. Mr.. Morris de-
clined to name this Of1iceholder, either
during his speech or afterward. The
understanding conveyed by his remarks
was that he had reference to J. L. FL
dredge, ir, county chairman of the Re
publican party, who was clerk OF salt
Lake county at the time Of the last
campaign.
In conclusion, Mr.. Morris said that
all that he had said concerning q deal
OF a compact with the liquor interests
was circumstantiat evidence, but he
knew of convictions that were had on
ciTcumstantial evidence.
Mr.. Morris was interrupted by fire.
quent and prolonged applause, and
when he finished he was given a great
ovation.
Adoption of Resolutions.
The other big feature Of the CONVEX
ton was the adoption of the resolutions
denOuncing the federal bunch, and me-
mOrializing the governor and the legis-
lature of the state to pass a statewide
prohibition bill. Some of the resoiu-
lions were scorching in their roast Of
| the federal officials for interference in
| politics and their prevention of the en-
actment Of pTOhibitOry legislation.
The committee on resolutions was
named from tweuty-three counties in
the state on nominations made by the
delegations from the different counties
| The original intention was to name a
resolutions committee Of eleven mem
/ bers, one from each of eleven counties.
| The zeal of the different delegations,
however, prevented this. Each delega-
ton had a man, and as the result the
committee was of twenty-thTee repre-
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